Archive for January, 2010

Fighting back against Bad Contractors

Posted on January 12, 2010. Filed under: Contractor, Home Maintenance, Remodel, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Hello Blogites! Just recently, one of my clients had a horrible experience with a contractor.  It encouraged me to search out some articles I thought you could use in case your faced with a similar situation, or how to avoid it in the first place.  Enjoy!    ~Troy How To Fight Back Against a Bad [...]

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Things to do Around the House on a Snowed-In Day

Posted on January 7, 2010. Filed under: Furnace, Home Maintenance, Oven/Range, Plumbing, Refridgerator, Seasonal | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Holy smokes! It’s crazy outside! I’m stuck at home with the kids. Now by “stuck” I don’t mean I rather be somewhere else. Hanging with my kids is a blast. But I’ve got several coals in the fire at work right now, and could really use the office time. Since I’m home, I decided to [...]

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Quick ways to Keep Your Home in Show Condition

Posted on January 6, 2010. Filed under: Home Maintenance, Listing My Home, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This week’s question came via Twitter. “We currently have our home on the market.  We asked our Realtor to give us as much notice as possible for showings,  but occasionally we get last minute calls.  My husband and I both work and we have three kids.  Keeping the home looking good is a real challenge. [...]

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Winter Improvements and New Blog Schedule

Posted on January 4, 2010. Filed under: Home Maintenance, Seasonal | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Hello faithful blog reader: I appreciate your reading my ever-evolving (and grammatically incorrect) blog.  Honestly, before I started a blog, Ididn’t do a ton of blog reading.  Now, in the pursuit of rock-star blogging, I read blogs incessantly!  One of my favs is http://www.problogger.net .  It’s a great site for a guy like me.   It’s a blog [...]

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Best of the Week, Jan 1, 2010!

Posted on January 1, 2010. Filed under: Aritcle, Best of the Week, Weird | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Happy New Year everyone!  I hope you’re as optimistic about the coming year as I am. Here are my favorite articles from the week.  Click on the Title to see the article.  Enjoy. Florida man wanting ride to bar calls 911, arrested – I lived in FL for a year.  This a fairly typical story. [...]

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