Make Summer Home Improvement Projects Quick and Easy

Make Summer Home Improvement Projects Quick and Easy

Using these tips and tools, your home improvement chores become simple tasks

(ARA) - As the weather keeps getting warmer, home improvement projects keep getting added to many people's to-do lists. From cleaning out gutters to painting to cleaning the house from top to bottom, the project list seems never ending. Here are some new tools and tips to make the most common summer home improvement projects a breeze so you can enjoy the warm weather with family and friends.

1. Painting Projects
Once you've determined whether you are doing simple indoor touch-ups or completely changing the paint scheme outside of your home, you need the right tools to help make the job easier and mess-free. The HANDy Paint Pail is the perfect tool to make indoor painting projects less painful and messy. With disposable covers and liners, the pail makes clean-up -- and drips during the painting project -- less of a hassle. For bigger projects, the HANDy Ladder Pail, a new tool that makes larger painting projects a snap. Fill the pail with up to a gallon of paint and attach it to your ladder with its fixed bracket. This new tool prevents you from making multiple trips up and down the ladder. A magnetic brush holder and paint grid help manage paint flow allowing you more time to enjoy the gorgeous weather instead of cleaning up after your project.

2. Gutter Cleaning
Cleaning out gutters can be an annoying task, especially with homemade contraptions that dangle from ladders or sit unsteadily on rooftops. By using the HANDy Ladder Pail, the chore becomes more practical and much less of a challenge. Attached to a ladder, it can be used to collect all the leaves and twigs that have accumulated in the gutter. Be sure to use a large spoon or specific gutter cleaning scoop to get the debris out. Use water to loosen up caked on dirt and use a gutter scoop to remove. Make sure to flush your gutters with water once you've removed the debris -- it'll help them flow during those inevitable summer showers!

3. Spring Cleaning Around the House
Make sure you take note of your cleaning supplies before you get started. You don't want to climb up the ladder to wash your windows and realize that you're out of window cleaner! Prepare one bucket of supplies that can be transported to every room and up and down ladders; the essentials are glass cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, a few rags and some paper towels. The HANDy Ladder Pail provides the perfect carrying case for these items, and can be moved up and down the ladder, between floors and anywhere you need to clean, without worry.

Of all interior cleaning projects, window washing can seem the most daunting. But it doesn't have to be a painful task. Before you start, line the sill (or floor, if washing floor-to-ceiling windows) with towels to prevent water dripping or running. Use a standard glass cleaner on a clean rag and wipe across the window in horizontal strokes. For perfect, streak-free windows, run a squeegee from top to bottom to remove excess cleaner. Dry the windows with clean towels or rags. Voila -- the sun can shine in!

While you're working on your summer home improvement projects, make it fun -- open the windows, put on some summery tunes, and let the sun motivate you to get finished as quickly as possible so you can enjoy the season.

For more information on where to find the HANDy Paint Pail line of products, visit www.handypaintpail.com.

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