Update your front yard, porch, and entryway to welcome visitors with a beautiful first impression. Check out these simple, low-cost curb appeal ideas for improvements you can do in a day, a week, or a month. When your home looks good at first glance, everyone (including potential homebuyers) will want to see what’s inside. Curb […]
Continue ReadingPRISON FOR HIS ROLE IN THE FRAUD SCHEME. WELL, IT’S A NATIONAL CONSUMER PROTECTION WEEK IN OHIO’S ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCED HALF A DOZEN LAWSUITS AGAINST HOME IMPROVEMENT BUSINESSES HE SAYS RIPPED OFF HOMEOWNERS. DAVE YOST SUED ROGER GRAY AND HIS AURORA BASED COMPANY ALL AROUND CONCRETE. HE SAYS CUSTOMERS PAID GRAY MORE THAN $20,000 FOR […]
Continue ReadingDo you have an issue you need put right? Which? is here to help get your consumer problems sorted. Dear Which?, I booked to have my bathroom refitted by Wickes. It was supposed to take five days, but four months later it’s in a far worse state than before the job started. There were a […]
Continue ReadingJenny and Dave Marrs are tackling another massive renovation! That’s to be expected, but here’s the twist: This time, it’s on the Fixer to Fabulous stars’ own home. Jenny took to Instagram to share details about their “current construction zone,” and fans naturally went straight to the comments to share their thoughts. A photo posted […]
Continue ReadingOnce Again, the Home Improvement and Outdoor Living Show, Sept. 15-17, will have pros from all over the building industry spectrum. Industry pros like landscapers for outdoor living, awnings, new shades, or shutters (including hurricane shutters) or windows, curbing, garage doors and flooring, plumbers, builders, interior decorators, and anything that has to do with your […]
Continue ReadingMassachusetts police departments are warning consumers about shady home improvement contractors taking advantage of customers and taking off with thousands of dollars. “They did all of this in a day,” said Lydia Cox, pointing to a large trench dug in front of her home in Malden. The masons Dan and Lydia Cox hired were only […]
Continue ReadingNew consumer research has revealed that kitchens and bathrooms rank high on the priority list for consumers hungry for home improvements. According to the results of Häfele UK’s ‘Functional Spaces: Homes for Living research almost half (45%) of the 2,000 UK consumers surveyed said they are planning home improvements within the next two years. The […]
Continue ReadingBRIDGEVILLE, Pa. (KDKA) — A man is in custody, charged with scamming several homeowners out of thousands of dollars for home repairs never done. According to police, Ryan Blumling promised all kinds of improvements to several homeowners’ houses in Bridgeville. In the end, all he delivered was a bunch of excuses and according to police, […]
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