Categories for Home Maintenance

🧰Fall is the Perfect Time to DIY a Mudroom Makeover 🔨

If ever a room could be considered the workhorse of the home, it’s the mudroom. Meant to catch the dirt, mud and grime of winter before it’s tracked throughout the rest of the home, the room takes a beating over the seasons. If your mud room has seen better days, ...

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Inspection vs. Appraisal for Home Buyers

Inspections and appraisals are both important parts of the home buying process, and buyers should do both to protect their financial interest in a home — and give themselves peace of mind that they’re making a smart purchase. Inspections and appraisals serve different functions, but both give you the insights ...

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Why Is My Grass Turning Brown and Dying? 🌡💧

Grass turns brown when roots can no longer grab nutrients or water from soil, or when soil doesn’t contain enough food or water. Here are the typical culprits, and tips on how you can green up your grass again. Drought/Heat During periods of high heat and low water, many turf grasses go ...

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5 Pet-Friendly Home Renovation Ideas🐶🐱

Did you know that 60.2 million U.S. households have dogs? And 47.1 million households have cats. It’s no wonder that more renovations include purpose-built features to enhance the pet’s comfort. Better still, the trend is to incorporate pet-friendly elements without compromising style. Some people choose to showcase features for Fido ...

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