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Inspiring Textures for Your New Bathroom
Whether you are moving into a new home or remodeling your current one, the newness and fresh feel brought about by these home projects can be highlighted by the right style and decor. If you are tackling the fun and intense challenge of a new bathroom, making the right choices of style is essential for …
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Key Things to Know about Eco-Friendly Wall Paint
Vibrant versus subtle. Glossy or matte? What are you going to do about those tricky crown molding corners? These are only a few of the questions and decisions you, as a homeowner, face when you choose “painting your house” as a home improvement project. Whatever your new vision is for your home, ServiceWhale wants to …
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5 Reasons It’s Time for a Water Heater Inspection
Homeownership carries with it a ton of responsibilities. Not only do you have to pay the bills, but you’ve got to stay on top of your repair and upgrade needs, seemingly on a constant basis. It can be tough to remember everything you have to do. Fortunately, setting a maintenance schedule for your Pennsylvania home …
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Ways to Save Money on Your Bathroom Remodel
While it’s still cold out now, springtime is just around the corner, and with spring comes the time for home remodeling projects. The two most popular rooms to target for this are the kitchen and the bathroom. Too many people forego remodeling projects because of the expense involved, but a great bathroom re-facing project doesn’t …
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3 Elements of an Easy to Clean Bathroom
One of the most tedious and dreaded housekeeping tasks is cleaning the bathroom. No one likes to do it, and the more you put it off, the longer and harder it is to clean your bathroom when you finally get around to it. Regardless of your disdain for this task, it must be done, but …
The Proverbial Dark Side of Home Improvement
How many of you know of at least one home renovation horror story? I know that I personally have heard my share over the years. Most recently, I read about a homeowner who hired a contractor to remodel their master bath en suite based on the quote they received. As far as the homeowner knew, …
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Prepping Surfaces for a New Pennsylvania Paint Job
Painting may be the fastest, best way to give your home or interior space a new lease on life. A simple paint job can make an entire space look brand new. It is important, however, to engage in the right processes to make sure that you get the most out of your supplies, and that …
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Why You Should Hire a Contractor for Carpet Installation
One of the hottest trends in home improvements is for homeowners to engage in projects themselves without the help of professionals. Some of the reasons for this include saving on costs and the amount of guides and videos that are available to aid homeowners in their do-it-yourself home improvement projects. However, there are some home …
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5 Things You Need to Know about Eco-Friendly Roofs
“Going green” and being environmentally friendly is all the rage these days, and that’s a great thing. The more we can do to take care of our planet and reduce our own carbon footprint, the better our overall habitat will be. By taking care of the earth, we’re taking care of ourselves! Did you know …
Get Ready for Spring Cleaning—Including Your HVAC Unit
Spring is here again, and we all know what that means: spring cleaning. Yes, it’s that time of year where we all wake up from our long winter hibernation and resolve to get our homes in tip-top shape in time for the upcoming warm season. What you might not realize, however, is that your spring …
