the repair home blog

I'll confess. Our driveway's a mess and we're worried about making it through the winter without major remodeling problems. The old asphalt driveway is starting to flake off and is in need of a total overhaul. It's tough to just call a contractor and add it to the home improvement list, however. The problem is the cost, of course. It's a little pricey and not nearly as much fun as ...

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I’m not sure when this happened, but apparently decorating with wallpaper has become cool again. When I was growing up in the (cough) 1970s (cough), I proudly chose a delicate brown and blue floral wallpaper for my room. By the time I bought my own home about 10 years ago, I couldn’t imagine choosing to adhere paper to the walls. Entire home improvement shows devoted to the dreaded task of removing ...

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Whether you work from home full-time, own your own business, or simply need a designated, organized place to pay the bills and keep your household moving, you’d love to create the perfect home office. Anyone can slap together a banged up a metal desk, a folding chair, and a stained coffee mug and call it an office. But if you’re planning to spend regular time in your home office space, ...

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If you're like me and live in an old house, you know about the love-hate relationship with windows. I love our wood windows, but hate the draft that comes with some of them. In fairness, some work just fine, but the ones that don't…really don't. Replacement Windows: Just the Facts Should we go through another winter with a cold kitchen or spring for replacement windows? Well, our remodeling contractor made ...

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