Popular Home Features – 6 Remodeling Buzzwords for 2016

Popular Home Features
At the start of a new year, it’s always a good idea to stop and review the home features most people want these days. After all, these are the very things that will get you a higher sale price if you ever decide to put your home on the market. If you’re looking to remodel
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Smart Philadelphia Remodeling – Benefits of Attic Insulation

Benefits of Attic Insulation
As you may know from past blog posts, we pay attention to the “Cost Vs. Value” Report issued each year by Remodeling. To create this report, a team collects data from across the country to determine which remodeling projects bring back the greatest return on investment in every region. You can specify your location down
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Work From Home – 5 Reasons to Build a Home Office

Build A Home Office
It seems like a dream come true, but working from home is a reality for a growing portion of Americans. By one estimate, telecommuting has risen 79 percent between 2005 and 2012, and now accounts for about 3 million workers. That’s not including those considered “self-employed,” which would up the percentage to 30 percent of
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Smart Remodeling – 3 Remodeling Trends That Will Last

Smart Remodeling Trends
When it comes to remodeling, you always want to make sure you’re doing something that’s more than just trendy. Sure, hardwood floors dark as espresso are in this year, but does that mean they’ll be in five years from now? Are you investing in something that will stand the test of time? These are important
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Winter Checklist 2016 – 10 Ways to Prepare Your Home for Winter

Prepare your home for winter
We’ve gotten lucky so far this winter, with one of the mildest Decembers on record. But sooner or later, January is going to start feeling like January, and that means making sure your house is ready to endure the cold. If you’re wondering what you can do to prepare your home for winter, we’ve come
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Remodel – Top 8 Reasons why to Remodel Your Home

Reasons to Remodel
It’s almost 2016! Hopefully, your New Year’s Resolution is in its final draft, and you’re making exciting remodel plans for the year to come. Maybe you’re considering making 2016 the year you finally remodel the kitchen – but you’re not sure it’s worth it. If you’re contemplating a kitchen remodel, take a look at this
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DIY Home Improvement Disasters – 5 Biggest DIY Regrets

In our last blog, we talked about setting goals for the New Year. If one of your resolutions includes completing a DIY home improvement, you’ll want to read this blog before you start! As it turns out, a good chunk of DIY home improvement attempts end in regret. We’re drawing our information from Zillow Digs,
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Kitchen Remodeling – 6 Do’s and Don’ts When Choosing Materials

Kitchen Remodel
Confronted with limitless possibilities when kitchen remodeling, some homeowners don’t spend enough time thinking about materials. No material is inherently good or bad. Actually, they all bring their benefits and pitfalls to the table. It’s all about thinking in terms of daily application: Will this material hold up in the long haul in my kitchen,
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Home Office Remodeling – 4 Essentials for a Functional, Beautiful Home Office

Working from home is all the rage, but it’s actually really hard to do if without a great home office. The kitchen table just doesn’t cut it for extended productivity, nor does the living room couch. If you’re going to work from home successfully, you need a home office whose sole function is getting things
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Remodel or Relocate – 3 Questions To Ask Before Moving

You bought your first home a few years ago, and it’s been amazing so far. You’ve loved filling the place with furniture and décor, grown friendly with the neighbors, and finally have the garbage/recycling/street-cleaning routines down pat. But your family has grown since you’ve moved in, and you’re starting to feel like you’re bursting at
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