Archive for July, 2008

Jacksonville women tool around, but with a purpose

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Women’s group takes on home repairs with “fellowship and communion.”
They all giggle when one member of the group suggests they could use a good stud finder.
It’s hard to figure out if the ladies are talking about the tool that helps find a proper wall anchor when hanging a heavy object, or did they mean something [...]

Two Local Home Improvement Giants Merge

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Merger of Advance Window & Siding with Kuhn’s Roofing Brings Home Exterior Projects “Under One Roof” for Homeowners
What happens when two well-known, trusted exterior remodeling companies join forces? Area homeowners can now find “everything for the outside” expert installation of roofing, windows, siding, doors, insulation, fencing, and decks. Consumers also benefit from increased convenience, [...]

Online Home Improvement Resource Heads West

Saturday, July 19th, 2008

With summer winding to a close, online home improvement website BizziBid is ready for the barrage of projects homeowners nationwide will have in the fall and winter months. A large majority of problems occur or more accurately are found during the colder months. With colder weather and more rain, home systems and materials seem to [...]

Home-equity-sharing scheme may cost you more than you think

Monday, July 14th, 2008

The sales pitch is simple: Tap into your home equity without taking on more debt, without paying any interest and without having to worry about additional monthly payments, ever.
It’s getting thousands of people each week to look into something called a “REX Agreement,” which might best be described as a home-equity-risk/return-sharing arrangement, a phrase so [...]

Middletown Man Wanted For Home Improvement Fraud

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008

NCCo Police say, Robert Hyer accepted more than 26-grand from woman to build a deck and porch , but never finsihed the job. He’s now on the run.
New Castle County Police say, Robert Hyer completed a small portion of the deck at the woman’s home and never returned to her residence to finish the work. [...]

Home improvement boom ‘funded by savings’

Friday, July 4th, 2008

Around 80 per cent of people who undertook some form of home improvements over the past year used their savings to help fund the work, it has been found.
According to Halifax, which has just published its 18th annual home improvements survey, savings remain by far the most popular way of paying for the upgrades.
Well behind [...]