Home Improvement, Repair & Gardening Tips Articles from our monthly newsletter, the Hardware Hotline, listed by subject. Cleaning Disaster Preparedness Drinking Water Protect the Environment Gardening Hardware, Tools and "How-To" Health, Safety and Home Security Lead Hazards Miscellaneous Barbecue! Ask Cole Hardware: customer questions answered by our staff ADDITIONS: (11/2007) Lead-filled Products in the Marketplace.  Cole Hardware has lead testing kits. A well-tuned household heating and ventilating system is essential for indoor air quality, energy efficiency and comfort. Fall Back.  As daylight hours grow shorter, Cole Hardware offers some suggestions to make certain entry ways are safe, and well-lit. Gardening Tasks for November:  Now’s the Time To Prune Spring-Blooming Shrubs. (from Camille’s Cosmos). It's Turkey Time!  There is nothing quite like a barbecued turkey.