Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
You Can Save Money on Summer Outdoor Furniture
With summer now behind us, you will soon be putting all of your outdoor furniture away. Then again, if you’re tired of your current set and really don’t want to store it only to bring it out again next spring, you can sell your set and buy new furniture instead. Like right now.
What You Need to Know About a Home Equity Line of Credit
A home equity line of credit or HELOC is a popular borrowing option for homeowners, but is handled differently than a home equity loan or HEL. With a HEL, you receive your money up front.
7 Quick and Easy Fall Yard Projects
Beautiful fall weather is here, offering a welcome contrast to the hottest days of summer. The next few months promise to serve up enough days that are not too warm and not too cold.
How to Remove Old Carpeting
Wall to wall carpeting when it is new can be an attractive addition to many rooms. But, when this carpet is old as in worn, outdated or simply unattractive, it can become a hindrance to your home.
5 Eco-Friendly Home Renovation Tips
Are you considering renovating your home? If so, you might want to consider several eco-friendly options that can save you money and reduce your impact on the environment.
How to Hold a Home Fire Drill
This writer was a teenager when his home caught fire, just one week before Christmas on a chilly, Saturday evening. Thankfully, no one was injured, but our home was heavily damaged and it took six months before the repairs were finished, and the home ready for occupancy.
How to Remove Stuck Wallpaper
You’ve tried to remove that aged and ugly butterfly design wallpaper in your kitchen, but to no avail. No matter what you try, only small strips come off, with most of it glued tightly and impossible to budge.
How to Replace Your Toilet
A cracked toilet bowl means one thing: you will need to replace your toilet in its entirety. The toilet cannot be repaired, but it can be replaced and just maybe you’ll want to tackle this job yourself.
How to Prepare Your Home For Fall
With Labor Day now past, homeowners will be turning their attention to prepping their houses for cooler weather. Winter prep is still one or two months away, but readying your home for fall has its own requirements.
How to Prepare Your Swimming Pool for Winter
Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. For many homeowners, it also is one of the last times of the year that they will be using their swimming pools as cooler weather sets in and thoughts turn to school and fall activities.
What You Need to Know About Energy Saving Light Bulbs
Consumers seeking to reduce their electrical consumption can achieve important savings by replacing their incandescent light bulbs with ENERGY STAR qualified light bulbs, such as a compact fluorescent light bulb.
Refinancing Considerations for Homeowners
With mortgage rates still flirting with historic lows, refinancing now can help you avoid higher rates later on when inflation inevitably becomes a factor. Interest rates have been held artificially low thanks to fed action, but few analysts believe that they’ll stay this low for years, perhaps for just months to come.
How to Install a Kitchen Sink
If your kitchen could use a sprucing up, a logical place to start is with the kitchen sink. Sinks tend to get a lot of use, accumulating much grime and losing its sheen quicker than, say, your counter tops, floors and cabinet faces.
How to Find the Right Moving Company
You’ve sold your house or are ready to move out of your apartment. You have been considering moving everything yourself, but your furniture is heavy and friends to help are few and far between. Besides, you are not so young yourself.
How to Renovate & Organize a Kitchen Pantry
A kitchen pantry is the backbone of many homes, offering a convenient place to store dry goods and nonperishables. Pantries have changed down through the years, going from an essential storage area to an optional one in many homes thanks to refrigeration.
Basement Finishing Tips and Tricks
A home’s basement is a rec room just ready to be used. Or maybe a library. Perhaps even a family room. Getting this room ready for regular use takes some work even if it already has drywall in place, electrical connections available and sufficient natural and electrical lighting present.
Home Safety Tips for Accident Prevention
Our homes are our refuge from the world, familiar places that offer comfort, solitude and respite. But, there are dangers lurking where we spend our most time, with household chemicals, fire and even our beloved pets presenting possible hazards if we’re not careful.
How to Replace a Fluorescent Ballast
A fluorescent ballast is an ideal workroom or laundry room lighting fixture, providing much needed lighting in areas where space is at a premium. Such fixtures are fairly simple and can be replaced if evidence of failure has been found.
7 Renovating Mistakes That Can Sink Your Project
A renovation project can be an enjoyable process, one that yields a home that is updated, stylish and meets your requirements. That’s the best case scenario, however just one mistake can sink your project. Let’s take a look at seven renovating mistakes and how these can be avoided.
Floor Covering and Your Home Renovation Plans
With any home improvement project, you’ve taken care to ensure that every detail of your home is covered. From the windows and the doors to the electrical lines and the plumbing.You know what type of wall coverings you want, where fixtures will be placed and have picked out an area for a built-in library/media center.
