Home Maintenance

8 Tips for Making Your Home More Marketable (and Beautiful!) This Spring

”˜Tis the season for home improvement! With winter definitely disappearing in the rearview mirror, you can now get down to the business of refreshing, updating, and repairing those places around your property that are looking a little worn. It’s a wonderful way to wipe the slate clean and be able to enjoy the rest of…

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How Do You Remove Wood Paneling?

If we had to pick the top contenders for the title of “Greatest Enemies of Modern Interior Style,” two names rise to the surface very quickly: outdated wallpaper and wood paneling. To be fair, some wood paneling is very attractive, lending a simultaneously classy and rugged look to a room. But what about when it’s…

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When Should You Start Thinking about Exterior Painting? How about Now?

Before you think we’re very out of touch with the current weather, or maybe that we just don’t have any windows, stick with us as we discuss a common question: just when should you start planning your exterior painting project? The truth is, this is a wonderful time of year to get a jump on…

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4 Tips for Increased Home Safety and Efficiency This Winter

As much as you might not like to think about it, winter is right around the corner. For now you can enjoy the season’s transitions, and the little bit of a cooler snap that’s sneaking its way into the air. But before you know it, the cold will be here to stay. Is your home…

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When Does Exterior Painting Season End?

When you think about exterior painting, spring is probably the first season that pops into your mind. Warmer mornings, sunlight draped across your shoulders as you work, and temperatures that never get too hot, but also are warm enough to allow your paint to stick. Depending on where you live in the country (some parts…

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6 Low-Cost Projects to Increase Home Value

As a rule, we all like the idea of keeping our houses clean. Sure, you might have the odd toy underfoot, or maybe have a bad habit of shoving old pizza boxes in the stove until the next trash day (anyone?), but overall your home is a place that you try take some pride in.…

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