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Our top-rated pros are ready to tackle all your home projects – big or small – on time & on budget. When the floor of your sink cabinet needs a spruce-up, lay down squares of self-adhesive vinyl tile. They’re about a buck a square at home centers and provide an easy-to-wipe-clean surface.

  • Learn about the HUD Title 1 Property Improvement Loan program.
  • Use track lighting in addition to other lighting in the room, since it’s more specialized.
  • Stacked neatly in his backyard is a minivan-size pile of gray lumber, all stuff Buhr salvaged from dumpsters and a fence demolition project.
  • Replace vinyl siding that is cracked or broken, paint exterior trim and window shutters and fix any sidewalks that are chipped or pitted.
  • Give your bathroom vanity a makeover, replace the toilet and faucet if needed, update the shower head for a better shower experience and re-caulk the bathroom tub.
  • Radon test kits are available at home centers and hardware stores for about $10.

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Extending one’s house with rooms added to the side of one’s home or, sometimes, extra levels to the original roof. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Possibly the most classic move to make the Taylor home feel like a normal home were the mismatched dishes in their cupboards.

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Look for windows labeled low-emissivity (low-E) or spectrally selective—they have a coating that reduces thermal heat transfer. Select the perfect self-adhesive wallpaper to create an accent that’s easy to apply, remove, and reuse. Like a giant sticker, peel the decorative paper off the backing and adhere it to a primed and painted wall.

“We like theater. We like live music. And so that’s how we spend our money. But then suddenly all that stopped, and so, if I can’t travel, I chose to put my energy in the place where I am.” Americans have been forced to use their houses more — and differently. But that doesn’t account for the huge spike in demand documented by Max Anderson, chief economist at Porch.com. The company is an online marketplace connecting homeowners to contractors. In fact, when it comes to the garden, adding value is often a case of simply tidying up and perhaps putting down some turf. Buyers are most inspired by a blank canvas that they can project their own ideas and lifestyle onto.

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With our computerized design process, you’ll be able to see the choices of siding on your home before the job starts from the comfort of your home. Passive house designs enable us to build houses that save energy, improve air quality and reduce noise pollution. For products to be rated as Energy-Star certified, they have to meet strict high-efficiency standards and don’t cost much more than unrated products. You’re sure to find something in your price range that will save even more on your energy bill. Many homes in rural parts of the U.S. rely on well water rather than city water. But well water has pros and cons that city people may never have considered.

In the bathrooms of many of our homes that are Pre-1980’s you will probably have a plugin in the wall with a large front cover and a small single plugin the middle. These where for razors most of them are so large because there is a small transformer behind there that reduces the voltage so it can be used by razors that did not need 120 volts of electricity. I have a video showing how to conect a recessed light to a switch but usually most people want more than one light on a switch. So this article will explain the easiest way to connect multiple light fixtures to one switch.

As long as you don’t live in a listed building, you should be fine to move the bathroom upstairs without planning permission. If you’re in an older property and have enough space, doing this will also allow you to expand your kitchen. Both could improve your home’s value and saleability significantly, even if it means sacrificing a small bedroom entirely. Speak to a local estate agent for an idea of what your home will be worth after any work is done.

Later, we start work on a 1720s Cape Ann Gambrel in Ipswich, MA.