4 Easy Ways to Lock Your Garage Door
Before you head out for vacation, make sure to secure your garage door properly.
Before you head out for vacation, make sure to secure your garage door properly.
Making a lasting impression on your outdoor living doesn’t have to make a big dent in your wallet. Here are some of our favorite ways to DIY your own deck decor using materials you may already have around the house.
Security cameras offer customers an early warning about trouble on their property, whether they’re home or not. Security camera installation costs as little as $125 or as much as $2,040, with the average cost at $1,189.
Owning a home is expensive: There are property taxes and mortgages, tiny repairs and big maintenance projects, energy costs and water bills. After all’s said and done, your house racks up a big bill each year. But when it comes to your water bill, there’s quite a lot you can do to cut costs. Take a look at these surprisingly easy and surreptitiously sneaky ways that you can start saving water today—and take a load off your checkbook.
Add privacy, security, and even beauty to your front yard or backyard with these inexpensive fence ideas.
A deck can increase the amount of living space and provide an area to enjoy the outdoors. We compared composite decking vs. wood costs; this guide will examine the qualities and benefits of each material.
Whether you’re upgrading to a bigger building or find you no longer need your backyard shed to store lawn and garden tools, consider giving your old shed new life as a hobby room, guesthouse, or backyard retreat. With an ample budget, you can transform the space into a supplemental living area that rivals your own house, complete with electricity and luxe amenities. Yet even with a more modest budget, as some of these sheds show, you can cleverly transform an outbuilding into something beautiful and useful. If you crave more space in your house but an addition isn’t an option, a backyard shed with a few bells and whistles may provide what you need. Whether you’ll be upgrading, renovating, or starting from scratch, here are 12 outbuildings that prove that a backyard shed can be just as sweet as home.
Learn what home upgrades qualify for tax credits and rebates, how much you can expect to recover, and what steps to take to claim credits and rebates this year.
A repurposing pro makes her own trash enclosure for $30—and you can too.
An awning installed at nearly any part of your home lets you take a welcome breather from the sun, wind, or rain this summer or any time of the year.