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With St. Patty's Day around the corner - you may be bored with the usual green beer, corn beef & caggage, and the "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" t-shirts. This video will show you a more authentic way to celebrate this Irish "Thanksgiving Day" as if you were in the Old Country! Click the Video to Start Play Watch on Youtube Happy St. Patrick's Day from ConstructionDeal.com!
(By: Tim Clark) There’s a fairly easy do-it-yourself project you can do to revitalize any room in your house and it usually doesn’t cost very much money. Installing or replacing the wood trim can really make an impact, along with a fresh coat of paint, and add value to your house. Recently, I installed new baseboards in my foyer and it made a big difference in the look of our entryway. Our house has 30 year old, dark wood baseboards and door casings that are dated, scratched, and worn. It was time for an overhaul as you can see here: First, I painted the room. I used a nice, light...
With Valentine’s Day coming up, you might not want to blow all your cash at a fancy restaurant. Why not host a romantic dinner at home with your significant other? You still want the night to be special so here are some interior design tips to create the right atmosphere. Focus on the dining room. First your table – is there a smaller, more romantic table hidden somewhere in the house? Move your large, formal dining table out of the way and rearrange the room with this smaller table to create the desired intimate feel of an upscale restaurant in Paris. If rearranging furniture isn&...
Don't have a whole lot of time but still want something tasty for dessert this Valentine's Day? Here is a great, how-to video showing you how to create a delicious chocolate fondue treat! Click the picture to start the video. Enjoy! Click here to watch on youtube!
When I picture the holidays – the first image that pops in my mind is a brightly glowing fir tree. The following is a brief description on how to keep these iconic pieces of the holiday spirit safe and even environmentally friendly. Christmas trees are the centerpiece that signals to most household during December that the holidays are finally here! Keep your real tree green and alive so it does not become a fire hazard. Make a fresh cut to the base before putting the tree in the house and use hot tap water to fill the support (hot water helps to increase the water uptake for some trees)...
(By: Tim Clark) The first day of winter is upon us, but it’s already cold outside throughout most parts of the country. For the procrastinators, it’s not too late to winterize your home and be prepared for freezing cold weather. There is plenty of advice out there on ways to save on your heating bills, so we wanted to provide some you may not have thought of before. Remove all your outdoor garden hoses. Water remains in those hoses and in your outdoor spigots and can be damaged by cold air. Put the hoses in your garage, shut off the water supply to those faucets, and let the remai...
Here are some unique holiday decorating strategies two homeowners took to demostrate their appreciation for the holidays. Here we have one less-than-zealous neighbor taking advantage of their ambitious neighbor who clearly loves showing off their holiday spirit via bright lights:: Here we have somone who may have gone overboard with this appreciation of all of Santa's Reindeer... For another holiday decorating laugh -- check out what one man had to take down here: Holiday Decorating - Gone Wrong Be creative and have fun with your decorating this holiday season!
Okay, so there is plenty of information floating around about how to have a green Thanksgiving and plenty of resources about how to have a cheap Thanksgiving but none for both. So I have complied and created one! And, no, this isn't an article about how yummy Tofurkey tastes... Instead, it's some quick ideas for keeping your wallet full and making this delicious holiday feast a bit more environmentally friendly. Plan the shopping. Double check the pantry for various staples and spices to make sure you don’t buy ingredients you already have. Turkeys are a crucial element of the Thanksgi...
Fall is in full swing and you want to take advantage of your fireplace for the holidays – but while racking the leaves you notice a slight lean in the chimney -- what to do? You do not want to use your fireplace if you think your chimney is out of alignment or not working properly. Leaning or crumbling creates blockage and improper ventilation (carbon monoxide poisoning is not the best way to greet Santa). If you are feeling up to the challenge stabilizing your chimney – keep reading for tips based on this story gone wrong by Dave, one of our member service reps. Dave noticed that ...
On the rare chance that Thanksgiving Dinner doesn't go as planned - here are some solutions for the most common Thanksgiving Dinner Disasters. And while this video is filled with great and easy tips - please don't defrost your turkey while taking a bath!
Enjoy this joke reflective of these tough times. This is how you see your home: This is how your persepective buyer sees your home: This is how your Lender views your home: This is how your Appraiser views your home: This is how your County's Tax Assessor views your home: Just some laughs from ConstructionDeal.com!
If waking up November 1st (the day after hauntings and sugar overdoses) every year is anxiety-filled, wondering about the damage to your home... then here are a few tips, tricks, and ideas to help keep your property safe (and your mind at ease) from trick-or-treaters this Halloween. Stay Home. Or least attempt to create an impression that someone is there. Pranksters are looking for the obvious empty house. Light it Up. Keep the lights on outside and inside – on bright settings. This is important to prevent trick-or-treaters from tripping and hurting themselves (and suing you). Consider...
ConstructionDeal's Halloween Do-it-Yourself Video Pick!! Have fun and we would love to see pictures of your haunted house!
Robert, one of our customer service members at ConstructionDeal.com, shares another DIY project gone awry. If you have a leaky roof and you are thinking of repairing it soon – read further. One of his family’s tenants complained about a slight water leak in the bedroom. Upon surveying the scene and realizing it had been over a decade since anyone had paid the roof any attention, they decided to go ahead and re-shingle that side of the roof. In lieu of calling a licensed roofing professional - they decided to save the cost and buy the shingles and do it themselves, “I mean, ho...
(By: Tim Clark) It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. It can only mean one thing and I’m sure you know what that is. Well, yes, it is time for kids to go back to school. And that’s great, too. But there is something coming that we’ve been waiting seven long months to come back. That’s right. Football. I don’t care if you only watch the pros, or just college, or you only like the commercials during the Super Bowl. It’s a time to kick back in the La-Z-Boy with some chips and a frosty beverage and watch some gridiron mayhem. The only problem is&helli...
Have a BBQ party planned this Labor Day weekend? Do you own a hot water tank? One of our membership service reps, Brad, has a Labor Day BBQ story that might prompt you to double check your pressure relief valve. Labor Day weekend 2001 - everything was perfect: brand new propane grill, sister coming home from college, BBQ party planned for Sunday, and plenty of general merriment among the family. But fate had other plans. That Saturday evening, before the BBQ, Brad’s family home of 15 years experienced disaster. In the utility room on the first floor, the pressure relief valve connected t...
Last Minute Summer Spruce Up's with Brad Staggs: Brad gives an overview of some home improvement projects to do before summer fades away. This includes information about how to make your home safer and how to save money!
Project owners, you may have noticed the navigation tab at the top of our site –Blogs – has “beta” written over it. Well that is because ConstructionDeal.com has now opened up blogging to our member contractors and we want you to check it out! Want to read the latest trends in additions and remodeling? Need some home improvement tips from the pros? Want to read every tantalizing article from The Dig? Just need a laugh? These blogs are another great resource for you – it’s a place to get ideas and ask questions. Use it to directly interact with our contr...
So a month long trip for five to Hawaii or Europe is out of the question this year? Too much work to take a long vacation far away or simply not in the budget?Well here are some ideas to create that get-away feeling for a few days – in your own home!Where to start?First, clean your homebut let’s not go overboard, I’m not talking about spring cleaning but instead spend 10 minutes in each room clearing surfaces and picking up the floors. Take out the trash and take all dirty clothes to the laundry room. After straightening each room, start over, this time armed with the vacuum,...
Thinking about painting this summer? Before you start, you might want to read this story. One of our customer service team members at ConstructionDeal.com, has a “how–not–to–paint” story that will make you cringe.A few summers ago, Robert and his brother, Carlos, were repairing a property they rent after a tenet vacated. This family had been living on the property for five long years, painting over walls at whim and letting their children have complete creative control with their crayons and makers on the walls. The result was a mess. The walls had been painted o...