Today, when we build a house, one of the first things we do is go to flooring stores and consider what type of flooring we want for our space. We walk into a home and look at the floor tiles; we comment on the carpeting; we admire the stone flooring; we go to flooring stores and get ideas for upgrading our own. But human beings didn’t always have flooring like this. Ancient Flooring The first floors were simply a patch of ground. This was especially the case in climates where it was warm enough year-round that no one really cared…
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It’s almost time for spring cleaning, and while many homeowners are going to be busy purging their property of clutter and unwanted goods, they cannot also forget to clean up outside, either. Here are a few things that need to be done once the winter thaws out properly. Trim the Shrubbery. With all the snow and ice gone, you’re more than likely going to notice that there are a ton of dead and damaged branches that need to be pruned back to live stems. Take either a pair of branch trimmers (or a handsaw for any branch that’s over half…