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11 Effective Home Security Measures to Keep You and Your Belongings Safe

No one wants to experience the feeling of having their home broken into. Having a home insurance policy makes things easier as it provides cover for burglary but it doesn’t take away the shock and fear that comes with having your home violated. Then after you’re left completely unsettled. And to help you make informed decisions, the experts from Network Security are available to offer their knowledge and insights on the latest and most effective home security measures. This article outlines some effective home security measures you’ll want to consider to increase your family’s safety.

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4 Common Causes and Fixes of a Leaky Faucet

A leaky faucet is a problem that every household faces at least once. Therefore, keeping your faucet in proper working condition might be a difficult task. It’s not only annoying, hearing that drip, drip drip, but at the same time, it can significantly increase your water bills.

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Top Reasons to Downsize Your Home

Most of us live by the mantra that bigger is better and, when you have a young or growing family, it is certainly true that the more space you have the easier things will be. However, as we begin to age and approach retirement, it is the perfect time to downsize your home.

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Is now the time to downsize your home? Can you picture yourself in this adorable small house in the woods?
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6 Steps to Make Your House a Home

The fun and feeling of excitement that follows buying or renting a new apartment could quickly fade away if some of your most important expectations about the home are not met or are below the standard you’d imagined. But it isn’t just your individual home taste you should worry about; security should be on top of your list of steps to make your house a home.

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Changing the locks is perhaps the most important way you can make your house a home.
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4 Qualities to Look For When Interviewing Residential Plumbing Professionals For Hire

A plumbing problem is usually one of the most challenging situations a person can get into at home. It can be such an annoyance to people who have no plumbing know-how. This is where a need for a professional comes in. However, there are many qualities that you must consider when looking for a professional plumber.

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Residential plumbing professionals come in all shapes and sizes.
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5 Reasons Buying Now Makes Sense in the Long Run

You probably haven’t wondered much about Louisville lately, but you should! The housing market here is strong, there are plenty of lively attractions, and the U.S. manufacturing industry is making a return to prominence. So is it time to purchase? In this piece we’ll look at five reasons buying now makes sense for you in the long run.

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Louisville real estate is about more than simply owning a house. | Photo: Tre Pryor
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3 Great Home Improvement Projects Under $5,000

Selecting which home improvement projects have the best return on investment is not an easy task. There is always that risk of overspending which will definitely make things harder.

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Bathrooms, along with kitchens, historically give some of the best returns on investment of any home improvement project.
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An FYI Before you DIY: Watch Out for Asbestos

If the constant stream of home improvement shows on television is any kind of indicator, there’s probably a pretty strong contingent of do-it-yourselfers out there with big plans to turn their house into the home of their dreams. Maybe it’s taking out a wall to add a little more space to the bedroom. Maybe it’s tearing up old rugs and replacing them with some shiny new hardwood. Most of the time we’ve already seen it done on TV and think, “I can do that!”

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How to Protect Your New Home Against Burglary

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), burglaries occur in America every 15 seconds. To make matters worse, residential buildings record 73% of the total number of these robberies. However, this shouldn’t deter anyone from buying a new home in areas of their choice. But, how do you protect your new home?

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The Best Month to Sell Your House May Surprise You

It’s no secret I’m a numbers geek. I believe if done correctly, stats tell us a great deal. So, I was quite surprised to see these results. After I collected all the data to determine the best month to sell your house I was blown away. Curious?

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When selling your house, targeting a particular month or two can reap major rewards! | Photo: Tre Pryor
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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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Make Your House Classy with Indoor Water Features

A home is a place that should be cozy and so intricately designed and schemed that one wishes and desires to go back to that place again and again. It all depends on your own taste, aesthetic sense, vision, splendid and stellar choice of products, and last but not least the amount of investment you can afford to put in to make your house look exceptionally exquisite and classy.

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