Garage Floor Cleaning Tip

Did you know that prolonged exposure to road salts can cause spalling of your garage floor? (Spalling is a result of water entering brick, concrete or natural stone and forcing the surface to peel, pop out or flake off. This is because there is salt in water. Salt pushes outward from the inside. Eventually, spalling can cause crumbling and destruction of a structure.)

Here is a fun and easy trick to help prevent damage to your garage floor:

1.    Sweep your garage floor with a large brush broom.

2.    Shovel a few of small piles of snow into your garage.

3.    Sweep it around, let it sit for a little while (30 – 60min)

4.    Sweep the snow out.

Along with that snow goes the salt build-up on your floor, the dirt and grime that has collected after having your garage closed up and your vehicles dragging in the weather from roads. 

Try this once a month during the winter months to prolong the life of your garage flooring.

Tips for Fall Lawn Care Maintanence

Some important things to remember in lawn care include, watering, fertilization and setting lawnmower height.  Here are a few tips that will help your lawn to shine next spring!

1. Most rainfall will cover the watering necessary for your lawn during the Fall months, you should water about 1 inch of water/week.
2. Now is the best time of year to repare or renevate your lawn to get it ready for next Spring.
3. The most critical fertilization occurs in October.
4. Mother nature will take care of lingering weed problems until Spring, when pre-emergents should be applied.
5. Mower height should be reduced at the end of the season to protect your grass during the winter months.

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