Looking for Ways to Make Your Home Better This Year? Find Out How Here!

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Jeremy Leake

With advances in technology every few years it’s possible to make improvements to your home in ways that were never possible before. In order to help you out we found this article with the 5 different areas to improve in your home. We hope they help!

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From the article:

Check off these five to-dos around the house to ensure the loved ones living under your roof are safe, happy and healthy in the year to come.

Test your home’s indoor air quality
As frightening as it sounds, the air you’re breathing indoors could be more dangerous than the air outdoors.

One way to go about testing is to hire a professional to check for specific allergens or chemicals, like radon, asbestos, or mold and other toxic materials. Pros who specialize in a certain type of testing will take a sample and diagnose any problems fairly quickly. Another option for testing is to check for anything and everything in one swoop. The cost to test for a wider range of pollutants is higher, but you???ll check a lot of potential problems off the list before anything becomes an issue.

Be sure your home is insulated properly
According to Energy.gov, unless your home was specially constructed for energy efficiency, you can probably reduce your energy bills by adding more insulation. Insulation provides resistance to heat flow, and the more heat flow resistance your insulation provides, the lower your heating and cooling costs.

To determine if you could be saving, bring in a qualified home energy auditor to assess your home’s insulation. A whole-house energy assessment, also known as a home energy audit, will identify the location and amount of insulation in your home and pinpoint areas in need of air sealing???sealing those spots will also cut costs in the long run.

Once you’ve determined the condition of your existing insulation, you can find the right contractor to add insulation to your home. Remember: Even if you go for more expensive materials and pay a hefty price up front, you’re almost sure to recoup that money thanks to lower energy bills over time.

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Read the entire article here: http://patch.com/us/across-america/5-new-years-resolutions-your-home

Looking for Easy Ways to Improve Your Home? Look at These Awesome Ideas!

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Jeremy Leake

Everyone wants to improve their home in ways that will be most beneficial to them. In order to help you out we found this article with 34 different ideas. We hope it helps you improve your home!

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From the article:

If you want to make your home more efficient (and look better while you’re at it), you don’t necessarily have to break the bank. Sometimes, the simplest changes can make a world of difference. Take these 34 simple home improvement ideas, for example. You wouldn’t think that moving your outlets or adding an end table could change the flow and cool factor of your house, but it can. And if you follow these tips, it will!

Install dutch doors so you can watch your kids/pets without baby gates.

Add a sun tunnel to rooms you wish had more natural sunlight.

Decorate the foundation of your home to make it pretty and functional.

Use recessed outlets so you can put your furniture against the wall.

Install your outlets underneath your cabinets so you don’t ruin your backsplash.

Use a slide-away step in your bathroom instead of a stepstool.

Build drawers in the wasted space between studs in the wall.

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Interested in What Features Homeowners Want Now? Find Out Here!

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Jeremy Leake

Every few years it seems to change what homeowners are looking for. In order to help you out we found this article. We hope it helps you plan your remodels and builds!

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You’ve heard the real estate adage “location, location, location” as the golden rule of a home’s desirability. But today, homebuyers are thinking “features, features, features” — ones that add “convenience, livability and energy efficiency” to a home, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Home Builders.

Inspired by HGTV real estate shows and by images of gorgeous home designs on Pinterest, buyers — especially younger buyers who want a home to be turnkey, not needing upgrades or repairs — look for the following top features, and may put higher bids on homes that have them:

??? An open floor plan.
Buyers love to see wide-open spaces, with the kitchen open to the dining room and great room, as opposed to each room being blocked off by walls. An open floor plan fits with their dreams of entertaining, as guests can be in different spaces, yet all in the same area together. Guests are not out of view, sequestered in different, closed-in rooms.

??? Large kitchens with lots of counter space and granite counters.
With families cooking together more, and again with entertaining high on the homebuyer’s lifestyle wishes, a roomy kitchen with plenty of space for the preparation of meals and the display of buffet-style platters is a must. Granite counters, especially on a kitchen island with its own sink, offer beauty as well as easy maintenance, as do tile floors, another wish list feature.

??? Updated kitchen and bathrooms.
Buyers prefer updated kitchens with modern appliances and designer hardware and faucets. Since buyers plan to put most of their budget on the down payment for a home, they prefer to see that they won’t have to then spend a fortune on bathroom and kitchen remodels, which are among the priciest home projects. Kitchens are gathering spaces, a hallmark of the owner’s style and affluence, and bathrooms are now considered the home’s peaceful oasis, so they may have glass-wall showers, steam rooms, multi-jet showers and claw-foot baths as well as chandeliers and fireplaces.

??? High ceilings.
The National Association of Home Builders says that the desirability of high ceilings is important, perhaps a deal-breaker, with first-floor ceilings at least 9-feet high to begin with, with 20-foot ceilings in great rooms impress homebuyers who love the lofty, open look.

??? A home office.
Buyers who work from home full time and those who have office spaces but spend time working from home as well want a sizable, well-decorated, modern home office. Not a corner of the dining room with a laptop. They desire a large room, connectivity, great lighting and a view, in addition to plenty of storage space. The experts at Bankrate say that female homebuyers are especially interested in home offices, although both genders list this feature as among their preferences.

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Looking for more trends? Checkout this article about home remodeling trends that could be of interest to you.
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Read the entire article here: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20140830/entlife/140839998/