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There comes a time when what goes up must come down. That also includes a structure whose time has come and gone. It may have served its purpose well. It may...

Construction is a serious business. It calls for really big machines operated by trained and experienced specialists. It is not for amateurs! One of those se...

Cold weather is here in Central Virginia. Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day are just around the corner. Our attention tends to go toward turkeys, pr...

Excavating on your property is a big job. When considering a residential excavating contractor, you will be hiring a company that uses excavators, front-end ...

Grading your hardscape. When it comes to landscaping, there are fewer, more important upgrades you will do to your home and property than this one. Many home...

Erosion attacks everything. Beaches. Farms. Mountains. Roads. You name the location. Whether city or country, every landscape erodes. Some erosion is obvious...

Here we go again. It’s raining here in Central Virginia. Not only is it raining steadily but it is coming down hard. Roads are closed. Driveways and yards ha...

February is the “Month of Love”. Couples show their love for each other by giving them chocolates and flowers. Then, they take them out to eat a nice restaur...

Your home has a lot of areas which cannot be seen but are very crucial to the health and maintenance of it. We have discussed footings and their role in your...

Christmas is over. New Year’s Day is over. January is here and everyone is back to their routines. Kids are back in school. Life is normal again. Yes, life i...

By the time you read this blog, snow has already hit Central Virginia. Schools have closed, businesses have shut down and everyone has hunkered down in their...

You’ve built your new home and moved the furniture in. You have a brand new address and the U.S. Post Office is even delivering the mail! Now you’re ready to...

Do you ever think about your home’s foundation? Most homeowners don’t unless there is something that cause damage to it. A strong home foundation doesn’t jus...

Summer is coming to a close. For some of us, especially those of us who work outside for a living, that is a huge relief. Central Virginia has had one of the...

If you are regular reader of our blog, you may have read the one we did on cleaning your driveway. (add link) We don’t think about it but driveways have an i...

Before a new home is built, the trees have to be cleared. As Ken Williams, owner of Williams Loader Service, LLC, Palmyra, Virginia, tells us, it is the firs...

A couple of decades ago, watching videos of buildings being demolished or imploded was popular network television viewing. It still seems to be fairly popula...

You open the patio doors and gaze out at your lawn, which has just weathered another cold Virginia winter. As your eyes scan your sad and neglected lawn, you...

You don’t even think about it. You drive on it, walk on it, play on it and depend on it every day. We’re talking about your driveway, of course. Your drivewa...

You’d be in rough shape without it. In fact, your basement is dependable, day in and day out, and, frankly, you’re pretty spoiled by how it does the job for ...