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Time-saving tricks for home maintenance

This is a great warm-weather BY DAN DICLERICO project that will save you loads HomeAdvisor of time come fall by minimizing how often you need to remove Spring and summer are the leaves and debris from gutters. time to enjoy your home, not Guards range from inexpensive sweat and toil over it. But it’s foam inserts that sit inside the important not to ignore home gutter to micro-mesh screens maintenance completely, re- that may require professional gardless of the season. installation. The good news is that there If you live in a wet region and are a lot of ways to reduce the your home is surrounded by tall amount of time and effort you trees, it’s worth spending more pour into home without expos- on micro screens, since they do ing it to serious damage or re- an excellent job of blocking pairs. Here are five time-saving debris while letting even heavy hacks from the pros at Home- downpours drain into your gut- Advisor. ters and away from the house. 1. Mulch those lawn clippings. 4. Reach for the pressure Lawn mowing is an unavoid- washer. able summer ritual (unless This is a great piece of power you’re willing to pay a pro or equipment for blasting away dirt neighborhood kid). But the and grime from all sorts of exte- chore is so much easier when rior surfaces, from mildew- you mulch lawn clippings, using covered decks, fences and fur- the special setting on your mow- nishings to driveways dotted in er, rather than bag them. Be- oil stains. And it will do so in a sides saving time, the practice fraction of the time you’d spend adds nutrients back into the soil, on your hands and knees with a so you won’t have to add as scrub brush. Luckie/AP much fertilizer in the fall and While home centers rent pres- Bob Coleman records audio for the “Radio Recliner” show in Franklin, Tenn. Coleman is one of several spring. sure washers, it might be worth retirees who have turned into DJs for the new online radio hour. Another time-saving tip: Let spending a couple hundred your lawn get a bit shaggy dur- dollars on a top performer. Gas- ing the hot summer months. powered models tend to be Tall turf grass (say, up to 4 inch- more powerful than electrics, es) promotes deep roots for a and you don’t have to worry Retirees, isolated by healthy lawn that doesn’t need about the cord, but they cost a as much water. bit more. Better yet, hire a pro 2. Skip the primer coat. to get the job done safely for On your next interior paint you. On average, homeowners coronavirus, become project, reach for a bucket of report paying between $180 and self-priming paint. Sold by most $380 to have a professional leading brands, it’s a special power-wash exterior surfaces. DJs for new radio hour formulation that combines the 5. Spring for a robotic vacuum. paint and primer in one. That Cleaning pros say these self- should save a few hours when guided suckers are getting bet- you combine the application and ter and better at clearing dirt in assisted-living facilities in this: “Hey Granny, this is your dry time for a typical primer and dust from carpets and bare BY KIMBERLEE KRUESI Georgia, Alabama and others favorite granddaughter Amy … coat. floors alike. Infrared sensors Associated Press jumping at the chance to be a DJ we just wanted to call in and say Unfortunately, self-priming help them navigate tight spaces after being secluded because of we love you very much.” paints don’t allow to you skimp and keep from tumbling down NASHVILLE, TENN. strict social distancing rules. Mitch Bennett, Luckie’s chief on the surface prep. For a the stairs. Robotic vacs still Tucked away inside his room Older adults are the age group creative officer, said the idea smooth, pro-grade finish, you’ll can’t deliver the deep cleaning at a senior care facility, Bob most at risk from the new coro- was to provide a sense of com- still need to scrape and sand old power of a full-size vacuum, but Coleman knew he couldn’t go navirus. This has left many munity to isolated seniors. paint, fill holes with compound, you won’t have to pull it out the out into the world with the coro- residents in assisted-living facil- “For this generation, radio and clean walls with soap and closet nearly as often if your navirus raging. But he could ities not only prohibited from was the original social media,” water before whipping out the robot is doing daily surface share with the world his first seeing outside visitors, but also Bennett said. “Dedicating a paint brush. cleans. love – country music. banned from socializing with song to someone you love, and 3. Install gutter guards. “Hello everybody, it’s a bright neighbors across the hall. having them hear it along with day in Franklin, Tennessee,” the The idea of “Radio Recliner” everyone else, is a special way 88-year-old Air Force veteran was kickstarted by Atlanta and of connecting. It’s a great time crooned into his microphone. Birmingham-based marketing to bring that feeling back.” “This is Bob Coleman, better firm Luckie, whose clientele In Georgia, 80-year-old Ed known as the ‘Karaoke Cow- includes Bridge Senior Living, Rosenblatt said an hour he spent boy,’ coming to you from Room which operates more than 20 spinning tunes on “Radio Re- 3325. … Let’s just jump right senior living properties in 14 cliner” prompted a flood of text into it.” states. messages, emails and calls from The hits of Hank Williams, After the DJs were recruited, friends and family across the Dwight Yoakam and Brad Pais- the seniors recorded their in- country – many of whom he ley began to play, all carefully troductions and transitions on hadn’t heard from in years. selected by Coleman, who lives their phones – many while relax- “For the past year I’ve been in Somerby Franklin, an assisted ing on a recliner or at the kitch- teaching myself how to play the living facility about 20 miles en table. The audio was then ukulele,” said Rosenblatt, who south of Nashville. sent off to productions staffers, lives at Somerby Sandy Springs Coleman is one of several who handled the technical side just outside Atlanta. “So at the retirees who have turned into of “Radio Recliner.” close of the show, I actually DJs for a new online radio show Listeners can send song re- played a song on my ukulele. I known as “Radio Recliner.” quests dedicated to family or sang and played the ‘Sloop John The 60-minute show began friends, which are included in B,’” the Beach Boys classic. airing last month, starting with the daily show. Fresh content “Everybody knows that song,” quarantined retirees in middle airs weekdays at noon, with Rosenblatt said. WOODY MARSHALL TNS file Tennessee. It has since taken previous segments playing in Listen to “Radio Recliner” at A pressure washer is a great piece of power equipment for blasting off, as much the production side rotation. https://radiorecliner.com/ away dirt and grime from all sorts of exterior surfaces. as among listeners, with seniors A typical dedication went like

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