Bed Bugs – Are You Sleeping Alone?

Bed bugs are a pain to get rid of, so instead of paying hundreds for harmful pesticides, why not try and prevent these critters from finding a home in your bedroom furniture.

Possible Indications that You Have Bed Bugs

If you wake up in the morning with itchy, rash-like welts on your arms or legs, then there’s a chance that you might have bed bugs. Is there a bright side to this? YES! Bed bugs do not transmit diseases, but it the feeling of having them in your mattress is horrifying to say the least. Bed bugs are considered to be the worst insects to invade your house because they are difficult to control and hard to prevent.

But I’m a Clean Person!

Your hygiene does not have any affect on your risk of having bed bugs. The majority of the time these bugs are introduced into your home by traveling from other places that are infested with them. These bugs are professional hitch-hikers in luggages, suit case, back packs, etc. When you get home, you invite these bugs to congregate into various nooks and crannies of your house. The best way to prevent bed bugs is to wash your luggages, bags, clothing, towels in hot water when you get back from a trip. So before you even think about laying on your mattress, do the laundry. Simple as that.

Keeping It Cool With Teak

This year’s summer has been perfect and what better way to enjoy summer then to be outdoors with teak furniture. Teak furniture is great for outdoors because its durability and they’re able to withstand extreme weather conditions if properly taken care of. Britam is a company devoted to making quality teak furniture since 1971. If you’re looking for teak furniture by British American view their order sheet on their site. Happy Summer!

Radiation and Granite Countertops – A Deadly Combo??

Ok, so you might or might not have heard about granite tops emitting harmful radons that causes lung cancer. Before you demolish your kitchen counter top, read this post and decide for yourself. Are the radons really harmful or is this just a marketing strategy from alternative material competitors?

The truth of the matter is, we are exposed to radiation each and every day. From the microwave we cook our food in, the air we breathe, the rocks around our homes, and when we go get a tan at the beach. Don’t think for one second that you’re not exposed to radiation besides from your “harmful” counter top. Whether it may be the tiny radioactive radon gas emitting from the granite or direct radiation from the counter top surface, the amount of radiation emitted is so minuscule it’s considered NON-EXISTENT to humans.

So what does that mean? It means you have a higher risk of getting lung cancer from a cigarette then your granite counter top! For more helpful information read this pda released by Marble Institute of America. If you want to be pro-active, you can go here to test your house for radon.

Compost Bin – How to get FREE fertilizer soil for life!

Compost Bin = Smart Gardening

Image of Compost Machine

Now that your house looks nice from the inside from all that brand new furniture, your landscape should be just as nice from the outside. Having some money left in your remodeling budget for landscaping is important, and a compost bin can help greatly help you in that department.

What’s Goes On In A Compost Bin?

Composting is the process of breaking down waste matter that one would throw in the trash, and turn it into nutrient-rich fertilizer for the home garden. When your kitchen waste combines with water, sun, heat, and worms the ending process in called compost. Compost is another word for fertilizer. A tiny bag of fertilizer at your local home improvement store can cost you anywhere from $7-$10 a bag. With a compost bin you will never have to buy enriched fertilizer for your lawn and garden anymore. The other benefit of composting is that you are reducing the amount of waste being thrown into our landfill. Cool deal huh?

The Different Types Of Compost Bins

There are many different kinds of compost bins on the market. The standard ones are the compost bins placed outside in your yard. There are other compost bins that you can have inside your house and it still wont produce any odor and you can see all the different varieties at Mantis. I prefer the outdoor compost bin because they tend to hold more waste and is more convenient because the compost would be used outside anyways, unless they’re used for house plants. Compost is suppose to smell like fresh soil and shouldn’t stink. If your compost starts to smell like a stink bomb, then you’ve thrown something in there that shouldn’t be there.

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