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How To Save Money On A Bathroom Renovation

Written by Scott on March 27th, 2009

Maria Polidoro
A limited renovation budget does not have to mean you are stuck with a bathroom straight out of the seventies. The good news about a bathroom renovation investment is that you may be able to recoup the money at resale, provided you do not overspend and the work is high quality. Though over-renovation [...]

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how to use normal paint to paint tiles and make them last longer w/o peeling off?

Written by Scott on March 26th, 2009

joannaleng
i am doing renovation for my place. most prob will be using nippon, but there are ugly white old tile in the kitchen and bathroom, wana use paint to cover them w/ a tone
i am doing renovation for my place. most prob will be using nippon, but there are ugly white old tile in [...]

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Need help on home appraisal for a divorce with recent renovations?

Written by Scott on March 22nd, 2009

Chrissy
We owned the home for only 2 years during our marriage but put 14,000 into upgrades such as insulations, new bathroom floor, sink etc, new water heater, running heat ducts to each room upstairs instead of 1 vent by the steps, replaced old sliding doors with french, new front door etc.. This is 14,000 [...]

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Looking For Small Bathroom Renovation Ideas?

Written by Scott on March 13th, 2009

Chet Stevens
Some homes built withing the last 20 years went on the market as having two bathrooms. In some of these homes the second “bathroom” was really no bigger than a hall closet and although convenient, homeowners are always looking for small bathroom renovation ideas. It’s no wonder since they can almost always be [...]

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17mth Baby son having problems going to sleep?

Written by Scott on March 9th, 2009

Ewen D
Oue son use to go to sleep eaily at night and wake once a night but would easily go ack to sleep, I recently sent my partner away with the kids to her sisters while I did a bathroom renovation for two weeks, during that time they slept on matresses and since [...]

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Bathroom Renovation Ideas

Written by Scott on March 7th, 2009

Roger Thompson
Everyone talks about DIY projects the way they talk about romantic dates; some work, others don’t. But in the end, you simply have to take matters in your own hands because everyone knows that builders and contractors in this country earn more than you do! Still, any task that involves something more than [...]

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Will my pipes rust more?

Written by Scott on March 7th, 2009

John
I’ve been doing this long drawn out renovation to my master bathroom, so it’s been about 3 years since I’ve been able to run water throught the pipes in that room. These are steel pipes by the way. I just capped the pipes off where the sink and toilet would normally connect. [...]

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What kind of paint to use in the bathroom?

Written by Scott on March 7th, 2009

A. Elise
I currently rent and I live in a house where all the renovations are done by someone who doesn’t know how to do them (ie halfassedly!). So this means that I don’t have to worry about my own touches being perfect… oh, if you could only see the paint jobs in my house. [...]

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Is contractor responsible if damage is done during renovation in older home?

Written by Scott on March 6th, 2009

Janet Z
I have a home built in 1978. A contractor was hired to replace the floor in the upstairs bathroom and add tile. Apparently the plumbing code has changed since then and the contractor was using nails for the cement board based on today’s building code and punctured a hole in the [...]

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Cost of Renovating a house ?

Written by Scott on March 5th, 2009

tricia r
I live in Chicago and the housing market here is crazy. I don’t want to spend 30 years paying off a home I could barely afford.
There are several houses owned by the state for sale for 5-10,000 cash only .
They are in horrible condition from the pictures Ive seen however a few [...]

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