Fixing Your Dirt Crawl Space Can Pay For Itself!

Save 15% - 20% on Energy Costs!

An independent study revealed that homeowners who properly fix their vented dirt crawl space can save 15% - 20% on their heating and air conditioning costs!!!

Fixing your crawl space properly is probably the smartest and most financially rewarding home repair you'll ever make.

A CleanSpace system, as pictured on the right in the above photo and professionally installed by ACCA Basement Systems, Inc., is one of those things that you are going to pay for whether you get it or not.  It makes a lot of sense to turn a nasty, moist and unhealthy dirt crawl space into a dry, safe clean environment that will provide savings on those high utility bills. 

This is a waterproofing solution that pays you back in many ways.  Call the certified, experienced professionals at ACCA Basement Systems, Inc. to give you a free inspection and estimate to provide you a healthier home for you and your family.  Call today at 812-479-8905 or toll free at 1-800-477-7340.

Call for the Best and tell them West sent you!

Mosquito and Tick Repellent?

Could this plant be used for a mosquito and tick repellent?

Hedeoma pulegioides (L.) Pers.
American false pennyroyal    

Christian County and its county seat, Hopkinsville, are located in southwestern Kentucky (due south of Evansville, Indiana).  This area a part of the Pennyroyal Region.  Around a century ago, the colloquial term "Pennyrile" came into common usage and has thus been adopted in everyday speech, becoming more generally accepted than the original pronunciation... thus we have the Kentucky Pennyrile Parkway.  This region draws its name from a branched annual plant in the mint family that grows to as much as 18 inches in height and is called "American false pennyroyal."

Pioneer settlers found this Pennyroyal growing in abundance throughout the area, and they bruised the leaves and stems for use as a very effective mosquito and tick repellent.  A tea made from the plant was used for treating pneumonia.  Indians used such a tea for headaches, and in Colonial times it was recommended to induce perspiration in people suffering from colds.

I do a lot of family history (genealogy) in Christian County, Kentucky... mosquitoes are not a problem, but ticks are always around everywhere when I go looking in cemeteries for family tombstones & grave sites.  I think I need to get familiar with this plant!

Any Botanists reading this care to comment?

- Compiled by John G. West

Protect Your Pets

This is our West Highland Terrier (Westie) 

We call him "Ollie" and he is a big part of our family!

In this photo, he is due for another trip to the groomers.  He goes to the Vet on a regular basis because we love him and want him to stay healthy for a long life with us.  He is a "high-maintenance" dog, but he is worth it all.  All of us feel this way about our pets.

A serious enemy to cats & dogs is those tiny little critters called fleas!  Fleas make life miserable for our pets by making them itch from bites.  They will make your pet sick and for some pets they can die from fleas. Protect your pets from fleas by getting them treated.  If your home is invaded by fleas, have the home treated for fleas... fleas attack humans, too!

ACCA has professional flea exterminators that will solve your flea problem... call them at 812-479-8905

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Sunrise looking east on Gum Street in Evansville, IN