Houston Home Maintenance Tips

The bathroom has become one of the most important spaces in contemporary homes. For many it is a place of relaxation, filled with comforts fit for an expensive spa. Customization options for new construction and remodeled bathrooms allow for the design of your personal getaway, and the proper lighting design maximizes the enjoyment of your bathroom.

Between the plants that need watering and the muddy things that need washed clean, Spring is the season where your household's water bill is both the highest and the hardest to manage. But a little bit of water efficiency can go a long way for saving you bucks and managing our state's near-annual drought, especially in water spent on your lawn and garden. Use these tips to make your outdoors' water use more efficient and save up to 40% on your water bill this season.

Next week is National Fire Prevention Week here in the U.S., and John Moore Services wants to make sure all our customers are keeping their homes and loved ones protected from fires throughout October and all of Fall and Winter.

Many homeowners unknowingly contribute to higher energy bills in not adhering to routine maintenance for their homes. At John Moore, we want to help homeowners save money and prevent long-term, expensive repairs that may result in energy savings for your household. We only settle for having happy customers. The fall season is approaching, and we want our customers to have a happy Fall season full of football, Oktoberfest fun, falling leaves and more.

So, you just finished your Summer painting project, and you're happily enjoying your bright new kitchen or the relaxing shade of blue you just transformed your master bedroom with. Now it's time to figure out what to do with all the unused paint. Not sure where to begin?

Houstonians love the long Summer days .. just not the heat that accompanies all that sunshine. With a few simple, affordable home renovations, you can bring all that lovely sunshine indoors without the sweltering temperatures.

We know that bumping up our A/C to a higher temperature can greatly reduce our monthly energy bills. But try telling that to a Houston area homeowner in July .. sweating in our own homes is not exactly on our to-do list.

You only have to look down your street on trash pick-up day to see exactly how wasteful we can be. And that's not always a bad thing. Disposable products make our lives simpler and more efficient .. after all, who's going to lug their fine china and glassware to the park for their kid's birthday party?

Perhaps you just bought a new house and, in addition to some awful patio furniture, inherited a living room full of carpet indentations where the previous owner's couches, coffee tables, and TV stand once stood. Or maybe you're simply rearranging your living room to make space for new end tables, and you're noticing all those indentations. While this may not make or break your new look, those marks can become an eyesore, particularly if you're even the slightest bit obsessive-compulsive.

Some of us are blessed with a “green thumb.” We love spending time in our yards, maintaining our lawns, growing exotic plants and produce, and impressing our friends and neighbors. The rest of us, however, can think of few ways we’d rather spend our weekends less than pulling weeds in our flowerbeds and edging our lawns. And, if we’re honest, without a homeowners association looking over our shoulders, we would probably care even less than we already do.