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Picking Great Kitchen Flooring

Kitchen remodeling was one of Remodeling Magazine’s top 10 remodeling projects for this year. Flooring was one of the kitchen features included in the remodeling project so we decided to review the best types of flooring for a kitchen where people tend to stand on their feet more, and there’s a greater chance of water and food getting spilled on the floor. We’ll review the 5 most popular types of kitchen flooring and identify the things to consider when researching flooring products for your kitchen or any room in your house. For smart shopping, start your research here …

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Installing Bathroom Tile: Easy or Not?

Bathroom tile projects might seem like the perfect place for a novice to get some practice installing tile? Be careful before you start something you can’t finish because bathrooms are small but more difficult for many projects like painting and tile. That’s because there are so many objects requiring you to cut around – faucets [...]

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Tips for Installing Tile Floors

Tile floors are beautiful although you’re usually looking at them from a standing or sitting position, not laying on the floor like this photo view. It was fun to bring you down low as tile floors are installed by hand, and this is the view that the installer sees when laying each and every tile [...]

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Picking the Best Products for Your Home

In school we had to do research, write papers and more as that’s the life of a student. Hopefully most home owners have fond memories of school after a few years and realize that life is a journey and we’re always learning something new. Few of today’s home owners know much about home maintenance which [...]

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Home Consultant? Call Mr Handyman

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My newsletter went out yesterday (sign up link >>), and one of my customers sent this email earlier today.
“My husband and I reached an impasse when he said he  wanted tile for the kitchen floor and I want cork. He doesn’t stand on it to the extent I do. Our kitchen floor is [...]

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Hardwood Flooring that Works for You

Hardwood floors have been a tradition in American homes for many years and it’s one of the most popular features people look for when buying a home. .
What happens when you buy a home that doesn’t have the hardwood floors you dreamed of. Most people think they’ll simply install them after they close on the [...]

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Hardwood Floors in Kitchens & Bathrooms

Hardwood floors are beautiful and a great option if you’ve decided not to move and want to update your home. You may also see benefits when it comes time to sell, either in a higher price or selling faster when similar homes on the market don’t have hardwood floors.
If you are considering hardwood floors, one [...]

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Steps to Re-Finish Hardwood Floors

Homeowners love hardwood floors but they can be a lot of work, from proper cleaning to removing dirt before it gets ground into the finish. When floors are cared for, they may need to be refinished to bring them back to their original condition.
Whether you need to refinish one/more rooms prior to putting your house [...]

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Protecting Hardwood Floors – Tips for Parents

Some homeowners are starting to get their homes ready to put on the market as spring is quickly approaching. One challenging issue is wood floors and whether they need to be refinished? It is a costly and lengthy (full week, described below) process to sand and refinish hardwood floors.
One of our customers called early. We’ll [...]

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