23 Feb 09 home improvement carnival – February 23, 2009
Welcome to the February 23, 2009 edition of home improvement carnival.
Heather Johnson presents 100 Tips, Tools, and Legal Resources to Be Your Own Real Estate Agent posted at e-Justice Blog.
home additions
Dog Lover presents Alternative Wedding Meal Options posted at Affordable Wedding Planning, saying, “With the recession, why pay hundreds or thousands of dollars on a home security system when good ole Fido can be trained to be a good watch dog!”
home improvement tips
Aparna presents Beware of dust mites on your pillows posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming, saying, “Dust that gets accumulated in our houses is a host to millions of germs and microorganisms. Dusting and cleaning the house in itself is a cumbersome task, what with dust settling on sofas and beds, carpets, curtains and clothes. We all bother so much about insects, mosquitoes, houseflies and do our best to get rid of them. But we often forget about the tiny, almost invisible creatures called dust mites, which are present and booming in millions in the cozy comforts of our homes.
These dust mites often play safe by sneaking into spaces between bedclothes, carpets, stuffed furniture and similar soft objects”
Mich Po presents The Edmond Air Conditioning Repair Quality Performance « Truetechhomeservice posted at Truetechhomeservice, saying, “Great blog on the quality performance of Edmond Air Conditioning repair”
Fred presents Hardwood Flooring Installation Tools (Nailers, Saws, Compressors, more…) posted at One Project Closer, saying, “This article is a compilation of all the tools required to install hardwood floors, with our top picks for these tools.”
Lindsay presents How a Tankless Water Heater Saves you Money posted at Off the Urban Grid.
Mich Po presents The Plumbing Repair Helpful Tips to Client’s Common Plumbing Dilemma posted at Truetechhomeservice, saying, “Great blog on the Edmond City home improvement helpful tips”
Lindsay presents 10 Low Cost Home Security Improvements for Your House posted at Home Security Beat.
Silicon Valley Blogger presents Doing A Home Improvement Project? Know Your Return On Investment posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Thanks!”
kitchen remodels
dave presents Kitchen Cabinet Makeover posted at Woodworkinghints, saying, “Over the years I have had a lot of people ask what can I do to update my cabinets without completely replacing them. The thing that makes the biggest difference is to replace the doors and drawer fronts.if you stand back and look you will notice there’s very little of the cabinets themselves showing. So by updating and replacing your doors and drawer fronts you can create the illusion of having replaced your cabinets”
Kathryn presents houzz – How to Choose the Right Kitchen Island posted at Kathryn Vercillo on Houzz, saying, “Ideas for choosing the best kitchen island for an open kitchen design.”
patio and deck additions
Jack Clifton presents Building a Deck Low to the Ground posted at How to Build a Deck, saying, “One thing that was a bit unusual about our original redwood backyard deck is that some of its supporting pieces are bolted to the foundation. It you look at some of the books and magazines about how to build a deck, you will see a lot of free standing decks that are supported on post and pier systems.”
Jack Clifton presents Upgrading a Redwood Deck Design posted at How to Build a Deck, saying, “When we moved into our twenty-plus-year-old middle class home in Santa Cruz, we liked the deck that was framed by the U shaped single story ranch style house. However, we knew that some renovations on the deck were in order.”
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