Brought to you by Mountains to Sound Home Inspection! Home improvement projects aren't constrained to a single season, but during these warmer months, your focus is no longer simply on your home's indoors. Now there's outdoor yard work to do as well, and if you're looking to recreate your outdoor space, your outside projects may include some landscaping. If you have landscaping as part of your to-do list this season, the right strategy can ensure that you get the most benefit from your Continue Reading ...

Helpful information from your friends at Mountains to Sound Home Inspection! Whether you're working on a spring home improvement project or a summer task, this is the time of year when you focus on improving your home both inside and out. As you look for ways to make your home even better, nothing beats a good DIY project. DIY home improvement projects are popular each year, and they can be as big or small, short or long and expensive or inexpensive as you desire. Whether you are an Continue Reading ...

The Article Courtesy of Mountains to Sound Home Inspection As the days grow longer and the snow begins to recede, homeowners will once again venture outdoors to get their yards and lawn into tip-top shape for summer fun. But just like your lawn has been hibernating over the long winter, so too has your lawn mower and other small engines. Even if you properly winterized your mower, there are a few things you’ll need to do to ensure it works like it should. To get there, follow these five Continue Reading ...

The Article Courtesy of Mountains to Sound Home Inspection Couples moving in to a new house is gonna be chaos for sure!  But with these suggestions, planning and preparation, moving will be much easier. If you're planning a wedding or you've just tied the knot, congratulations! Getting ready to start the next chapter of your life with the one you love can be an exciting time, filled with anticipation about your future together. That said, combining two households can take Continue Reading ...

 The Article Courtesy of Mountains to Sound Home Inspection A house with undetected water leak will deteriorate the house's value with damages due to water leaks. Not only that but, undetected water leaks will  end up with huge water bills.  Here are some ways to easily detect water leaks. Home water leaks waste 1 trillion gallons of water per year, and 10 percent of American homes have leaks that waste 90 gallons of water a day, according to the EPA. Fixing easily detectable Continue Reading ...

Helpful information from Mountains to Sound Home Inspection  Nobody wants pests in and around one's home. There are certain areas inside the house where these pests stay but we often overlook. Pests can be hiding just about everywhere - whether you can see them or not. When you know where to look, there are preventative measures you can take to help avoid a pest infestation problem in your home. Terminix shares details on the unexpected, "secret" places pests can be hiding. Sinks Continue Reading ...

The Article Courtesy of Mountains to Sound Home Inspection! A home with very limited decors making it a clean and modern design is known as Scandinavian style. Clean, minimalist and modern aesthetic is how best to describe it. As homeowners look for ways to refresh their spaces, Scandinavian style has become ever more prominent and popular among designers and interior decor experts. The clean, modern, minimalist aesthetic shows up in interiors and exteriors, from streamlined furniture Continue Reading ...

From your friends at Mountains To Sound Home Inspection! Beautiful homes are often considered beautiful because of the structure, furnishings, finishing and flooring. Having shiny wooden flooring is not easy to maintain, here are some tips to clean your wood floors. Although most people envision their dream home with shiny wood floors, many consumers are unaware of the best way to care for them, according to a 2017 survey conducted by the National Wood Flooring Association. "Not Continue Reading ...

The Article Courtesy of Mountains and Sound Home Inspection! Finding a perfect house to transform into your perfect home is not easy. Use this checklist to help you decide before you make an offer. House hunting can feel like an adventurous new chapter in your life. If you're lucky enough to find the property that checks off all the "must have" boxes - appearance, size, price, location - it's easy to fall in love. Not so fast. Before making an offer on any property, it's smart to Continue Reading ...

Helpful information from Mountains to Sound Home Inspection You find the perfect house, you build a lovely home you jazz it up with the nicest furniture and viola! You have the best home, but don't forget to protect your home with  smoke detectors.  Prevention is always better. Think of all the items you replace regularly - your cellphone, lightbulbs and even your toothbrush. But when was the last time you replaced your smoke alarm batteries, or even the alarms themselves? It's easy Continue Reading ...