home improvement

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…

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10 Home-Improvement and DIY Tasks That Lead to Divorce

By Marlin Weso / 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.

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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…

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

By Bethany Erickson / January 21, 2019 /
home buying

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…

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Home Improvement Professionals Report Feeling More Confident, More Concerned with Labor

By Heather Hunter / June 28, 2017 /

Confidence among home improvement professionals is booming. After a quarterly survey of thousands of remodelers, carpenters, painters, plumbers and roofers, the HomeAdvisor Farnsworth Index reports that over three-quarters of those home improvement professionals feel highly confident in their business prospects over the coming year. The survey was administered between May 11 and May 26 to…

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