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Many Pennsylvania households use furnaces to keep warm during colder months. However, you may reach a time when you start running out of heating oil, and your next oil delivery is only in a few days.

It’s one of those things that can keep homeowners with a portable oil system up at night. What do you do if there is an oil smell in the house, and how can you tell if it’s potentially dangerous? The main thing to do when your house smells like oil is to keep calm and investigate the source. If you use heating oil during the winter, it’s also important that you recognize a spill and follow the right steps to ensure safe cleaning.

Concrete retaining wall blocks are specialized building materials with specific functions, which is why they’re better suited to certain jobs than other concrete products. Here, we explore how you can best use these blocks in construction, landscaping, traffic management and other retaining wall applications.

Refilling your heating oil might not be the most exciting task, but it is crucial. Even if you think you don’t need it right away, letting your oil run out can create several other problems, potentially damaging your equipment.

Finding an indoor temperature that keeps everyone warm and comfortable in the winter can be tricky. It’s essential to find some middle ground when settling on heating temperatures in winter. Selecting the optimal temperature can keep your family and home warm, protect your pipes from freezing and help you save money on your utility bill all at once.

As the colder months set in, you need to start prepping your heating system for winter. Oil furnaces are excellent for reliable, efficient home heating during the coldest months of the year, but they need some care to ensure they’re performing at their best. Here are some tips for oil furnace maintenance so you can keep your home comfortable without driving up costs during the winter.

As the chilly winter months quickly approach, homeowners are starting to prepare to turn up the heat, sit by the fireplace and bundle up in their blankets. When you should turn your heat on depends on your location and the average temperatures in your area. If you’re thinking about cranking up the heat in your home, consider taking a few precautionary steps to make sure your living spaces are ready for the cold temperatures right around the corner.

If you’re thinking of upgrading your existing driveway or you’ve moved into a new house and want to install one, you’ll need to consider multiple factors before making your decision. One of those is the materials you’ll use. Your chosen materials will significantly affect your driveway’s costs, maintenance, durability, longevity and more. For those reasons, aim for an option that will provide you with all the benefits you’re looking for and then some.