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• 3 Ways To Enhance Your Outdoor Space For Entertaining

  23 March 2016

  With spring and summer almost here, many people are already planning their outdoor events. If you are someone who loves to entertain and host family gatherings or just barbecue outside, you want to make sure your space is ready to handle your needs. To help transform your outdoor space and get it ready for entertaining, here are three things you want to look into. Building a new deck. One of the best ways to enhance your backyard and prepare it for entertaining is to look into installing a new deck.

• Should You Remodel Before You Sell?

  17 March 2016

  If you are planning to sell your house, you may wonder if you should remodel or sell it without major renovations. This decision can be a difficult one and depends on several factors, including the condition of your home, its location, and the nature of the renovation. Selling As Is If you have an older home that needs a great deal of work, you may consider selling it "as is," especially if you need to move quickly.

• 3 Ways To Protect The Foundation Of Your Home From Water Damage

  15 March 2016

  Owning a home is a major investment. As such, you want to make sure that you do everything you can to keep it in good shape at all times. The last thing you want is something ruining your home, especially when it could have been avoided. To help prevent your foundation from sustaining water damage, check out some of these tips below. Extend the length of your gutters. One of the easiest ways to take control of the water around your home is to place extenders on the end of your gutters.

• How To Make Corner Notches In The Logs For Your Cabin Using A Chainsaw

  11 March 2016

  Building a simple small log cabin out in the woods to escape the pressures of daily life is something many people who know how to work with a chainsaw can mostly do on their own. After you cut the trees into the logs you'll need to build the walls, you'll need to notch the ends of the logs so they fit together at the corners and won't roll off of one another.

• Common Problems With Finishing A Basement

  8 March 2016

  You need more space, but you don't want to move. Luckily, you have all that space in the basement that you can turn into something useful -- or can you? Building Codes Always check your local building codes before beginning work because they may render your project unbuildable. For example, some localities require two ways to exit a finished basement. If there are no windows and no way to build in an egress window, you may not be able to get permitting.