By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, September 22, 2022 ~ It was just a few decades ago that the start of school in the fall also signaled that it was time to get that fuel oil tank topped off…
By: Ken Calverly and Chuck Breidenstein This past week we all celebrated Labor Day, more as a harbinger of the change of seasons than a celebration of the great workforce that built this nation and continues to keep it moving…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, August 25, 2022 ~ When you next get the chance to go outside, I want you to find a hole in the ground that is an entrance to some critters den. Make certain…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, August 18, 2022 ~ What would you guess the No. 1 cause of basement flooding is in the US? Hydrostatic groundwater pressure, snow melt, burst pipes, public utility backups or water runoff from heavy rains? If you guessed…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, August 11, 2022 ~ Talk about “out of sight, out of mind!” Who ever sticks their face in a chimney to conduct a visual inspection of the flue? “The Guys” usually save this…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, August 4, 2022 ~ If you are like 95% of current homeowners, you would like new countertops. Most of those people believe there are three or four choices as to the type of…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, July 28, 2022 ~ You woke up this morning to the sound of running water and discovered a cascade coming through the walls and running over the floors. The realization dawns quickly that…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein As Seen in The Detroit News Homestyle Section DETROIT, July 22, 2022 ~ Are you too hot or too cold in your own home? Given the choice, which do you prefer? Let’s be honest, when you are too cold…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, July 14, 2022 ~ What creepy, slimy creature eats decomposing grass, helps aerate our lawns and is generally killed en masse by our use of chemical fertilizers and herbicides? If you responded with…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, July 7, 2022 ~ Decades ago, a friend who was an avid outdoorsman met the girl of his dreams. That Fall, he skipped deer camp for the first time in his life to…