Are you looking to make some home improvements over the next few months? Save yourself a lot of headaches and check out our insider tricks first. Anyone who has had work done on their homes knows even with the best laid plans something will go wrong.
So your home’s been hit with hail damage from our [...]
Tune into the HGTV channel with all the design shows that abound and you’ll be raring to redo every room in the house, especially the core of the home: the kitchen. Hopkinton designer, Debbie Kollmeyer, did just that, but for someone else’s kitchen and in the process managed to garner an award when she designed [...]
It’s no question that, with the poor state of Michigan’s economy and the glut of homes on the market, it’s taking longer for even the nicest of homes to sell.
“A few years ago, I sold six to eight homes a month, but now it’s only one or two,†said Mark Foster, broker-owner of Foster & [...]
Remodeling projects gone awry get rescued on cable network HGTV’s reality show “Takeover My Makeover.†People surprise their significant other with remodeled rooms on TLC’s “While You Were Out.â€
Clark County now has its own version, but this is all reality and no show Contractor Remodeling. Larry Claypool and Steve Rosier will take your outdated [...]
“Generally this is the best time of year,” Contractor John Davies said.
Unfortunately the spring sun hasn’t warmed up the economy - which means less money to pay for home improvements.
“Some builders are pretty much desperate right now,” Davies said. “There’s not a lot of work.”
But they’re desperation could lead to savings for you.
“It’s a rebuilding [...]
You bought the house and secured the keys. Now what?
Real estate expert Sid Davis says maintenance crises, financial demands and renovation disasters can become overwhelming to less-experienced property owners.
“They were renters before, so whenever they had a problem, the landlord or supervisor would come by and fix things,” says Davis, who wrote “The First-Time [...]
Home improvement contractors are ranked No. 1 in consumer complaints, according to the Better Business Bureau.
But the most common problems poor service, missed deadlines and unexpected costs can be avoided, according to Tom Higgins, owner of Superior Products Home Improvements in Littleton and chairman of the Remodelors Council of the Denver Metro Home Builders Association.
Higgins [...]
One problem: The spending habits of Americans, many of whom used the rising value of their homes during the real-estate boom like a piggy bank, may be changing as housing prices tumble and credit dries up. So many consumers, like Jennifer Galligos of St. Louis, may put the money into savings or use [...]
One problem: The spending habits of Americans, many of whom used the rising value of their homes during the real-estate boom like a piggy bank, may be changing as housing prices tumble and credit dries up. So many consumers, like Jennifer Galligos of St. Louis, may put the money into savings or use [...]