Getting your home ready for winter

A good thing to check at your home is the caulking around the doors and windows. Be sure that the caulk around windows and door frames is in good shape. This is to prevent heat from escaping and water from entering. Caulking and sealing openings is one of the least expensive maintenance jobs a home owner can do. Yellow VAN Handyman can help you with inspecting your existing caulked joints and re-caulking the areas that are suspect. Have Yellow VAN Handyman help save you money on your winter utility bills by keeping the heat inside the home where it belongs.

Popcorn Ceiling?

Oh the 70's. Every contractor in the world loved to spray on the big thick texture that many call "Popcorn" on the ceilings of the homes they were building. Most of those ceilings are now dis-colored or at the very least out dated.

Yellow VAN Handyman just spent the last two days removing the "Popcorn" from the ceiling of a small condo. It is a messy job, but the end result will give your home a nice updated look. It actually makes a room feel like it has higher ceilings when its gone.

There is more to the job than just removing the texture. The ceiling will need at the minimum some drywall touch up work as well as primer and paint. All can be done by Yellow VAN Handyman. This is a great face lift for your home and a good job to do in the winter months.

Don't let the water hit the floor.

The Yellow VAN Handyman spent half the day yesterday repairing a couples bathroom sub-floor because their shower doors seal was worn out. Every time they would take a shower, water would drip down on to the floor and over several years it had rotted out a 14" x 18" section of the rooms sub-floor. This means all new flooring will be needed. 

If you notice your bathrooms vinyl flooring has a bump, is lifting or curling up, this could be the first signs of water getting under the flooring. Your Yellow VAN Handyman can check this out and recommend any repairs that will be needed.  If caught early, a major job can be averted.

New Kitchen Sink?

Did you know that you don't need a plumber to replace a sink or faucet. Yellow VAN Handyman can install that new kitchen or bathroom sink or faucet for you and save you a bundle.

With all the new styles of sinks and faucets available, it is a relatively inexpensive way to give your bathroom or kitchen a face lift. Call Yellow VAN Handyman and set up a free consultation visit to discuss how you can upgrade the look of your kitchen or bathroom.

Bathroom fans

One of the most important things a homeowner needs to know is that moisture is the enemy. Having an exhaust fan in the bathroom, that is in good working order, is of great importance.  The fan is an important aspect of keeping moisture related problems like mildew and mold from starting to grow on and in your walls.

Making sure the fans vent is free of obstruction and as straight a shot to the outside as possible is important.  Note: This is true for dryer and range hood vents as well. I have actually removed a birds nest out of a dryer vent.

Are you experiencing a fan that was once quiet but now loud and noisy? Does the bathrooms fan make a strange grinding sound? Do you have fan that is no longer working?

Let Yellow VAN Handyman repair or replace it. There are some fantastic new fan designs out their that are whisper quiet. There is no need to wake everyone in the house up at 6:00 AM when you are in the shower.

A general rule is to let the bathroom fan run at least 20 minutes after you get out of the shower to evacuate all the rooms moisture. If you need a timer put in to control the fan, Yellow VAN Handyman can do that too.

Pest Control

Spent the day installing screen over crawl space vents. Turns out that hornets and wasps like to enter the crawl space and make a nice nest. Have your Yellow VAN Handyman check over you vent to see if they are susceptible to pest entering. It only take getting stung once to make you wish you checked earlier.

Wasting water

Leaky toilets are a huge reason for large water bills. Does your toilet continually run? Do you hear water running then shut off every few minutes? If so, you have a toilet that is wasting water and ultimately your hard earned money.

Yellow VAN Handyman can repair the toilet and put you back on budget. Simple plumbing jobs are not a problem and will save you from spending more money than necessary.

HD TV?

I'm surprised that a lot of people who own flat screen HD tv's don't have a HD cable box or satellite hooked to them. They are watching SD TV and not realizing the true potential of their set. With a little help from Yellow VAN Handyman, you too can be watching true and spectacular High Definition television.