Home maintenance

Publication date: Jan. 25, 2023

Reviewed by Hank StelzerForestry State SpecialistWith ever-increasing fuel costs, heating with wood has again become very popular with Missourians. But this increased use of wood-heating equipment brings with it the need for constant, careful ...

Publication date: April 15, 2019

Editor's noteThis publication is intended for digital download.Kandace Fisher-McLeanField Specialist in Housing EducationAdapted for use in Missouri by Sharon M.S. Gibson and Pamela R. Turner, University of Georgia Extension, College of Family & ...

Publication date: April 15, 2019

Editor's noteThis publication is intended for digital download.Kandace Fisher-McLeanField Specialist in Housing EducationAdapted for use in Missouri from Green Cleaning: Recipes for a Healthy Home by Sharon M.S. Gibson and Pamela R. Turner, ...

Publication date: Oct. 3, 2014

Michael GoldschmidtHousing and Environmental Design State SpecialistDepartment of Architectural StudiesYou can reduce your home’s heating and cooling costs through proper insulation and weatherization (air sealing) techniques. Any air sealing ...

Publication date: June 1, 2012

Marsha G. AlexanderHousing and Environmental Design SpecialistCollege of Human Environmental SciencesSome consumers are stockpiling incandescent bulbs while the phase-out of out energy-inefficient incandescent light bulbs continues. Even though ...

Publication date: Oct. 1, 2001

Robert A. SchultheisAgricultural Engineering SpecialistA septic tank/absorption field is the most common onsite sewage treatment system in use in Missouri. Nearly 30 percent of all housing units in Missouri use onsite wastewater treatment systems   ...