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Maintaining Your Home

Septic Systems:

  • Your Septic System: Overview and Maintenance
  • Maintaining Your Septic System Fact Sheet
  • Your Septic System (Updated 2013 Version)
  • Considerations When Building or Remodeling a Home
  • What You Need to Know When Buying or Selling a House
  • How to Conserve Water in Your Home and Yard

Flooring:

  • Maintenance of Hardwood Floors

Home Improvements:

  • Tips for Avoiding Problems
  • Tips and Tools for Home Improvements (includes a sample building contract)
  • Reducing Drafts in Your Home
  • Moisture Condensation at the Windows

Last updated December 29, 2023

Your Home

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  • Common Pests in the Home
  • Deer Tick
  • Energy Saving Tips
  • Lead in Your Home
  • Maintaining Your Home
  • Mold
  • Radon
  • Recycling
  • Well Water
  • Water Conservation

Green Cleaning

Green Cleaning Tip: 

No cleaning product is 100% safe. The terms natural and green do not imply that the product is nontoxic. All cleaning products should be used with caution.

-Source: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension

Interested in "green" cleaning or making your own homemade cleaning products? Check out this resource from the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension

Green Cleaning Info and Tips (external site)

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