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The “Great American Cleanup” is coming to the “Show Me City” once again. If last year’s event is any indication there will be a lot of helping hands to pick up the trash. This year’s clean up started at the Buffalo Run Park where volunteers were given T-shirts, gloves, garbage bags and a hearty breakfast. The event was only scheduled for two hours but that was plenty of time to pick up pounds and pounds of trash all around the park. Civic groups, families and teams from companies all got into the act and made for a terrific day of volunteer service. Wouldn’t it be great if we could get a bunch of volunteers to clean up our own homes? Well, that’s not going to happen. However, the next best thing would be to hire Junk King Houston to do pretty much the same thing.
Junk King is the king of removal all kinds of unwanted items from your property. Although there are some services who say they’ll do a pick up, when you get right down to the nitty gritty you discover that they’re not going to do the work after all.
That was the experience of Angel F. from Houston. “I requested a pickup with these guys on February 27th — I had some large furniture to move, and Salvation Army was too picky with their requirements. After browsing Google, I stumbled across a blog that recommended this company and decided to give them a shot. They showed up when they said that they would, hauled my junk away, and the experience was pain free. I’ve already recommended the company to others and would be willing to use them again.”
That is exactly how Junk King has achieved its #1 status for junk hauling in Texas by giving customers a satisfactory experience. Word of mouth is the best advertising and Texans are talking about Junk King. How can they help you? After working out the estimate and price of what you’ll be tossing out, Junk King will send their crew over with the big ol’ truck. That’s the crew which will be doing all the work. You’re not going to have to lift a finger or risk straining your back. Just tell that JK crew what is going out the door and they’ll take it from there.
That same crew can also pickup any debris around your yard and yes, that includes tumbleweeds! Are you ready to get rid of your junk? Call Junk King Houston today and watch how fast it can disappear.
There is nothing like the satisfaction that comes from cooking a great meal and sharing with friends and family. Hopefully, you’ve got the kind of friends who follow the “You cook and we’ll clean” rule. Doing the dishes is one thing but cleaning that stove might take a bit more effort. There are some helpful cleaning tips that you might not be aware which can get your out of the kitchen fast and back to your friends.
Finally, spring has sprung and the weather is turning warm and breezy. That means it’s time to fire up the backyard grills. If your BBQ has taken a beaten from the weather, it might be time to swap out the old rusty model for a new and improved grill. As with everything in life, “you’ll get what you pay for.” A decent gas grill can run you anywhere from $150 to $300. You can also drop upwards of $10,000 for a primo grill. Most stores where you would go grill shopping can only stock a few models because of their size. That’s why you might be better off shopping online for a bargain. The only drawback is that you might have to assemble the grill yourself.
There is no escaping the simple fact that “fire” loves wood. It’s the best fuel. That’s great when you want to have a cozy fire in the fireplace on a cold night but not so great when a potential threat from a brush fire kicks up. While it is true that no wood is completely fire proof, there are some types of lumber that have been created to be fire resistant. Typically, this type of wood will char in a fire but won’t actually ignite and burn. That will cut back on fire from spreading across a property and give the local FD a chance to respond in case of an emergency.
A real spring cleaning isn’t just the normal dusting and sweeping you do every week but a thorough floor to ceiling cleaning and that includes your walls. In fact, what was the last time you cleaned your walls? It’s amazing what kind of gunk can build up on our walls especially if there is a smoker in the house. A good wall cleaning mix if 1/2 cup of ammonia, 1/4 cup of white vinegar, 1/4 cup of baking soda and 1 gallon of warm water. If you have wallpaper than tie a dust cloth to a broom to “sweep” your walls. And don’t forget your exterior walls. A stroll around your home with a long power hose should do the trick.
Is it time for new carpet? With spring just around the corner, it’s going to be time for that floor to ceiling cleaning project. If you have carpeting that is several years old no amount of steam cleaning might be able to get at those deep stains. Perhaps you’re just tired of looking at the same floor for all these years. There has never been a better time to buy carpet because many dealers are slashing prices to move inventory.
There are a lot of great folks living in Houston who will do whatever they can to help out a neighbor even if that neighbor is a total strange. When a 93-year-old WWII vet recently had his home vandalized some local Marines got together to form a special “Band of Brothers” to help out the Purple Heart recipient. Within three days the marines had raised over $5,000 to donate to the WWII vet. They also pitched in with the clean-up effort. This is a shining example of how a little charity can go a long way to improve someone’s life.
There’s no telling what the next storm will bring to Houston. There’s also no telling what that storm will leave behind. On Christmas Day, a high wind system swept through Harris County leaving a path of uprooted trees in its wake. This kept the local tree trimmers very busy on the day after Christmas. Just as the recent Hurricane Sandy proved to the East Coast, it’s not just a windstorm which can topple a tree but the months of extreme weather leading up to that storm event. Here in Houston it was the summer drought and not rain soaked soil which weakened the root systems of many trees. As many homeowners learn the hard way, it’s better to cut down a tree before it falls down on its own.