Do I Have To Paint That New Wood Right Away? How many times have you driven by a home or apartment building and saw areas of wood repair that does not get painted. The repair may or may not be primed but it goes unpainted for months, even years. This is not good. In Sacramento, it is best to
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05/24/2013
There seems to be a species of fuzzy wingless birds in El Dorado County. They are creative. They are relentless. They are determined. I find it amazing what the squirrels in El Dorado County will do when they want food. Your average, everyday squirrel becomes “Super Squirrel” and defies grav
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05/23/2013
Cracks in building materials are usually a bad sign. It doesn’t matter what kind of material that is cracking, it usually means that something is shifting that should not be. I was asked to look at some settling around a front porch in Roseville, CA and this is what I saw. Though there were
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05/22/2013
I got a request from a client to look around their Rocklin, CA home for the extent of dry rot to the siding and trim. There certainly were some areas on the sun side of the home, but overall, not too bad. While crawling through the shrubbery I happened upon these delicate blooms and had to get
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05/22/2013
Is It Time For A New Water Heater? Water heaters are one of those things that you don’t pay attention to until it no longer working correctly. Your water heater will not last forever, eventually it will fail. When will that be? There is no way to say how long a water heater will last but ther
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05/21/2013
I get to drive through a fine horse property community in Placerville on a regular basis. It is nice to pass through and see the many acres of white fenced horse areas, the riding arena, and the many horse trails in Greenstone Country in Placerville, CA I took the opportunity to get this sh
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05/21/2013
When I first saw this contest I wondered how I could effectively use $300 a month in a print campaign. I haven’t had much experience in printed material, haven’t really had the need to try. I do mail out postcards to clients from time to time just to stay in contact; and often send a thank yo
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05/21/2013
Your Sacramento Fence Has a Few More Years; The Retaining Wall Needs To Be Repaired. There are times when the repair that I was called to look at leads to something else. I looked at a wood fence today that the Sacramento management company was considering repairing soon. The fence itself has
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05/20/2013
Mount Shasta is the second highest peak in the Cascades and the fifth highest in California at 14,170 feet above sea level. It is unique because it is not a part of a mountain range; it stands alone and can be seen for about 140 miles from the southern valley floor. It was declared a National
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05/19/2013
There was a small market just off the freeway that we saw and had to stop for a drink. Up in the Northern most section of California, you don’t get to see a lot of businesses and especially the larger chain stores and markets. You do get to see some unique characteristics in design and form.
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05/19/2013
