by | | choosing a contractor, Dave Silva, General Contractor, Home Remodeling, Know Your Home, Professionals advise, south bay contractor
HEATING SYSTEMS. There are various types of heating systems: Forced – Air Heating System, Baseboard Systems, Radiant Heating Systems, Supplemental Heating Systems and Solar Heating Systems which have various fuel sources: Natural Gas, LP Gas (Liquefied petroleum),...
by | | additions, choosing a contractor, David Clarke, Home Remodeling, Professionals advise
Why would someone remodel their house? Why spend the time, money and aggravation to sit through months of noise and dust. Well, here are several reasons you should do it! 1. Houses increase in value when you make it more modern. 2. You might have money sitting in an...
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Question: I plan on having new windows installed throughout my house. My concern is that I keep hearing about windows and doors leaking causing a lot of water damage. What do your recommend? Answer: The easiest way for water to get into structures is through...
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Is it Your Forever Home or Will You Sell it in 5-10 Years? When you are considering what to do to improve your home keep in mind how long you plan to stay there. Are you going to live in that home until you are no longer able or will you sell in 3 or 5 or 10 years? If...
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Ask A Contractor Series Customer Asks: What is dry rot and what should I do about it? Answer: Basically it’s a moisture seeking fungi. (Fungi are an organism that lives by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow. Things like mushrooms, mold,...
by | | Home Remodeling, Jamie Clarke, Making your Home a Better Place to Live, Professionals advise
What if you only had to put up Christmas lights once & never had to take them down again? Ok…so those of you who know me, knows this goes against my grain. I normally don’t even like to talk about Christmas before Thanksgiving. This is one exception because you...