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1. | Thinking about a new Bathroom?
The bathroom is the usually the second room in the house that we visit each morning and we certainly visit it multiple times throughout the day. So why not make this place as attractive as it can ...
[Added: 02 Apr 2007 Hits: 34 Words: 540]
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2. | Introducing Cabinet makers
Without employing the professional services of a cabinet maker, you're basically stuck with remodeling your home kitchen or bathroom with pre-designed cabinets - which might not be a problem if you're lucky enough to find what you want. But what if you aren't able to find that ...
[Added: 02 Mar 2007 Hits: 43 Words: 520]
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3. | Don't Forget Your Gutters!
If you're planning on having a new roof installed (or repaired) and you want it to last for the duration of its warranty, then you'll appreciate the following advice on how to take care of your roof through gutter care. That's right! We said 'gutter care.' Gutters ...
[Added: 25 Feb 2007 Hits: 58 Words: 521]
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4. | Looking for a little fence work?
A wooden privacy fence surrounds almost every home in California. In fact, that's one of the things that differentiates a California home from a home in any other state.
Introduction
Without a fence, homeowners risk attracting uninvited guests (dogs, cats, etc.) and should the homeowners have ...
[Added: 21 Feb 2007 Hits: 46 Words: 548]
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5. | A Case for a Fireplace
Unlike in the past, we don't need nor necessarily use fireplaces for warmth. Today, we use fireplaces for aesthetics or to create a warm atmosphere within a home. Although they aren't required, fireplaces have a unique way of turning a house into home.
Perhaps ...
[Added: 17 Feb 2007 Hits: 45 Words: 539]
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6. | A Swimming Pool is Cool-literally
A swimming pool just oozes coolness from all sides of a privacy fence! Whether it's an above ground swimming pool or an in-ground swimming pool - nothing makes your lifestyle more fashionable (or popular) than your very own swimming pool. ...
[Added: 16 Feb 2007 Hits: 37 Words: 575]
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7. | What's all this talk about molding?
Without the unique invention of molding, not only would we be faced with boring flat interiors, we would literally lose our sense of time. We're not kidding! Molding is often the first item that we look for and inspect to determine the age of things like walls, ...
[Added: 16 Feb 2007 Hits: 35 Words: 567]
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8. | Who can resist a hot tub?!
Hot tubs have captured our interest since the very first time that they were introduced and it's hard to argue why. Hot tubs are not only beautiful, they're extremely relaxing!
What's a hot tub?
Sometimes called a soaking tub, spa, or ...
[Added: 15 Feb 2007 Hits: 35 Words: 559]
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9. | An Introduction to Stone Masonry
When you think of fancy brickwork, that's stone masonry. But just as there's fancy brickwork, other materials can be and are used to build some of the most beautiful walls, fences, porches, patios, or even ...
[Added: 15 Feb 2007 Hits: 36 Words: 540]
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10. | Have a little fun in the sun!
It should be no surprise that interest in solar power has significantly increased in lieu of the recent energy crisis in California. Rising costs, brown outs, and downright black outs make living in a technological world virtually ...
[Added: 14 Feb 2007 Hits: 33 Words: 548]
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11. | Building a Log Home
Although living may be a bit more efficient +inside+ in traditional housing, a modern home with all of today's conventional trimmings doesn't quite allow us to enjoy nature the way that log homes do. Modern homes are really built for communal living - complete with a residential ...
[Added: 13 Feb 2007 Hits: 34 Words: 710]
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12. | Getting Real About Your Home Improvement Plans
Right about the time when we're ready (or we think that we're ready) to renovate our living space, we do one of two things. One, we get a little wild and crazy with ideas about our property without knowing ...
[Added: 12 Feb 2007 Hits: 33 Words: 541]
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13. | A Little Bit About Stained Glass
Ask any average person about stained glass and the reaction will most probably be something along the lines of, 'Oh sure, yeah - it's pretty. I like it.' But there's much more to stained glass than aesthetics. This ...
[Added: 11 Feb 2007 Hits: 35 Words: 511]
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14. | Don't Forget the Paint!
It's amazing how a simple paint job by professional painters can brighten a room or change the atmosphere of a home's interior. And when we're thinking about remodeling or redecorating, it can be overlooked as an important part of the process. Our minds could be occupied with the flooring, the ...
[Added: 10 Feb 2007 Hits: 28 Words: 580]
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15. | Let's talk About Basement Refinishing
An unfinished basement can be one of the most scariest and spooky areas of the house and that's probably because they never really were designed for living in the first place. Historically, the basement was designed as ...
[Added: 08 Feb 2007 Hits: 27 Words: 518]
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16. | An Introduction to Water Heaters
In today's society, it's impossible to perform daily activities without a quality water heater. Just ask anyone who has experienced a faulty water heater! One faulty water heater and everything is thrown askew! Water heaters can fail to adequately perform for a number of reasons - age ...
[Added: 08 Feb 2007 Hits: 26 Words: 516]
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17. | What Restoration Really Means
Some people believe that restoration is restoring something to a satisfactory state. But to the homeowner interested in preservation, restoration is a whole new ballgame because it means restoring something to its original condition. An original condition is very different from a satisfactory state. A ...
[Added: 04 Feb 2007 Hits: 29 Words: 545]
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18. | Decorative Plaster Huh?
When we typically hear of plaster, we think of a white or off-white smooth surfacing material. Decorative plaster on the other hand is something quite different. No - it isn't some wild sculptural configuration like you might have seen in art history books. ...
[Added: 22 Dec 2006 Hits: 72 Words: 523]
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