Archive for June, 2008

29 Lowe’s stores closed from Gustav

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Lowe’s Cos. Inc. began the cleanup process Tuesday, assessing damaged stores and locating employees _ many of whom evacuated before Hurricane Gustav made landfall Monday.
The home improvement chain said 29 stores in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas were closed Tuesday as teams of workers assessed the damage inside.
Some of the stores, which closed because of mandatory [...]

Home improvements loan for over 60s

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

The over 60s are being offered home improvement loans by the borough to keep people comfortable and secure in their homes.
The scheme, being introduced by the Royal Borough and 17 other local authorities across Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey, provides loans to the over 60s to improve the warmth, comvort or security of their homes.
This [...]

Parking lot troubles

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

A Fayetteville man says his truck was damaged when he tried to pick up supplies he bought at a home improvement store.
Mark Brady went to Lowe’s Home Improvement to buy wood to build a privacy fence, but before he could even get the materials loaded in his truck, he says he ran into problems. He [...]

Home Remodeling, Masonry, Replacement Windows And Decks Featured on New Website for Company In Massachusetts

Monday, June 16th, 2008

KPS Builders, Massachusetts remodeling contractor, today announced the launch of KPSBuilders.com as an information portal for Massachusetts home owners to find information about home improvement projects. With articles being added almost every day and an online monthly newsletter of home remodeling tips the website is anticipated to quickly become Massachusetts’s primary resource web site for [...]

Home improvement projects add quality of lives

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Evelyn Heagney of Franktown lost her husband, Robert, to pancreatic cancer in early August.
A friend she has know for more than 10 years, who wished to remain anonymous, nominated Evelyn to be a recipient of the Helping Hands Project sponsored by the Douglas/Elbert Realtor Association.
“Robert died two weeks before we did the work. He had [...]

Home Improvement Franchising Can Offer An Economically Resilient Franchising Choice

Friday, June 6th, 2008

When the economy is sagging it forces many people to tighten their financial belts. It’s often a time when buying and selling a home becomes much less of an option - consider the recent housing market debacle - and as a result, more people choose to stay where they are and simply do a little [...]

Beware of home improvement scams

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Recently, an older couple here in Medford, whom we will call Mr. and Mrs. Smith, was scammed by someone purporting to be a bricklayer, or mason.
The individual came to their door, stated that he noticed the couple needed some external repairs, and offered to do the work “at a discount.” He showed them his driver’s [...]