How to Improve the Effectiveness of Your Home Caretaker This Winter

Improve the effectiveness of home caretaker

The job of a home caretaker becomes a lot more difficult during the harsh winter months, especially up north where subzero temperatures, high winds, snow and ice can do serious damage.  Power outages, freezing pipes, ice dams and flooding are a few of the weather-related conditions that caretakers are expected to watch out for.   Here are some … [Read more...]

5 Easy Ways to Prevent Washing Machine Leaks

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My mother was obsessed with preventing washing machine leaks! Every time she finished doing a load of laundry, she turned off the hot and cold water faucets that fill the washer. She claimed that if she left the water “on,” pressure would build up in the hoses and cause them to burst, which would result in a big, watery mess that would flood … [Read more...]