Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
Porch Renovation Ideas in Time for Summer
Tweet Do you enjoy your porch? Would you like to get more out of it? You can and the cost can range from investing a few hundred dollars to much
How to Renovate Your Rental Apartment
Tweet If you are a tenant and are planning to stay in your apartment or other rental property for several years, you may desire to renovate your home to suit
Home Renovation: Making Better Use of Your Current Space
Tweet Simpler updates can save you time and money, budget pleasing renovations you can handle yourself or with the help of one more contractors. Home Improvement Tips So, what areas
7 Insurance Tips for Homeowners
Tweet If you’re planning a home renovation or have recently completed an update or addition to your home, your homeowners insurance should be reviewed to make sure that it covers
Home Weatherproofing is Not Just for Winter
Tweet Springtime invites thoughts of gardening, lawn renewal and garage sales, but it doesn’t necessarily bring “weatherproofing” to the mind of most homeowners. After all, sealing windows and doors is
7 Ways to Save at the Garden Center
Tweet If you’re planning a trip to the garden center this weekend, you may have resigned yourself to spending hundreds of dollars on fertilizer, seed, top soil, compost, flowers, plants
Steps to Recover From a Disaster
Tweet Wildfires, floods, tornadoes and other natural disasters have been sweeping through the United States this spring, leaving behind widespread destruction and killing hundreds and displacing tens of thousands. Entire
Simple Steps to Turn Your Garage Into a Room
Tweet If you have an attached garage, you have in-home space just waiting to be converted into a room. Homeowners looking for additional living space may resort to turning a
Don’t Let Your Credit Sabotage Your Home Renovation Plans
Tweet Renovating a home can be a costly affair, which means many homeowners will have to tap their home’s equity or arrange other financing to pay for a new kitchen,
Architectural Touches and Room Redesign
Tweet Let’s take a look at several room design enhancements you can add on your own or with the help of renovation contractor. Moldings — Wall trim can bring any
Outbuildings and Your Property
Tweet However, garages are just one of many structures homeowners may have on their property, buildings which can add value to the property and provide a place of respite or
Steps to Consider Before Installing a Swimming Pool
Installing a swimming pool can add value to your home and offer countless hours of entertainment and relief from hot weather. Swimming pools can also prove expensive, requiring extensive changes to your yard before a pool can be installed.
Select the Best Trees for Your Yard
Tweet The type of tree to add to your property depends on several factors including your location, soil and your personal tolerance for debris. Cost is another factor and becomes
Green Landscaping the Smart Way
Tweet Seasonal Plantings Winter and summer are not then best seasons for installing new greenery, but spring and fall are. Summer’s heat and the threat of killing winter frosts can
You Can Build a Rock Garden
Tweet Homeowners who prefer a natural landscape setting may want to consider building a rock garden. As the name implies, rocks are the centerpiece of this type of landscaping feature,
Garden Center Overview 101
Tweet Trips to the garden center are a spring rite of passage, as winter-weary homeowners seek to throw off months of relative solitude to buy flowers and plants in a
Roof Repairs Now or Major Renovation Later
Tweet Roofing Costs The cost of replacing your roof can be included with your home’s capital improvements or upgrades when it comes to selling your home. But, ask most homeowners
Flooring Materials: Making the Right Choice
Tweet You have many choices available when considering flooring materials along with variations based on color, size, styles and cost. Quality of materials is important too which means you must
Master Bedroom Renovation Ideas
Tweet By pushing out a wall, you can expand the footprint of your master bedroom, to encompass all or part of an adjoining room. Such a renovation may require the
Cost Effective Renovation: Cold Storage Room
Tweet Self Reliance Americans have always had a spirit of self-reliance, something we tend to forget when we look to the federal government for help. There is a reason why
