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Finished, Unfinished, or Engineered: Which Affordable Hardwood Option is Best?
When it comes to home improvement projects that can completely change your home’s aesthetic, there is no better choice than installing hardwood flooring. However, when planning a hardwood install, many homeowners are surprised to learn how many flooring options there are, especially when it comes to finishes. Primarily, homeowners can choose between finished, unfinished or …
Refinishing vs. Replacing: Can Your Wood Floor be Salvaged?
Wood flooring is one of the best investments that a homeowner can make, adding big aesthetic value and lasting well into the future. Over time, however, your wood flooring might start to look a little faded, picking up scuffs and scrapes after years of use. If you’re wood floor isn’t looking as good as you …
Choosing the Right Contractor for Your Green Flooring Project
If you’re planning on updating the flooring in your home in the near future, then a great choice is to install green flooring. Green flooring provides all the appearance of a typical floor without causing harm to the environment. However, if you’re thinking about completing your flooring project with the help of a contractor, you …
Gas vs. Wood Burning Fireplaces
One of the best decisions you can make as a homeowner is to add a fireplace to your home. Not only do fireplaces keep you warm during the coldest times of the year, they are also a nice style feature that can add a classic touch to your home. However, if you’re thinking about installing …
Chimney Cleaning Basics
Winter is approaching, which means long, cold nights that can be tough to get through. Many homeowners, in preparation for the winter, are thinking about ways to stay warm, which means getting their chimneys ready for extended use. Without a clean chimney, you can’t spend those winter nights warm and toasty by the fire, making …
Maintaining Baseboards and Trim
If you’re a maintenance conscious homeowner, then you want to make sure that every area of your home gets the attention it needs to look its best. When you’re giving your home its next deep clean, one of the areas you need to make sure to address are your baseboards and trim.
Prepping Your Gutters for Winter with a Gutter Guard System
Preparing your home for the winter is an involved, important job, requiring that you give almost every area of your home the proper attention. One such task that sometimes falls by the wayside is getting your gutters ready for the increased ice and snow of the winter season.
Sealing Concrete to Prevent Cold Weather Damage
With winter approaching, you’re probably doing all the tasks necessary to protect your home from the harsh, cold weather. However, there may be one thing that you’re neglecting: Sealing your concrete. While durable, your outdoor concrete is vulnerable to winter weather, with the possibility of water freezing in its pores causing long term damage.
Concrete Flooring: Using Stylish Stains to Bring Out It’s Natural Beauty
Concrete is one of the most durable flooring types that there is. However, there is the idea that concrete is rather boring in the style department, being more useful in basements or other rooms where design doesn’t matter. If you love the utility of concrete flooring but not the look, you’ll be excited to learn …
Marmoleum: The Natural Linoleum
Linoleum has long been one of the most popular flooring choice for homeowners across the country thanks to its numerous style options and long term durability. Few homeowners, however, are familiar with linoleums all-natural cousin, marmoleum. If you’re looking for a cost effective green solution for your home’s flooring, marmoleum is one of your top …