Category: Upgrades and Repairs

With a rich, warming reddish-brown appearance, mahogany is one of the all-time classic flooring woods. Learning more about mahogany helps you decide if it is the best wood for your floors. There...

An interior paint job should leave your walls looking fresh, clean and beautiful. Unfortunately, not every painter takes the time to make walls perfect. Signs of a bad interior paint job include...

One of the best things about winter is curling up next to a roaring fireplace. But maintaining a wood-burning fireplace is a lot of work, and failure to keep your chimney clean has serious...

A chimney can be a romantic feature of a home that makes you think of curling up next to a hot fire on a cold day. But, chimneys require maintenance and aren't as practical as they used to be, so you...

Drywall should have a beautiful, monolithic appearance. If your drywall seems a little off, you might be wondering how to tell if a drywall installation was done well or not. You can recognize a...

A cold house makes life miserable, but heating your home is a major expense. To live in a comfortable house and save money on your energy bills, you need to find the most efficient home heating...