Roofing
Flat roofs are not just for industrial warehouses, shopping centers and other large commercial properties. They can provide residential homeowners with many important benefits as well. Flat roofs give your home clean, sleek roof lines you just cannot achieve with any type of sloped roofing architecture. You can use the additional square footage a flat…
HVAC
Gas-Powered vs. Electric Furnaces
As homeowners become increasingly conscientious about making their houses more eco- friendly, electric furnaces are starting to gain popularity over gas-powered furnaces. Additionally, some governments are making moves towards phasing out natural gas sources for homes and reduce greenhouse gas emissions — which is leading to a trend away from gas furnaces. Homeowners are now…
Roofing
Roofing Tips for First-Time Homeowners
Your new home is so much more than just another place to rest your head at night. It’s the place where you’ll spend the majority of your time during the coming years, creating lasting memories and shaping the future of your family along the way. The elation you felt when you were first handed the…
HVAC
What is the Best Heating System for Your Home’s Climate and Region?
The best heating system depends on your climate. Gas furnaces still make the most sense in the coldest parts of the country. Heat pumps make the most sense in mild ones, and modern cold-climate models now work in many places that used to rule them out. This guide covers the best heating system for each…
Flooring
Flooring Tips for First-Time Homeowners
Few things in life bring as strong a sense of accomplishment as owning your own home. For many, home ownership is the culmination of years of hard work, prudent financial planning, perseverance, and personal sacrifice. However, those proud feelings can fade fast when faced with routine maintenance or costly repairs. Your home’s flooring is perhaps…
Home Accessibility
Top Home Accessibility Suggestions for Bedrooms
Dorothy had it right when she said, “There’s no place like home.” The sad reality, though, is that few residences are properly set up for seniors who want to remain in their homes as they get older. Octogenarians will comprise nearly one-quarter all elderly citizens by 2050, the AARP reports, and 87 percent of seniors have…
Other Home Projects
Fire Safety at Home: How to Prevent a House Fire
U.S. fire departments responded to an average of 328,590 home fires per year from 2019 to 2023, according to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), a global nonprofit based in Quincy, Massachusetts. Those fires killed an average of 2,600 people each year, injured 10,770 more, and caused about $8.9 billion in direct property damage. The…
Other Home Projects
The Top 5 Home Projects to DIY & 5 You Should Never Try
When it comes to do-it-yourself projects around the house, homeowners’ handiness levels run the full spectrum. Some homeowners are highly skilled in DIY home projects, while others are total beginners. Nonetheless, most of us can easily tackle simple DIY projects such as touching up scuffed baseboards or applying new caulking around the shower and tub.…
Flooring
Maintaining and Cleaning Laminate Floors
Thank Scandinavian design trends for laminate flooring. Just like the way iconic Swiss brand Ikea revolutionized the way people furnish their homes, entrepreneurial Swedish engineers and manufacturers transformed the flooring industry by developing laminate flooring techniques in the 1920s and bringing high-pressure laminate flooring to market in 1979. Global laminate flooring sales are expected to…