<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861566225915057229</id><updated>2009-10-12T22:03:51.418-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Your Own Maintenance Man!</title><subtitle type='html'>Hello! I'm a repairs and maintenance contractor in Springfield, Missouri. I have started this blog so you can have a space to share your questions, thoughts or comments about any home or property repair, maintenance, or Handyman issue. Keep in mind I may not be able to answer all questions, but I'm willing to give it a try. Look forward to your post!</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Joel - CMaint</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10736019902051523960</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861566225915057229.post-147027571652349834</id><published>2007-11-14T09:56:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2007-11-21T08:37:38.435-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='handyman springfield mo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ozark'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='expo'/><title type='text'>Ozark - Women's Living Expo</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/Rz9iGxJI18I/AAAAAAAAABU/vkj3SUqm0ls/s1600-h/expo.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133929968636057538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/Rz9iGxJI18I/AAAAAAAAABU/vkj3SUqm0ls/s200/expo.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/RzsQbyKSgHI/AAAAAAAAAA4/bRmkd1YQSOU/s1600-h/expo.jpg"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We had a great time at the Ozarks - Women's Living Expo at the Springfield Expo Center November 9,10, and 11. We gave away "Your Maintenance Man for a Day" which was up to 6 hours of free labor valued at $330.00. The winner was:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;Neva Johnson of Springfield, MO&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A consolation prize of $15.00 off your repair invoice will be sent to all those who signed up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be sure and come out to see us next year!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;color:#009900;"&gt;COMPLETE MAINTENANCE - &lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;serving Springfield, MO - Battlefield, Brookline, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Rogersville, Strafford, Willard and all surrounding areas - 417-866-3307.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3861566225915057229-147027571652349834?l=springfield-repairs.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/feeds/147027571652349834/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3861566225915057229&amp;postID=147027571652349834&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/147027571652349834'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/147027571652349834'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/2007/11/ozark-womens-living-expo.html' title='Ozark - Women&apos;s Living Expo'/><author><name>Joel - CMaint</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10736019902051523960</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16148689100907911846'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/Rz9iGxJI18I/AAAAAAAAABU/vkj3SUqm0ls/s72-c/expo.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861566225915057229.post-1596971748643616078</id><published>2007-11-14T09:23:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-11-21T08:35:41.805-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='checklist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='handyman springfield mo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='winter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>Winter Home Care Tips</title><content type='html'>&lt;blockquote style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="95%" align="center" border="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;color:#339999;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0);font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;font-size:130%;"  &gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)"&gt;Heating cost have been projected to be the highest in a decade&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)"&gt;!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(51,102,51);font-family:Tempus Sans ITC;font-size:130%;"  &gt;&lt;strong&gt;What can you do to save money?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;#1 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)"&gt;Have the furnace professionally checked, cleaned, and oiled for more efficiency. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;blockquote style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204);font-family:Tahoma;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)"&gt;Save more on utility bills by adding a digital programmable thermostat!&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Add even more to your savings by including it at the time of your furnace checkup. Call for more info!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;#2 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0);font-size:85%;" &gt;Show your water heater some TLC.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;blockquote style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204);font-family:Tahoma;" &gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0);font-size:85%;" &gt;Water heating typically accounts for 14% of your utility bill!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;blockquote style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Five ways to save on utility cost:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul dir="ltr" style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Use less hot water&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Turn down the temperature on your unit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Insulate your unit&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Flush the sediment out of your unit&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Replace with a more efficient unit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;#3 &lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)"&gt;Clean and oil your whole house fan (attic fan)&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;blockquote style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204);font-family:Tahoma;" &gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)"&gt;Add a custom insulated fan cover&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;"&gt;in the attic to stop escaping warm air that could cause ice dams resulting in rotted rafters, fascia, etc. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;#4 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(102,153,204);font-family:Tahoma;" &gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)"&gt;Calking &amp;amp; weather stripping can reduce your heating cost by as much as 25%&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;blockquote style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;p&gt;and make you much more comfortable! Call for a quote today!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Don’t forget to check for water leaks near tubs/showers, water heaters, under sinks, behind washers, and under your house. Water leakage from cracked pipes and o-rings can cause SERIOUS flooring and foundation damage, also attracting termites and mold, if not caught and repaired early! Also, take your water hose off your outdoor hose bibb to prevent freezing!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;COMPLETE MAINTENANCE - serving Springfield, MO - Battlefield, Brookline, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Rogersville, Strafford, Willard and all surrounding areas - 417-866-3307.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://completemaintenance-springfield.com/page5.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://completemaintenance-springfield.com/page7.html"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Tahoma;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3861566225915057229-1596971748643616078?l=springfield-repairs.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/feeds/1596971748643616078/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3861566225915057229&amp;postID=1596971748643616078&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/1596971748643616078'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/1596971748643616078'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/2007/11/winter-home-care-tips.html' title='Winter Home Care Tips'/><author><name>Joel - CMaint</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10736019902051523960</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16148689100907911846'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861566225915057229.post-4545105862824826438</id><published>2007-10-31T10:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-11-21T08:38:31.984-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='rebate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='furnace cleaning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='handyman springfield mo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='winter tune-up'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Discounts'/><title type='text'>City Utilities now giving rebate for Winter Tune-up!</title><content type='html'>copied from &lt;a href="http://www.cityutilities.net/conserve/res_pgms.htm"&gt;City Utilities&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/RyikjocLN2I/AAAAAAAAAAU/pkQ-L5KS7jw/s1600-h/20056540.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127529107819280226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="167" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/RyikjocLN2I/AAAAAAAAAAU/pkQ-L5KS7jw/s320/20056540.jpg" width="175" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;Check out City Utilities $30 rebate for pre-season tune-ups for your furnace!&lt;/span&gt; Hurry - offer ends November 30!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.cityutilities.net/conserve/res_pgms.htm"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Click, explore and save with CU services to help you conserve energy and save money. Online and in-person energy audits, interactive resources, and information, all designed for homeowners who want to make the most of the energy they use.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;COMPLETE MAINTENANCE&lt;/strong&gt; - serving Springfield, MO - Battlefield, Brookline, Nixa, Ozark, Republic, Rogersville, Strafford, Willard and all surrounding areas - 417-866-3307.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3861566225915057229-4545105862824826438?l=springfield-repairs.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.cityutilities.net/conserve/res_pgms.htm#HVAC-Tuneup' title='City Utilities now giving rebate for Winter Tune-up!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/feeds/4545105862824826438/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3861566225915057229&amp;postID=4545105862824826438&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/4545105862824826438'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/4545105862824826438'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/2007/10/city-utilities-now-giving-rebate-for.html' title='City Utilities now giving rebate for Winter Tune-up!'/><author><name>Joel - CMaint</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10736019902051523960</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16148689100907911846'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/RyikjocLN2I/AAAAAAAAAAU/pkQ-L5KS7jw/s72-c/20056540.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861566225915057229.post-5243248241089857686</id><published>2007-03-06T14:51:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-11-14T09:51:08.109-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='checklist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='handyman springfield mo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='spring'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='home'/><title type='text'>Spring Home Check-Up</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="COLOR: rgb(153,153,153)"&gt;from springfield-repairs.com:Newsletter page&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="95%" align="center" border="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;"&gt;&lt;span class="style1" style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)"&gt;Spring Home Check-Up&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 87px; HEIGHT: 116px" src="http://completemaintenance-springfield.com/images/hvac.jpg" /&gt; &lt;span class="style1"&gt;#1 Have your A/C unit professionally checked, cleaned, and oiled. It doesn't take much Freon loss to cost $$$ in extra electricity, and also possible compressor failure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="style1"&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 92px; HEIGHT: 86px" src="http://completemaintenance-springfield.com/images/plumb.jpg" /&gt; #2 Check for water leaks near tubs/showers, water heaters, under sinks, behind washers, and under your house. Water leakage from cracked pipes and o-rings can cause SERIOUS flooring and foundation damage, also attracting termites and mold, if not caught and repaired early!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 101px; HEIGHT: 75px" src="http://completemaintenance-springfield.com/images/elect.jpg" border="0" /&gt; #3 Check out your whole house fan, attic fans, and ceiling fans to make sure they are in proper w&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="style1"&gt;orking order before the real heat sets in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="WIDTH: 97px; HEIGHT: 71px" src="http://completemaintenance-springfield.com/images/Handyman.jpg" /&gt; #4 Fall leaves and Spring showers can mean fascia, soffit, and gutter damage. Have them cleaned and inspected soon!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/Rfw6SXBFRiI/AAAAAAAAAAM/S7QPIs60tGs/s1600-h/improv.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5042969769838724642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 97px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 68px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/Rfw6SXBFRiI/AAAAAAAAAAM/S7QPIs60tGs/s320/improv.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="style1"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="style1"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="style1"&gt;#5 Do you have a remodeling project that's just not getting done? Call today and schedule a bid - at no charge - and we can have that remodeling project done soon!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span class="style1"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="style1"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0pt; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:6;"&gt;&lt;span class="style1"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr style="WIDTH: 100%; HEIGHT: 2px"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3861566225915057229-5243248241089857686?l=springfield-repairs.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/feeds/5243248241089857686/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3861566225915057229&amp;postID=5243248241089857686&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/5243248241089857686'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/5243248241089857686'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/2007/03/spring-home-check-up.html' title='Spring Home Check-Up'/><author><name>Joel - CMaint</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10736019902051523960</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16148689100907911846'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ouk7x6HWu9k/Rfw6SXBFRiI/AAAAAAAAAAM/S7QPIs60tGs/s72-c/improv.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861566225915057229.post-807289470532604256</id><published>2007-02-27T21:02:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-11-14T09:49:08.646-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='handyman springfield mo'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='handymen'/><title type='text'>What I don't like about Handymen</title><content type='html'>In an effort to make our service the best yet, we would like to get your response on the things that you dislike the most about handymen. (Please, don't use company names or personal names). Tell us your gripes, bad experiences, or even horror stories.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3861566225915057229-807289470532604256?l=springfield-repairs.blogspot.com'/&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/feeds/807289470532604256/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=3861566225915057229&amp;postID=807289470532604256&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/807289470532604256'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3861566225915057229/posts/default/807289470532604256'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://springfield-repairs.blogspot.com/2007/02/what-i-dont-like-about-handymen.html' title='What I don&apos;t like about Handymen'/><author><name>Joel - CMaint</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10736019902051523960</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='16148689100907911846'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry></feed>