Seasonal Maintenance
5 guides for the Raleigh-Durham Triangle homeowners, written and fact-checked by the Raleigh Home Projects Editorial Team.
Seasonal MaintenanceRed Clay and Drainage Around Triangle HomesAnyone who has dug a planting hole in the Triangle knows the soil: dense, sticky, and often bright red or orange a few inches down. That clay is a big reason water management matters so much for Triangle houses. Clay holds water near the suSeasonal MaintenanceCrawl Space Moisture: A Triangle Homeowner's GuideMost houses in the Triangle built before the 2000s, and many since, sit on vented crawl spaces. The idea was simple: outside air flows through the vents and dries the space. In practice, in a humid climate, summer air coming through those vSeasonal MaintenanceCaring for Old Wood Windows in Triangle HomesOriginal wood windows are one of the defining features of older Triangle neighborhoods, from Oakwood and Boylan Heights in Raleigh to Trinity Park and Watts-Hillandale in Durham, central Chapel Hill and Hillsborough. Many have lasted a centSeasonal MaintenancePollen Season Home Checklist for the TriangleIf you've lived in the Triangle for one spring, you know the week: cars, porches, patio furniture and puddles turn yellow-green almost overnight. Most of that visible dust is pine pollen, which is heavy and settles fast. It's a nuisSeasonal MaintenanceTree on the Roof? A Triangle Homeowner's PlaybookThe Triangle is full of tall loblolly pines and big hardwoods, many of them planted or left standing when neighborhoods were built decades ago. Summer thunderstorms, the remnants of tropical systems and the occasional ice storm bring some o
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