Cooler weather is coming — prep your home for its arrival while it's still nice outside. The days are getting shorter, and the nights are getting cooler. The kids are trudging off to school again with their backpacks, and leaves are falling from the trees. Yep, it’s official: Fall is on its way. Now’s the time to finish up any last-minute maintenance projects and get your home and yard ready. Take care of these 12 tasks to get your home clean, warm and ready for the cool days to come. Exterior prep 1. Fix cracks in concrete and asphalt Depending on where you live, these may be the last weeks this year when it will be warm and sunny enough to repair driveway and sidewalk cracks. 2. Clean ou
There are many types depending on the activity and the place where it will be installed. One important advantage that drywall offers is the presence of tapered edges on the long edges of drywall sheets that, when joined together, form a shallow recess for drywall tape and joint compound that allows for invisible finished joints. There is also an ECO board made from recycled material to create drywall that looks like concrete. But don't get confused by the names, as drywall is also known as Sheetrock (U.S. Gypsum Corporation product), gyp board, gypsum board, plasterboard, and wallboard. Regular Drywall or White Board Regular drywall is normally white on one side and brown on the other. It pr
