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Other Home Needs

When Considering a Home Warranty

Is a home warranty worth it? If you are buying or selling a home, a home warranty may come up in the price negotiation, something the buyer may want as

Bed and Bath

MOEN SaturDIY Makeovers

Update your bathroom or kitchen in about a day for around a thousand dollars.

Watch interior designer and DIY consultant, Martin Amado, show these homeowners how a remodel lite project can refresh a room without breaking a budget or wasting a weekend.

Home Renovation

Smart Home Renovating in a Dicey Market

As of this publication, home values have not reached bottom in many markets. That means your home may still decline in price with some analysts now saying that the bottom

Home Structure

By the Seasons: The Best Time to Remodel

Remodeling your home can be done at any time of the year, but as you can imagine there are certain times, such as December, when you might prefer to enjoy

Home Interior Design

Simple, but Profound Home Entryway Renovation Tips

One of the first impressions visitors get when stepping in your home is your entranceway. When nicely decorated, this section of your home can do more to invite your guests

Home Renovation

Beach Home Remodeling and Decorating Tips

From New England to the mid-Atlantic region, beach homes get the most use from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend. Beginning in April and lasting well into June, homeowners

Home Renovation

Why You Should Renovate Your Home Now

Rising material costs, inflation weigh in. Most homeowners don’t like to rush into new projects, perhaps realizing that without careful planning, they’ll pay more for a project then necessary or

Home Renovation

Should You Renovate or Should You Move?

Taking on a home improvement project makes sense for many homeowners as the work gets done while you’re still living in the home. No need to move out, at least temporarily, unless the entire home is being gutted.

Home Safety

Should You Invest in a Storm Shelter?

Winds topped out at 210 mph, strong enough to sweep brick homes off of foundations.1 Hackelburg Tornado Rated an EF-5, the Hackleburg Tornado was one of the most destructive in

Flooring

Great Looking, Durable, Affordable and Easy-to-Install

Selecting a floor….you know how it’s done. First, you choose the look you like – stones, woods, perhaps something avant-garde?

Decks-Patios-Porches

How to Pressure Clean Your Deck

Your deck provides months of outdoor living pleasure for you and your family, enabling you to entertain guests, spend time with your children or grandchildren and avoid the hassles of dealing with the lawn and bugs just to have access to the great outdoors.

Porch

Porch Renovation Ideas in Time for Summer

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 more,

Home Renovation

How to Renovate Your Rental Apartment

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 your

Home Renovation

Home Renovation: Making Better Use of Your Current Space

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 in

Insurance

7 Insurance Tips for Homeowners

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 the

Heating and Cooling

Home Weatherproofing is Not Just for Winter

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 something

Yard and Garden

7 Ways to Save at the Garden Center

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 and

Other Home Needs

Steps to Recover From a Disaster

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 neighborhoods

Garage

Simple Steps to Turn Your Garage Into a Room

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 garage

Home Financing

Don’t Let Your Credit Sabotage Your Home Renovation Plans

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, expand