(BPT) - Today's Reading-Berks County homeowners are more invested than ever in keeping their homes updated by elevating their style and taking on projects ranging from bringing in fresh new paint colors to serious bathroom or kitchen renovations.Alongside these home updates is the trend of rethinking flooring and…
Insulation — the silent saver. The Reading / Berks County area is subject to an unrelenting annual cycle of heat and cold. In the summer, we wish it were cooler, and in the winter, we wish it were warmer. When the heat or air conditioner are on, we…
Let’s not move so fast! Fall has only just begun, and you want me to think about winter? For many, fall is just the prelude to winter, like spring is the introduction to summer. However, autumn is a good time to make sure your home is winter-ready. An…
Few things liven up a room or exterior as simply and easily as a new coat of paint. However, choosing the right paint entails more than just choosing the right color. There is a wide variety of types and finishes from which to choose, based on the project.…
Summer is a favorite time for inviting guests over for meals and even overnight stays. Presumably, these are people whose company you enjoy. ’Tis also the season for uninvited guests whose company you don’t enjoy — bugs and little critters. Colonies of little insect families, as well as…
Shelter-in-place rules have a lot of us sitting at home, staring at the four walls (And, maybe, the TV and each other). Perhaps you are beginning to notice things you haven’t seen before — a crack in the wall; peeling wallpaper; that water stain on the ceiling; paint…
April showers bring May flowers, but they may also bring wet basements. If you sense a musty smell that is not coming from your laundry pile or that old recliner that he can’t give up, it may be caused by a damp or wet basement. Because basements are…
Warmer months are on their way, bringing fresh air with them. We look forward to hanging our clothes and bedding outside to air them out, and keeping bedroom windows open all night is as hopeful a sign of spring as the first robin. Now is also the time…
If you are a new parent, you might think of a “crawl space” as a place where you can let Baby run wild. However, a crawl space in the building trade is a place where you would not want your child unless he or she were a plumber…
Autumn is a time when trees become a focus of many lives. For people with trees in their yard, they focus on the leaves as they travel from the branches to the ground, sometimes taking large branches with them. Winter weather often puts pressure on weaker trees, breaking…