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Contractor Articles
What
You Need To Know When Working With A Contractor - Are you in the
process of planning to remodel your home? If the answer is yes, here are
some tips on how to establish and maintain a good working relationship with
your remodeling contractor..
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Everything
You Need To Know Before Hiring A Contractor - This
special report can save you thousands when you begin your home remodeling
project. Before you begin your home remodeling project or even speak to any
salesman, remodeler, handyman, or retail outlet, this special report has
important consumer information you need to ensure you get the quality you
deserve and the perfect look for your home.
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Choosing
A Certified Graduate Remodelor - The Certified Graduate Remodelor
program assures you that your remodeler has met NAHB prescribed standards of
business practice and has a proven track record of successfully completed
projects
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The
Three Bid Myth - If you needed heart surgery, would you ever
consider asking three surgeons to submit bids and then go with the lowest
price? The rhetorical answer is an emphatic, "Of course not!”
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Basement Articles
Five
Basement Remodeling 'Must-Haves' - One of the easiest ways to
"add a new room or rooms" to your home is to better utilize the space you
already have. Most basements are dark areas where we store seasonal
decorations, old toys, sporting equipment and anything else not used on a
regular basis.
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Kitchen Articles
Kitchen
Cabinets Are The Soul Of Your Kitchen - reflect the heart and
soul of the homeowner. The cabinets you have in your kitchen have the
greatest impact on a kitchen's look. They come in many shapes and sizes as
well as in a rainbow of colors.
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Exterior Painting Articles
Seven
Questions To Ask Your Painting Contractor - People generally do
business with people they like and trust. You should talk with your painting
contractor prior to signing any agreement. Get to know them and their
company. You should be comfortable with their demeanor and the demonstration
of their professional ethics.
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Choosing
Exterior Paint Colors For Your Home - So the time has come to
repaint the outside of your house, but you're tired of the old color scheme.
If you'd like to try something fresh and new that suits your style, some
simple homework will help you get off on the right foot.
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Home Saving Articles
Seven
Tips To Slash Home Energy Bills - The Department of Energy states
natural gas prices will leap up to 71 percent this fall and winter, due to
damage caused by the storm. This translates into a $600 jump in home heating
for most homeowners, according to the Georgia Public Service Commission. Now
is the time to give your home a “check-up”. Here are six tips from the
Comfort Institute to make your home an energy sipper instead of a gas
guzzler!
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Add
Value To Your Home With An Extreme Makeover - As Pittsburgh home
prices continue to rise, many Pittsburgh homeowners in need of more living
space are opting to give their garage an “extreme makeover” rather than
moving to a larger home. According to a recent Harvard University Joint
Center for Housing study, homeowners spent an estimated $129.5 billion on
remodeling in the last four quarters alone. As Carole Schiffer, a Coldwell
Banker Realtor explains, “People want more breadth of utility for their
homes. Instead of going to the movies or the gym, they’re converting garages
into media rooms and gyms.”
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Landscaping Articles
Helping
Your Plants
Survive A Harsh Winter - Winter drying can be a problem on many
evergreens, causing brown leaf edges or brown needles. These browning
symptoms may not be noticed until spring or early summer. Watering during
the fall or winter will help to counteract winter drying.
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Getting
Rid of Standing Water In Your Yard - Do you have one or more
areas in your yard that hold water after a rainfall? This is a common
problem, and sometimes difficult to solve. Over the years I’ve talked with
dozens of people trying to battle this problem, and on several occasions I
have been hired to solve the problem. So what can be done? Read More
Building
An Arbor - It may difficult to believe, but building an arbor for
your landscape can actually be quite inexpensive. If you keep the arbor
small, to a two-post size, you can have a very attractive landscape feature
for a small cost. Even the novice landscaper can build a small arbor without
too much trouble in about two days (three at the most). It can be a very
rewarding project that provides a sophisticated sense of beauty to your over
all landscape design. Read More
5
Tips To A Better Lawn - There is no doubt that when landscaping
one wants to save money, as well as have an attractive property. Not only
can landscaping help you beautify your home, but it can also provide a
source of satisfying exercise in the fresh air. When you take care of your
yard on your own, it is possible to save money and to improve your physical
conditioning. Read More
Roofing Articles
Better
Roofs Are Less Expensive - The ultimate question for roofing is:
“What is the best roof?” The accountants will tell you that the answer is
simple: It is the roof that costs the least over its life. It really does
not matter what material is used or
how the
roof is attached; the answer is the same. If the roof fails, then the
cost of a new roof is added to the cost.
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Window Articles
Nine
Questions On Replacement Windows - Simply put,
replacement windows are those designed to fit into the same structure
that the old windows came out of. The idea of replacement windows is to get
newer, more energy-efficient windows to help you lower your heating costs.
When you’re replacing your windows, you’ll need to have exact measurements
because, although there’s a small allowance for differences in measurements,
the
replacement windows should be the same size as the old windows, and fit
into the frame with a minimum of adjustments.
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Choosing
The Right Window - Shoes come in a wide variety of styles:
sneakers, wingtips, boots, sandals. They're all shoes. Each style has the
same basic makeup. Each has unique benefits. Sneakers alone range from
bare-bones cloth models to more expensive, high-tech athletic shoes.
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Energy
Efficiency Is The Major Goal Of Replacement Windows - With the
high cost of utility bills these days, and the environmentalists lobbying
for ways to save energy, the replacement window industry has stepped up to
the plate and produced many ways to please everybody involved..
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Keep
Safety In Mind When It Comes To Windows - Open a window and you
open your world. Windows add so much to our lives; they bring in welcome
light and fresh air and they help protect us from the elements. As the
weather warms and windows are opened more often, follow these important tips
to enhance home safety:
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