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DIY - Looking After Your Home or Building

If you check the health of your building every year, you can stave off expensive repairs and restoration work. Just like for you and me, a regular check-up can catch potential problems before they become an issue. Prevention can be used before a cure is n... Read >
Author: Sylvia Kittens

Improve your home with a Garage Conversion

In the average home the purpose of a garage is to house a car but many if not most of us fail to use the space for such a purpose. Our garages end up being a dumping ground for unwanted items and a place to put old paint tins and DIY tools. While our ... Read >
Author: Helen

Building Maintenance Essentials

Building maintenance is important both for old buildings and for new; a little time spent each year on a building health check can stave off costly repairs and restoration. If a building is neglected major problems can arise; a blocked gutter for example ... Read >
Author: Sylvia Kittens

Keeping Bugs Away

While you may enjoy sitting on your veranda or hosting parties during the summertime, bugs such as mosquitoes and flies, can ruin the party. Because verandas are open structures, it is very easy for bugs to attack. But there are ways to reduce the number ... Read >
Author: RebeccaJane

Selling Your Home – Consequences of Failing to Disclose

Once you make the decision to sell your home, you have to take a close look at its positives and negatives. Many of the negatives you identify must be disclosed to potential buyers if they are significant. Temptation. In the early part of this decade,... Read >
Author: Raynor James

Utah Valley Sod Installation Tips

Step 1 Measuring and Ordering Measure the area to be sodded. Take into account any mounds, hills, or valleys in the area to be sodded, as they will increase the amount of sod needed due to the fact that it is not a flat surface. Make sure that all o... Read >
Author: Rocky Mountain Turf Farm

Golf Course Designers Insights

An Interview with Golf Course Designer & Architect Kevin Norby What can you tell us about golf course bunker sand size? Depending on where you are in the country, there is some very good local bunker sands. The USGA has a standard of what th... Read >
Author: Sparky

Roof Shingles: Proper Maintenance Saves a Lot of Headache

Doug put a new roof on his colonial last spring. He wanted to update the look of his home and increase its resale value. He chose the color and style that matched his taste. Doug knew that roof shingles serve a purpose other than to compliment a buil... Read >
Author: Richard Roll

The Importance of an Inspection

One of the largest mistakes made in real estate is the purchase of a home before it has passes a proper and certified inspection. There are more reasons for this than can reasonably be explained in such a short time so, the main reasons will be discussed ... Read >
Author: Greg Eckler

A Guide to Home Inspections

Any Sally and Sam Homebuyer can look at a home and decide whether it is attractive. They might notice it is freshly painted in pleasing colors, has the requisite number of rooms, a cook's kitchen and is located in a location with top schools. But what abo... Read >
Author: Raynor James

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