home improvement

What Made This Roofer Different: Attention to Details That Others Missed

By Mimi Perez / February 10, 2026 /

Yesterday, I told you about the roof we needed — and the months of bids, no-shows, and dead ends that followed. The right roofer came through an unexpected recommendation from my hairstylist: her friend April, a professional makeup artist who founded her own roofing company. The first week of January, April Santiago with Bootstrap Roofing…

Avoid Costly Blunders And Make Sure Your Home Improvement Project is an Actual Improvement

By Brenda Masse / April 5, 2023 /

We all have some delusions of grandeur when it comes to any home improvement project— some more so than others (looking at you, DIY-electrical-next-to-the-pool-guy). We think we can tackle projects that turn out to be a little bigger than we expected, or that require materials we can’t put our hands to. Again, some much more…

10 Home-Improvement and DIY Tasks That Lead to Divorce

By Tommy Cummings / November 10, 2020 /

MyJobQuote commissioned a relationship study, which surveyed 1,986 ex-couples and asked them whether home-improvement tasks had directly contributed to their divorce.

Brush Up: Change The Look Of Your Home With A Simple Coat Of Paint

By Nikki Barringer / September 22, 2020 /

There should be a whole new line of home improvement products called Inspired by Quarantine, because hello — it’s happening. According to CNBC everything is up, including remodels, add-ons, outdoor living, etc. Seriously, there are so many stats and all of them are up. Like way up.  One of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to transform your…

Four Percent Say Buying a New Home Is a Goal in 2019

By Bethany Erickson / January 21, 2019 /

Who is most likely to have home buying as a goal this year? Will remodeling and home improvement spending continue to grow?  We look at this and more in this week’s roundup of real estate news. Four Percent List Home Buying a 2019 Goal Four percent (about 10 million Americans) said buying a new home…