Flooring
Hardwood flooring adds unique and beautiful appeal to your home. Hardwood has been a preferred flooring material for centuries, and in all that time it has not gone out of style. This timeless and classic flooring material creates a rich backdrop that can enhance any space in your home. It also can increase your home’s…
Flooring
How To Discuss Costs and Financing With Your Flooring Remodeler
Renovating your home’s flooring can be a complicated process. There are many decisions to be made, from picking out what type of flooring works best in your kitchen, bathroom, or living room, to finding a reliable flooring contractor who can handle the job. However, you now are on the other side of many of those…
Solar
What Happens To Solar Panels In A Hurricane?
Solar panels are constantly exposed to inclement weather. For coastal residents, that means the risk of hurricane damage. Good news: solar panels are one of the most resilient and reliable energy technologies on the market. However, winds in these storms can reach 160 miles per hour or higher. Places that are most prone to the…
Kitchen
Discussing Payment Plans, Costs, and Financing With Your Kitchen Remodeler
Whether you’re a novice chef or an avid microwaver, the kitchen inevitably becomes a centerpiece for any home and lifestyle. And for that reason, when it comes time to renovate your kitchen, there can be a lot of accompanying stress. But not to fear, a kitchen remodel is not only great for your home’s functionality…
Solar
10 Factors to Consider Before Installing Solar Panels
Whether you’re looking to minimize your carbon footprint, bring down energy bill expenses or increase your home’s ROI, homeowners everywhere are considering the benefits that come with making the switch to solar energy. Still, the process can be daunting and, at times, costly. Modernize interviewed Sunrun to help breakdown the questions and factors that need…
Kitchen
How to Vet a Potential Kitchen Remodeler on a Phone Call
Everybody needs a little guidance. In fact, during recent interviews with Modernize, 90 percent of homeowners requested a checklist to guide them in finding and vetoing potential contractors. During that first phone call with a contractor, there are certain questions to ask that will either knock them off your list or impress you enough for…
Kitchen
Understanding Contractors’ Kitchen Remodel Warranties
Remodeling a kitchen is a great way to upgrade the footprint of your home as you increase its overall value. But before the dust settles on your kitchen remodeling project, you will want to protect your wallet from any future unwanted surprises with the right warranty. Kitchen remodel warranties can protect you from any problems…
Flooring
How to Vet a Potential Flooring Contractor During a Phone Call
In recent interviews with Modernize, 90 percent of homeowners requested a checklist to help them find and vet contractors. One of the most important steps of that process is your first phone call with a potential flooring installer, during which you will vet this contractor against the others you’re considering. While finding someone you feel…
Kitchen
How to Vet a Cabinet Contractor on the Phone
In recent interviews with Modernize, 90 percent of homeowners requested a checklist to help them find and vet contractors. One of the most important steps of that process is your first phone call with a potential contractor, during which you will vet this contractor against the others you’re considering. While finding someone you feel comfortable…