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Remodeling projects in 2011 remained on a small scale

woodrow — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:10:30 +0000

Consumers are still skittish about spending on home remodeling in the economy, according to statistics from Remodeling Magazine. The magazine’s highly respected Cost vs Value Report comes out annually, ranking projects by return on investment and citing home remodeling trends. For 2011-2012, consumers earned the best values on attic bedroom conversions, minor kitchen remodeling, garage [...]

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Home improvement projects to avoid…for now

woodrow — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:12:49 +0000

Should you consider making home improvements now? “No” is not the right answer. “None that cost more than they’re worth” is closer to the truth. Making wise choices, seeking competitive bids from hard-hit contractors and tackling projects that make sense in light of the economy may be a solid decision in light of today’s circumstances. Recently I [...]

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Hard news on remodeling ROI

woodrow — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 02:29:10 +0000

The good news last year was that several home remodeling projects still delivered solid returns in home valuation for the investment. It’s less so right now, according to Remodeling Magazine in its annual Cost vs Value Report. For 2010-2011, the magazine shows a downward trend on increased valuation when you hold last year’s improvements against [...]

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A Home Office Means Business

woodrow — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:19:36 +0000

If you work from home, or just need a refuge from the rest of your family to pay bills and write emails, a home office makes for a relatively straightforward home addition or modification. Knowing what kinds of tasks you plan on handling, the amount of time you plan on spending in the home office, [...]

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Sustainable Options That Might Floor You

woodrow — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:24:00 +0000

The range of materials and prices in the latest flooring products should create enthusiasm for homeowners looking for something different than the same old carpeting or tile coverings. With prices dropping on many flooring products and environmental products on the upswing, you really do have choices today. Imagine this–54 percent of hardwood flooring sold today [...]

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Getting the Green Light on Sustainability

woodrow — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 00:29:28 +0000

Builder Magazine recently declared that while it’s difficult to predict, the future is already here. The magazine interviewed a wide range of construction experts, green and sustainable authorities, and Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) architects to take a wide look at where we’re all headed. According to Builder, there are predictable trends that [...]

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Presale Home Improvements: The Good and the Bad

woodrow — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:45:27 +0000

If you’re still considering putting a home on the market in the near future, your best home-improvement tools right now may just be a broom and dustpan. That’s what the financial mavens at Forbes Magazine suggest. For one thing, if you’re planning on using an agent, you won’t find a very energetic one if your [...]

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Staging Your Home to Sell After Remodeling

woodrow — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:55:22 +0000

You’d be surprised at how many people decide whether to buy your home based on their visceral reaction some 15 seconds after walking in the door. And that’s if they’ve gone that far! Even if you’ve pumped thousands of dollars into upgrading or renovating your house, a poor first impression can wipe out all your efforts. [...]

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It’s a Boom in Home Improvements

woodrow — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:21:27 +0000

M.P. McQueen of the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) weighed in this week on the do-it-yourself boom. It seems as the housing market continues to circle the drain, the home improvement industry is about to profit from the first spending increase in four years. Driven by plunging prices, cash shortages, and ongoing house payments, homeowners are strategizing [...]

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Shower Envy

woodrow — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 08:45:56 +0000

Americans are finicky about their showers. It’s said that President Lyndon Johnson had a shower-head installed in the White House with a force so strong it knocked over anyone else who tried to take a shower there. For some of us, a simple rectangular stall with ample hot water and glass or plastic curtain is enough. [...]

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Green Roofing with Structural Insulated Panels

woodrow — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:22:41 +0000

For those of us who think “green,” there are energy-efficient products for constructing walls and roofs that reduce valuable wood usage and provide overall reductions in heating and cooling costs. For a while now, builders have found that roofs of recycled steel or aluminum provide energy efficiency and durability. And engineered lumber with low formaldehyde [...]

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Top Remodeling Trends for 2010

woodrow — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:35:27 +0000

Let me be among the first to round up some remodeling trends for the New Year! We’ve hardly logged in a week of January but, like the sprigs of springtime, notions about where homeowners and do-it-yourselfers are leaning have already begun to sprout. The Orlando Sentinel’s fashionista, Jean Patteson, laments that most of us won’t [...]

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What’s Old Is New Again – Home Lighting Trends

Paige — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:50:29 +0000

An array of “old” looking lighting has been sweeping the design blogs lately. What’s old seems new again, and this particular style of lighting – an extremely sparse antique look, which I’m not 100% sure how to describe – has been popping up everywhere. Do you like this style of home lighting, or do you thin [...]

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The Many Guises of Guest Bedrooms

Mary — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:50:49 +0000

Is your guest bedroom getting to be a burden? You’re probably not the first one to think that. Whether it has started to become wasted space or on the flip side: overwhelmed by the odd conglomeration of stuff that seems to appear in there, the clutter has to go to if you want your guests [...]

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Mary — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:34:21 +0000

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