The holiday season is here, bringing with it joyful gatherings, festive meals and the potential for plumbing disasters. One of the biggest culprits behind clogged pipes during this time is something many of us overlook: F.O.G. — fats, oils and grease. Properly managing F.O.G. in the kitchen is not just good for your plumbing, it’s…
DARTMOUTH — It was a beautiful Saturday morning on Oct. 19, as over 20 volunteers from various local organizations gathered at a house in Dartmouth with paint brushes and supplies in hand. However, this was not just any ordinary house painting project. Part of Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity’s program Brush with Kindness, the…
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving, and a big day for Christmas shopping. But have you heard of “Brown Friday?” Plumbers sure have. (Let that sink in.) Brown Friday is catch-all phrase plumbers use to describe the days just before and after Thanksgiving when kitchen sinks, bathroom commodes and sewer lines clog, mostly from…
It seems odd that a professional painting company would give the Guys DIY tips for painting to share with our listeners every week. But John MacFarland, owner of MacFarland Painting in Livonia and Hartland, understands the reality of home ownership. Sometimes we feel our budget just doesn’t allow for hiring a professional services company to…
A “series of significant system failures” caused flooding and damage on several floors of the Oklahoma County jail recently, disrupting operations and underscoring “the critical need for a new, modern facility,” according to jail leadership. Sump pumps, the fire suppression system and water supply lines all malfunctioned at the seemingly plagued, 33-year-old, 13-story jail, formally…
We dodged another major storm as Helene moves past us farther out in the Gulf. We experienced only tropical storm winds and rains, so the damage to our landscapes should be minimal. Most of the debris should be from Royal palms and Gumbo Limbo trees. Both are designed by nature to lose branches and not…
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American flooring company LL Flooring announced it will be closing its stores, with closing sales starting on Friday, Sept. 6. Since opening its doors in 1993, LL Flooring has operated more than 400 stores across 47 states, specializing in bamboo, cork, hardwood, laminate, tile and waterproof vinyl flooring, the company’s website says. The announcement comes…
