Relieve Stress And Organize Your Life By Organizing Your Closet
A cluttered, messy closet in which you can't find anything can stress out anyone. Relieve stress and organize your life by organizing your closet. Go through your closet and decide whether to Recycle, Donate or Re-Gift every item. Use storage boxes and containers to control your closet, and label…
can be a quick and easy way to spruce up your home, and even help sell your house faster. With projects like polishing brass doorknobs, replacing light fixtures, and painting bathrooms, you can do it yourself and save quite a bit of money from hiring a handyman. DIY projects and home repair can be…
Renovate Or Start With New Construction?
How should you make the decision to renovate or gut rehab your existing home, or if you should tear down your home and start from scratch with new construction? Good builders can make a renovation just as good, if not better, than new construction. The price of completely renovating versus new…
What Needs To Be Included In A Contractor's Bid?
Before starting any sort of major home renovation or remodeling project, you will want to get bids from contractors and compare price estimates. A bid from a contractor should not be a single number estimate. You will want to see a detailed, multi-page report with a line item for everything that…
Planning A Renovation For Your Lifestyle
Unless you're only renovating your home with selling the house in mind, try to think of your lifestyle and how you will use the house as you plan the home renovation project. Think of how much storage you will need, what size bathrooms do you want, do you need more wiring for extra outlets or home…
Planning Renovation During A Tough Economy
You may look at your personal finances and the bad economy around you and think that now is not the time to be putting money into a home renovation. Advice from a professional builder says now may be the perfect time to get the most for your money. With the real estate industry and the construction…
Finishing The Project With The "Punch List"
When you're stuck in the middle of a home renovation, gut rehab, or construction project, it may feel like the work will never end. But at a point called "substantial completion," you will go through the home room by room with the contractor and put together a punch list. A punch list is a list of…
Home Renovation: Demolition Phase
The demolition phase is usually the fastest (and the most fun) part of a construction project. With demolition, you may want to retain some aspects of the old home, but you are mostly concerned with tearing everything out. In a construction project, demolition goes by very quickly, then the real…
Adding An Elevator To Your Home
As baby boomers are entering retirement, more people are trying to make their homes work for them. Instead of moving to a smaller home or even moving into a retirement home, people in their 30s, 40s and 50s are following a trend called "aging-in-place." They are taking their home renovation projects…
How To Find A Good General Contractor
You will spend a huge amount of time with a contractor and put complete trust in him to do your home renovation or remodeling. How do you find the right contractor for your job? Get recommendations from friends, neighbors, even architects who have recently completed a construction or renovation…
Get Competitive Bids From Contractors
Before hiring a contractor to do any home remodeling or home renovation, you need to get competitive bids from several contractors. A contractor will take all the information you give him about your house, what you want done and any other information from the architect or interior designer, and put…
Sell Your House Faster With New Paint
A new paint job is an easy, inexpensive way to give your house a facelift before placing it on the market. A fresh coat of paint in a room like a bathroom can help sell your home faster. Whether you do it yourself, or hire a handyman, a paint job will be quick, and give you a lot of value for your…
How Much Will Your Home Renovation Cost?
Are you realistic about the cost of your home renovation? When you're going through a "gut renovation," the costs can quickly add up. The final price can vary drastically depending on if you want high-end finishes, and if you change your plans during the renovation process. How much should a…
Step-By-Step: How To Paint A Room
Professional handyman Andy Sjostrom shares his step-by-step technique for painting a room. Follow Andy's advice for a professional looking paint job, every time. Painting a room is an easy, inexpensive way to spruce up your house and get it ready to sell. Watch this Expert Real Estate Tips video for…
How To: Taping Before Painting
A fresh coat of paint can be an easy and inexpensive way to improve your home and help it sell faster. But the job can turn messy if you don't tape off the surfaces you don't want painted. Handyman Andy Sjostrom shares his tips for taping for a paint job. Watch this Expert Real Estate Tips video for…
Consumer Electronics Show: Vivitek Projector
The Vivitek LED projector is the future of home theater. We got a demonstration of the Vivitek projector at the the Consumer Electronics Show. The 1080p LED projector works perfectly with HD DVDs and with no lamp to replace, it's one of the greenest projectors on the market. Watch this Expert Real…
A fresh coat of paint can be an easy and inexpensive way to improve your home and help it sell faster. But the job can turn messy if you don't prep for it. Handyman Andy Sjostrom shares his tips for prepping for a paint job. Most importantly, he says to "keep your job and your life simple." Watch…
Use Your Contractor To Your Advantage
A general contractor can do a lot more than basic home repair and fix it projects. Use a contractor for home remodeling, rehab, or new construction. A contractor can recommend an architect and work with the architect you pick from the beginning. Have your general contractor help with zoning issues…
Automatic Locks For Home Safety
Home automation enhances your security. Automatic locks from Black & Decker hooked up to your security system can give you peace of mind and added safety. Lock your doors from the comfort of your bed with a wireless remote and program the locks to work automatically. Never worry again if that…
Is FlatWire safe? FlatWire may be the latest trend in home electronics and wiring, but the five layers keep you and your home wiring safe. Watch this demonstration from the Consumer Electronics Show to see how FlatWire works, and why it might be a lifesaver if you're renovating or rewiring your…
Moving Out During Home Renovation
During a home renovation, should you move out or try to live through it? You may be able to stick it out through smaller home repair jobs. However, construction is dirty, dusty and loud, and the whole renovation job will go much smoother if you move out. Watch this Expert Real Estate Tips video for…
How To Keep A Renovation On Budget
A home renovation or rehab can last several months and cost quite a bit of money. But it's up to the homeowner to make sure the job stays on budget and on time. Requests to change the design or add extra features will incur extra costs and lengthen the amount of time for the job. Watch this Expert…
Home Renovation: Expect The Unexpected
In home renovation and home remodeling, anything can go wrong. With major work, you could have 40 or 50 people involved in the job. Absolutely anything could happen. A good recommendation is to set aside up to 10 percent of the budget to deal with unexpected problems or if you decide to splurge on…
Sprucing up the kitchen is an easy way to give your house a face lift before placing it on the market. Declutter countertops and the refrigerator, and put away all unnecessary items. Take the time to add a fresh coat of paint and replace dated light fixtures. Watch this Expert Real Estate Tips video…
Great curb appeal and a good first impression are some of the best ways to sell your house quickly. Do it yourself and tackle some of those basic home repairs. A new paint job and light fixtures will go a long way. Watch this Expert Real Estate Tips video for more ideas for DIY projects before…
