Homeowner's Blog

We’re at a time where we need to pay particular attention to the return on our investments in our homes – do we remodel or do we replace?

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The current home improvement trend is not necessarily the hottest paint color or the newest counter top surface, it’s practicality with a capital P. Studies conducted by Kelton Research found that during these tough economic times, Americans are opting for...

Everything you value needs to be maintained in some way, shape, or form. 

Your car must be washed to keep the finish in pristine condition and free from rust. The oil must be changed to keep the engine...

So you need replacement windows. With little knowledge of the building supply industry, the thought of having to purchase new windows can be a daunting task.  Where do you start?  Should you flip through the yellow pages, ask neighbors or hop on the internet, where you will find and overwhelming amount of information.

My husband and I are quite the do-it-yourselfers…me by choice, him by coercion.

So I decided that we were perfectly capable of installing our new entry door, especially since I work at a company that does just that.  Surely, I had enough know-how to follow the simple step-by-step instructions—I picked it up through osmosis, right?

It was rather disturbing to wake up to the news of yet another increase in gas prices…now up to almost $4 a gallon!  Thankfully our company participates in telecommuting.