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What Is A Home Energy Audit?
What is a home energy audit? A home energy audit, also known as a home energy assessment, is a series of specific tests and inspections performed by a certified professional to determine where your...
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Are Radiant Barriers Right For Your Home?
Radiant barriers have been around for decades but they are starting to gain momentum. This is in large part due to advances in design and the sales potential to existing homeowners that are upside-down...
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Swap Out Your Boring Doorbell Buttons For Some Style
Are you trying to think of ways to add a little pizazz to your entryway by installing a new doorbell button? Okay…maybe not. But, if by chance you were thinking about it or you’re gathering ideas like...
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7 Reasons To Install Radiant Barrier Roof Sheathing
Radiant barrier roof sheathing is a great product that will reduce your power bill. There are just a few manufacturers that make this unusual type of roof sheathing that has a shiny, perforated...
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7 Awesome Custom Garages
Having a really cool garage with tons of space for your 2 and 4-wheeled, prized possessions is the stuff dreams are made of for many a guy out there…and many of you girls, too. I was surfing around for...
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How To Repair Screeching Faucet Problems
Do you have a water faucet that whines, screeches or squeals when you turn it on? There are a few reasons why this annoying little problem occurs. By the way, I love that my son is such a willing...
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Modular Green Homes: GreenPods Designed By Ann Raab
Modular homes have been around for decades. Green homes have been around for awhile, too, and they’re getting greener all of the time. When you combine those two types of homes together you get modular...
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How To Choose The Best Air Filter
Have you ever found yourself scratching your head at all of the different types of furnace filters to choose from at the home improvement store? If so, you have lots of company wondering and staring at...
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10 Home Theater Room Essentials For The Do-It-Yourselfer
Have you ever thought about converting that extra room into a home theater room or doing the same with part of the basement or attic? It’s not like the room has to be rebuilt from scratch or needs...
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Charleston Style Homes Exude Southern Luxury
Stalking, specifically house stalking, is an ugly and unseemly term. But, that’s how this blog of mine started back in 2006 and I’d like to get back to what I am passionate about, unashamedly stalking...
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Finished Basement: The Pros And Cons Of Doing A Basement Remodel
When I was growing up, the large house we lived in had a full basement. It was basically one large open room. Today, basements have become valued resources. They are often used as full-fledged living...
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Evaporative Air Conditioning vs Traditional Air Conditioning: 4 Reasons To...
Air conditioning is expensive, power guzzling, germ breeding, and completely necessary in some climates unfortunately. Evaporative cooling, as the name suggests, is a device that cools the air through...
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Green Home Improvement: Top 5 Businesses That Help You Go Green
It seems as if everyone is trying to Go Green these days. Homeowners are no exception when it comes to looking for ways to do things around the house that are eco-friendly rather than wasteful and...
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How To Install Ceramic Tile Yourself: See How I Installed Ceramic Floor Tile...
As with most home remodeling, the bulk of the expense is often the labor. If you’re like me, waiting until I can afford to hire someone to do a job means it’s probably not going to happen. For years,...
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How To Repair A Damaged Metalbestos Chimney Yourself
Winter can be hard on all things household, and this past winter was a dickens. Along with record cold, the quantity of snow that fell caused all sorts of headaches for me at the cabin. In years past,...
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Small Bathroom Makeovers On A Budget: See How I Transformed Our Bathroom...
We’ve all watched those home repair and makeover shows on television. HGTV immediately comes to mind. They quickly sink thousands of dollars into remodeling bathrooms, while making it all look...
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How To Build A Pond: DIY Water Garden Supplies & Costs
Not only are garden ponds major attractions in botanical gardens nationwide, but a water garden can also be an incredibly attractive feature for your home’s exterior. Even with limited space, you can...
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Modular Green Homes: GreenPods Designed By Ann Raab
Modular homes have been around for decades. Green homes have been around for awhile, too, and they’re getting greener all of the time. When you combine those two types of homes together you get modular...
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How To Build A Pond: DIY Water Garden Supplies & Costs
Not only are garden ponds major attractions in botanical gardens nationwide, but a water garden can also be an incredibly attractive feature for your home’s exterior. Even with limited space, you can...
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How Much Does A Concrete Driveway Cost? Here’s How To Measure, Lay Out &...
When choosing to repair or replace your driveway, cost is often the deciding factor. Concrete is usually the cheapest way to go for a driveway. The following tips will help you measure, lay out, and...
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