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Home Exteriors

Learn how to step up your home’s curb appeal and value with exterior remodeling tips, tricks and techniques to enhance your home’s best features

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Why Smart Home Technology and Design Is Going to the Dogs

A bright spot for many people in an otherwise challenging year has been adding a furry friend to the family. Welcoming a pet into your home comes with an abundance of mental and physical health benefits and has been linked to reducing stress, providing a sense of purpose and promoting a physically active lifestyle: things …

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8 Essential Steps to Buying Your First Home

Buying your first home is no small feat. For many people, it’s one of the most important and largest financial investments they’ll ever make. There are also a number of potential obstacles and hidden costs that come with homeownership, many of which the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated. This article will guide you through the process …

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These 15 Home Improvements Deliver Big Insurance Discounts

When it comes to homeowners insurance, it’s easy to set it and forget it. After all, most consumers only think about insurance when they’re getting a filing a claim or scoring homeowner insurance discounts when it’s time for a new policy. But if you take that approach, you could be leaving money on the table. Most …

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Best Paint Colors to Increase The Value Of Your Home

A fresh coat of paint can do wonders for the sale of your house. Whether it’s a fixer-upper or your long-term family home, freshening it up with the right colors can help your home sell faster and make you more money in any real estate market. According to a Zillow analysis of 32,000 property sales …

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Green Roofing and Siding

Green roofing and siding is available in a variety of colors, materials and styles. Green roofing and siding materials are durable, look good on your home’s exterior, and are earth-friendly.

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How to Remove Window Grille Dividers in an Exterior Door

I’d like to remove the plastic window pane dividers from a steel door. They seem to be factory installed because nothing …

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How to Clean Wood Siding

My wood siding was damaged the last time it was power washed, so I am hesitant to do this again. It will probably need some …

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How to Repair Screen Porches and Doors

If you are lucky enough to have a home with a screened-in porch, then you know these rooms can really take a beating when the …

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Interior Window Inserts Offer Cost-Effective Comfort and Energy Savings

Window inserts reduce energy cost, improve comfort and reduce noise at a fraction of the cost of replacement windows and are …

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Exterior Remodeling: Green Ideas to Protect Your Home From the Elements

Energy-saving solutions begins with eco-friendly green remodeling on the outside of your home, which protects the structure from …

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40 Fabulous Facelifts to Improve Your Facade

When it comes to your home, you can judge a book by its cover.  Projects to improve your home’s curb appeal deliver a …

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How to Keep Woodpeckers from Damaging Your Home’s Siding | Video

For some people, it's not uncommon to encounter a woodpecker knocking at their siding. Fortunately, there are a number of …

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Simple Strategies to Step Up Curb Appeal and Boost Home Value

Just as with the clothes and accessories we wear; what our homes sport on their exteriors has everything to do with first …

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5 Spring Cleaning Tips to Boost Curb Appeal

If you're planning to put your house on the market this season, do some basic spring cleaning to spruce up its curb appeal. Find …

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Porch Repair, Maintenance and Inspection

Find out if your wood porch is in need of inspection, repair or maintenance which effected with Insecticide, you can replace …

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Tips to Remove Snow From a Roof

Find out how roof snow removal helps to avoid a roof collapse from all that heavy snow. Snow Removal Tips to keep your home and …

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10 Fun Ways to Use Leftover Paint

If you’re sitting on a stash of leftover latex paint, you have a gold mine when it comes to home decorating. With a little …

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Best Quick Fix for Rotted Window Sill

Hi! I love you guys! I was hoping to get some ideas on this. I have a wood-framed window in my tub/shower. We had a tub surround …

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Converted Porch: Water Seepage Under Walls

We closed in our front porch to make a sewing room.  When we get heavy rain, water seeps in under the walls and front door of …

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Cost of Gutter Guards: Are They Worth It?

Top tips to select the best way to prevent clogged gutters with gutter guards. Here is a comprehensive list of gutter guard …

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Does Leaf Filter Gutter Guard Work? Money Pit Reviews

Does Leaf Filter work?  In the Leaf Filter review, find out why expert home improvement radio host Tom Kraeutler says perhaps -- …

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How to Paint Weathered Wood

Learn how to fix worn out wood on the exterior of a home before painting. Get tips to repair rot and the best techniques for …

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Amp Up Your Home’s Curb Appeal – and Web Appeal – in a Weekend

Adding attractive photos to your online listing is one of the most important things you can do to help sell your home. There are …

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How to Pressure Wash Siding

How to Pressure Wash Siding Pressure washing your siding is a quick way to boost your home’s curb appeal. It also saves money by …

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How to Install Gutter Covers

https://youtu.be/cjUAIfl9onc If the thought of cleaning your gutters makes you groan, you’re probably a good candidate for …

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How to Re-mortar Brick Steps

Exposure to the elements can take their toll and you may need to re-mortar brick steps. Instead of hiring a pro to replace …

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How To Install Decorative Exterior Shutters

Decorative exterior shutters are an easy way to boost your home’s curb appeal. Available in a wide variety of styles and colors, …

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Peeling Porch Stain

I use a weatherproof satin on my porch every year . The product says you only need to redo every 3 to 5 years but yet it comes …

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Rotten Porch Posts: How to Repair

We bought a rustic style home in a wooded environment last year.  We have been fixing issues that stem from years of neglect …

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