Home Improvement

When getting ready to sell your home, it is critical that you understand the market. One of the most effective ways to do this is to determine what in your home actually needs to be remodeled to increase its curb appeal and overall value. While it definitely requires an investment to consider remodeling certain portions of your house, doing this in an intelligent way can increase the amount of money you...

The roof of your house can sustain damage from heavy winter weather, storms, and the build-up of moss and algae, fallen tree branches and leaves. Now that summer is on its way, it’s a good time to check that your roof is in tip-top condition and tackle any maintenance and repair issues. Inspection First, you need to get up onto your roof to have a look at what’s going on up there. Use a...

Avoiding the stress from a home construction period takes preparation and knowing what things to consider. Keeping your eye on the goal of amazing and beautiful your home will help you suceed Preparation is key if you want to be guaranteed that your building project does end up beaing a headache. But if you want to obtain excellent results and avoid certain risks, then you need to know how to prepare...

From making improvements to energy efficiency to landscaping your garden, below you will find an infographic with examples on the best ways you can invest in your home. For example, remodelling your kitchen is a great example on how you can add some value to your home by just keeping up to date with upgrades and a few layers of paint every few years as it can make a massive difference to the overall look...

Building a new home can be incredibly expensive. Labor, materials, planning, construction – while all of the work put into building a new home creates a truly unique, gorgeous finished product, the sheer price of a new building project can be a real turn-off to prospective homebuilders. And while some costs can’t be mitigated – such as labor and design – there are some great ways...

Mold is a type of fungus that grows in multicellular filaments called “hyphae.” The type of mold we will be discussing here today is the kind that grows on walls and destroys property. Toxic mold is nasty stuff and it can cause diseases in humans and in animals if it’s left untreated. Toxic mold is most often found in areas that are damp, dark, or steamy, like closets, basements,...

So, you’re remodeling your kitchen, and it’s time to decide on the cabinets you want to use. You do your research, you weigh the pros and cons of framed and frameless cabinets. You check out a couple pre-made cabinets at Lowe’s – they look okay, but their quality is lacking, and you don’t think that any of them really “fit” your kitchen. You want...

Subcontractors are a necessary part of just about any general contracting project. If you’re a general contractor company, you’re going to rely on subcontractors for most of the specialized work that’s done during your project – whether you’re installing a new bathroom and need a plumber, using an electrician to wire up an addition to a home, or using a concrete specialist to...

Becoming a landlord is a major undertaking. Most people think it mainly involves owning and leasing rental property to others, you can expect to wear a different hat at every point of your career. Here are some of the major roles you can expect to play as a landlord Your main responsibility as a landlord is to get your apartments rented. Although you can hire an agency to do the work, this could...

There is a brief period of time between the end of the cold weather and when the hot weather sets in. Just as you are getting a reprieve on your heating costs, you are hit with air conditioning bills. The best way to maintain your home year-round is to maximize the use of technology to decrease your household energy costs. Never before have there been so many options for an energy-efficient home....