The State of Slate: How Slate Fares as a Roofing Material
Slate is a natural stone that is both dense and durable. It can be formed into thin roofing slates thanks to two properties: cleavage and fracture. These properties give slate […]
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Five Hazards to Address When You Remodel an Older Home
Are you a proud owner of a fixer-upper? Plan to revamp your Colonial or Victorian? Before you begin to even think about how to modernize an old home to your […]
How to Accurately Measure Flooring
If you are considering whether or not to lay a new floor in your home, the first task you have to get right is correctly measuring the space you have […]
Things You Should Consider When Looking for a Replacement Window
Replacing a window isn’t just about taking out the old one, buying a replacement from the nearby store, and then putting the new one in place. This might seem a […]
Avoid Emergencies: Tips To Keep Your Home Safe And Problem-Free
Home maintenance is an important part of any homeowner’s routine. We don’t often give home maintenance as much attention as we should. It is easy to leave things alone until […]
Five Common Renovation Mistakes That Homeowners Make
Home renovations are a very involved and difficult task. Most require extensive research and planning. DIY solutions are all the rage in renovations, but they can wind up costing the […]
10 Tips to Make a Small Bathroom Look Bigger
Creating the feeling of a large, spacious bathroom even when it isn’t, is something than can be accomplished with a few simple tricks. Even with small square footage, a bathroom […]
Creative Roofing Options to Make Your Home Unique
When building a home, one of the most important decisions you can make is finding a company that offers trusted home roof services to install your chosen roofing material. While […]
8 Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Buying a Second Home
This post originally appeared on LearnVest. Mikey Rox and his husband, Everett Morrow, live full-time in New York City, but last year they also purchased a second house in Asbury Park, […]
What You Need To Know About Holiday Decorations And Pest Infestations
Nothing makes the holidays brighter than a hundred baby spiders crawling on your walls. Am I right? Think this is impossible? Think again. Some spiders lay their eggs in trees […]
How To Protect Floors During Renovation Works
If you have ever damaged a floor during a renovation project, you will know that it is an embarrassing and often expensive lesson to learn. Accidents can set your project […]
Renter’s Guide to Renovations: Are These 7 Common Upgrades Worth Doing?
This post originally appeared on LearnVest. I’ve always placed great value on turning a house—or apartment—into a home, whether I’ve rented (mostly) or owned (once). But here’s the rub: As a […]
Prepping Your House for Market: 5 Areas That Will Make or Break Your Inspection
You have butterflies in your stomach. You can’t decide which perfume to use – flowery and feminine or bold so they know you mean business. Should you start in the […]
6 Home-Buying Deal Breakers—and How to Troubleshoot Them
This post originally appeared on LearnVest. Between rising home costs, low inventory and the prevalence of all-cash offers, potential home buyers will readily tell you: It’s rough out there. So if you’re lucky enough to […]
Signs It Is Time for a New Garage Door
Whether you’ve lived in your home for decades or just moved in this year, ask yourself how your garage door is doing. How old is it? Is it working properly? […]