Update your home this weekend…tax free!

Posted by on Aug 11, 2010 in Blog, Home Improvement, Sellers | 0 comments This weekend, August 14th and 15th is a great time to decorate and update your home!  Massachusetts is having a sales tax free weekend for purchases up to $2,500.   This is a great time to do any updates to your home to prepare it for sale (a $2,500 bill at Lowes or Home Depot means a savings of $156.25)  Not bad….with JUST the savings of $150 you could update a small bathroom! ...
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How To Mount And Install Carbon Monoxide Detectors In Your Home

Posted by on Jun 7, 2010 in Blog, Home Improvement, Sellers | 0 comments Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas found in combustion fumes, stoves, gas ranges and heating systems.  It’s poisonous to humans because carbon monoxide binds to red blood cells, preventing the flow of oxygen through a person’s bloodstream. There’s a bevy of CO sources in the home and that may be why more than 20,000 Americans are sent to the emergency room...
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How To Replace Your New Home’s Deadbolt Locks

Posted by on Jun 1, 2010 in Blog, Buyers, First Time Home Buyers, Home Improvement | 0 comments After moving into a new home , you should immediately replace its deadbolt locks.  It’s not just the home’s former residents that have the key, after all, but so might a relative, a friend, a neighbor, a dog-walker, and others. You may call a locksmith for the job, but you can save some money if you can do-it-yourself.  In this detailed, 2-minute video, you’ll learn how to...
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Video : The Right Way To Water A Garden

Posted by on May 24, 2010 in Blog, Home Improvement | 0 comments From one pot to a lush garden, we all have plants for which to care in our lives. But are they getting the right amount of water?  Too little water and the plant dies. Too much water and root rot sets in. In general, plants want 1 inch of water per week but Mother Nature doesn’t always provide. It’s up to us to make up the difference. In this short video from ExpertVillage, Doug...
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How to make use of the eaves in a Cape style home….

Posted by on Apr 22, 2010 in Blog, Home Improvement | 0 comments Cape style homes are very popular here in Massachusetts….but many buyers wonder how to make use of the space in the eaves.  I came across a great article in Before & After magazine that shows how to build cabinets into those eaves!  It’s such a great use of space!  There’s even room to for hanging...
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