Category: Home Improvement
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3 Simple, Affordable Improvements Before Selling Your Home
So, it’s time to sell your home? Then it’s time to consider what renovations and repairs are necessary to make it a desirable space. It goes without saying that people consider home improvements to require a huge budget but it doesn’t have to be that way. So, here are 3 simple and affordable enhancements that…
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Chiller Boilers: How to Cool a Large Structure Economically
Written by: MovinCool Trying to service the needs of a full apartment complex gets pretty dicey during the summer months. Temperatures skyrocket, which means plenty of people are utilizing air conditioning systems, wearing the system that keeps the entire complex cool. Fortunately, apartments and commercial buildings rely on an amazing system that utilizes water to…
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A Great Way to Cool Your Home
By MovinCool Summer has definitely arrived. There’s no arguing that. For many of us, that means a trip to the cabin or going out of state for a while with the family. However, aside from these temporary getaways, this also means a whole lot of heat. Depending on where you live, it can be almost…
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3 Reasons When Home Demolition Is Necessary
Home owners will demolish a house only if they want to build a new and better structure. Despite this, companies still keep most of the structure. This is to complete the new construction faster. Of course, there are certain situations in which demolition is a must. That said, here are 3 reasons when opting for…
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Build a college dorm bed for under $300
Going to college can be a pricey endeavor. Tuition, supplies, textbooks, and living expenses add up quickly. One item on the checklist that doesn’t have to break the bank is a college dorm bed. For less than $300, you can build a comfortable bed to catch some sleep in between classes, study sessions, and social…
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Installing Doors on Load-Bearing Walls
When it comes to home improvement jobs, installing doors are often some of the easiest chores to tackle. With pre-hung doors being available at most home improvement stores or online sites, even the beginning do-it-yourselfer can typically handle installing a new interior door — or even exterior door — on their own with minimal help.…
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Why you should consider bamboo as the flooring for your home
Written by Bamboo Flooring Facts Bamboo, technically, is a grass. It has been used in China for years because of its flexibility and sturdiness. It is a very resilient material that has several applications especially when it comes to home use. First, you need to dispel any notions of bamboo and how these are used…
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Choosing a Thread Count for Designer Bedding
Written by: Stephanie Lichtenstein Ramos Thread count is a complicated concept for most beginners to understand. If you’ve been around the block before, you know that thread count refers to the amount of threads used per square inch of fabric. You might have also heard that these threads are directly related to the softness and…
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The Right Tools
Article written by Toolsmith Direct Every man has to have a complete set of tools. We never know when a job will come and we won’t know what kind of tools will be needed for that job. So it’s important that we have all the possible tools we’ll need for whatever job might come around…
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Three Reasons to Install A Threshold with a Thermal Break Before it Gets Too Cold
Posted by: ETO Doors A ‘thermal break’ is a term used in door world to describe a material break between two metal sections within a threshold/sill. For example, with there is a door sill/threshold made entirely of metal, the heat and cold will conduct energy from the inside out and vice versa. For the summer…