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Tackle Your Home With These Renovation Pointer
Want to have a dream home? You can through renovations. This article is packed with helpful tips
and advice about how to make the most of the potential projects around your home. Use these tips to
make your dream home a reality.
Make your house energy efficient by placing weather striping in your doors and windows. Weather
stripping allows your cooling and heating unit to operate more efficiently by locking in cool and hot
air. Also, this helps to reduce drafts for a better living environment.
To save on your electric bill, try switching from regular light switches to dimmer switches. Dimmer
switches allow you to select how much light you want to use in a particular room. By doing so, you
can use less electricity to light a whole room, and add a sense of mood as well.
When building an addition to your home, make sure to use insurance-friendly materials. Cement or
steel buildings present less of a liability to the insurance company in case of fire, so they charge
lower premiums for using them. Wood framed buildings will greatly increase your premiums,
because these are much more likely to be damaged in any sort of disaster or fire.
If you are hiring a contractor to work on your home improvement project, it is important to check
their license number. Do not just take what the contractor tells you at face value; you can check
their credentials online to ensure that they are licensed to perform the type of work you require.
Unfortunately, some people will attempt to scam you, so it is best to be certain that you know who
you are hiring.
Have a large bulletin board in your kitchen or living room, where you can write reminders for
yourself of things you need to do or bills you need to pay. Emergency phone numbers, contacts,
brochures, postcards and notes to yourself, look better arranged on a bulletin board and won't
clutter your refrigerator or other appliances.
If you are putting cabinetry in your kitchen, pull out a level. Find the highest point of the kitchen
floor, and use that point to establish the height your new cabinets will be hung at.
Take your trash out at least once a day. Don't let your trash pile in the kitchen because it attracts
flies and ants as well as mold. Make sure that you don't let your trash take over your kitchen and set
aside three minutes a day when you throw it out.
One energy-efficient improvement you can make to your home is to replace your windows. Older-
style single-panel windows don't insulate the inside of your home nearly as well as the newer double-
panel style. New windows will increase the aesthetic beauty of your home while saving you money
each month in electricity bills.
If you are a smoker, purchase an ozone spray and paint your walls before putting your house on the
market. Also move all smoking to the outside of your home. Smoke odors can quickly turn off a
potential buyer. Some people are very sensitive to them and they can be difficult to get rid of too,
making your house hard to sell.
If you live in an older home with a wooden floor that is beyond sanding and staining, add a few coats
of oil-based paint over the planks. Choose a paint that is intended for outdoor use on decks or
porches; this ensures that it will be able to withstand the occasional wet spill and light traffic. It can
also hold you over until you have the resources to replace the floor altogether.
If you are planning on improving the exterior of your home by adding a deck, make sure to check on
local laws and ordinances before putting out any money. Local codes can vary from city to city, and
may affect the size and height of your deck, or how close you can put it to the property line. Also, be
sure to check with the local homeowners' association as they may have policies regarding decks as
well.
Replacing your old window treatments is a great way to improve the look of your windows. The
crisp, clean look of the new blinds is very attractive, and how to make a smart house it also makes
the windows look a lot newer. By adding new blinds, you will be making a huge improvement.
When painting your walls, it is important to make sure to properly tape off the trim. Even if you are
very careful, the paint might run. Covering trim pieces with tape can help ensure that they stay free
of paint. This saves you from the double work of repainting.
Don't just throw any old shingles on your roof if you need to replace those old ones. In order to keep
your home cooler in the summer, go with a light-colored shingle. Lighter colors reflect the heat,
while darker colors absorb it and ultimately transfer the heat to your home.
Be sure to turn off the water when attempting kitchen and bath projects. Whenever you are working
near pipes or any other water supply, it is absolutely imperative that you shut the water off in order
to avoid a potential mess.
If you no longer use your garage for parking your cars, you may want to consider remodeling it to be
a part of your home. It can serve as an extra bedroom, office or den/family room for your home.
Since it is usually attached to your home, the duct work is probably already in place for heating and
cooling.
If your home is heated with a wood-burning stove or fireplace, plant new trees in your yard every
other season. This will help to compensate for the high carbon footprint you are leaving by burning
natural resources and emitting smoke into the atmosphere. It will also give you a source for free
firewood in future years, after the trees mature.
Now that you're more informed about home improvement, you need the necessary
http://www.smarthomeusa.com/ tools for the project. If you get hung up on any project, review this
article for a fresh mental spark.

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  • 1. Tackle Your Home With These Renovation Pointer Want to have a dream home? You can through renovations. This article is packed with helpful tips and advice about how to make the most of the potential projects around your home. Use these tips to make your dream home a reality. Make your house energy efficient by placing weather striping in your doors and windows. Weather stripping allows your cooling and heating unit to operate more efficiently by locking in cool and hot air. Also, this helps to reduce drafts for a better living environment. To save on your electric bill, try switching from regular light switches to dimmer switches. Dimmer switches allow you to select how much light you want to use in a particular room. By doing so, you can use less electricity to light a whole room, and add a sense of mood as well. When building an addition to your home, make sure to use insurance-friendly materials. Cement or steel buildings present less of a liability to the insurance company in case of fire, so they charge lower premiums for using them. Wood framed buildings will greatly increase your premiums, because these are much more likely to be damaged in any sort of disaster or fire. If you are hiring a contractor to work on your home improvement project, it is important to check their license number. Do not just take what the contractor tells you at face value; you can check their credentials online to ensure that they are licensed to perform the type of work you require. Unfortunately, some people will attempt to scam you, so it is best to be certain that you know who you are hiring. Have a large bulletin board in your kitchen or living room, where you can write reminders for yourself of things you need to do or bills you need to pay. Emergency phone numbers, contacts, brochures, postcards and notes to yourself, look better arranged on a bulletin board and won't clutter your refrigerator or other appliances. If you are putting cabinetry in your kitchen, pull out a level. Find the highest point of the kitchen floor, and use that point to establish the height your new cabinets will be hung at. Take your trash out at least once a day. Don't let your trash pile in the kitchen because it attracts flies and ants as well as mold. Make sure that you don't let your trash take over your kitchen and set aside three minutes a day when you throw it out. One energy-efficient improvement you can make to your home is to replace your windows. Older- style single-panel windows don't insulate the inside of your home nearly as well as the newer double- panel style. New windows will increase the aesthetic beauty of your home while saving you money each month in electricity bills. If you are a smoker, purchase an ozone spray and paint your walls before putting your house on the market. Also move all smoking to the outside of your home. Smoke odors can quickly turn off a potential buyer. Some people are very sensitive to them and they can be difficult to get rid of too, making your house hard to sell.
  • 2. If you live in an older home with a wooden floor that is beyond sanding and staining, add a few coats of oil-based paint over the planks. Choose a paint that is intended for outdoor use on decks or porches; this ensures that it will be able to withstand the occasional wet spill and light traffic. It can also hold you over until you have the resources to replace the floor altogether. If you are planning on improving the exterior of your home by adding a deck, make sure to check on local laws and ordinances before putting out any money. Local codes can vary from city to city, and may affect the size and height of your deck, or how close you can put it to the property line. Also, be sure to check with the local homeowners' association as they may have policies regarding decks as well. Replacing your old window treatments is a great way to improve the look of your windows. The crisp, clean look of the new blinds is very attractive, and how to make a smart house it also makes the windows look a lot newer. By adding new blinds, you will be making a huge improvement. When painting your walls, it is important to make sure to properly tape off the trim. Even if you are very careful, the paint might run. Covering trim pieces with tape can help ensure that they stay free of paint. This saves you from the double work of repainting. Don't just throw any old shingles on your roof if you need to replace those old ones. In order to keep your home cooler in the summer, go with a light-colored shingle. Lighter colors reflect the heat, while darker colors absorb it and ultimately transfer the heat to your home. Be sure to turn off the water when attempting kitchen and bath projects. Whenever you are working near pipes or any other water supply, it is absolutely imperative that you shut the water off in order to avoid a potential mess. If you no longer use your garage for parking your cars, you may want to consider remodeling it to be a part of your home. It can serve as an extra bedroom, office or den/family room for your home. Since it is usually attached to your home, the duct work is probably already in place for heating and cooling. If your home is heated with a wood-burning stove or fireplace, plant new trees in your yard every other season. This will help to compensate for the high carbon footprint you are leaving by burning natural resources and emitting smoke into the atmosphere. It will also give you a source for free firewood in future years, after the trees mature. Now that you're more informed about home improvement, you need the necessary http://www.smarthomeusa.com/ tools for the project. If you get hung up on any project, review this
  • 3. article for a fresh mental spark.