Well your new fall home maintenance checklist isn’t quite done. I decided to pop in to say hi and recommend a fun project that will pay off for years to come, adding some bulbs to your garden. Color is more important that we realize and this is certainly true after a winter season where so [...]
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Lead Paint Statistics You Can’t Ignore
Like you I’m a home owner and a parent. I also own a handyman business so I’ve been struggling with the the EPA’s new ruling for Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP Rule) which takes effect April 22, 2010. It’s too soon to tell how the construction and real estate industries will respond, even with fines [...]
EPA Lead Safe Certification
My Handyman of Lower Bucks County received their EPA certification to perform lead safe Renovation, Repair and Painting (RPP) projects in homes, child care facilities, and schools built before 1978 must be certified and must follow specific work practices to prevent lead contamination. Effective April 22, 2010, anyone performing work for pay must be certified. [...]
New EPA Rules for Lead Safety
Beginning in April 2010, strick new EPA rules go into effect for all renovation, repair and painting projects in homes built before 1978. The rules focus on lead present in paint sold prior to 1978. Lead if swallowed or breathed can poison people, and young children are especially vulnerable.
Damages children’s nervous system causing developmental and [...]
Video Showing How Popcorn Ceilings are Removed
A short while back, I wrote several posts about removing popcorn ceilings. It’s a very messy process and if you’ve not done it before, you want to cover your walls and floor with plastic.
Step 1 should always be to get your popcorn texture tested for asbestos, and if the results are positive you should use [...]
Paint Color: Help Finding that Perfect Color
Color can be a huge challenge for home owners. You might know that you like warm (orange, red) colors more than cool (green, blue) colors but there are thousands of choices in any one of these colors, i.e. each paint brand has more than 200 whites to pick from so how do you decide?
Sometimes you’re [...]
Dave Provost
Bucks County Handyman
(215) 710-0446
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Serving these towns in Bucks county
Buckingham, Carversville, Danboro, Doylestown, Feasterville Trevose, Forest Grove, Fountainville, Furlong, Gardenville, Holicong, Holland, Jamison, Lahaska, Langhorne, Langhorne Manor, Lumberville, Mechanicsville, Morrisville, New Hope, Newtown, Penns Park, Pipersville, Plumsteadville, Point Pleasant, Richboro, Solebury, Southhampton, Upper Makefield, Warminster, Warrington, Washington Crossing, Woodbourne, Wrightstown, Wycombe, Yardley