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Here’s What to Know About Maintaining A Consistent, Comfortable Temperature Throughout Your Home Do you feel like you’re changing seasons when you change rooms in your house? Certain areas feel like the tropics, while others have you reaching for gloves and a scarf? Hot and cold spots in a home are common, but they are […]

Plus, Our 4 Favorite Features of the Latest Garbage Disposal Models The In-sink garbage disposal is the commonly used, but often overlooked, workhorse of the kitchen. Overlooked, that is, until something goes wrong! Thankfully, garbage disposals don’t require a lot of maintenance, but it’s important to differentiate good habits from bad. While it might seem […]

Piling in the car and driving or (flying) to grandma’s house is a no-go this year. Chalk it up — along with hosting a festive holiday bash — to another casualty of the pandemic. For many of us, it’s been a trying year. Here at Sila, we’re grateful for our steadfast, hard-working staff and the […]

For many parts of the U.S., including the mid-Atlantic region, dry air is an unavoidable part of wintertime. As temperatures outside drop and moisture in the air becomes sparse, the impact can be felt in your home, belongings, and health. Do you ever notice that you experience certain health-related symptoms during the wintertime, like a […]

In a typical year, the transition to fall and winter signals more time spent indoors at home. But we’re in 2020 and it hasn’t been a normal year. And now many of us are spending much more time at home regardless of the season‐including working remotely or attending school from home in kitchens, basements, or […]

Winter might feel far off, but when that first snowstorm hits, the last thing you want is to discover an issue with your heating system that you could have addressed sooner. Proper heating system preventive maintenance now can keep minor issues from becoming major fixes down the road. Whether you have a furnace, a heat […]