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Buying a Lot to Build Your Dream Home: 5 Things You Should Know
Owning a home is a big part of the American dream. But buying the perfect lot of land and building your dream home piece by piece, from the ground up, is above and beyond. However, if you’ve ever gone through renovations, additions, or other building projects, then you probably have some notion of the scale of work coming your way when you opt to build a brand new structure. What you may not realize is what you could come up against when purchasing an... ❯❯❯
How to Design an Energy Efficient Home Lighting Plan
If there’s one thing that any prospective homeowner wants, it’s a house that has plenty of lighting. Not only does natural lighting significantly reduce energy costs, but certain light fixtures and features can also bring a lot of beauty and charm to a home too. If you’re in the process of building a house or renovating the one that you currently live in and you’re looking for a few tips on how you can design an energy efficient home lighting plan, we... ❯❯❯
Top 5 Residential Construction Safety Tips
If you’re someone who runs a construction company (or you’re simply an individual who works for one), one of the top concerns that you have is making sure that you and your staff remain safe at all times. After all, working on a construction site means that you are exposing yourself to all kinds of potential hazards from flying rocks and electrical wiring to being struck by a moving vehicle or hurt by heavy equipment. That’s why, in order to avoid... ❯❯❯
How to Sand a Wooden Floor in 10 Steps
If you want to make the most of your wood floors the best way is by getting stuck in with some sanding action. It will take a bit of determination and hard work but, done properly, you could transform your home. But doing the job properly is important, which is why we thought a simple guide to sanding wooden floors would be helpful, especially for you budding home improvers who haven’t done it before. So here we go… Step 1: Clear your space First of... ❯❯❯
Five Essential Power Tools for Home Improvement
If you have a list of house chores that is getting longer and longer, perhaps it is time you invested in a set of power tools. The right tools will allow you to take care of an array of jobs without any problems, quickly and efficiently. But what should you buy? Here is a list of the top five essential power tools. 1) Electric sander Sanding is a job that can take many hours, and if you want to sand a wooden floor it is just not practical to do it by... ❯❯❯
Home Air Ducts: Do You Really Need to Clean Them?
There used to be a time when people didn’t think much about indoor air pollution. But, as more individuals are becoming both health-conscious and energy-efficient, it has become more of a concern. In fact, according to many reports, indoor air quality is one of the top five environmental concerns for the EPA and there are over 87 percent of Americans who are not aware of the fact that the air that they may be breathing inside of their homes could actually... ❯❯❯
Make the Most of Your Garage
For the majority of homeowners a garage simply just becomes an afterthought. Despite the fact that a garage is predominantly meant to provide shelter and storage for a car, they are increasingly used for other purposes. Such reasons include household storage and garden furniture storage. To get the most of a garage, a homeowner should follow these advice tips to maximise its potential. Insulate the Garage One of the biggest issues with a garage is the... ❯❯❯
How to Stop Air Leaks in HVAC Systems
Now that the winter chill has finally taken over many regions, it is becoming increasingly more important that we maintain our HVAC systems. This is one of the main reasons why it is critical that you find and stop any air leaks in your HVAC system. Not only are air leaks frustrating – they can be quite noisy – but they can also cause your energy bill to rise significantly. If you want to save money and keep your home an even temperature during the... ❯❯❯
Should You Attempt to Sell Your Home Without a Realtor?
When you’re preparing to put your house on the market, you’ve probably had a lot of people give you advice on what you should do from the home improvements that you should make to the kind of realtor that you should use in order to help you house to sell. But who’s to say that you actually need a realtor to help you to sell your home? After all, we’ve all driven in neighborhoods before that have had “for sale” signs in the yard that mention that the... ❯❯❯
5 Fall Furnace Maintenance Tips
The fall season is often the most ideal time of year to get your winter weather preparations completed and in place. As the temperatures drop, you especially want to make sure that your furnace is working properly so that it is ready to go when you need it the most! Here are 5 essential fall furnace maintenance tips for homeowners. Schedule an annual furnace inspection with a trained, qualified professional. The inspector will come in to make sure that... ❯❯❯
Home Construction: 5 Ways to Cut Down on Waste
When you are building or remodeling your home, waste is defined as materials unused and discarded. These materials can include excess wood that gets chucked into the haul bin outside the construction site and other materials used to make the home that simply get sent to a landfill. However, in an era where sustainability isn’t just a fad, but a necessity, it is increasingly becoming more and more important to cut down on some of the surplus materials and... ❯❯❯
5 Things to Consider When Purchasing Horse Property
If you’ve spent years learning to ride and compete and you’ve finally decided that it’s time to take your love of all things equine to the next level, then perhaps you’re starting to look for properties that will allow you to buy and stable horses, or bring the horses you already own in-house, so to speak. But it’s not as though the average real estate listing is equipped for this sort of use. You’re going to have to seek out properties that meet certain... ❯❯❯
5 Types of Lighting to Brighten up a Dark Room
In many homes the problem of lighting a room with a limited amount of natural light can cause issues during redecorating and how to fix it at a minimum cost. Different sized rooms can create a various number of problems. Below a look at the different lighting options available show and what benefit they possess. Ceiling Lights The name may confuse some into believing all light sources attached to the ceiling fit under this type of lighting, but in... ❯❯❯
4 Top Tips for Home Security
Safety in your home is very important but so many people ignore it. Simple things could keep your home safe from various things. No matter where you live, whether it is in a city or in a quite rural area in the countryside, the chance of burglars is always there. How can you protect your home from it? Well, you can’t make your home burglar proof but there is plenty that you can do. 1) Firstly, make sure that your security alarms are in working order,... ❯❯❯
How to Create Extra Space – De-clutter
People are always looking for extra space in their house and many complain about not having enough space. However, there is space right under your nose, you just don’t see it because you have it filled with clutter. Here are some good ways to get rid of your clutter and free up space to improve your home. Charity Shops Get rid of your clothes and other items that you may have lying around your house that you don’t wear or use and take them to a charity... ❯❯❯
5 Ways to Draft-Proof Your Home
Draft-proofing your home is important in the wintertime – it is also important in the summer time too. In the summer, you may think that drafts are nice, but if you are blasting your air conditioner, you will realize that drafts could be causing your energy bills to raise and your home to have uneven temperatures. The same goes for the winter – if you want to remain cozy and comfortable, you want to make sure to find all the drafts in your home and you... ❯❯❯
Top 5 Tips for Winterizing Plumbing in Your Home
When it’s cold outside, there are two things that we definitely want to be working once we step into our homes: the heat and the plumbing. Yet sometimes when it’s especially chilly, if we’re not careful to winterize our plumbing, it could result in frozen and sometimes even leaky pipes. The way that you can prevent this from happening inside of your own house is to prepare your plumbing for the winter season. If you’d like a few helpful tips on how to do... ❯❯❯
Hiring a Property Management Company: 5 Things to Consider First
If you’ve recently purchased a piece of property that actually plan to rent out to a tenant, one thing that you have to consider is if you want to manage the property yourself or if you want to actually hire a property management company to handle those responsibilities for you. Although you will have to pay a fee if you decide to go with a property management company, there are actually many benefits that come with making that kind of decision. Not only... ❯❯❯
5 Factors to Consider When Renovating Your Master Bath
Remodeling and renovating your master bath is a big decision as a homeowner. Oftentimes, your master bathroom is the room you visit first thing in the morning and the room you visit to relax after a long day of work. When it comes to your master bath, you must make a number of careful decisions when renovating. For instance, how much space do you have in your master bath and will you be sharing your bath with a partner? All of these considerations are... ❯❯❯
5 Residential Water Heater Troubleshooting Tips for Homeowners
When you own your own home, there are many rewards, as well as many responsibilities. If things break, you no longer have a landlord to call who will take care of it. The repairs will be your duty. Luckily if you water heater is the issue, there are several ways to solve the issue. Here are 5 residential water heater troubleshooting tips for homeowners. Before doing anything, make sure it is safe to proceed with any repairs. First, turn off all power... ❯❯❯
