Affordable Home Projects to Sell Your House Quickly Are you about the tear up the entire kitchen or bathroom before selling your home? You may want to hold off on that because there are many smaller fixes you can do yourself to bring in buyers while getting the most out of your investment. Here are some low-cost solutions that can be done with a decent set of power tools and a can-do attitude. New Front Door The best way to make a good first impression on potential homebuyers

The city of Dallas will be spending $60 million in recovery efforts after a tornado caused heavy damages destroying houses and downing power lines. The Dallas city council approved emergency funds to repair the damages that were caused by the tornado that ripped through parts of North Dallas on Oct. 20. According to the Dallas Morning News, $45 million of those costs, which include infrastructure damage, debris removal, and other such activities, were uninsured. The largest s

A drop in temperature and an increase in precipitation like rain, sleet or snow can make winter costly at home. Between turning up your heat and spending money on ice melt, the last cost any homeowner wants to account for is burst pipes and the damage they can cause. It doesn’t take much of a crack to cause thousands in repairs. A one-eighth inch crack in a pipe can spew over 250 gallons of water daily, according to the Institute for Business and Home Safety, destroying furni

📷The Best Patio Heater for Your Yard Photo: istockphoto.com Chilly weather will chase you indoors after dinner al fresco, and low temperatures in the morning keep you from reading the newspaper on your front porch. So long as conditions remain on the cusp of comfortable and cold—and at least in the Northeast, doesn't that define autumn, and for that matter, early spring?—a quality patio heater lets you enjoy your outdoor living areas for more hours of the day. Available in a

In backyards all across America, the summer landscape is once again blooming with above-ground swimming pools. According to the National Spa and Pool Institute, there are about 3.5 million of these opaline oases scattered from coast to coast, and 190,000 new ones are sold annually. It's easy to see why above-ground pools are so popular: They're affordable, quick and easy to install and require minimal maintenance. However, to get the most enjoyment out of your above-ground po

📷 Wood posts may lean or crack over time, leading to the need to repair them. Hemera Technologies/Photos.com/Getty Images No matter what style fence you have on your property, at some point you may need to know the basics of wood fence post repair. Each fence post bears vertical weight on it. The tension from the wire or board fencing puts a horizontal strain on it as well. As the elements wear at the wood, it eventually develops weak spots that you must repair. Tools Typica

Trex Company (NYSE:TREX), best known for its decking and related products, is a hit with both homeowners and environmentalists. The company's core product is made from 95% recycled materials -- primarily polyethylene film that's one of the harder plastics to recycle -- and lasts a lot longer than a wood deck. Moreover, it doesn't require the annual cleaning, or chemical bath of treating and staining that wood decks also need. Over the past decade, Trex has been a fantastic in

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Does my deck need maintenance before the winter? The fall is a good time to check your deck structurally and make any necessary repairs before the harsh winter temperatures and snowfall come rolling in. Because of the exposure of your home to outside elements, it is actually a good idea to check the entire exterior of your home to see if any maintenance is needed and to prevent costly emergency repairs. It is a good idea to establish a semi-annual routi

Purchase winged fencing slats in the correct length for your fence height. Chain-link fences offer a low-cost means to fence in a yard, but unlike other fencing alternatives, they offer nothing in the way of privacy. The mesh size, which is the size of the diamond-shaped open spaces between wires, can vary, but home fences usually are 2- to 2 3/8-inch mesh. PVC slats measuring 1 inch wide are inserted commonly into the open spaces, using two slats for each space to add privac

You’ve been trying to sell your home and you did everything you thought was expected of you. You connected with a real estate agent, had professional photos taken of your house, and opened your home to numerous strangers as they paraded around your halls on private tours and open houses. But after weeks of your home being listed, not a single reasonable offer has been made. Sound familiar? Currently, the median number of days a home sits on the market is 41 days. And, of cour

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