Craig | April 29, 2010
When fixing up your home, one question to ask is: what return on my investment will I see when I sell my home? According to the Wall Street Journal and the annual cost versus value survey, one improvement can make you money. The home improvement with the highest return is to replace your old front [...]
Category: Doors, Home Improvement |
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Tags: entry door
Craig | April 24, 2010
Kicked in door They other day I met with a Utah home owner who had somebody try to break in her front door. It only took a few seconds to break the door jamb and the intruder would have entered the home with one more kick if a neighbor had not spooked them. This got me [...]
Category: Doors |
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Tags: door repair, door security
Craig | April 21, 2010
I recently added some shelves in a homeowners garage. This gave them more room to store things and organize their garage. They were exited to be organized and it freed up space inside the house. This got me thinking of all the ways to organize a garage. With all the things we store in garages such [...]
Category: Carpentry, Home Improvement |
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Tags: garage storage, shelving
Craig | April 9, 2010
Stairs are more than a way to move from one floor to another. They can be a focal point of your home and increase the value of your house. Homeowners are discovering that you have many options when building stairs. It is hard to beat the look and feel that wood stairs bring to a home. [...]
Category: Carpentry, Stairs |
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Tags: carpentry, Stairs
Craig | April 8, 2010
One of the quickest and inexpensive ways to add style to a room is by adding crown molding. Crown molding goes between the wall and the ceiling, giving a room character. It has been said that a house without crown molding is like a picture without a frame. Crown molding comes in sizes to fit any [...]
Category: Carpentry, Home Improvement |
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Tags: crown molding, finish carpentry
Craig | April 4, 2010
Composite decking has been around for 15 years now and much has been learned about its use and durability. Many companies have gone out of business as their products did not last, and they had high warrantee claims. Trex the largest supplies of composite decking has had a very big problem with deck failures and [...]
Category: Home Improvement, decks |
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Tags: deck material, decking