home improvement: 7 Things To Do For Your Home In January
- 01/11/15 02:23 AM
I hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday season! Lots of cold weather and rain or snow will be the norm this month, so all but one of the items on our home maintenance To-Do list takes place indoors: 1. Check your roof along the eaves for icicles and debris blocking proper drainage. If the water isn’t draining, it can lead to ice dams that force water under your shingles and into your attic. To see a video showing how to remove ice dams, click here. And make sure your downspouts are clear and drain away from your foundation. If ice … (2 comments)
home improvement: 9 Important Things To Do For Your Home In October
- 10/04/14 05:38 AM
It’s starting to get chilly at night now, but still gorgeous during the day - I love October! Here are some home maintenance chores you should do now: 1. Drain and store hoses for the winter, along with any sprinklers or other irrigation equipment you have. 2. Blow out and drain automatic sprinklers and turn off electric timers. 3. Put out the Halloween decorations. Here are some great decorating ideas! 4. Clean out the vegetable and flower gardens and get them ready for winter. 5. Close crawlspace vents. 6. Disconnect and winterize swamp coolers and remove and store window air conditioning … (3 comments)
home improvement: Thrifty Decor Idea of the Week #7
- 09/06/14 11:55 AM
Photo by DecoratingYourSmallSpace,com This is a great thrifty decor idea for your kitchen from DecoratingYourSmallSpace.com - a potrack made out of a piece of wrought iron fencing, or a wrought iron gate. This would be super-easy - just spray paint the rack, attach it to the ceiling or wall (use strong attachments because of the weight), and use S-hooks to hang your pots and pans. To find a piece of fencing (or even a length of wrought iron railing or a column like they used to use on patios and porches), try a salvage yard or used building supply store. What … (0 comments)
Photo from Little Green Notebook Blogspot This idea comes from Little Green Notebook Blogspot. Many people have room for a kitchen island, and this would add lots of storage space and work space, but they can't find anything they can afford or anything that would look good in their kitchen. Here is an idea: Find a dresser at a thrift store or yard sale that fits your kitchen style (country, contemporary, traditional, or something else?), paint it a color you love, and top it with the marble from an old out-of-date coffee table you have also found at a thrift store … (0 comments)
home improvement: 6 Critical Things To Know Before Buying A Fixer-Upper Home
- 06/26/14 03:59 AM
Buying a fixer-upper is a great way to build equity, but here are 6 things you should take into consideration before you decide if this is a good step for you: 1. Take a hard look at your skill level. Some fixer-uppers really just need to have the junk hauled off, deep cleaning and painting, and wallpaper stripped off and most people can do this type of work themselves. But certain types of work need an expert (plumbing and electrical) or someone with a medium to high skill level. While there is nothing wrong with learning as you go, if … (0 comments)
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