We live in an electronic gadget age that sees most of us spending significant money on the gadgets that make our lives more enjoyable. Many of us have a home computer network, home entertainment, and even home automation all powered by our homes electrical service. Most of us use small surge protectors as a last line of defense to help protect those devices but often times that’s simply not enough protection.

I recently tested on solution called the Intermatic Surge Protection Device with Consumable Modules (SPD) which provides surge protection to individual circuits in your home. The SPD uses consumable modules (much like a fuse) to protect your valuable electronics in the case of a power surge. Each consumable module has a LED light on it to give you an indication if the module has been compromised. The module is easy, safe, and fast to replace.

Weathervanes can add some significant curb appeal to a home and also show off a bit of your personality. Recently I had the pleasure of helping out a friend who wanted to install a very special weathervane on his home.

Installing a weathervane isn't terribly difficult if you follow some basic steps that are outlined in the article linked below. So get out there and show off a bit of your personality on top of your home!

Of all the home improvement projects tackled in the past 5 years the most useful one has been the underground dog fence. It’s a low voltage loop of wire that runs the complete perimeter of the yard. We can just open the sliding glass door on the deck and the dog can run hot laps around the yard.

Recently a big storm toppled some trees and cracked the power pole out behind our house. The power company came an replaced it yesterday but in the process broke the wire to the dog fence with their tracked utility crane.

Read on to learn how easy it is to fix!