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What to Know About Professional Area Rug Cleaning – The Dos and Don’ts of Area Rug Cleaning

Area rugs are prone to regular wear and tear as they accumulate dirt, odor, dust, mud and oils caused from foot traffic, pet accidents, spills and smoke. So frequent maintenance and proper...

by Jerrod Lack

Architects Condo Remodel – a Space Optimized Redo with LG Squared :: Inside the Pro’s Home

On the day I visited, classical music simmered as Jodi was working to plow through some of her duties as bookkeeper. The signs of a wall removal are still present. A peeled...

by jb bartkowiak

DIY Home Improvement Essential Skills :: Know When to Call the Pros

Knowing When to Call a Pro :: DIY Home Improvement Essential Skills

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But perhaps it highlights the most important line on my resume. It is the most important, most essential of all home improvement essential skills ... that extends far beyond plumbing: Knowing the...

by jb bartkowiak

For Pros Only :: The Organized Truck Is the Organized Professional

It’s 6:00 pm Friday night, the crew is picking up trash and cleaning the site as the last piece of aluminum is bent and installed on the 15 replacement windows we installed...

by Aaron Gillison

For Pros Only :: How to Form Strong Contractor Realtor Relationships

Real estate agents have clients that contractors can help, and contractors have clients that are looking to sell. A winning situation for both parties which can maximizes profits and stimulates the housing...

by Martin Orefice

Five Costly (and Common) Roofing Mistakes :: Picking the Right Roofing Contractor & More

Thousands of roofs are repaired or replaced every year. Seeing that your roof is key in keeping you warm as well as dry all year round obtaining the best roofing services is...

by Bob Anderson

Learning How to Landscape :: Like Building But with Plants

Much like a wall in a home can provide partition, and in some cases, it can be bearing. It always includes such things as plumbing or electrical, and it is contained by...

by jb bartkowiak

Paint Residue After Peel Away Brick Chimney

Paint Removal :: Removing Old Paint from Brick Walls

Because brick and mortar surfaces have countless nooks and crannies that paint can bond with easily, paint on brick must be removed using specific techniques. Paint not only has to be completely...

by Olger Fallas Painting

Energy Audit Cost :: What’s in a Price? :: What to Know about Survey Style vs. Diagnostic Energy Audits

While there are hundreds if not thousands of variations of “audits” performed daily, it essentially boils down to two types; survey style & diagnostic. Learn more about what each entails + common...

by Sean Lintow Sr

Set of Rowhomes in Baltimore's Canton area

Removing Formstone from a RowHome Part 2 of 2 (Behind the Building Edition)

Formstone, I have come to know as a sort of stamped stucco, was applied primarily to the face of homes between the 1940s and the 1960s. There was nothing to indicate that...

by jb bartkowiak

Finishing a Kitchen Passthrough :: Enter the Other Man

I mean -- I can do some things. Seeing progress to on our kitchen reno come to a halt, we turn to contractor Paul (who later becomes Mrs. Moxie's partner). He helps...

by jb bartkowiak

The Fancy Painters are Here! :: What to Know about Faux Finishing & Decorative Painting

When asked What do you do? and I invariably answer I'm a faux finisher, I sometimes get a quizzical look. I may follow up with I'm an artist...a decorative painter but I...

by Regina Garay