As August winds to a close, our gardens and local farms are beginning to burst at the seams with a bounty of late summer and fall fruit and vegetables. Keeping these homegrown treasures through the dark and lifeless winter months is possible if your home has a cold cellar or cold room. Used since...

For some, one of the great pleasures of owning a cottage or lake-front property is having a boat. Whether it be a small tin fishing boat or a huge yacht, being out on the water during the height of the summer is a great way to beat the heat and enjoy the sunshine. But like your home, your boat needs...

Your home and your body aren’t too different: both are systems that need the right tools to excel. In nature, there are many creatures that coexist to help keep one another in good health - such as the oxpecker, which eats bugs from the back of the African Buffalo. Like this symbiotic...

Mold is everywhere. It’s in the air you breath, and the ground you walk on, in food we love (like blue cheese!), and in the medicines that cure us. Even NASA is concerned about mold - their Jet Propulsion Lab has found that fungi and mold that hitch a ride into space are changing and...

If you’ve found some mold around your home or property, you may be concerned. Maybe your daughter’s eyes have been itchy, or your husband starts to sneeze every time he goes into the basement - both are common symptoms of a mold allergy, and can be the early warning signs that you may...

In the news there’s often scary stories about mold: it’s growing in condos and making people sick, it’s in hospital HVAC systems, and toxic black mold is making people sick. But what is it, exactly, and why does mold get us all in a tizzy? Is it all bad? At its simplest, mold is...

If you’ve found mold in your home, the most important thing to do (besides having it cleaned up properly, of course) is to track it back to its source. Mold needs a couple of important ingredients to survive: a food source, moisture, and temperature. If you think about two of the most common...

If you’re doing some maintenance around your home or business this spring, you might want to spend a little time looking for mold growth in and around your structure. Mold may begin as a small patch here or there, but can quickly spread throughout your home and cause problems with your...

Looking up is not our first reaction when ferreting out mold problems in our homes. Finding mold in the deepest, darkest parts of our homes is to be expected - basements can flood, downstairs bathrooms might have a leak. The crawlspace may only be entered once or twice a year to get the Christmas...

If you’re building a new home or renovating an old one, choosing the right kind siding for your house can make a huge difference in its durability and ability to withstand moisture and therefore prevent mold growth both inside and outside your home. Maintaining the outside of your home is...

If you own a home or business, making sure that your family, employees or tenants are protected from the toxic effects of mold should be a key concern. If you are a landlord, mold growing in your rental property should concern more than just your tenants. Old buildings, as well as new, can be...

Concrete is a versatile, beautiful, and strong building material that has many applications in and around your home, business, or property. But like many materials, it is not impervious to mold growth, which can lead to serious problems beyond unsightly spots or stains. If you’re building...