home improvement

Super-Cheap Building Supplies and a Way to Help Your Community!

Posted 35 weeks 2 days ago by Linsey Knerl

I’ll admit that my family is the “cobbling” kind of people. Our depression-era farm house was slapped together in a sturdy, but irregular fashion. So when it comes time to replace windows, doors, or other basic components, we try to do it as cheaply as possible. Last week I discovered ReStore (a project of Habitat for Humanity), and I will never shop for home improvements supplies the same way again!

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Home Details I Overlooked the First Time

Posted 51 weeks 3 days ago by Julie Rains

Real Estate and Housing

If you're in the market for a new home (new to you or new period), make sure you aren't paying premium prices for so-so materials, and don't underestimate the expenses and headaches associated with making what seem to be minor improvements. Just because a home is new and everything looks good now, most materials will not last or look good forever, especially the cheaper ones. You can do some homework to make sure you are paying a fair price.

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Like DIY? Avoid these TEN costly mistakes.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: DIY

Duuuhhhhh

I love DIY. I’m completely awful at it, but as I’m thrifty I’d much rather do something myself than pay someone else three times as much to do it. But here’s the rub. You can end up costing yourself more in the long run by doing it yourself. So, I scoured the web looking for the obvious and not-so-obvious mistakes DIY addicts make and compiled this list.

PLUS, as a special treat for you all, I’ve included a video at the end of home improvement mishaps, or DIY inaction in action. Better not watch it if you don’t like seeing folks screw up. Anyway, be a safe DIYer and enjoy the smell of sawdust in the morning.

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Stay warm without burning a hole in your pocket

Posted 1 year ago by Greg Go

Filed Under: Green Living

Hell freezes over As the days get shorter and the wind colder, the heating bill has a way of creeping up. CNN Money offers Six ways to shrink that heating bill.