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- Staying Focused on the Project By Anthony Stai
Very often we begin a project with a specific goal in mind, only to find ourselves sidetracked. It happens every day in every way. The phone or doorbell rings, one of the kids needs help, or your spouse hollers something unintelligible from the basement. Anything can and often does happen to break our concentration. Murphy's Law is alive and kick…
- Interior Design Simply Means Personalizing Your Interior Environment By Mike Yeager
Interior Design today is all about customizing your built environment with conceptual planning, aesthetic sense and technical solutions applied to achieve the desired result. It goes beyond just the visual or ambient enhancement of an interior space, it seeks to optimize and harmonize the uses to which the built environment will be put. Between y…
- 5 Easy Steps to Protect Your Hardwood Floor From Disaster By Michael Nelson
Common knowledge states that hardwood floors are a great investment for a homeowner. They add a certain charm and character to a home that can’t be replicated by laminates, carpeting, or any other type of flooring. However, the investment does not stop with the decision to purchase hardwoods. To retain the value, the hardwood must be properly …
- Repairing Putty Window Glass By John Rocco
Have you ever thought about fixing a broken window in your house, but didn't think you could do it because nobody ever taught you how to cut glass? Well, you really don't have to know how to cut glass in order to repair your window. If you knew how to remove the frame, you could order a replacement piece of glass from your local glass shop alread…
- Introduction to Pipe Repair for Oil, Gas, Water or Wastewater By Jake Smith
Pipe repair defects are categorized by type and severity. Different pipe repair techniques are available to repair almost any type of defect. Advanced material technologies, like Aquawrap®, can be used in many different types of repair.When examing pipe damage, the following should be considered:- roundness of the pipe, i.e. how close is the pipe…
- Buyers Guide For Modern Mailboxes By Charles Truett
Modern mailboxes are made predominately from cast aluminum
or stainless steel, and will give you many years of
reliable service. A stylish, fashionable, modern mailbox
will send a message of superior taste and an eye for value.
A modern mailbox is a safe and attractive way to receive
your mail no matter how much of it arrives at your home
daily, …
- Picnic Tables for Casual Dining Fun By Bev Hlavka
Picnic tables are the perfect solution for an afternoon or evening get together. They offer everything from different shapes of a picnic table, to ones that fold up in a box. Picnic tables and outdoor benches are great for kids because they are strong, sturdy, and can handle lots of abuse. I remember the picnic tables on the playground when I …
- Understanding Air Purifiers By Lori Wilkerson
Purchasing an air purifier can be confusing, and you do get an awful lot of
information thrown at you when you visit the different manufacturing websites,
don’t you? How can you tell what’s what, and why do we need air filters anyway?
And how do air purifiers work? Is the air really that bad? Haven’t we been
breathing the same air for tho…
- Home Saunas – Improve Your Health and Enhance Your Home With A Design That Fits Your Lifestyle By C.J. Gustafson
Although home saunas have been around for centuries, the stresses and health concerns of today’s society have brought the benefits of sauna bathing to the forefront. In addition to providing a relaxing yet refreshing spa experience, home saunas have been shown to help cleanse the body of toxins and other impurities, ease joint and muscle pain, st…
- Helpful Kitchen Remodeling Ideas By Ken Marlborough
Functionality and aesthetics are the two main objectives of any kitchen remodeling plan. A kitchen must provide an efficient working place, even while it looks good.Most kitchen designs in vogue for the last few decades have been based on three standard layouts: the U-shaped kitchen, the L-shaped kitchen and the galley kitchen. All of them make u…
- Termites: Unwelcome Guests, Part I Wood-boring Insects & Fungi By Gil Strachan
Mold and mildew can occur in your home at almost any time of the year, if the moisture content of building materials is twenty percent or greater. (You should start to notice mouldy odors.) A good plan of attack begins with decreasing dampness and increasing ventilation. Maintain a negative slope away from your house; and ensure that evestroughin…
- 3 Simple Ideas to Make Your Own Inexpensive Curtains By Charles Kassotis
When we decide to spruce up our house, one of the first things that come to mind is a curtain. There are many types of curtains on the market. Lots of fabrics, colors, designs and styles to chose from. But sometimes, regardless of the vast variety available, we simply can’t find what we’re looking for, and often times when we do, we can’t afford …
- Basic Methods of Foundation Waterproofing By Peter Emerson
It is absolutely necessary to waterproof the foundation of your home. Foundation waterproofing is a critical step in maintaining your home’s value and an important measure for preventing very serious damage. Usually done by professionals, foundation waterproofing is generally not recommended as a do-it-yourself project. Your home is likely your …
- Castle Blueprint Plans - All The Rage By Martin Smith
Castle blueprint plans are becoming very popular among people who want to live in grand style. There are several companies that sell plans for castle homes that look like those of your childhood dreams. Castle homes generally have four or more bedrooms. One such castle is Glenough Castle. Entrance is through a grand foyer which leads into the…
- Choosing the Right Wood for Your Deck - Ease of Working with Tools By Malcolm Kay
If you’re planning on building a wood deck yourself, one of the important considerations is the degree of difficulty in working with the lumber chosen. Not only do you want the lumber to be relatively easy to cut with normal hand or power tools, but you need to consider if splitting may easily occur when nailing, how easy it is to drive nails int…
- An in Depth Home Improvement Article on Everything in the Bathroom (part 1) By Neal Baker
Tips and advise when buying your bathroom suite: (part 1)POTTERY:
Also known as sanitary ware, ceramics, porcelain and ware.
There are four basic areas that affect the quality of pottery and its expected lifespan:
The depth of the glaze:
The glaze is the glass-like surface coating which is fired onto the pottery in the kiln when it is made.
Th…
- Spring Home Projects in Northern New England By Mark Donovan
As I sit on a plane in route from Chicago to Boston this evening, I realize I have been staring out into the dark abyss contemplating the arrival of spring. Spring is a time of anticipation and renewed life. A time when the snow finally abates and the Robins return to rebuild their nests. And a time when Tulips and Daffodils emerge from the gro…
- Designing Great-looking Window Coverings on a Budget By Jeanette Joy Fisher
Window coverings are one of the most important focal points in a well-decorated room, but choosing the right ones, at the right price, is a prime consideration for most home decorators. Here are a few tips for creating great-looking window dressings, without breaking your budget in the process:When selecting window coverings, consider the amount …
- Guide to Bathroom Design By Barry Dunlop
The first step is to plan the design – as with kitchens, your local supplier will run off a computer-generated plan based on the room’s dimensions and your particular requirements.If you’re sticking with the same layout, measure your bathroom suite carefully before you go shopping for a replacement so that you know the new items will fit.Re-plumb…
- Single Pane Glass Repair in an Aluminum Frame, Part 2 By John Rocco
This week we are going to continue our series on single pane window glass repair. Let's talk about broken glass in a fixed window, usually referred to as a picture window. The most common type will have metal stops on the outside, around all four edges of the window glass. Sometimes these stops will be held in place with screws, and other times t…
- Roofing, Flashings, and Chimneys By Gil Strachan
IntroductionThe primary function of the roof system is to protect against and manage the weather elements, particularly precipitation, thereby protecting the interior and structural components of the home. For the purposes of a home inspection, the roof system consists primarily of the roof coverings, flashings and chimney.In addition to protect…
- 5 Reasons to Make Early Spring "Firewood Time" at Your Home By Susan Penney
As the weather hints of warmth and the spring buds appear on trees, firewood may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But early spring is the ideal time to buy or gather your firewood for your fireplace or woodstove. Why? Here are 5 good reasons:1. Firewood needs at least six months to season. If you want your firewood ready for the coo…
- Energy Conservation - Simple Tips that Will Reduce Your Energy Bill By Hans Dekker
There are many good reasons to conserve energy. If we use less gas, oil and electricity we will save money, and the pollution associated with extracting and using fossil fuels will decrease. Reducing greenhouse gas production may help to reverse global warming. In a nutshell - conservation of energy has both personal and societal benefits.Most…
- Is a Duct Cleaners Furnace Cleaning the Same as What the Heating Companies Do? By Pat Johnson
The following article applies to Air Duct Cleaning companies located in the province of Ontario, Canada but may also apply in your area, We suggest you check with your local authorities.The cleaning that an Air Duct Cleaner can do on your furnace consists of cleaning any accessible components of the furnace that the air moves across, However, the…
- Bathroom Remodel - The Plan By David Foy
Planning a bathroom remodel? Each home project of this nature can be broken down into 5 distinct steps. Following through each step will help this often confusing process make more sense and produce a better outcome.Bathroom DesignAsk yourself the question - "What will I have when I'm finished". Similar to planning a road-trip, a successful bu…
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