Expenses you incur that physically affect the home are not deductible from the sales proceeds, even if they help make your home more saleable. For example, you canât deduct the cost of cleaning the carpets in your home, repainting, or hiring a gardener to make the lawn look good. Deducting Home Improvements From Home Sale Profit If you make substantial physical improvements to your home -- even if you did them years before you started actively preparing your home for sale -- you can add the cost to its tax basis.
1 Determine if Moles Are Active: To test mole activity in your yard, go out and stomp down the existing molehills. 2  Then, watch each day to see if the mole pushes them back up again. 3  Forget Grub Control: The popular wisdom used to be, that to get rid of moles, you must get rid of grubs.
Moles belong to the mammal group Insectivora, and thus they are more related to shrews. Moles usually have pointed snouts, enlarged rounded front feet, stout claws, small eyes and ears, a nearly naked tail. They are usually gray or silvery-gray, 5-8 inches long and have velvety fur. Keep your grass always cut as it is difficult to see where and when moles are working. 2  Walk silently, and the mole will never be alerted to escape down its trail. 3  Install a wire mesh in the dirt before planting your garden to prevent moles from damaging it at all.