Spring Home Maintenance

April 30, 2010

Spring Is Here
Now that we have been through the time change and the days are longer, we now have time to get some of those spring home projects done. Hopefully this list will help you organize the projects that you need to do and of course if you think of any that have been left [...]

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Tessa’s Room

October 21, 2008

About two years ago my son and I undertook the project of customizing my soon to be born grandson Lincoln’s room. Well here we go again. In December we are expecting Tessa Camille Perry to come join us and in keeping with the tradition of each grandchild having their own room with it’s own identity [...]

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Sales Tax Holiday for Energy Efficient Product

October 2, 2008

Starting today October 2 and continuing through October 5, 2008 The Georgia Department of Revenue via House Bill 948 and Senate Bill 342 is exempting both the state and local sales and use tax for specific water efficient and “Energy Star” products. The exemptions are limited to products with a purchase price of less than [...]

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Clean Air For The Holidays

November 20, 2007

You Are What You Breathe
I hope that statement is not true. So what kind of interesting things do you think we breathe at home? Airborne particles are found in every home and include smoke, dust, pet dander, mold spores, dust mites, or pollen. These particles that are floating in the air that flows through our [...]

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Atlanta Insulated Concrete Forms

September 13, 2007

Over the last several days I have had the priviledge of meeting Bill Brown and examining first hand a project he is working on utilizing Insulated Concrete Forms. The first time I ever saw this type product in use was on HGTV with a room addition project and that has several years ago. Looking at the [...]

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Finishing A Basement

March 30, 2007

Having lived in Atlanta for most of my adult life, I have been exposed to basements and how they can be utilized to create addition space for homeowners. Recently several clients who are relocating to the metro Atlanta area from coastal areas have posed questions about basements and numerous questions about finishing a basement.
Finishing a basement is very [...]

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It’s Spring Cleaning Time

March 19, 2007

So much for the indoor projects, spring is here so let’s get outside. A little bit of work now will yield itself to a spring, summer and fall of outdoor beauty. First of all take a walk around your home. Survey the areas that are in need of attention. Do the flower beds need to [...]

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Easy Remodeling Project

February 9, 2007

How about a quick, easy and inexpensive remodeling project? Look around you home for dirty or soiled HVAC registers and air returns. Replacing them is very easy and fortunately, inexpensive. Just measure the size of the opening to obtain the replacement size that you need. Pay a visit to your favorite home improvement store such [...]

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How Much Paint?

January 15, 2007

Recently my wife purchased new bedding for our Master Bedroom. As we all know, one project leads to another project and so on and so on. Well the new bedding lead to a painting project.
If you have ever repainted a room you need to know how much paint to buy. The paint calculator at Behr [...]

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Crown Moulding A Love Hate Relationship

December 19, 2006

Have you ever walked into a room and noticed how classy the room looks because it has crown moulding. For that look to appear there had to be an experienced craftsman involved. My son and daughter-in-law, who are expecting in February wanted to dress up the babies room and crown moulding was one of the upgrades. [...]

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