home improvement: Gutters... or No Gutters??? - 05/24/22 06:54 AM
That is the question. Over the years, I have heard varying opinions from home inspectors regarding whether the home should have gutters. The two primary functions they talk about are to prevent water penetration into the basement and keep water from the entrances and walkways.
Some say it is an essential function of the house to keep the water away from the foundation. Others say proper grading by pitching the soil away from the foundation and moving plantings a foot or so away from the house will accomplish a similar effect. Regardless of their opinion of the need for gutters, they all … (3 comments)

home improvement: Resources... - 08/18/21 08:19 AM
Whether you are a homeowner, soon-to-be homeowner, thinking about being a homeowner, thinking of selling your home, in the process of selling, or just sold your home, most likely, you will need the help of some type of contractor or service provider.
There are the more commonly used providers such as electricians, plumbers, heating and cooling technicians, inspectors, mortgage lenders, attorneys, painters, landscapers, house cleaners, and movers to the more specialist type like environmental consultants, structural engineers, architects, well drillers, and water testing and septic installers and title 5 inspectors. There are many more.
Since the pandemic, with more people at home, there … (0 comments)

home improvement: Gutters or No Gutters... - 08/04/21 10:32 AM
....That is the question. For the most part, the professionals say, Yes. Over the years, I've been at close to if not more than a thousand home inspections. During the home inspection, inspectors usually will talk about the gutters or lack of them. They talk about their purpose and the reason for having them.
 
For the most part, they all agree that having gutters on the house is important. The main reason is to capture the water from the roof and help divert it away from the foundation, preventing any water penetration to the basement. Keeping rain from falling at the house … (1 comments)

home improvement: The 2018 Paint Colors Of The Year For Your Home - 04/01/18 04:53 PM
 
  The 2018 Paint Colors Of The Year For Your Home from the major paint companies
 

 Each year professionals in creative trades wait with bated breath for the color of the year to be announced. This announcement, much like the groundhog's shadow, is looked to as a prediction of the design landscape ahead. But unlike the shadow, these decisions truly affect what the future holds.
 
 
So if you're tired of millennial pink, burgundy or turquoise, all who have held the title of Color of the Year 2018 has a fresh palette for you. And this year is a … (2 comments)

home improvement: 2018 Paint Colors Of The Year For Your Home from Top Paint Companies - 03/10/18 06:17 AM
The 2018 Paint Colors Of The Year For Your Home
 
Each year professionals in creative trades wait with bated breath for the color of the year to be announced. This announcement, much like the groundhog's shadow, is looked to as a prediction of the design landscape ahead. But unlike the shadow, these decisions truly affect what the future holds.
 
So if you're tired of millennial pink, burgundy or turquoise, all who have held the title of Color of the Year 2018 has a fresh palette for you. And this year is a palette that really pop.
 
Pantone’s Color … (0 comments)