When looking at summer home improvements, many times we think about adding an addition to expand our livable space. But building an addition can be inconvenient, costly and take a long time. A new trend with consumers is to add retractable awnings to their home’s exterior.
Awnings can add fun color and stylish design to your [...]

When spring rains rinse and refresh the outdoors, decks, patios and everything on them get a bath, too. But, once it’s dry you see the remaining film that stays: dirt, bird droppings, sticky tree sap and buds, and whatever other debris that gets carried in the wind to land on your patio. These outdoor elements [...]

The summer solstice has passed, the days are getting shorter and soon the fading sunlight will serve as a signal for the leaves to start turning color and fall from the trees. But just because Mother Nature is preparing for her winter slumber doesn’t mean you have to do the same.
Instead of packing up your [...]

It’s a known fact: Good-looking, well-maintained homes sell faster (and command a higher price) than houses that appear worn down and tired. In today’s attractive roller coaster real-estate market enhancing curb appeal — the first impression of a house as seen from the street — can mean the difference between attracting serious buyers and resulting [...]

As you work to complete your “honey do” list, you may be finding that your hands are having to get bandaged up because they are cracked and the skin is splitting. For those who work with their hands, cracked fingers and splitting thumbs are a problem that exists throughout the year.
“Your skin is 90 something [...]

A Plumbing Pro Shares His Secret Weapon for Managing Challenging Additions
(ARA) - If a bathroom addition is on your project list, consider a Saniflo above-floor plumbing system — especially for a basement remodel or any other room where you don’t have accessible, below-floor plumbing.
That’s the advice of Mike Coletto, an independent plumbing, HVAC and electrical [...]