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February Dates
1-28, National Black History Month
2, Groundhog Day
8, Boy Scouts Founded
14, Valentine's Day
15, President's Day
16, Mardi Gras 25, National Chili Day |
Finding Studs
When hanging a cabinet, shelf or large mirror, we
often need to place fasteners into wall studs or
framing for proper support. Finding those studs can
be frustrating. Tapping on the wall with your fist just
doesn't cut it. To use the trade secrets of finding studs hidden behind your walls, you must understand a little about lumber and construction.
Read or print the whole artical.
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What is
"The biggest advertisement in the phone book" or "my uncle Bob's neighbour used...." isn't always the best way to find a professional, reliable, reputable renovator!
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Indoor Air Quality
Call us if you have any conserns over the air in your home.
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Packing kits
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Why You Should Recommend Us
*WE offer a 200% satisfaction Guarantee.
*WE offer a FREE Home warranty.
*WE offer a consulting type of inspection.
*WE are your consultants for life.
*WE offer a FREE maintenance re-inspection after one year.
*WE offer a FREE 90 day Home Warranty.
*Read all about these and more at;
www.accuinspect.ca
519-266-4709
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Greetings!
"Without goals and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination"
Fitzhugh Dodson
Aim for improvement, not perfection. Obviously your goal is important to you or you wouldn't have set it. Take control of your time. Schedule the time you will need to complete your goal on your planner. Then make sure you respect that "goal time" as you would any other appointment. If you have veered off track, revise versus abandoning your goals. Recommit to your goals today!
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Hopeful Workers Can Move Your Company Forward
Whether you call it optimism or positive thinking, if your people have it, your company is more likely to be successful.
Big organizations know these attributes can't actually be measured. Instead, they depend on worker engagement scores gathered by consultants who interview staff members. They ask such questions as: Does your boss support you in getting your job done? Do you have a best friend at work? Then they analyze the results.
They find a direct link between employee engagement and the profit picture. According to Business Week, a 2 percent rise in employee engagement corresponded to a $100,000 annual rise in sales at one major employer.
Making people more hopeful for the future is one key to engagement. The more optimistic people are, the better their problem solving ability and coping mechanisms will be.
At Campbell Soup, an assault on pessimism by new CEO Douglas Conant turned the company's fortunes around. Beginning in 2001, he gave every employee a manual that explained how he operated. He replaced various company leaders with people who agreed with him, and he became very serious about dealing with employee complaints.
Conant knew that in order to win in the marketplace, he had to first win in the workplace. Among other steps, he upgraded a recognition program that showered gifts and awards on high performers, and he sent handwritten thank-you notes to employees.
Providing a positive outlook helps to retain good workers. When the economy picks up, some people will move to new employers. If you can demonstrate a caring and a positive outlook, yours won't be among them. |
Home Owner Maintenance Tip from Accuinspect
Walks, Driveways and Landscaping
Walks and driveways may be gravel, asphalt, concrete, stone, or pavers. Regardless of the material, they should be slightly sloped to drain water away from the house, rather than toward it. Improper slopes often cause wet basement problems, and in some cases, erosion and/or frost damage to building foundations. Where walks or driveways pull away from the building, water can accumulate along the foundation wall, again resulting in wet basement problems. In some cases a drain is required to carry surface water away. The drain should be sized to handle the maximum run-off from rains, and from melting snow where applicable. The drain should be arranged to prevent clogging with debris or frost damage to the drain assembly. The pipes leading from these drains cannot be examined during a home inspection.
Shrubs, trees, planters and so on can add to the value of a property, but can also adversely affect the building itself. Shrubs too close to a building can hold water against walls, prevent wood components from drying out and provide pests with good access into the house.
Tree branches can cause mechanical damage to roof and wall surfaces, leaves can clog gutters and downspouts, and roots can clog drainage pipes and in severe cases, dislodge foundations. Raised flower gardens or planters can cause wet basement problems, especially as a result of heavy watering of flowers during the summer months. Where the original grade level has been raised by adding topsoil, there are three concerns. The building wall may be subject to damage if wood components are in contact with the soil. Water leakage into the building may be experienced if the soil is above the top of the foundation wall. The increased load exerted on the foundation wall can push the foundation wall inward, particularly in areas where frozen soil conditions may exist. |
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What it Takes to Burn off Calories from Food Choices
One way to judge the number of calories in foods and drinks is to consider the amount of exercise it takes to burn them off, and what choices you could have made instead. 
A 175-pound person would have to do 48 minutes of moderate exercise to burn the 271 calories from a 2 oz. Snickers bar, but only 13 minutes for the 71 calories in an apple.
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1171 Staghorn Cres
London, Ontario N5Y 5R1
519-266-4709
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