Gutter Cleaning – Spring Home Maintenance

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The southern west coast of British Columbia is well known for it’s significant rainfall amounts each year. Typically, rainfall amounts are at their highest from October to March/April. This means that September and April are the ideal months to clean your gutters. Read more

Top 5 Tips for Spring Lawn Care

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Spring is such a promising time of year, with so much colour returning to the land.  Flowers are blossoming, speckling the landscape with pops of colour! Our lawns are also returning to life, and the sound of lawn mowers is present in many neighbourhoods on the weekend. Read more

Clean Greasy Range Hood

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If you’ve been following along with our monthly maintenance schedule, you’ll notice we recommend to clean your range hood filter monthly. You may not need to clean it as often, depending on how much greasy cooking you do. When you do decide to clean it, where do you begin? Read more

Top 3 Holiday Safety Tips

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Winter is here! Most of the leaves have fallen from the trees, the temperature has dropped to window-scraping levels, and there are holiday themed events everywhere you turn. That makes now a good time to remind yourself of some safety tips for the festive season! Read more

Fall Care for your Lawn Tools

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Each fall, once you’ve done your final mow for the year, you should winterize your lawn mower. With the correct care, your lawn mower will start perfectly each spring and last for several years. There are two popular ways to winterize your gas lawn mower, and all your gas powered tools.  Read more

How to – Clean your dryer vent

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There are certain tasks that home owners must do on a regular basis to keep their home operating efficiently and running smoothly. We provided a list of recommended home maintenance to do in September to help you stay on track. Read more

When in Drought… What You Can Do

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Unless you’ve been disconnected for a few weeks, you’re aware that all of Vancouver Island is under a Level 4 drought rating in response to the extremely dry conditions we’re seeing this year.  This means that our water supply is insufficient to meet our needs this summer, and we have to be diligent in restricting our water usage so we don’t make the situation worse. Read more

Keep Your Home Warm During BC Winters

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The climate in British Columbia varies depending on your region. The interior has cold and snowy winters, whereas the coast has mild and rainy winters. When winter arrives, many homeowners notice that their homes are colder than they’d like, and their heating bills skyrocket!

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