7 Essential Gutter Maintenance Tips
Regular maintenance is the key to keeping your home drain system intact. Additionally, clean, and well-maintained gutters add to your home’s value. If your gutters are clogged with debris such as leaves and twigs the rain will not run off or drain properly. Advertisement It…
Buying a used mobile home
Why consider used mobile homes? The main advantages of mobiles over traditional homes are clear for first-time home buyers. It may be the only option, for one. Then there is the lower initial price, simpler, cheaper maintenance, lower monthly payments, less property tax, lower insurance…
Making the perfect curtain rods
If you thought that making curtain rods would be too difficult or time-consuming, you may want to think again. You might also be surprised at how simple this project can be. For example, did you know that it is possible to make perfect curtain rods that look great and…
Gardening Tools: Care and Repair
Having knowledge of how to properly maintain and use garden tools will extend their life, help prevent personal injury, and enhance your gardening enjoyment. Advertisement Wooden parts Metal parts Color code your tools Aside from preservation by paint, misplaced tools are easier to find when…
Put A Shine On It. Natural Glass Care
Are you tired of dull-looking glassware and glass surfaces? Every home has glass in it, whether you’re drinking out of it or looking through it. There are many different products for cleaning glass, but some of them leave much to be desired. Advertisement They may…
Weed-eater bogs down or wont start
You grab your trusty weed-eater to get started on that overgrown grass that’s been put off for weeks. It starts up just like normal, but there is one problem. Each time you press the throttle the engine bogs down, shut off, or perhaps won’t even…
How to repair garden hose
Each year many homeowners throw away their garden hoses when they become damaged. This makes sense since normal wear and tear is common with any tools used in the yard a lot. Advertisement Hoses or attachments can become damaged or rusted over time, therefore, making…
How to sharpen you mower blade
The blade on your lawnmower needs to be sharp or it will not cut your lawn properly. One general way of finding out if your blades are overdue for sharping is by observing both the grass and the blade itself for physical defects. Remove a…
Common Cause of Low Compression in 2 Stroke Engines
The role of compression Having good compression is an essential component needed for any engine to run properly. To understand how compression works, you need to understand the basics behind the small engine. For one thing, your engine is a pressurized system. A mixture of fuel…
How to adjust Stihl BR600 Valves
Like a four-stroke engine, the Stihl 4 MIX line of products requires routine valve adjustments. Having proper valve adjustment helps the engine to run at its maximum capacity. A few signs that you may need to adjust your valves are loss in compression, trouble starting,…
How to Adjust STIHL FS120 FS200 FS250 FS300 Carburetor
A Carburetor is like the heart of a small engine. These devices combine the right amount of gas and air mixture needed for internal combustion. If either one is not circulating in the right amount, then an engine may not run properly or start. You…
A list of common small engine problems
Let us just face it, some box-store tools are just not worth repairing. The cost to repair them would be more than the value of the tool. But what about your more expensive equipment? Most of the time just changing a few parts may solve…