For the do-it-yourselfer, garage equipment may be a necessity for doing many jobs around the house on your own. Whether you work on your own car, or do periodic checkups, there are some items you will want to own.
A rolling jack is a must-have piece of garage equipment for jacking up your car without digging it out of the trunk or other storage spot. They are easy and quick to use and can be useful for a variety of tasks like rotating tires, changing oil or getting under it for general maintenance. When using any type of jack, before sliding under it, make sure the vehicle if held up by jack stands to prevent it from falling down on you.
An air compressor may be another piece of garage equipment you will want to have on hand, whether just for inflating your tires, of to use with air tools, a quality air compressor with the correct attachments can aid in a variety of household chores. A power washer is another almost essential piece of garage equipment to have around. It can help clean your vehicle, your sidewalks and the garage floor after you have worked on your car. They also work well in cleaning gutters.
Think Of Equipment Needed For Car Care
When you think about what garage equipment you want to stock, remember how much you care for your vehicles. Washing can be done with the help of the pressure washer but waxing can be tiring on your arms and hands. One piece of garage equipment that can help is a power buffer. Normally a small one can be picked up for under $30 and can make buffing the newly applied wax a lot faster and easier.
A paint sprayer, either a separate unit or one that attaches to your air compressor can be another useful piece of garage equipment to have around, especially if you plan to paint your car or outside furniture. They can also be used to apply protective coatings to your wood deck and in painting just about anything.
For those who do heavy work on vehicles, a parts washer is another piece of garage equipment you can't do without. It holds even the smallest parts for cleaning and allows for proper drainage of the cleaning chemicals to avoid spills on your garage floor and to meet strict disposal standards set by the Environment Protection Agency.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
Build a Pool House
With hundreds of thousands of pools resting in America's backyards, an equal number of pool accessories exist. But while many will consider pool toys or pool hardware, the biggest accessory is also the best: the pool house. Pool dreamers and owners alike must ask themselves one question when considering their pool: do I need a pool house?
Many will automatically answer no, without even considering the uses of a pool house. These individuals consider an additional building a frivolous expense that just soaks up more money in its construction and maintenance. But in reality, those who reject the idea without considering it might be the ones who in fact need the pool house the most. Before making a hasty decision on building this important accessory, pool owners should consider the benefits of such a house from all angles.
Most individuals simply do not know that pool houses come in a variety of shapes, sizes, designs and styles. They don't have to have mahogany floors and glass ceilings or cost more than the house that sits in front of it. Unfortunately, the simple label of "house" often leads to the mistaken assumption that pool houses take up vast amounts of space and cost thousands of dollars. The variety of shapes and sizes also come with a variety of prices. Thus a pool owner can purchase a pool house as large or small as he would like.
Another misassumption involves pool house construction. Contractors do not necessarily have to tear through a homeowner's lawn to construct the building on the property. Many think that a pool house goes up just like a regular house, and thus will cost as much as a regular home. Certainly a contractor can build a custom made pool house, but other options abound. A large number of retailers, on and offline, specialize in pre made pool houses. These pre made houses offer a variety of options with different models available along with the option of delivery right to the owner's backyard. Many times these houses come in one or two pieces.
Pool owners should consider the full uses of a pool house as well. A wide variety exists, from simply housing guests to helping owners host a party in a clean environment. The pool house will provide a place for wet and dripping guests to change instead of traipsing through a previously clean house and soiling carpets and furniture.
Some owners even use the houses to store swim accessories like pool cleaning supplies, toys, lifesaving devices, and furniture. The house will provide storage and thus a cleaner backyard. Both the pool and backyard will look more inviting.
Thanks to creative manufacturers, not all pool houses are built the same, and thus all pool owners should consider what a pool house could do for them.
Many will automatically answer no, without even considering the uses of a pool house. These individuals consider an additional building a frivolous expense that just soaks up more money in its construction and maintenance. But in reality, those who reject the idea without considering it might be the ones who in fact need the pool house the most. Before making a hasty decision on building this important accessory, pool owners should consider the benefits of such a house from all angles.
Most individuals simply do not know that pool houses come in a variety of shapes, sizes, designs and styles. They don't have to have mahogany floors and glass ceilings or cost more than the house that sits in front of it. Unfortunately, the simple label of "house" often leads to the mistaken assumption that pool houses take up vast amounts of space and cost thousands of dollars. The variety of shapes and sizes also come with a variety of prices. Thus a pool owner can purchase a pool house as large or small as he would like.
Another misassumption involves pool house construction. Contractors do not necessarily have to tear through a homeowner's lawn to construct the building on the property. Many think that a pool house goes up just like a regular house, and thus will cost as much as a regular home. Certainly a contractor can build a custom made pool house, but other options abound. A large number of retailers, on and offline, specialize in pre made pool houses. These pre made houses offer a variety of options with different models available along with the option of delivery right to the owner's backyard. Many times these houses come in one or two pieces.
Pool owners should consider the full uses of a pool house as well. A wide variety exists, from simply housing guests to helping owners host a party in a clean environment. The pool house will provide a place for wet and dripping guests to change instead of traipsing through a previously clean house and soiling carpets and furniture.
Some owners even use the houses to store swim accessories like pool cleaning supplies, toys, lifesaving devices, and furniture. The house will provide storage and thus a cleaner backyard. Both the pool and backyard will look more inviting.
Thanks to creative manufacturers, not all pool houses are built the same, and thus all pool owners should consider what a pool house could do for them.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Fresh Flower
Fresh flowers can lend a lease of life to just about any place. Your home which is your special place deserves to be decorated with fresh flowers. Often we tend to use fresh slower arrangements only on the dining table. However, there are many other places in your home that can be decorated with fresh flowers.
The living room could do with some revving up with fresh flowers. Select a beautiful vase and put in fresh flowers which ever ones you like, it could be a bunch of the same flowers or a combination of different flowers and put it in the corner or any mantle in your living room. Another good idea could be to create a float with the flowers by placing them in a crystal bowl full of water. This could be further enhanced for some occasions by lighting floating candles in the bowl along with the flowers.
This bowl can be placed anywhere in your living room on the center table, or in your bed room in the corner and it will look simple and beautiful. The kitchen too deserves to be remembered. Placing a vase with flowers might not be exactly the best idea in for the kitchen. What you can do here is on a windowsill put potted plants like sun loving primroses and African violets etc. The best part about putting flowering plants in the kitchen is that you can use just about anything to serve as a pot. This could be old tea pots or clay pots etc.
Now in the dining room of course the dining table is one obvious place to put flowers. Instead of the simple arrangement in the center of the table, you can go in for a slightly more elaborate arrangement. This could be done by combining flowers of different varieties and also use some dried grass decoration along with them.
Fresh flowers are believed to be therapeutic and definitely are more attractive than artificial ones. Of course the artificial ones too are required in places where changing flowers regularly is not possible. However, this is not the case at home where we don't need to make too efforts to find fresh flowers.
Another place to put flowers is your own bedroom. This is the sanctum of your home and indeed a very private space. This place deserves your favorite flower and that too generously. Of course what you can do is place them on the mantle, on the bed side table, on your reading desk if you have any in the room etc.
The living room could do with some revving up with fresh flowers. Select a beautiful vase and put in fresh flowers which ever ones you like, it could be a bunch of the same flowers or a combination of different flowers and put it in the corner or any mantle in your living room. Another good idea could be to create a float with the flowers by placing them in a crystal bowl full of water. This could be further enhanced for some occasions by lighting floating candles in the bowl along with the flowers.
This bowl can be placed anywhere in your living room on the center table, or in your bed room in the corner and it will look simple and beautiful. The kitchen too deserves to be remembered. Placing a vase with flowers might not be exactly the best idea in for the kitchen. What you can do here is on a windowsill put potted plants like sun loving primroses and African violets etc. The best part about putting flowering plants in the kitchen is that you can use just about anything to serve as a pot. This could be old tea pots or clay pots etc.
Now in the dining room of course the dining table is one obvious place to put flowers. Instead of the simple arrangement in the center of the table, you can go in for a slightly more elaborate arrangement. This could be done by combining flowers of different varieties and also use some dried grass decoration along with them.
Fresh flowers are believed to be therapeutic and definitely are more attractive than artificial ones. Of course the artificial ones too are required in places where changing flowers regularly is not possible. However, this is not the case at home where we don't need to make too efforts to find fresh flowers.
Another place to put flowers is your own bedroom. This is the sanctum of your home and indeed a very private space. This place deserves your favorite flower and that too generously. Of course what you can do is place them on the mantle, on the bed side table, on your reading desk if you have any in the room etc.
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