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Home Improvement

When Should I Change My Home’s Air Filters?

Home air filters trap and remove dust and particles from the air you breathe; leaving “clean air” to circulate your home. Clean air in your home is important because it promotes better health. One way to keep to keep your home’s air as clean as possible is to replace its used air filters at least [...]

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How To Clean An Oriental Carpet

If you own oriental rugs, you’ll want to clean them at least once annually. But take special care — the process of cleaning an oriental rug is different from cleaning plain carpet. Extreme caution is required. To clean an Oriental rug, first vacuum the rug on both sides, then follow these cleaning instructions: Prepare a [...]

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How To Keep Your Dishwasher Mold and Mildew Free

Your dishwasher is a breeding ground for mold and mildew. It’s warm, it’s dark, and there is a bevy of decaying, organic material in the form of both food particles and soap. Therefore, you’ll want to periodically scrub and disinfect your dishwasher so that it remains it clean and healthy, and so that your [...]

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How To Install A Dimmer Switch

A Frisco home’s lighting accounts for 15 percent of its total energy consumption, a fact that’s both costly to homeowners, and “un-green” to the environment. It’s simple to reduce those effects, however — all you need are dimmer switches. A modern dimmer switch works by rapidly opening and closing a light circuit, providing less energy [...]

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Attic Safety

A fifty-four year old woman sadly fell to her death in Little Elm when climbing a pull-down attic ladder that broke beneath her feet. Carting down decorations, storing gifts, and making room is inevitable during the holiday season. Inspectors routinely check stairs during home inspections. Keep you and your family safe by always standing to [...]

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Using Home Generators? Here’s How To Stay Safe.

Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless, poisonous gas. It kills more 400 people die in their homes each year. Carbon monoxide poisoning is especially common during periods of power outage. This is because homeowners throughout Plano fire up their personal home power generators. Home generators are a leading cause of poisoning by carbon monoxide and, [...]

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Home Improvement Projects : How Much Equity Will You Build?

Home improvement projects are booming, expected to cross $110 billion in total volume this quarter. Unlike in recent years, however, the projects aren’t helping to create much new home equity. According to Remodeling Magazine’s Cost vs Value Report 2011-2012, for each home improvement dollar spent in 2012, homeowners can expect to recoup just 58 cents [...]

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Tips For Maximizing Your Home’s Appraised Value

A home appraisal is an independent opinion of your home’s value, performed by a licensed home appraiser. Appraisals are part of the traditional home purchase process, and lenders require them for most refinances, too. Appraisers are trained professionals. First, they derive a base for your home’s value based on the recent sales prices of homes [...]

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I have done everything my agent asked me to do…why is my house not selling?

This is a frustrating market for all of us. It's like getting ready for company and no one comes. You staged your home, it looks better than it ever has and I cannot get anyone to look at it. I have always subscribed to the theory if Realtors do not show your home they are [...]

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Your Home Has A Smoke Detector. Are You Sure It’s Really Working?

An estimated 356,000 in-home fires caused more than $7 billion in U.S. residential property damage in 2009, according to data from the United States Fire Administration. The fires caused more than 12,000 injuries, and killed more than 2,500 people in Dallas and nationwide. Unfortunately, many of affected homes did have smoke detectors — they just [...]

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