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How To Keep Your Home Cool During Warm Weather
Insulation prevents heat from flowing into your house during the summer or out of your house in the winter. Proper insulation is one of the biggest ways to increase the efficiency of your air conditioning, producing lower energy bills and a home that is more consistently comfortable. While there are many ways to help improve your home's energy efficiency, installing insulation is one of the biggest ways to keep your home cool during warm weather.
Dishwasher Dos and Don'ts
Your kitchen dishwasher can be a great time-saving appliance. But are you using it properly? See tips on what to do and what not to do with your kitchen dishwasher.
Tips On Brightening A Dark Room
Brightening a dark room doesn't require knocking out walls to put in extra windows, and it doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. Several simple maintenance and decorating tasks can make a small or poorly-lit room seem bigger and brighter in no time.
Tips On Cleaning, Deodorizing & Sanitizing Your Garbage Disposal
Where would we be without our garbage disposals? Now an integral part of our modern-day kitchens, our garbage disposals keep our kitchens cleaner and our garbage cans from stinking. But let's be honest—we all take our garbage disposals for granted. However, it's time to change that.
Making Your Home Weathertight & Energy-Efficient for Winter
The temperatures will dip and it will get chilly during the Winter months. You want to make sure your furnace is running at peak efficiency before the cooler weather settles over the Westchester area, and you also should make sure your home's windows and doors don’t let in any cold air. Here are some tips for ensuring your home is weathertight and your furnace is running at optimal energy-efficiency for Winter.
Winterizing Outdoor Plumbing Systems At Your Home
Like most things in our home, we take our plumbing systems for granted, at least until there's a problem. Winter is the time of year we're more likely than ever to see plumbing issues, and the last thing you want to deal with on Christmas morning is a burst pipe, right?
Prevent Mold Growth In Your Home: Check Under Sinks For Plumbing Leaks
Mold growth underneath kitchen, bathroom, and laundry room sinks can be caused by a number of factors. Inadequate ventilation, improper air flow, high levels of humidity, and plumbing leaks are all common culprits. While some levels of humidity are pretty much a given in your home, plugging up those plumbing leaks before they do any more damage can save you money on your water bill and keep mold in check.
How to Clean your Kitchen Range & Hood Filter
When you cook on your stovetop, your range's hood fan helps keep your kitchen cleaner and less smoky by filtering out the air around your stove. Inevitably, grease finds its way into your range's hood filter, and since it's vital to the life of your appliances that you keep their filters cleaned, your range hood deserves a good cleaning, ideally every month.
How To Clean Hardwood Flooring
Your hardwood floor is installed. Your house finally feels like a home. But now what? How do you care for your new investment? Read on.
Home & Commercial Construction, Remodel, Additions in Westchester County
Located in Pleasantville, New York (in Westchester County), we're a local resource providing you with convenience, reliability and expertise. Lisi Contracting Inc. designs, develops and implements all construction, remodel and residential addition activities for your home in the metropolitan Tri-State area.
Lisi Contracting Inc. takes the guesswork out of getting your kitchen or bath remodel, home addition or any type of residential construction. We create and build affordable, professional residential and commercial projects with modern features. Our construction services include everything you'll need for any type of residential/commercial remodel or new addition project. Best of all, we're with you every step of the way. If your residence is in Pleasantville or the surrounding Westchester area then give us a look.