Home Styles & Trends
Charleston Style Homes Exude Southern Luxury
Stalking, specifically house stalking, is an ugly and unseemly term. But, that's how this blog of mine started back in 2006 and I'd like to get back to what I am passionate about, unashamedly stalking houses. Basically, I enjoy house stalking: new houses that are under construction from … [Read More...]
7 Awesome Custom Garages
Having a really cool garage with tons of space for your 2 and 4-wheeled, prized possessions is the stuff dreams are made of for many a guy out there...and many of you girls, too. I was surfing around for cool garage ideas and found a great Forbes article about amazing custom garages and knew it … [Read More...]
Swap Out Your Boring Doorbell Buttons For Some Style
Are you trying to think of ways to add a little pizazz to your entryway by installing a new doorbell button? Okay...maybe not. But, if by chance you were thinking about it or you're gathering ideas like we like to do, then read on happy homeowner. Even if you're not thinking about doorbell … [Read More...]
Green Homebuilding
Modular Green Homes: GreenPods Designed By Ann Raab
Modular homes have been around for decades. Green homes have been around for awhile, too, and they're getting greener all of the time. When you combine those two types of homes together you get modular green homes. Enter GreenPod Intelligent Environments. … [Read More...]
7 Reasons To Install Radiant Barrier Roof Sheathing
Radiant barrier roof sheathing is a great product that will reduce your power bill. There are just a few manufacturers that make this unusual type of roof sheathing that has a shiny, perforated aluminum foil/craft paper laminated to one side of it. For simplicity's sake, I'm focusing my attention … [Read More...]
Atlanta Home Show Cool Homebuilding Products
One of my biggest reasons for attending home shows is to see interesting, cool homebuilding products and services, with the occasional celebrity to meet to keep things interesting. The 2011 Fall Atlanta Home Show didn't disappoint, although, I had hoped that there would be more products to wow … [Read More...]
Maintenance & Decor
Finished Basement: The Pros And Cons Of Doing A Basement Remodel
When I was growing up, the large house we lived in had a full basement. It was basically one large open room. Today, basements have become valued resources. They are often used as full-fledged living spaces, with additional bedrooms, bathrooms, and home entertainment features. This brings to … [Read More...]
10 Home Theater Room Essentials For The Do-It-Yourselfer
Have you ever thought about converting that extra room into a home theater room or doing the same with part of the basement or attic? It’s not like the room has to be rebuilt from scratch or needs movie house chairs, a slanted floor, a projector popping out of the ceiling, or little blue hued … [Read More...]
How To Choose The Best Air Filter
Have you ever found yourself scratching your head at all of the different types of furnace filters to choose from at the home improvement store? If so, you have lots of company wondering and staring at the shelves along with you. In an ideal world you'd like to see an apple-to-apples … [Read More...]
Homebuilding Basics
Evaporative Air Conditioning vs Traditional Air Conditioning: 4 Reasons To Choose Evaporative Cooling
Air conditioning is expensive, power guzzling, germ breeding, and completely necessary in some climates unfortunately. Evaporative cooling, as the name suggests, is a device that cools the air through the evaporation of water. Traditional air conditioning operates using refrigeration. This … [Read More...]
What Is A Home Energy Audit?
What is a home energy audit? A home energy audit, also known as a home energy assessment, is a series of specific tests and inspections performed by a certified professional to determine where your house could be more energy efficient. We recently had a free home energy review, not the same thing … [Read More...]
Great Gifts For Dad For Christmas
What are some great gifts for dad for Christmas? I'm a dad with decent handyman skills and I can give you some ideas that you may not have thought of before. Yes...socks, underwear and slippers are decent stand-by's, but it's never at the top of our list. Deerfoams are comfortable (I'm guessing) … [Read More...]
Outdoors / Landscaping
The House That Bush Ate!
This is "the house that bush ate" (in a booming, echoing voice). I firmly believe that tree pruning tools are in order for this job rather than your basic pruning shears. It is way past minor trimming and pruning. If you hadn't guessed already, this house is for sale (Kennesaw, GA). So, if you … [Read More...]
A French Drain System Made Easy
If you're about to install a French drain system on your property, you might want to consider a product manufactured by NDS called EZflow. It's also called EZ-Drain. I took notice of it during a visit to Home Depot recently and it piqued my interest. A French drain system allows water to flow … [Read More...]
Why You Should Seek Out Conservation Subdivisions
Once upon a time, everywhere I looked housing developers were clearing land to make room for houses and subdivisions. And when I say "clearing land", that's exactly what they were doing. Developers were felling practically all of the trees on a lot before the building process began, no matter the … [Read More...]
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