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Moving Into A House With A Water Fountain

Monday, 29 April 2019 by David Tripp

An outdoor fountain can turn your outdoor living into an inviting and relaxing space for your home. Water fountains create an aesthetic and artistic look to your home. Check your Source of Power Outdoor fountains have variety of power options with the most common hard wired and solar powered. An electrician can check your hardwired

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Home Organization Before & After A Move

Monday, 15 April 2019 by David Tripp

The first few days in your new home are overwhelming and exciting! Here are some tips to keep your home ready to live in and organized. Design a Floor Plan and a Moving Checklist A moving checklist is a detailed to do list of the thing to do before and after

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Preparing & Moving Your Patio Furniture

Tuesday, 02 April 2019 by David Tripp

You’ll want to clean your patio furniture very well to prevent mildew or mold. Wash all patio furniture with water and detergent and scrub with a brush and rinse. Umbrellas can be washed with mild detergent or an umbrella fabric to clean. The umbrellas should completely dry before going into storage. Fabric cushions can be

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Moving To A Storage Unit

Thursday, 21 March 2019 by David Tripp

Finding your Storage Unit You want to choose a storage unit that has security and climate control for your valuables. The storage unit needs to be secured with alarmed units, lighting, on site management and video surveillance. Vaults are great storage units that are sturdy and portable. Vaults can hold up to 1000 pounds and

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Moving & Designing Your Home Office

Thursday, 07 March 2019 by David Tripp

Organize your Office The first thing you want to do is sort through your office papers and office materials. Purge paper and de-clutter your file cabinets in order to become more productive. You want to have a filing system with filing racks or a filing cabinet. Fireproof file cabinets can help keep your important papers

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Moving A Safe Gun

Wednesday, 27 February 2019 by David Tripp

Moving a gun safe requires heavy duty moving. Gun safes can weigh from 25 to 1000 pounds. A furniture dolly or a stair climbing dolly is needed to transport the safe correctly. Professional movers will have pallet jacks; steal rollers, and a heavy duty truck to help transport the gun safe. Gun safes should not

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How To Organize & Pack A Linen Closet

Friday, 15 February 2019 by David Tripp

Empty your shelves and purge Unload your shelves and purge unwanted linens. The rule is you only use 20% of your items you have in your closets. You wanted to get rid of mismatched sheets, stained linens and outdated linens. Donate any unused linen. Organizing is much easier when you have fewer items to work

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Packing Wine Bottles

Wednesday, 06 February 2019 by David Tripp

Packing Supplies Packing wine bottles need to be packed properly to ensure you do not lose any of your stock. Pack wine bottles in wine boxes with foam insets, bubble wrap or tissue paper. A divided cell box is best for packing wine. You can purchase a wine cell kit from wine shops. All bottles

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Organizing Your Bathroom Vanity Before & After A Move

Friday, 25 January 2019 by David Tripp

Get Organized You want to get organized and clean out the old makeup and toiletries. Take stock of your inventory of makeup and figure what needs to be discarded and what needs to be kept. Discard old bathroom items and discontinued items and look for expiration dates. Eye makeup should be discarded after 3 months,

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Organizing Kids Toys During and After a Move

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 by David Tripp

When you begin working in the playroom, you want to organize your toys. You can divide your toys of unused toys and wanted toys. Donate all your unused toys and sort all the wanted toys in their right categories. If your children are old enough have them help you pack. You will want to pack