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This is one in a series of videos in which a home staging expert is given $250 and 2 hours to make a typical room look more attractive to prospective buyers.
In this video, staging expert Mark Jak is asked to do a Master Bedroom Makeover. The original bedroom is crowded and [...]
Many homeowners have questioned if they might turn an area of their home into a rental unit.
Of course the objective is to cut down your cost of housing by collecting rent from someone else. An arrangement like that can provide you with a bit of extra cash, or sometimes even make it feasible to [...]
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This very informative video looks at the simple do-it-yourself things you can do for keeping your riding mower running properly. Topics include:
- preparing your mower for winter storage
- taking off and cleaning the cutting deck
- inspecting and replacing the belts
- draining and replacing the oil and oil filter
- changing the air [...]
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In this video home improvement consultant Tim Carter takes a phone call from someone whose toilet keeps on running. Tim describes the process of finding and replacing the toilet flapper unit.
The flapper valve assembly in your California toilet is the component that opens and blocks the drain hole that allows [...]
Quick Design Tips - Does your kitchen need a refresher? Would you like to give it a quick face-lift? Is it high time for a pick-me-up? Here are some inexpensive Kitchen makeover tips for adding a little bit of pizazz.
For example, you can make a cafe curtain for your kitchen window by mounting an adjustable [...]
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Building a garden wall can be a great way to add interest to the exterior of your home. In this video Mike Kraft from Lowe’s explains how to install a stone retainer wall using standard materials available at most home and garden stores.
There are lots of varieties of stones available for [...]
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These solar shingles from Dow could be showing up on roofs across North America some time soon. They are about the size of a normal asphalt shingle, and can be installed like asphalt shingles too - with just a hammer and nails.
The cost is still prohibitive - about $25k for a [...]
When your attic is not correctly insulated you could very well be losing a lot of valuable heat in the winter.
When it’s hot out your attic will heat up and some of that heat will transfer into the rest of your home, having an impact on your cooling costs.
In this video, produced by the Owens [...]
Something similar may have happened to you. About ten years ago some major renovations were done in several rooms of a local home. In one of the rooms none of the light bulbs in the pot lights have been changed since day 1. In another of the rooms they burn out regularly - some of [...]
Toronto Real Estate Board President, Tom Lebour wrote an excellent article in the Toronto Sun’s Resale Homes and Condos section on green homes savings.
Having a Green Home Provides Savings and Peace-of-Mind
January 29, 2010 — When it comes to character, you just can’t beat the charm of an older home. Newly constructed homes however, come with [...]
