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Tips on Remodeling Your Basement - Tips on Remodeling Your Basement A basement remodel is an easy and cost-effective way to add living space to your home without cutting into your yard or garden. A basement remodel usually costs about a third as much as an addition,

Mold in Your Home or Office - Five Steps to Getting Rid of Mold in Your Home or Office Molds are microscopic organisms (fungi) that can grow on almost any surface including wood, hay, paper, carpet, winter insulation, concrete and potted house plants.

Keeping Moisture Out Of Your House - First, water leakage can cause the growth of fungi, mildew, and molds in your home. This can weaken your walls and cause bigger cracks, thus, increasing the possibility of vermin and rodent infestation

DIY Plumbing Repair - DIY Plumbing Repair - You Have Homeowners Insurance, Use It I had the misfortune of finding water seeping through a wall in my basement one spring. First this was blamed on a very wet season.

Finishing Touch Window Well Decor - Basement Remodeling--The Finishing Touch - Window Well Decor

Moisture Problems - Condensation can occur on any surface that is below the "dew point" of the air with which it is in contact. The "dew point" is the temperature at which condensation will occur for a given humidity level.

Consider Drainage When Landscaping - Consider Drainage When Landscaping One of the most common and sometimes costly mistakes that is made when creating a new landscape is not paying attention to or having a drainage plan

Waterproof Your Basement This Spring - The first task you should undertake will be to waterproof your basement. The spring rains combined with melting snow increases the risk of your basement flooding. It’s not a hard job and won’t take very long either. You’ll be outside enjoying the warm

Waterproofing Foundations - Waterproofing Foundations If your basement smells musty it's because of water seeping through the concrete which causes mold and mildew. Once mold spores settle in your basement all it needs is moisture to begin growing and digesting whatever it

Jazz Up Your Basement Ceiling - Jazz Up Your Basement Ceiling required that we relocate most pipes and ducts into the joist cavities, or out to the perimeter of the room.

Down in the Cellar - What do YOU have down in the cellar? If it's like most people’s, your basement started out like mine as an empty space with a furnace and a hot water heater. In five years it was filled up with boxes of stuff you don't need

Will Your Remodeling Project Payoff - Home Remodeling - Will Your Remodeling Project Payoff If houses in the area have a good track record of selling, chances are you’ll recoup most of the money for your remodeling efforts

Home Improvements Decisions - Home Improvements Decisions planning home improvements should be a family matter. Still, you want to stick to ideas that work

Removing Walls is Easier Than You Think - Removing Walls is Easier Than You Think Check to be certain that the space the wall divides will not seem ill-proportioned without it. Note that besides serving as a partition a wall may carry pipes, wires or heat ducts.

Considering a Home Improvement Project - Considering a Home Improvement Project No matter how nice your home may be, there are still things that could be changed. Millions of homeonwers have taken advantage of home equity loans in the past few years. They have remodeled their homes in many ways

Flooded Basements - Flooded basements cause homeowners a lot of headaches and unnecessary expense. Water may leak in by seeping through the floor or walls, and also from ducts or vents that have not been sealed properly.

Transforming Your Basement - Transforming Your Basement - Embellishing The Windows The basement transformation is in the final stages of completion. You find yourself looking at all the work you have done in the past few months. It has all been worth it

Transform Your Yucky Basement - How to Transform Your Yucky Basement Into a Beautiful Home Wine Room Using this Formula

Storm Shelters and Best Places to be During a Tornado - Storm Shelters and Best Places to be During a Tornado One of the safest places to be when a tornado hits is in a storm cellar.

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