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Granite Counters Have Become More Affordable Replacing your old counters with granite? Avoid these 5 mistakes unless you can afford to pay for the job to be done twice. 5 Ways to Ruin - and Save - Your Granite Counter Replacement Project Remember these points when you're planning your … [Read more...]
Banish Your Ugly Fireplace!Got an ugly fireplace screen and a icky brown mantle? Don't want to reface or paint the whole thing? Paint Can Transform Your Ugly Fireplace Sometimes you gotta start over - when the fireplace surround is so dated it drags down the room. Sometimes, however, you … [Read more...]
This series of landscaping and exterior update articles from HouseLogic.com are worth your time if you want, or need, to add curb appeal to your Austin home. Just remember to take the water usage into account for different plants when you're choosing what's right for your garden. … [Read more...]
Homes That Are Clean and Staged Sell Faster I pre-viewed a FSBO (For Sale By Owner) recently. The homeowner had done an impressive amount of work, but missed a something that will impact the price he can expect to receive for his property. He nailed two of the three fundamental steps in … [Read more...]
Meet Dale. Dale is my Paint Guy - he is the Manager of Austin's Hill Country Paints. When I need my paint fix, which is quite frequent, I go visit him and his co-worker John, at the store on Anderson Mill in Northwest Austin. I've recently realized just how interesting these visits are - not … [Read more...]
Need to Lower Your Texas Utility Bills in 2011? Had a shocking Utility bill in 2011? The Texas Mail-in Appliance Rebate Program ended in March, but you can still get in on some of the Federal Tax Credits for certain upgrades. We have another blazing hot Texas summer ahead of us. In addition … [Read more...]
If money seems to be escaping through drafty windows, doors, and skylights, this federal tax credit might make energy-efficient replacements more affordable. Does it feel like money is escaping through your home's drafty windows, doors, and skylights? You might be able to keep at least some of that … [Read more...]
Some Scars Don't Heal on Their Own It all began with a pan of smoking bacon grease. A few weeks earlier, my soon-to-be ex had left a pan of bacon grease on a still-hot burner and in the ensuing chaos of the smoke-filled kitchen, the pan had caught on fire. The hot pan melted a part of the … [Read more...]
Meet Frank. Frank bailed me out of one of my most stressful, and ultimately, most rewarding adventures as a homeowner. My divorce-recovery therapy was ripping out parts of my home. Sometimes I was successful at putting things back together, and sometimes, well, not so much. By now, my journey from … [Read more...]
