Safety Tips When Home “Spruce Up” Projects Have You Up In The Air
(HIT) – From curtain hanging to window washing and seasonal attic storage, Spring has a way of bringing out the family ladder. Few households are without some semblance of the handy invention and few households are without harrowing stories of when the equipment [...]
Home Depot, the No. 1 home improvement retailer, announced Monday that it is shutting down its high-end decor EXPO business and shrinking its support staff, with both moves resulting in a reduction of 7,000 jobs.
Atlanta-based Home Depot (HD, Fortune 500) said the staff cuts impact 2% of its total workforce. The company said the the [...]
Beefed-up tax credits for energy-efficient home improvements in the new stimulus package are expected to help increase demand for green renovation projects this year and next.
The IRS Section 25C tax credit for existing homes, which had expired at the end of 2007, was reinstated as part of the economic rescue package passed by the Bush [...]
The $787 billion economic stimulus package signed into law on Feb. 17 by President Barack Obama contains elements that will bolster housing and the economy, according to NAHB.
“While we believe that including a more enhanced home buyer tax credit in the final legislation would have been the best way to spur housing demand and move [...]
One way to help prevent the ice from building up is to install roof and gutter heater cables on the lower section of your roof. This will help keep the snow melted and prevent ice from building up in the first place.
One manufacturer of these products is EASYHEAT ADKS which makes roof de-icing cables.
EASYHEAT® ADKS [...]
(ARA) – You can open the real estate section of any newspaper today and you’re likely to read about how poor the housing market is. With home sales slow and market prices reduced, many people are choosing to stay put and make changes to their current home.
“Some homeowners view the lull in the real estate [...]
Today’s homeowners want it all — the time-tested beauty of natural finishes as well as easy installation, exceptional durability and low maintenance. Laminate flooring is an ideal flooring solution, uniquely engineered to offer “it all” for busy, design-savvy families.
“With new design technology, we are creating laminate planks that are as detailed and beautiful as real [...]
According to the National Association of Realtors, the continuation of a soft market is predicted for existing home sales in the coming months. This comes as bad news for people who are considering selling their homes in the near future.
Gone are the days when potential buyers would fight over every listing that comes on the [...]
Kermit the Frog once sang, “It’s not easy being green.” When it comes to modern remodeling, however, not only is it easier than ever to go green, environmentally conscious renovations can deliver significant cost, health and aesthetic benefits.
Each year, Americans spend about $160 billion on remodeling, according to the National Association of Realtors. They remodel [...]
If you’re buying your first house, or at least once you’ve bought it and lived there a few months, you’ll quickly get the shock of just how much time and money it costs to maintain the structure you worked so hard to buy. It can be maddening to discover all the little things that need [...]
