Articles about Home Improvement and Home Maintenance

Seamless Gutters Balance Function and Form

Seamless gutters are indeed a necessity for every home or building but no one really wants them to intervene in the overall beauty of their home. A proper sewerage and drainage system is a necessity for any building and this is where seamless gutters play their role efficiently. Plus, maybe you’re looking to clean your gutters far less often.

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Prioritize Your Home Renovation Tasks with this Checklist

Your house is not tumbling down around you, but rather you can’t resist the urge to feel there is a “yet” attached on there. There are a couple of reasons you could end up thinking about home renovation tasks. It might be that you have lagged behind on your current home’s maintenance and are now piled up with an extensive amount of work to get it back to standard. Start with a helpful home renovation guide. Before you give up on your current home, maybe fix everything that is bothering you in the first place.

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Renovating older homes give you many options to choose from… just make sure you have the right priorities.
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5 Signs You Need A New Roof

The roof of a house remains one of the most important “make it or break it” factors for prospective homeowners. Those interested in purchasing residential real estate or current homeowners considering selling their house need to consider their roof. Is it built to last and designed for the region’s weather? Regardless of whether you’re heavily invested in real estate or someone looking to flip a project home for profit, here are five signs you need a new roof, especially if you want a quick sale.

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Ethanol-Based Fireplace Alternatives Are Cleaner

In this article, we’ll look at some ethanol-based fireplace alternatives. A fireplace can be a magical place where some of the best memories are shared with friends and family. However, that’s only the case when a fresh fire is lit. When the fire finally dies out, you have to deal with huge amounts of residue.

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Concerned about the mess that comes with traditional wood fireplaces? Maybe you should consider one of the many ethanol-based fireplace alternatives.
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5 Ways to Upgrade Your Deck for a Better Outdoor Experience

There is no substitute for spending quality time on a deck with your loved ones. If your house already has a deck, you would agree with the incredible benefits of having an outdoor space. If that’s you, we’ve collected five ways to upgrade your deck for an even better outdoor living experience.

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Having a deck on your home is wonderful but sometimes it takes a little work on your part to keep it looking great.
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5 Reasons You Should Hire a Structural Repair Specialist

Like any building, your house is built to withstand natural forces, such as the wind, gravity, and the pressure applied to it by the encompassing earth. When a house fails to counteract these forces or exerts upon it the structural weight and load, grave outcomes will often result – and you will likely end up with a need to call a structural repair specialist from your area.

Anything made with concrete will eventually crack. That includes your home’s foundation.
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10 Summer Home Improvement Ideas to Get You Going

For many of us, summer is a time with a little extra time—a chance to take a break on the porch with a glass of lemonade, finish that novel we’ve been reading all year, and maybe take on a project or two around the house. In this piece, we’ll highlight some great Summer home improvement ideas that you can consider. Let’s go!

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There’s a lot you can do to enhance the appearance of your home. Check out a few of these summer home improvement ideas to get you going!
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Home Improvement Tips That You Need To Know

Whether you have recently bought a newly-built home or a fixer-upper, the prospect of owning a home will bring out the remodeling itch in you. We’re hoping this article will provide you with the home improvement tips you need to get moving on updating your home.

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Painting is just one home improvement that really adds value.
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Affordable Tips to Improve Your Property

Your homes are an investment and the only way to increase the value of this investment is by conducting periodic renovations or carrying out a little task that can improve its value. Discouraged by the high cost of renovations, people tend to ignore or postpone improving their houses.

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Tips to improve your property, like painting, can be a family affair.
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How to Better Secure Your Louisville Home

Recently, there’s been a rise in home break-ins across the US, especially given the increasing use of bump keys that can dismantle a simple door lock. But it’s not just door locks that are vulnerable. There are windows, rooftops, and other sneaky ways that thieves find to break into a home.

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The first step to securing your Louisville home begins with the front door.
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What Causes Foundation Cracks?

Your home is susceptible to a wet basement at any time in the year. This can lead to mold growth, which is harmful to your and your family’s health; and can even lead to structural damage to your home. In this piece, we’ll look at what causes foundation cracks and what you can to do correct the problems.

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