Managing Homes with Confidence!
As a homeowner you get to decide which projects to tackle yourself and those where it makes more sense to call in the pros. We help with those decisions to help you protect the investment you've made in your home.
Having run a handyman business for eight years, one of my hot buttons is "preventive" home maintenance. It works and while it might be annoying, it will save you money and time!
Last week Texas had major power outages across most of the state. The crisis occurred due to unusually cold weather coupled with the failure of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) failing to prepare the Texas electric infrastructure for extreme weather (read Winter Storm 2021 to learn …
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There are many different types of home builders, from those that build a few houses each year (custom builders) to companies that build hundreds and even thousands of homes a year. Production home builders are companies really, who build hundreds or thousands of homes each year. There are two …
When I think about puddles, what comes to mind is a pool of water on the floor that needs to be cleaned up or my granddaughters jumping in puddles after it's rained (here they're enjoying the puddles at the Magic Kingdom). So where does the term puddled curtains come from ... What are Puddled …
We might see curtains everyday but most homeowners aren't experts at where to place them relative to the windows they frame. Everyone has their own decorating style and not everyone uses curtains. Sometimes they might not be comfortable installing curtains, so they'll use blinds or …
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Crown molding is one of the most popular trims found in a house. Similar to baseboard that hides the seams where walls meet the floor, crown moulding hides the seams where walls intersect with the ceiling. But wait. Is it crown moulding or molding? The British use the ou spelling while …
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Quarter round molding is most often used to cover the gap between baseboards and flooring. My first experience came when remodeling a 100 year old Victorian. We tried but didn't quite get the floors level between our new kitchen-dining-family room. That's when our builder recommended adding molding …
The name tells our story! We provide women homeowners with “how to” resources to manage their homes with confidence. We strive for homes that support how you want to live, while building equity for your future too.
