Homeownership

Hey Rocky, Watch Me Pull A Squirrel Out of the Attic (Again?!) :: Using Catch and Release Animal Traps

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This here's a story about Billy Joe and Bobbie Sue, two young squirrels with nothin' better to do -- except unleash their squirrelly wrath on me, that is, for the better part...

by John Poole

Avoid Shopping Overwhelm :: 5 Tips to Shop Like a Pro Designer

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These are some of the steps I take as a designer to make selecting furniture, fixtures, and finishes a more productive and streamlined process, and to save my clients (and myself) from...

by Tammy Dalton

Stopping the Killers — Carbon Monoxide and Fire :: New Codes, Safety Checks for Gas Appliances & More

Unfortunately, during the fall and winter seasons is when we see an increase in fire & carbon monoxide fatalities. Based off the latest estimates, there were over 40,000 Carbon Monoxide cases requiring...

by Sean Lintow Sr

A Kick Ass Fall Maintenance List for the Home

This maintenance list is intended to inform DIY homeowners about general home maintenance. The list suggested above is by no means a complete list of items that need maintenance in a home....

by Paul Coates

Creating a Man Room :: A Decorating Solution for those Special Keepsakes

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. . . The Man Room. You know, the Man Room. It's that running joke between you and all your girlfriends. It's that room in your house where you put the not-quite-ready-for-prime...

by Tammy Dalton

Remodeling Rules :: A Few (House) Rules to Live By

As the daughter of an architect dad and a DIY queen of a mother, I think I truly had no choice but to become a home enthusiast. From growing up watching my...

by Cara Wilkerson

Do Your Part to Stop Bag Breakage :: On ReUsable Shopping Bags

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I know for my family it has been difficult to remember our bags (purchased for 99c each) on food shopping trips. We try to work them into our regime; I mean --...

by jb bartkowiak

Renovate or Build? . . . That is the Question :: What to Consider when Facing a Major Remodel

As a practicing architect, I have experienced my client's anxiety in deciding if they should do a construction renovation or build a new home. I have always advocated doing what one can...

by Earl Mark Kaplan

Lead-Based Paint in Homes :: Don’t Eat the Paint Chips

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And actually it's a fate not too dissimilar to that of at least one other building product that I can think of. Yes, another naturally occurring substance that in its day was...

by jb bartkowiak

Make a Wood Molding Library

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Jot down the Wood Molding Profile, aka WM#, number (if you have it), add the sample's species and/or construction too (if you know it): FJ for Finger Jointed, PP for Primed Pine,...

by jb bartkowiak

State of the Union; Address :: Miscellaneous Home Projects

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In the time it took me to revamp my blog - three major holidays passed, two massive earthquakes rocked locations on this globe, I went to one daddy-daughter dance, took part in...

by jb bartkowiak

Do You Have a Digital Camera in Your Toolbox? :: Four Uses for a Camera during Home Improvement

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An inexpensive digital camera (or smart phone camera) comes in handy. For uses for a camera during home improvement. Add more in the comment section below. Thanks!

by jb bartkowiak