Tag: home improvement
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November 26, 2009 10:08 PM EST --
The expenses associated with home maintenance can be staggering at times but a wise homeowner soon realizes how to cut corners, and a great way to save money is to paint vinyl shutters rather than replacing . . .
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July 01, 2008 02:57 PM EDT --
I'd like to install a ceiling fan in my office at home - two computers and other electrical gadgets make it a little toasty in summer, especially early in the year when it's not humid and we try . . .
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July 15, 2008 11:35 PM EDT --
Our deck was needing some repairs done to it. The entire railing was getting wobbly & the previous owners used trellis material (don't know what it is called), to fill in the space from top railing . . .
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September 21, 2008 05:59 AM EDT --
"A house is made of walls and beams; a home is built with love and dreams."
We bought our first house in 1985. Houses were selling like hot cakes and the only reason we . . .
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April 02, 2009 10:12 AM EDT --
We bought our house about three years ago. We love it, but there were (and still are) a lot of superficial improvements that needed to be made to it. One of the main issues was the basement. . . .
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November 01, 2009 03:16 PM EST --
Right after I bought my house back in April 2001, I bought a wall clock with vineyard designs. For one reason or another, I never put it up on the wall. Today my husband finally decided he's . . .
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June 15, 2009 12:13 PM EDT --
Before the whole economy crash went on we had, had plans drawn up to expand our home to add an extra bedroom so my husband and I could keep our own offices, and to expand our kitchen a bit. But . . .
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November 21, 2009 09:01 AM EST --
Thanks if you had time to follow Part 1 & 2 of my floors project.
As the seasonal weather ended summer beach time, a foolish idea came to mind for an indoor project. Why not replace the . . .
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October 26, 2006 02:05 PM EDT --
My name is Thomas. Thomas the Train Bed. I started my journey in this room with a cute little toddler named Scotty. I felt so at home, surrounded by stuffed animals and my friend, Donald the Dresser, proudly . . .
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May 19, 2007 12:25 PM EDT --
For the last couple of years, Matt and I have been discussing the installation of a new patio. The slab of concrete we had just wasn’t cutting it when it came to entertaining, or just relaxing . . .
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July 08, 2007 07:19 AM EDT --
Welcome to part 2 in my continuing series about the move from hell. If you would like to catch up on the series:
Part 1 Niagra falls in the tub
When we decided to take the townhouse . . .
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March 10, 2008 02:13 AM EDT --
In Part Two , I described how we started to fight back after losing $15,000 on our home remodeling project. We decided it was time to find a way to make some progress rather than sitting around watching . . .
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June 04, 2008 09:19 PM EDT --
I moved into this house in 1981. My aunt, since she was widowed and took ill hadn't done anything with this house for years.
Now, today, in 2008 I have gotten two things, so far, done that go beyond . . .
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June 29, 2008 11:45 PM EDT --
We finally got the new room painted today. I'm attaching pictures. It's hard to believe that it has been two weeks since the sheetrock was complete . I had high hopes that we'd have the room . . .
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January 25, 2009 09:22 PM EST --
The sound of drilling, sawing, and pounding is all I have heard today. My husband has spent all day working on our basement project. We are finishing our basement into a family room, a laundry . . .
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March 11, 2009 12:37 PM EDT --
I'm a MyPoints member and get many, many emails from them about different offers. I received one a few days ago about Home Depot Do-It-Herself clinics. I clicked the link (5 points) and . . .
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July 22, 2009 11:29 AM EDT --
When we bought this house two years ago, the little white picket fence was charming and I really thought it was cute. However, over the last couple of years, I've found that it's not so cute . . .
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September 11, 2009 12:41 AM EDT --
We have been very busy for the past month! We're adding a room to our house. What began as a plan to build a screened porch has morphed into a year round sun room. Welcome to our home, but . . .
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November 14, 2009 10:16 AM EST --
Thanks if you started watching my floors project.
Even before starting any work, the idea of replacing the kitchen floor, trips to the home centers had me wandering the tile and sheet vinyl . . .
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April 07, 2009 03:50 AM EDT --
Yep. We just keep putting holes in the walls in our house.... =) I should have taken a picture before we did anything, but I was busy doing the dishes and Derric wanted to start demolishing.... . . .
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