Innovators such as Seattle Tiny Homes have provided some of us with a unique alternative to home ownership that not only makes a positive impact on the environment, but also saves you, the home owner a significant chunk of money.
Pete and I talk with Leland Dent of Pelican Home Improvements about some of the options that home owners have when undertaking a gutter repair project.
Prep is the most time consuming and tedious part of painting, but it is also the most important because it dictates what the finished product will look like. Remember, you get back what you put into it.
Home repair projects can be labor intensive as well as expensive. This week, we try to dial it back a bit, and give you some ideas on quick and relatively simple fixes around your home for less than $50.
Environmental testing for mold, lead, and asbestos is a must when considering how to best maintain your home. It can be dangerous if overlooked, especially in a moist living environment such as the Pacific Northwest.
This week, we get help from Lyle Morris of
Interior Floor Designs in Seattle, and try to
provide you with a better idea of what will
make your next flooring project that much
easier.
There's more than just an element of truth to the old saying, so when you start to think about what tool you are going to reach for next. So what are some of the better power tools to have on hand?
Properly furnishing your home is probably the easiest way to not only make it more appealing to guests, but to create a comfortable living environment for yourself as well.
As you embark about your next home remodel project, take a few of
these recommendations into consideration from Host and Handyman
Matters expert Pete Lisoskie.
As summer rolls around and the weather begins to warm up, you might consider taking on all of those home improvement tasks that can't be done in the cold, wet northwest winters.
Do you ever wonder were the term "Craftsman Home"
came from? If you look at what passes for craftsman
homes now days you have to think, where's the craft?
Lucky for us there are plenty of roofs out
there that we can afford, but chances it will
still need maintenance. Grab a pair of
binoculars and give your roof a quick once
over.
Mood or task, with a little bit of forethought we can have both. Before you fall in love with a fixture, think about how you use the space. What kind of tasks, as well as living, do you do in that space? Then, look for the fixture and bulb that will suit.
Use our seasonal home maintenance checklist to keep your home in tip-top condition. Simple repairs on a regular basis can help prevent costly repairs later and can make your home more comfortable, livable and beautiful.
An aerial view of most urban areas shows swathes of asphalt, black tar and gravel-ballasted rooftops. Heat radiates off of the dark roofs and water rushes over the hard, hopefully impermeable surfaces. Yet, there is a new trend that breaks up the monotony of common roofs: green rooftops. Long popular in Europe, green rooftops have begun to appeal to homeowners, businesses and even cities as an attractive way to promote environmentalism while solving the problems of conventional roofs. Green roofs supplement traditional vegetation without disrupting urban infrastructure -- they take a neglected space and make it useful.
A lot of us are paid to think about safety at work every day. But, for one reason or another we leave that mind-set at work. Maybe that's it. We're so used to leaving work at work, we forget that there may be some lessons we should be taking home. I think safety is one of those lessons. So let's talk about those things that we take for granted at home that maybe we shouldn't.
