Making your Los Angeles home look larger – How your flooring can help Here’s how you can leverage the floors to make your home in Los Angeles look larger. 1. Use the same type of flooring material and same color across rooms. Whenever possible, continue that same surface across rooms. Here in Los Angeles CA, […]
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Is it better to refinish the hardwood or replace the carpet? Do you have hardwood under your carpet? You may have just found a nice gift. Consider yourself lucky as you have options and may be able to improve your homes value and save money at the same time! Most customers prefer hardwood flooring – it looks nicer,
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Many of my customers in Westchester County ask me how to prevent scratching in hardwood flooring, so I thought I would provide some tips. First, let me caveat this by saying that ALL hardwood scratches. It’s just a matter of time. Anyone that tells you the hardwood won’t scratch isn’t telling the truth. Here are
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I know that MOLD is a four letter word, and only a few other things found during the course of a home inspection causes more angst for all parties involved. As inspectors, not only are we the ones that have to bring its presence to the attention of the buyers, but we also have to figure out
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The post previous to this was about water heater Deadband. This post is related in that it shows us another way that deadband affects use of hot water and the safety concerns posed by deadband. How difficult can it be to figure out what the water temperature in a home is? In the State of Washington,
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Siding materials need proper clearances between finish grade and the siding—regardless the type of siding. This requirement is not just to prevent damage to the siding—–it serves a couple of other functions as well. Maintaining proper clearances reduces access to wood structures behind the siding by wood destroying insects or damage from water that might
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By Andrew Hill @ www.NewHomeSource.com. Contrary to some mistaken ideas, going green doesn’t have to be strange and uncomfortable, and it definitely doesn’t have to be expensive. In fact, many green ideas are designed to increase your comfort and to save you money. Don’t believe us? Well then consider these fun, cost-effective ways to make
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After the devastating Northridge earthquake in 1994 which cost $44 billion in losses, insurance companies restricted the issuance of policies to cover earthquakes for fear of not being able to pay out again. In 1996 the state established the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) to fill the gap. It is non-profit, publicly funded and privately managed,
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You are thinking for remodeling your Los Angeles home but don’t quite know what to do that will get you the best bang for your buck. Houselogic.com recently put together a list of 7 remodeling projects that make the most sense. So what do they think are the most important? Value Siding Vinyl siding is inexpensive,
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One of the biggest concerns my clients have may be foundation cracks. If the foundation has problems, the entire structure may be adversely affected. But are all foundation cracks “deal breakers”? Not necessarily. Let’s talk about some of these cracks and their potential cause: Horizontal cracks in a slab foundation “Cold joints” (horizontal cracks) are
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