On The House Express Email Newsletter: April 2006

Spring has sprung! In this edition of the On The House Express, we want to make sure that you are no April fool! Our spring maintenance checklist is a useful too to ensure that your home will be in tip-top shape. With Uncle Sam knocking at your door come tax time, we have some information that you can "bank on" as a homeowner. We also offer some suggestions on how you and your family can tackle various spring cleaning tasks this month.

Our friends from TimberTech will provide some insight about how composite decking can give you less work and more life! Also, have you considered designing your own deck and landscape? If so we have details on how you can pick up our new easy to use design software.

As always, we sneak into the kitchen to see what culinary delights our friend Dom DeLuise is cooking up this month!

Avoid those pesky April showers, and we will see you next month!


	Morris and James Carey

	In This Issue...
	Decking alternatives: How about composite wood? Organizing Spring Cleaning Spring Maintenance April Calendar OnTheHouse Events In The Kitchen with Dom DeLuise Quick Tips Listen to On The House

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Quick Tips!

Tax tips! Here's how!

High-efficiency furnaces will treat you right if you remember to check their drains once or twice each season. Here's how!

Small wall cracks? Fix 'em now... 'cause in Summer, they can disappear fast! Here's how!

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TimberTech Overview

Decking alternatives: How about composite wood?

Click on image for a full-size view Much like the kitchen phenomenon indoors, decks are a social "magnet" where those who live there relax and will spend a great deal of time and it is where guests gather and socialize. Read more...

Organizing Spring Cleaning

Click on image for a full-size view A maze of cobwebs, a buildup of soot, dust-laden upholstery and window coverings and filthy windows are a few of the reasons that we engage in the annual ritual known as spring cleaning. Read more...

Spring Maintenance

Click on image for a full-size view Regular maintenance can prevent damage that can lead to hundreds or thousands of dollars in repairs. Here are some suggestions for seasonal repairs that can save you time and money later on! Read more...

On The House April Calendar

April 01	Vicki Lankarge,author of What Every Homeowner Needs to Know About Mold
April 08	Best Life magazine Managing Editor Steven Saltzman will talk about how to clear your IPod clutter
April 15	Termite Prevention and Eradication with Karl J. Kisner, Senior Marketing Manager of Termidor
April 22	A representative from the National Crime Prevention Council’ will talk about how to protect your home
April 29	Don't let the bed bugs bite! The head of Dyson’s Microbiology Lab, Toby Saville will discuss simple tips to combat dust mites/bed bugs

OnTheHouse Events Keep checking out our website www.OnTheHouse.com for more features & events throughout April:

This month we have 2 promotions with Timbertech:
Less Work. More Life Sweepstakes
You & Your Deck

Termodor: Talk Termites Now

Polyseamseal Use of the Week Check back each week to see one of the more than 1001 polyseamseal uses

Spring has sprung, and that means it’s time to be outdoors! No matter if you are looking to fix up your landscape, or design the deck of your dreams… CAREY BROS. 3D DECK AND LANDSCAPE gives you the easy to use tools to get the job done. Click here to learn more…

In The Kitchen with Dom DeLuise

Here are some of Dom's best recipes for you and your family to enjoy over the next month!

Dom's Stroganoff — Yum!

Dom's Italian White Bean Dip — Perfect Conversation Starter!

Dom's Baked Ziti with Spinach — Quick and Easy!

Dom's Ham and Asparagus Frittatas — Fabulous with Cottage Cheese!

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