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 Must-Do Resolutions For The New Homeowner
Once you buy or move into a home, it's so easy to kick back and let things run on autopilot. Unfortunately, houses don't take care of themselves. As 2004 begins, vow to be as good to your house as you'd like it to be to you.
Durability: How long something lasts has a profound effect on the cost of home ownership
A home is a lifetime investment. Did you ever wonder, though, how long the components of
that lifetime investment might last? The answer ranges from a few months (lightbulbs) to
centuries (foundations).
Old houses cost less but tend to lack amenities
Housing units built before 1920 are valued at a little more than half the amount of those built since 1990 and the older houses generally have fewer amenities, the U.S. Census Bureau reports.
Still room for improvement in home energy savings
An authority on home energy savings has some troubling numbers for homeowners who think all there is to energy savings is enough attic insulation.
Dealing with door dilemmas
As winter turns to spring, wet weather diminishes and the soil around your home begins to dry out. Often within a few weeks after beautiful weather begins, ugly things occur inside your home. Doors that once worked smoothly begin to rub and grab, won't close or no longer are aligned at the latch - preventing the door from being properly latched or locked.
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