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Protect Your Plumbing System When Aerating and Re-seeding Your Lawn

If you haven’t aerated and re-seeded your lawn yet, you’ll want to get going on that soon! Here in Charlotte, homeowners are practically down on their knees begging the fescue to grow in the obstinate clay soil. The best way to coax the grass into growing is to lay down lime (to neutralize acidic soil),

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Hurricane Preparedness for Charlotte Residents

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Hurricane Florence is on her way, so get ready! Track Hurricane Florence’s trajectory here or here, and get need-to-know tips from the National Hurricane Center here. Hurricanes bring high winds and heavy rainfall, causing threats to roofs, windows, and homes in flood-prone areas. Most likely Charlotte will experience high winds and heavy rainfall, leading to

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Irrigation System Maintenance Tips Every Homeowner Needs to Know

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It’s August, and it’s been a hot summer. Even with all the rain we got in July, our lawns are showing the impact of the heat, that’s for sure. If your grass isn’t browned out, you are either a dedicated homeowner who has been lugging a sprinkler multiple times a day, or you’ve got an

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Water Tastes Funny? Find Out Why

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Water tastes funny? That’s no joke. If your water tastes a little off, you need to find out why and get a solution in place, pronto. The following are several common reasons your water might change in taste. If it’s only a problem with the hot water... … then you probably have a problem with

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Why Is Water Pooling in the Yard?

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Uh, oh? Water pooling in your yard? While your grass and trees probably love the extra moisture, you certainly won’t like the water bill when you get it - assuming the leak is your responsibility. Find out what it means if you have water pooling in the yard, how to determine if it’s your problem

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