Archive | October, 2011

Landscaping in An Inexpensive Way (3)

28 October 2011

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I would then need to decide whether I should simply extend the existing landscaping to the addition or I should tear everything out and start over. No matter what I do, I need to ensure that the landscaping ties in the addition to the original house, a critical point, I believe, for a couple of [...]

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Landscaping in An Inexpensive Way (2)

24 October 2011

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What they discover is that you can’t decide to put a house on the market next month and think that you can re-create the Garden of Eden by the time prospective buyers drive by. Miracle-Gro® just doesn’t work that fast. And, as Cher’s character Loretta Camarari said in the movie Moonstruck, “This is modern times. [...]

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Landscaping in An Inexpensive Way

20 October 2011

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Landscaping is a relatively inexpensive way to add value to your house. The landscape expert was correct, although a bit overzealous. According to the National Association of Realtors (http://www.realtors.org), about 50 percent of all house sales are based on first impressions from the curb. While a lot of that has to do with the physical [...]

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Build and Design Garage Effectively (6)

16 October 2011

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The surveys found that the same generic storage systems used in other areas of the house, other than tool systems, were being used in the garage. So more manufacturers have gotten into the garage game.

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Build and Design Garage Effectively (5)

12 October 2011

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A garage that is separate from the house that is turned into living space will need to be tied into the systems of the main house or have separate heating and cooling as well as plumbing, electricity, and telephone. If you are transforming the garage into an all-inclusive “mother-in-law” suite, renovations will be complex and [...]

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Build and Design Garage Effectively (4)

8 October 2011

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It depends on the alternatives. I’d never owned a garage before, but I’ve converted the one I now own into the workshop about which I’ve dreamed for 25 years. The car stays in the driveway, toward the end closest to the street. After having had to work in relatively dark, cramped basements for all those [...]

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