When thinking about safety for the new year, some may think of drinking and driving or drunken drivers. Please continue to be cautious while driving, but more importantly, be safe when it comes to getting one year older. Yes, another year…
If it’s time to install vinyl windows or vinyl siding, call Tropical. With more than 60 years of experience, Tropical is the home of the experts. Tropical — associated with “Vinyl is Final” — has the best products available in the vinyl…
When purchasing vinyl windows or siding, make sound decisions by buying local. Buying local has many benefits for homeowners in Hawaii. Matthew Houar, Tropical Windows and Siding president and foremost expert in Hawaii on vinyl siding and…
In 1961, the first vinyl exterior products came to Hawaii. That was vinyl siding. Since then, vinyl windows and vinyl fencing have become leaders in the maintenance-free home improvement industry for Hawaii. When vinyl siding first…
Purchasing windows and doors in Hawaii can be really confusing — so many companies with so many promises. How does a homeowner know what to do? What are the right questions to ask? How do you tell the difference between a good or a bad…
Another year has passed. In my 65 years, it has definitely been the strangest year I have lived. The good news is that we made it. With all the COVID controversy, I just want life to be every day again. First, have a merry Christmas and a…
In 1981, when Matt Houar took over ownership of Tropical Wholesale, his vision was to make it the very best window and siding installation company in Hawaii. Forty-five years later, Tropical not only became the best in the business, but…
As the holidays approach, my best words of advice are to be careful. As seniors, we sometimes forget we are old. I was talking to one of my neighbors and noticed he had a brace on his leg.I said, “What happened?” And he told me that he…
When we think about safety for the New Year, we think about drunk driving. Please be safe in on the road during the holidays, but just as importantly, be safe when it comes to aging.Yes, another year has flown by and if you are like me — a…
Update your bathroom in as little as three days. Famous last words, right? But actually, it is possible. Maybe not a total transformation, but a significant upgrade.As I have been saying for years, most accidents happen in the bathroom. A…
Homeowners, if you’re thinking of installing vinyl windows, take a minute and learn to be akamai.As we all know, akamai means to be smart. In every home improvement purchase, there are dos and do nots for products and product…
After 30 or 40 years, if your bathroom looks terrible — full of mildew, the tub is rusting or cracked, the wall by the tub is all rot, the floor is shot, and it’s an embarrassment when family and company come over — these may be signs it’s…
