Home Improvement
Plan Now For Next Winter’s Home Improvement Projects
Tweet Like so many homeowners, you’re enjoying the warmer weather and longer days, the perfect time of the year to take in a vacation, hold a backyard BBQ or take
Leaky Roof? Check Around The Vent Pipe!
Tweet Our home has a new roof so when my wife spotted a leak in the laundry room we were both shocked and worried. Hadn’t the roofers done a good
Check References When Choosing A Contractor
Tweet It is one of the easiest things to do, but it is also one of the most overlooked steps in choosing a home contractor: verifying references. All of the
Fed Tax Credit, Rebates For Select Home Improvement Projects
Tweet If you’re planning a home improvement project for this year or next, you may want to take a look at the legislation that President Barack H. Obama signed into
Simple Gutter Repairs You Can Handle Yourself
Tweet We replaced the gutters on our home less than two years ago when we had the roof replaced. Good thing too: the gutters were in bad shape, leaking in
Mulching For Beauty & Conservation
Tweet Garden beds all across the country are coming alive as the spring season advances. But that also means that weeds are sprouting alongside of flowers and watering will soon
Shed Organizing 101
Tweet When we moved into our current home five years ago, tucked into one corner of the backyard was an aged aluminum shed. Five years later, that shed is still
Invigorate Your Yard With A Garden Path
Tweet When I was a teenager, my town had a volunteer organization – Youth Employment Services (YES) – which helped local youth find temporary work with homeowners and small businesses.
Maintain Your Deck To Extend Its Life
Tweet When it comes to outdoor enhancements to your property, I can’t think of anything better to have with a home than a deck. With a deck, you are able
Transform Your Backyard Into A Birding Paradise
Tweet My neighbor has finally quit mowing his lawn. No, he hasn’t given this task to a lawn service company nor has he decided that four foot tall grass stalks
Plant A Tree, You Nature Lover!
Tweet Last Friday I shared some tips on lawn care, ideas you can use for deciding how you’re going to manage your lawn this season. Today, I’m going to talk
The Value of Do-It-Yourself Lawn Care
Tweet The insistent knock at my front door one frigid February day was unmistakable: my neighbor’s landscaper was stopping by to offer me his services for the coming year. I
Spring Is The Time For Home Improvement Projects
Tweet As winter comes to an end, the spring season invites homeowners to step outside, check out their yards and consider which home improvement projects that they will tackle for
When You Need To Hire A Plumber
Tweet A few years ago our family moved to a new area of the country, far from the familiar roots of our New Jersey neighborhood. Within the first month we
Home Improvement For Dummies
Tweet How to Get the Job Done Without Going Broke My apologies to the “For Dummies” franchise if I stole your title, but I couldn’t think of a better way
