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Backyard
Backyard Activities for the Home Improvement Lover
When we think of backyard activities, sports often come to mind. While sports are a great way to spend your time outdoors, they are not all that...
Beautify with Garden Plants
There are many ways to make your house and lawn turn into a home. Every bit of careful touch you add will help your space feel more personal and...
Outdoor Kitchen – The Dynamics of Taking Your Cooking Outside!
The kitchen is typically an indoor part of our house; this is the haven where we prepare our meals throughout the days, prepare foods for the family...
Outdoor Kitchen Islands
Kitchen islands have long been loved for extra cooking and storage space in the kitchen. Now they are available for outdoor cooking and...
Bring the Outdoors in with Home Sunroom Additions
We may love our homes, but there are times when virtually everyone feels a bit boxed in. Perhaps we've outgrown our home, or maybe it just feels a...
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Basement
Want to Stop a Third of the Energy Loss from Your Home?
Many people don’t insulate their basement walls because they mistakenly believe that the soil outside does the insulating for them. Unfortunately,...
Basement Renovation
A finished basement can be a great place where you can entertain your family and friends by putting in a recreation room that includes a pool table,...
Basement Ideas
Being banished to the basement doesn’t always have to be punishment! Nowadays, owners of homes with a basement consider the space to be prime square...
Framing Basement Walls
Framing basement walls can be a tricky endeavor. There are a number of different situations and obstacles that complicate the framing. As a result,...
How to Finish Your Basement and Basement Remodeling
Finishing your basement can almost double the square foot living space of your home. A finished basement can include new living space such as a...
Basement Remodeling – 5 Easy Steps to Creating a Functional Basement
Most basements are dark, gloomy, and simply serve as a storage area for old toys, clothes, seasonal items, and anything else that is not used on a...
How To Install Furring Strips to Concrete Walls
If you are planning to finish a basement you will most likely need to install furring strips to the concrete walls so that the walls can be...
How to Insulate a Basement with Safety in Mind
Learning how to insulate a basement properly not only saves money on energy bills, but also provides a welcome degree of comfort in that area of...
Basement Remodeling Starts with Permanent Waterproofing
Basement remodeling can add lots of extra living space to your home but beware; basement water leakage could put a real damper on your hopes if not...
Beautifying Your Basement
Quick Tips for a Successful Basement RemodelNeed a place to entertain the guys and house the pool table? Want to rid the family room of toys from...
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Bathroom
Small Bathroom? Great Remodeling Ideas To Try
Idea 1Go with a Small Vanity and Sink It can be difficult to work around a large vanity and sink in your small bathroom, so you'll want to avoid...
Should You Do Your Own Bathroom Remodeling?
Are you interested in remodeling your bathroom? If so, you are not alone. Each year, thousands of homeowners make the decision to remodel their...
What Remodeling Your Bathroom Can Do For Your Home
When we often think of home improvement projects, such as a bathroom remodeling project, we tend to think of what that project can do for us,...
Should You Hire a Professional to Remodel Your Bathroom?
Are you unhappy with the way that your bathroom looks or the way that you feel while inside of it? If so, you may want to think about having your...
Create Your Own Home Spa With A Personal Massage Bathtub
Most of you lead a hectic lifestyle, one which is jam-packed with chores, errands, and last-minute shopping. With such a fast-paced life, it becomes...
Bathroom Remodeling: Choosing A New Shower Stall
In the United States, a large number of homeowners only have a bathtub in their homes. Most bathtubs really aren’t just bathtubs; many also double...
Bathroom Remodeling: Should You Change Your Bathroom Theme?
Are you a homeowner who has recently decided that you would like to have your bathroom remodeled? If so, why would you like to have it remodeled?...
Remodeling Your Bathroom On A Budget
Are you one of the many homeowners in the United States who would like to have your bathroom remodeled? If so, how you do plan on paying for it?...
The Cons Of Bathroom Remodeling
Each year, millions of homeowners consider having their bathrooms remodeled. Despite the fact that a large number of homeowners want to have their...
Create A Jewel Box Of A Powder Room With Venetian Plasters
Oh yes, it’s the tiniest room in our home – and the one that all our guests see, eventually. It holds such potential allure and such realized dread....
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Ceiling
Installing Acoustic Ceiling Tiles
Installing acoustic ceiling tiles is an option to consider when you have decided to change the type of ceiling you have in your home or office....
Strapping a Ceiling
Before hanging sheetrock to ceiling joists it is important that strapping first be installed. Strapping helps prevent cracks from showing up later...
Asbestos Ceiling Tiles – Potential Hazards And Precautions
Asbestos was widely used as a component of ‘popcorn’ ceilings in homes or in the form of asbestos ceiling tiles. It was also used as decorative...
No More Boring Ceilings
When building a new home or upgrading your existing home, there are many upgrades available to customize the home to your particular tastes. From...
The Pros and Cons of Ceiling Speakers
Office buildings, airports and restaurants were the first homes of ceiling speakers. They can be easily recognized by the dense grilles that pour...
The Benefits of Installing a Ceiling Medallion
A ceiling medallion is probably not the first thing you think of when you think of classing up a room. Everyone is remodeling these days, and the...
Remodeling? Don’t Forget the Ceiling
Thinking of remodeling? Look up. Your first project may be hanging right above you. That’s right. Your ceiling is often a seriously overlooked...
How To Choose A Chandelier Based On Style
Chandelier Style GuideIf you are building your dream home or renovating an existing one and want to add a chandelier, this guide will offer...
Mobile Home Repair – Ceiling Stains
Ugly, brown stains are a common feature of mobile home ceilings. They develop when roof leaks or condensation causes water to drip onto the ceiling...
Fixing Plastic Wall Cladding and Ceiling Cladding
You can make fixing wall cladding and ceiling cladding easier and do work of better quality by following certain standard procedures. We look at...
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Commercial Space
Main Stages of Repair Works in the Apartment
How to begin repair works of the apartment?The first stage of the repair of old apartments is the destruction and dismantling first of all of the...
Designing & Furnishing the Family Practice
Starting a family practice is a lot of work. When it comes to office layout and design, taking a little time, in the beginning, can save both times...
Build a Retail Store that is Made to Last
The most preferred structure for building designers across America is the steel building. It is recognized for its ease of erection, design...
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Electrical
Electrical Home Renovation: Overload Warning Signs
Modern technology may be placing an enormous burden on your home's electrical system. If you live in an older home, chances are your electrical...
How To Hire An Electrician
An electrician is someone who specializes in the wiring and repair of electrical mechanisms. Most people will rarely need the services of an...
How To Hire The Right Carpenter For The Job
A carpenter is a person who creates objects made of wood for various projects, from home remodeling to furniture. These skilled craftsmen should be...
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Exterior
Simple Home Improvement Idea: Vinyl Siding
If you've been looking for an easy way to completely transform the exterior of your home, look no further than vinyl siding. Vinyl Siding is an...
Choosing A Face For Your Home
When building or remodeling a home, there are many things to consider, from small details like the style of bathroom tiles and kitchen cabinets to...
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Financing
Home Equity Loans The Best 2nd Mortgage For Financing Home Improvements
Tired of looking at those avocado green kitchen appliances? The wood paneling and shag in your family room? The worn fiberglass tub enclosure in the...
Home Equity Loans – A Walkthrough Guide Of Home Loans
As the interest rate on credit cards and other loans continues to increase, many people have turned to home equity loans as a method of borrowing...
Remodel Your Home – Take A Home Improvement Loan
Home, a place where you live together with your close and loved ones, may mean the whole world to you. You always wanted to make your home a better...
7 Best Ways To Get Home Improvement loan
An Introduction To A Home Repair Grant
What is a Home Repair Grant?Home repair grants are a way for people to pay for home repairs that may otherwise remain unfixed. Home repair grants...
Home Improvement Is Great If You Know How To Finance It
With housing prices at an all-time high, homeowners who have outgrown their existing home or feel that it no longer meets their needs have a...
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Flooring
What Lies Under
This article and others that follow will be devoted to home repair and improvement dealing with different areas from roof to basement. If you are...
What You Need To Know About Wood Flooring
Whether building a new home or tackling a remodeling project, you can be confident that genuine hardwood flooring will add significantly to the...
Why Don’t You Choose An Epoxy Floor For Your Home?
When I talk with people about epoxy floors, too often they say “They are very good, but they’re too expensive”. Hm…? Are they? Let’s see some...
Selecting Your Carpet
We've all done it. Every time we invest in a new carpet, we take an internal oath and solemnly swear we will take care of this brand new carpet, and...
Laying Vinyl Tile The Right Way
Vinyl Tile is still one of the best floor coverings to choose for kitchens and bathrooms. Ceramic tile is great, but the cost to have a professional...
Laminate Flooring Colors To Match Your Décor
The wood used in your home, on the doors, on the trim, the cabinets, and even the beds or vanities in your home, can be a basis for the colors of...
Hardwood Floor Customization: Board Width And Installation Patterns
People often have to brace themselves as they begin the overwhelming process of shopping for the perfect hardwood floors for their home, yet they...
Five Tips To Help Choose The Proper Hardwood Floor
Ageless beauty, durability, and ease of installation and maintenance make hardwood floors the perfect choice for remodeling your home floors. There...
Why You Should Consider Staining Your Concrete Floor
Acid staining can make a common concrete floor look like expensive natural stone flooring. Not only is it a fraction of the price, but for people...
Epoxy Floors With Glitter Can Put Sparkle Into Living Spaces
More and more new homes, offices, restaurants and retail spaces are looking for attractive flooring that is unique, healthy, and easy to maintain....
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Garage
Music Studio in a Garage
Music is your hobby and you want to practice with your band. The only available place that you can think of is your garage but you also have...
Garage Floor Remodeling
The garage is a very important part of your house. It is not only the room where you keep your car but it can be used also as a storeroom. In the...
Insulating Your Garage
You recently bought a house that has a bedroom addition above the garage but it is not insulated. Adding insulation should make those rooms more...
Sealing a Garage Floor
The floor of your garage is exposed to intense corrosion and deterioration due to road salt, oils, and other auto fluids. Sealing your garage floor...
Garage Rubber Flooring
If you are considering remodeling your garage you might consider choosing a rubber flooring for your garage. This is an inexpensive option for...
Remodeling Ideas for Your Garage
What is the easiest way to add more space to your house? Of course, the answer is to remodel your garage. A very cost-effective way to gain more...
Garage Materialism is Growing
Ever since the first suburbs were built, the garage became a measure of the financial prosperity of a family. At first, there was one, then two, but...
Major Garage Transformation
One of the most commonly encountered questions when thinking about converting your garage for a new use is the warmth of the floor. Whether you are...
The G-Floor
During the last years, the garage has become an important extension of the house. More and more people remodel their garage giving it a new purpose,...
Garage Storing – Shelves
A garage is a perfect home for all sorts of items and activities from storing sporting equipment to tools and machines; and its original purpose for...
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General
Home Renovation Is A Necessity Without Vacation Precaution
Going up to the cottage this summer for some R & R? Make sure your home is not the victim of a B&E with these security tips: Check your home...
Home Equity Theft Through Contractors Still A Problem
Using the equity in your home to upgrade or improve the home itself is one of the most popular reasons for taking out a home equity loan. With some...
The Value Of Home Security Safes
A basic locking cabinet can secure valuable papers or personal items but it will not protect them from theft or fire damage. Only safes can provide...
Home Improvement Rules To Follow
Even though home improvement is pretty straightforward most of the time, it is important to carefully follow instructions in order to successfully...
Snazz Up Your Home With Some Hot Candle Holders
One of the easiest ways to perk up your house is to add some amazing candle holders to your room décor. These candle holders are inexpensive and...
Recycling: Even Bricks Can Be Reused!
One of the most innovative ways of recycling materials that have probably been overlooked came in the form of a contractor re-using bricks from a...
Green Living And Your Neighborhood
Green living is no longer a vague term known only by environmentalists. One of the ways we know that an important social trend has hit the big time...
Use Creativity To Improve Your Home
It is important that you have a creative impulse when you are thinking about making home improvements. Even if you do not think of yourself as a...
Make Soundproofing A Part Of Today’s Home Improvement
Want a simple behind-the-scenes way to increase the comfort and value of your home? Soundproofing may sound like something only professional...
Save Money By Renting Construction Equipment For Your Renovation Project
If it is time to renovate your home, consider becoming your own contractor and save yourself hundreds or thousands of dollars! If you are capable of...
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Home Remodeling
Home Remodeling: Getting Started
Home remodeling is a very common event that homeowners undertake. This is in fact true for I know that all of us want our homes to look better and...
Remodeling For Resale Value
Homeowners who remodel their homes or make improvements to their property naturally hope to recoup any costs when it comes time to refinance or put...
Reduce Remodeling Stress
Aside from the monetary burdens of remodeling, there are also several other factors when you choose to redo an area of your home that can lead to a...
Restoring A Home? There Are Lots Of Design And Materials Decisions To Make
When building a new home or renovating an old one, there are innumerable choices in commercially produced building and finishing materials; but when...
Tips For Improving The Air In Your Home
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor air may be four to five times more polluted than outdoor air. With Americans spending...
Something About Home Decor
The creative aspect involved in planning your own personal interior decorating of your home decor can be a personal and exciting adventure. There...
Your Property Can Keep You Fit
People in our society are suffering from obesity and ill-health related to lack of exercise like never before. Sometimes it's the habit of idleness...
Putting Passion Back Into Home Decorating
For most people, they can count the times they redecorate their homes in a lifetime on one hand. It's a shame because this is not because they don't...
Ready To Move? Consider Remodeling Instead
Is your home feeling a little squeezed or out-of-date? You may want to join the millions of Americans who are turning to professional contractors...
Choosing A Home Construction Or Remodeling Contractor
Choosing the right Contractor is the most important aspect of any home construction project. You must take your time and do your research to find a...
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Investment
Flipping Houses for Fun and Profit
For those of you who watch on the edges of your seats week after week as people on cable television seek to successfully turn a lump of coal of a...
Real Estate Investing for the First Timer
You have probably read all the information on the market as it relates to real estate investing and are well aware that many of the world’s...
How to Become a Successful Real Estate Developer
Real estate investment and development have never been a more popular pastime or career-changing challenge; if you would like to learn seven secrets...
Flipping Houses for Fast Real Estate Profit
One of the rising stars when it comes to real estate investment is known as 'flipping' properties. This works by buying properties that are in need...
How to Find a Good Real Estate Investment Property
There are many ways in which you can find a great property for your real estate investment. The problem lies in the fact that many would-be...
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Kitchen
Kitchen Counter Weight: Respect The Hardest-Working Surface In Your House
It's a place to put your red hot pots and pans. It's where gallons of messy foods and discoloring liquids are spilled each year, where the sink...
Kitchen Cabinets Cleaning Tips
The kitchen cabinets are located in one of the most dirt-prone areas of the home, the kitchen. Grease, food spills, and splattered food result from...
Design Choices For Kitchen Islands
Kitchen islands add a decorative element to the kitchen. They also add extra work and storage space. Space to store things and prepare meals is...
Kitchen Islands Anchor All That’s Good In A Kitchen
The kitchen has traditionally had three main design elements, cabinets, workspace, and appliances. The cabinets are used for storage, counters are...
How To Plan For Kitchen Remodeling
Kitchen remodeling is one of the most desirable home improvement projects for many homeowners. A new kitchen increases the value of your home and...
Ideas And Tips For Small Kitchen Remodeling
When it comes to small kitchen remodeling, there are several things you need to consider. Even before acquiring the services of a professional...
Choosing New Kitchen Cabinets If You Are Kitchen Remodeling
Are you tired of opening up the same kitchen cabinets, every single day? Although many homeowners love their kitchens, including their kitchen...
How To Choose New Kitchen Countertops When Kitchen Remodeling
Have you recently made the decision to remodel your kitchen? If so, what would you like to have remodeled? There are some homeowners who only choose...
Choosing A New Kitchen Sink If You Are Kitchen Remodeling
Every day, millions of homeowners enter their kitchens. Unfortunately, not all of those individuals like what they see. If you are unhappy with the...
Do You Need To Buy New Appliances When Kitchen Remodeling?
A kitchen remodeling project means different things to different individuals. Some homeowners only like to change around one or two things, like...
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Plumbing
Repairing A Frozen Pipe
In just a matter of a month, winter will be upon us. Besides bundling up from the cold and shoveling snow, homeowners sometimes have to deal with...
Plumb It Right!
Plumbing problems are considered to be one of the major problems that each household can experience at least once in a lifetime. Although most would...
Low Flow Toilets… A Love, Hate Relationship
This will come as no surprise, but were you aware that most owners of new homes are unhappy with their low-flow toilets? Since 1992, when the U.S....
Plumbing Problems May Require A Plumbing Contractor
Plumbing is something everyone must deal with, whether finding a plumbing contractor for new construction, a remodeling project, or just providing...
Plumbing Basics – Installing A Bathtub
Installing a bathtub isn't exactly rocket science, but it does require solid plumbing, carpentry, and sometimes, tiling skills. Replacing an old...
Building a New Home? Don’t Take Plumbing for Granted
Building a new home means having choices and making decisions. So if you're planning to build a new home, be prepared to spend an endless number of...
Determining And Fixing Plumbing Noises In Your Home
To diagnose noisy plumbing, it is important to determine first whether the unwanted sounds occur on the system's inlet side-in other words when...
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Rooms
Decorating a Child’s Room with Tropical Themes
When I think of decorating a child's room tropically, I immediately think of decorating with palm trees, sand, and mischievous monkeys. A good way...
Cabinetry Is Not Just For The Kitchen Anymore
The days of cabinetry only being used in kitchens and bathrooms are over. Today's cabinetry is extremely versatile and meets a room's specialized...
Sleep Well With a Feng Shui Bedroom
Though you may not realize it, a Feng Shui bedroom is probably one of the best ways to bring good things into your life. With so much of your life...
Live in Your Living Room
Is your living room a place for show, only used when you’re entertaining? Living rooms, as their name suggests, should not only reflect who you are...
Building a Room Addition – First Develop a Room Addition Plan
Building a Room Addition can be one of the best investments you can make in your home. Building a room addition, such as a family room addition, or...
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Solar
Solar Home Improvements Without Panels
You’ve grown tired of paying monstrous electric bills and have decided to go solar. Solar panels, however, aren’t exactly to your taste. Don’t...
Solar Home Improvements And Tax Deductions
Going solar is all the rage these days with massive financial incentives fueling the fire. Here’s a little trick to write off an additional part of...
Solar Residential Outdoor Lighting Is Becoming The Product Of Choice For
Residential outdoor lighting is a billion-dollar-a-year industry in the United States. It is getting so popular, that there is now a corporation...
Is Passive Solar A Viable Home Heating Option In Cold Areas?
Passive solar is a method of using the energy from the sun to heat a home. It is extremely popular because the process is free once a passive solar...
Home Improving With Solar – The Important Concept Of Gain
You’ve decided to pursue a solar home improvement, but aren’t so keen on the idea of putting panels on your roof. No worries, you just need to...
Taking Solar Into Account When Designing Your Home Improvements
Using the sun to heat up a home is growing by leaps and bounds in popularity these days. To really save money with solar, the best way is to design...
Heating Your Home With Solar Energy
It doesn't matter if you are building your home or remodeling, you can turn it into a solar energy home by making a few simple changes to your plan....
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Walls
Spring Cleaning Tips – Washing Walls
Washing the dirty walls around your house can be a huge chore. Not only is it a time-consuming project, but it’s also physically exhausting. If you...
Liven Up Your Walls With Decorative Plates
Decorative plates are often overlooked when decorating a home. Yet, it's the details that really make the elements of a room come together—and...
Wall Sconces – Great Design Ideas For Your Home
We all know that wall sconces are used for accent lightings, such as lighting up some picture or any other decorative feature on the wall. However,...
Wall Decals: The Perfect “Stick-On” Design
They've suddenly become the rage and for good reason. It used to be that wall decals or wall stickers, were sold primarily as an alternative to...
Popular Faux Painting Techniques Explained
In the last 10 years, faux painting techniques have gone from obscure to popular, from the realm of professionals to do-it-yourself projects. These...
How To Choose A Color When Painting Your Rooms
Are you still thinking about color for those walls you've been putting off painting?Oyster White, Navajo White, Cielo Blanco, and Off White are but...
How To Change A Rooms Dimension Using Wall Pictures
The Basic Role of PicturesWall art plays an important role in interior design as it helps create the ambiance of a room. By cleverly placing wall...
Plastic Wall Panels Offer Numerous Advantages
Wall panels were traditionally wood and people are still enamored of this age-old material. However, wood has many problems as wall paneling. It...
A Guide To Tropical Wall Murals
Popular tropical wall murals create the illusion of paradise in your home. They can bring sunshine and warmth into a room with no windows or help...
Wallpaper Removal – A Quick And Easy How-To
A word of warning upfront, if you have a wallpaper removal task ahead you’re in for a bit of work. Make sure you set aside a considerable amount of...
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Windows
Bay Windows Add Character And Space To A Home
It was the perfect spot. Our California ranch-style house had a large picture window in the front room. The window extended from a few inches above...
Today’s Supersized Windows Call For Innovative Fashion Solutions
When building a dream house, today's homeowners want more than a room with a view. They want lots of rooms and bigger windows to maximize the view...
Vinyl Windows And Your Home
Vinyl windows are inexpensive, durable, and remarkably energy efficient. Early vinyl windows had problems with thermal expansion. When temperatures...
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