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1: Remodeling Costs: How Do I Pay For It?

To keep remodeling costs under control, there are four key remodeling cost drivers: The design of the remodel, the materials you use, who manages the project, and how you pay for it. Let&rs...

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2: Home Repair Improvement Advice

Our homes are our precious possessions – to own a home for oneself is a goal many people aim for in life, even from childhood. After making a home for oneself and the family, it needs to be k...

By: Tom Laing

3: Mobile Home Repair - Ceiling Stains

Ugly, brown stains are a common feature of mobile home ceilings. They develop when roof leaks or condensation cause water to drip onto the ceiling tiles from above. They persist because bec...

By: Paul Krause

4: Using Equity to Finance Home Repairs

A home equity loan allows you as a homeowner to get a loan by using the equity in your home as your collateral. The equity here consists of whatever funds you have invested in your property in orde...

By: John Mussi

5: Fraud - Beware Home Repair Schemes

There are lots of honest, hard-working, quality-conscious contractors out there. But mixed in with them are the unscrupulous guys - either contractors who don't care how the job turns out as long a...

By: Michael Russell

DIY Bathroom Plumbing - Installing a New Showerhead

Of all the home plumbing repairs you could tackle, the replacement of an old showerhead with a new one is probably the easiest. A shower plumbing project is a good starter project for a number of reasons. No special tools ...

By: Ray Breitenbach

Bathroom Remodeling - You Can Do That

After purchasing an investment home it became clear that we needed to remodel the bathroom. We wanted to change the layout which included relocating the plumbing and fixtures. We plan on living in this house until we sell ...

By: Dennis Watson

Tile Over Tile: Radiant Heated Bathroom Floor

Tile over tile means exactly what it says, but in this case you’re going to sandwich a layer of radiant heating mats between the old and the new tile. Tile over tile is an easy way to avoid the mess associated with t...

By: Sam Streubel

Don Zeman, known to millions of radio listeners and television viewers across the country as "America?s Home Improvement Expert" died suddenly Dec. 31st while on vacation in Mississippi. He was 55 yea...

With the economy on shaky ground, it's more important than ever for homeowners to carefully screen the contractors they hire for home improvement projects.

A lot of people today are considering giving their home a new look to replace the dull and boring atmosphere. It is true that when we live in a home with the same interior design for years would often...