Ways to Transform Your Garage into Living Space
Posted By handymanmatters.com,February 22nd, 2012If you’ve given the occasional thought to turning your garage into additional living space, here are a few important points you’ll want to consider before undertaking the renovation. Because the typical garage has a concrete, uninsulated floor, ...
Leave a CommentWhat to Look for When Shopping for Eco-Friendly Furniture
Posted By handymanmatters.com,February 13th, 2012Some considerations to think about when shopping for eco-friendly furniture, discussed here, will help you qualify what the terms really mean and what things are important and which are “puffery”. Furniture and furnishings are the third largest ...
Leave a CommentPlanning Your Kitchen So You Get the Right Fit
Posted By handymanmatters.com,February 10th, 2012Like tailoring for a fitted jacket, a fitted kitchen is planned, built, and/or fixed to properly fill or cover a specific space and shape. To achieve a pleasing, functional, and affordable design it is important to find the appropriate measure of plann...
Leave a CommentHome Shelving–Your Best Storage Options
Posted By handymanmatters.com,February 8th, 2012Our home and businesses are getting cluttered up with all the tools and accessories of modern life. We need to be able to safely store our myriad possessions so that we can easily find them when needed. Shelving is one affordable solution to maximize...
Leave a CommentCaring for your Lawn in Spring
Posted By handymanmatters.com,February 6th, 2012The sight of new grass growing in spring often leads the homeowner to run out and spread fertilizer to help the young blades along. This is actually the opposite of recommended practices for most lawns. The proper time to apply fertilizer is in the fa...
Leave a CommentEconomical Stylish Lighting Choices
Posted By handymanmatters.com,February 3rd, 2012Do you find your home a little dreary and uninspiring? Or are you just in the mood for a change? If so and you're on a tight budget, don't fret. There's a fast and affordable way to make over your home - just get some cheap lights and set them up to cr...
Leave a CommentCold Weather Concreting
Posted By handymanmatters.com,February 1st, 2012When it’s cold outside, placing, finishing and curing concrete calls for extra care. In cold weather, concrete sets up more slowly. Worst of all, there’s a risk that the fresh concrete will freeze—and if it does, the damage done by ice format...
Leave a CommentBoosting Your Home’s Resale Value
Posted By handymanmatters.com,January 30th, 2012Here are a handful of straightforward things you can do to increase your home’s appeal to potential buyers: A green lawn is an enormous plus. A weedy, crabgrass-filled lawn can be a quick turnoff. It will take a few weeks, but it’s not hard ...
Leave a CommentThe EPA Debunks 10 Myths About Radon
Posted By handymanmatters.com,January 27th, 2012The Environmental Protection Agency is asking homeowners to save a life by testing for radon, and fixing any problems they find. Radon is a radioactive gas, and exposure to it causes 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year—only smoking causes more. Be...
Leave a CommentImproving Walls and Ceilings
Posted By handymanmatters.com,January 25th, 2012Improving walls and ceilings is an excellent way to bring back the life of your home and great for maintaining equity on one of the biggest investments in your life. Many of the wall upgrades can be handled by an experienced do-it-yourselfer with a ...
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