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Free Expert Advice for
Your Home
Don
Vandervort, a regular on HGTV's "The Fix," offers
free advice, buying guides, ideas and
do-it-yourself help, in this one-stop source for home
repair, remodeling, home-improvement and home decorating
information.
Hiring
a Contractor
Your
home may be your most valuable financial asset.
That’s why it’s important to be cautious when you
hire someone to work on it. Finding a competent
and reliable contractor is the first step to a successful
and satisfying home improvement project.
ImproveNet
Through
it's exclusive comprehensive network of over 600,000
prescreened contractors and designers, ImproveNet
helps its users make good decisions about home improvement
projects. As a completely independent authority, ImproveNet
maintains its integrity, objectivity, and credibility.
HomeIdeas
Applet Area
Here
you will find applications that will help you with
home projects including a paint estimator, wallpaper
calculator, fencing estimator and more.
Toiletology
101
Everything
you ever wanted to know about . . . you guessed it,
your toilet! Stop by this unique site and you will
probably discover some things you probably never knew
you needed to know about saving money and water.
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Energy
Savers
A
practical guide on how to reduce your home energy
use, with tips on insulation, heating and cooling,
lighting, landscaping, and much more.
Better
Homes & Gardens
Home Improvement Encyclopedia
Whether
you're fixing a clogged drain, building a deck, wiring
that new addition, or adding landscape to your yard--we've
got the site for you. Search from more than 1,000
home improvement tips that can save you time and money.
Kitchen
& Bath
Consumer Resources
Excellent
online resource from the National Kitchen and Bath
Association includes helpful planning checklists,
a guide to understanding the remodeling process, and
tips from the pros.
Popular
Mechanics
Homeowner's Clinic
You'll
find the kind of concise, illustrated how-to pieces
you've come to expect from Popular Mechanics. There
are sections on solving household problems, how to
make your house a safer, more comfortable place to
live, appliance care tips and woodworking projects.
Santa
Barbara Contractor's Association
As
well as offering a practical book (From the Ground
Up) about new home construction and remodeling, the
SBCA is a great place to go for referrals and additional
resources.Seller REsources
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