If you’ve ever watched Fixer Upper or Property Brothers or Leave It or List It or Flip This House or any of the approximately 75% of shows on television, you know how hot home remodeling is. It might feel appealing to find a bottom dollar home for sale, and then invest a few extra bucks in home remodeling to build your dream home. The stars of those shows you watch make home remodeling seem effortless. It’s a no-risk all-win situation, right? In reality, the wise words of the great Charles Dickens in Tale of Two Cities describes home remodeling best:…
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One of the most important elements of a properly functioning, healthy, and pleasant home is the absence of mold. While this may sound like an obvious fact, many people could have a mold issue in their home at this very moment, that they are not even aware of. Keeping your home sealed and dry is a key factor in preventing the presence and spread of mold. This can be a difficult feat to accomplish, as there is always some form of water attempting to get in, whether from faulty pipes, rainwater, or other sources. Water flows, it spreads, without prejudice…
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Rather than blending into the background, walls can be designed to provide an architectural feature that enhances a room. Custom wood wall panels, such as MDF wall panels, can add both texture and movement to a residential or commercial space. Architectural wall panels can serve as a predominant feature in a room or blend throughout the house. They can be designed to continue the design of furniture components such as cupboards, desks, and dresser drawers. Cabinet components and other built-ins can be designed and installed to match architectural wall treatments in order to provide a unified or contrasting appearance. Many…
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A basic HVAC system is a complicated system that needs to be taken care of. It’s important to understand the various components because a tiny problem can cause a massive issue in the long run. Many issues can arise with building HVAC design, from a simple leak to a more complex problem. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you can make things worse. But if you know what you’re doing and have the right tools, it’s much easier to diagnose and fix problems as they happen. One of the most common mistakes made by homeowners is not maintaining their…
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Tired of struggling with clogged toilets, leaky pipes or frozen faucets? You may need to check out your local plumbing repairs. The winter season brings a time of joy for many, from its brilliant snowfall to enjoyable holidays, but the downside is a season that promotes a lot of daily missteps that can leave you out of pocket. Thankfully, finding a plumber is not only easy, it’s incredibly helpful toward pinpointing small problems before they become huge disasters. Not sure where to start? Let’s talk about plumbing services and how they can help you out. Toilets Did you know 30%…
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Radon is a dangerous gas that, ingested in large enough quantities, is capable of causing lung disease in human beings. In fact, it has been proven that radon is the second most common cause of lung cancer, smoking, of course, being the first. Home buyers in many states are required to have a certified home inspection done on the home they are hoping to buy. Many home inspection services are also able to do residential radon testing. Radon gas testing is not expensive, and it provides important information about the radon levels in the home. Typically, a home inspection or…
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If you’re a homeowner, you’re probably aware of plenty of things that can go wrong with your home that end up costing a significant amount of money to repair. There is an extensive list of home issues that could occur ranging from mild to astronomically sever, but some of these, even if they don’t cost too much to address, can cause serious emotional damage to your entire family. Beware of these household problems that could lead to serious damage and overwhelmingly high levels of stress. Rodents Inside Your Home Having any unwanted creature inside your home can be a nightmare…
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This is the kind of weather that creates the best dreams! While the nation deals with some of the coldest weather this winter, many home owners and property managers take these to cold to be outside days and put them to productive use. From planning screen enclosures for decks that are often too filled with bugs for any kind of dining experience to planning a pool deck resurfacing project that will keep the children safer when they are out of the pool, many proactive home owners and property managers use the winter months for planning their next projects. As Americans…
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Clogged drains are one of the grossest things that you are going to have to fix on a regular basis. There are so many ways that a drain can get clogged. It could be hair or food or toys, if you have kids. It could be a problem with the pipes themselves or various other things. If you are unsure of the problem, call in a professional drain cleaning company to come in and take a look down the drain with their sewer snake. This is a device that holds a camera and reaches down the drain into the pipe…
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The internet has profoundly affected the housing market by allowing home buyers to shop faster and more accurately for something they love. Prior to the internet many home buyers would go to a realtor or look for advertisements in the paper; the internet instead allows the typical home seller to post their house on a real estate site and simply wait for interested buyers to contact them or make an offer. While this process has become easier for the buyer, the seller is typically faced with fierce competition from other sellers in their area; since the average home stays on…