2,196 articles related to "home improvement"

The 10 Most Important Rules of Choosing and Dealing With a Contractor

The 10 Most Important Rules of Choosing and Dealing With a Contractor by: Razmik "Raz" Vartanian Building your dream home can quickly turn into a nightmare of unmet schedules, cost over runs, shabby workmanship and endless arguments. I have been...

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Location, Location, Location

Location, Location, Location by: Alan Forsyth Location, location, location - known as the 3 most important factors when buying a property, and it is easy to see why. The location of your property dictates how much yield you get, and how much cap...

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Liven Up Your Walls With Decorative Plates

Liven Up Your Walls With Decorative Plates by: Johann Erickson Decorative plates are often overlooked when decorating a home. Yet, it's the details that really make the elements of a room come together—and decorative plates are a detail p...

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Pine Furniture Care Guide

Pine Furniture Care Guide by: Steve HattrickFirst, some background on PINE WOOD. Pine is a naturally soft wood which continues to "breathe", based upon changes in the local (home, office, store, etc.) humidity and temperature. On the individual ...

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How Big A Hole Do You Have In Your Wall?

Big A Hole Do You Have In Your Wall? by: News Canada (NC)-Imagine punching a hole in one of your home's outside walls and feeling the cold, dry winter wind rush into your house. Now imagine what all that cold air will mean for next fall&apo...

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Finish Your Painting Projects Without Sacrificing Your Free Time

sh Your Painting Projects Without Sacrificing Your Free Time by: ARA Content (ARA) - With a little planning, you can complete your painting projects faster than ever, without sacrificing all of your free time. The first step is to get organized....

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Selecting the Proper Pump for your Backyard Water Garden Feature

Whether you have a preformed or a liner pond, a pond pump is a paramount component of any water feature. Stagnant bodies of water attract mosquito infestations, which are a nuisance, and also undesirable, due to the recent outbreaks of the West Nile...

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The Beautiful Rose of Sharon

Perhaps you were browsing the pages of a catalog and found a beautiful picture of the Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus Sriacus)? Or maybe you were lucky enough to see a Rose of Sharon in person at a local garden center? Are you wondering whether these will m...

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Insecticides & Fungicides/Spreader-stickers, Wetting Agents Getting the most out of Your Sprays

Spreader-stickers, Wetting Agents: Getting the most out of Your SpraysThomas OgrenSpreader-stickers or if you prefer, sticker-spreaders, are agents we can add to garden sprays to make them more effective. These additives are commonly used in commerc...

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The New EZRip Makes Drywall Scoring Easy!

The EZRip Drywall Tool Company today unveiled its drywall ripping tool EZRip which enables drywall professionals to cut wallboard more effectively. The EZRip vastly improves the efficiency of drywall cutting and completely eliminates traditional trai...

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