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Home Improvement Ideas

July 24, 2023 Kartika

😀Hey, Steve Hamre here.

👋🏻 I’m currently at 🔨Home Depot, and people always ask me, “What can I do to improve the appearance of my house inside and outside before listing?”

🌸First thing is Curb Appeal, what I do is recommend some mulch.

💡 Another pro tip is to make sure you get some nice light bulbs, make sure they’re all the same color, make sure they’re nice and bright.

Get them here at Home Depot right here.☀️

🔥 Next, smoke detectors right here, smoke detectors, make sure they’re not yellow, you should change them as soon as you move in.

💨 And the first thing clients are going to look at, if they have a yellow smoke detector, it needs to be changed.

💧 An area you probably never dust is the top of your hot water tank and your furnace.

💫 Make sure it’s nice and clean and

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Spin-off of HGTV home improvement show is set to start production in Wilmington

July 22, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

Karen E. Laine and her daughter, Mina Starsiak-Hawk, are the team behind HGTV's — Karen E. Laine and her daughter, Mina Starsiak-Hawk, are the team behind HGTV’s “Good Bones.” A spin-off version of the show is shooting in Wilmington.

A spin-off of HGTV show “Good Bones” is set to begin production in Wilmington.

According to a film permit filed with the city of Wilmington, the show is set to shoot next week at a house at 807 Russell Alley, near Queen and Eighth streets.

“Good Bones” has been running on HGTV since 2016. In the show, typically rundown homes are remodeled, often with stunning results.

How the spin-off might differ from “Good Bones,” which is hosted by Karen E. Laine and her daughter, Mina Starsiak-Hawk, wasn’t immediately apparent. Representatives of High Noon Entertainment of Aurora, Colorado, which filed the permit, did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

This home at 807 Russell Alley in Wilmington is slated to be part of an HGTV home improvement show, according to a film permit filed with the city of Wilmington. — This home at 807 Russell Alley in Wilmington is slated to be part of an HGTV home

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Don’t Fall for These 10 Home Improvement Scams

July 4, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

elderly woman in orange shirt talking on a cell phone while a contractor works on a white wall behind her

Photo: istockphoto.com

You’re ready to tackle your next home improvement project, and all you need is a contractor to take on the job. While it may be convenient to use the contractor who left a flyer at your door, homeowners should use caution when choosing a contractor to avoid getting caught in a scam.

Home improvement scams are on the rise—in 2021, the median loss from home improvement scams was $1,700. Scams also tend to increase following a weather event or during the warmer months. Before you sign any contracts or checks, keep these 10 common cons in mind to avoid becoming a victim of a home improvement scam.

RELATED: How to Pick the Best Contractor After Searching ‘Contractors Near Me’

1. Deposit Scam

man in gray sweatshirt holding cash in hands

Photo: istockphoto.com

In this situation, the contractor will ask for payment upfront (usually cash) before starting work. Then, the contractor disappears and never completes the project.

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‘Home Improvement’ star Zachery Ty Bryan downplays domestic violence allegation: ‘Blown out of proportion’

June 28, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

“Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan downplayed a 2020 altercation between him and Johnnie Faye Cartwright, who at the time was the actor’s secret girlfriend.

Bryan, who had been seeing Cartwright for two years while married, was arrested in October 2020 and charged with felony strangulation, fourth-degree assault, coercion, fishing, harassment and interference with making a police report. The police dropped the charges besides fishing and fourth-degree assault, and Bryan chose to plead guilty.

He now says the arrest “got so blown out of proportion” and downplayed the events that occurred in a new interview.

“We didn’t even really get that physical. We got really loud. We were screaming and because we were in a townhome that had [thin walls]everybody could hear,” Bryan told The Hollywood Reporter. “Johnnie was, at the time, just really upset about my situation.”

‘HOME IMPROVEMENT’ STAR ZACHERY TY BRYAN PLEADS GUILTY TO TWO CHARGES IN

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Home-Improvement Retailers Across the World Come Together to Address Scope 3 Emissions

June 24, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

The EDRA/GHIN Scope 3 taskforce will agree on consistent methodologies in how carbon data is treated through the supply chain and share best practices in both reporting and accelerating the industry’s progress in reducing Scope 3.

this week at the 9th Global DIY-Summit in Berlin,
EDRA/GHIN — the global trade bodies for home-improvement retailers — launched a collaborative taskforce to help the sector reduce its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions — those that come from retailers’ supply chains and from consumer use of their products.

The founding members of the task force are Adeos
(europe, South America, South Africa)
Bunnings (Australia & New Zealand);
Cainz (japan); The Home Depot (North America); Hornbach (europe);
Kesko (Scandinavia); Kingfisher plc (UK & europe);
OBI (europe) and Sodimac
(South America).

“Climate change is

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Officials warn homeowners of ‘home improvement’ scam

June 16, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

SIOUX COUNTY, Iowa (KELO) — Authorities in Northwestern Iowa are warning residents about a “home improvement” scam in the area.

The Sioux County Sheriff says that in a recent incident, a suspect was offered to paint a building on a farm.

They then claimed to run out of paint and would be back the next day to finish but wanted to be paid.

After getting the money, the suspect left and never finished the job, leaving the building in sub-par condition.

Authorities say this scam occurs when subjects go door-to-door trying to get work in outdoor tasks like painting, roofing, or landscaping. They will then do sub-par work for a higher rate or not finish the job.

Authorities say it’s a good idea to ask for references and check them before agreeing to work. Officials

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HGTV’s Shane Duffy Explains How Anyone Can Become A Home Improvement ‘DIY-Er’

June 14, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

If you’re a DIY beginner and you’re not sure where to start, Shane Duffy has a few easy project recommendations. First, he says painting is one of the simplest ways to update your home. “Painting is easy, and anybody can do it,” he told Realtor.com. “The barriers to entry to painting are just getting a paintbrush and a roller and doing it.” Another easy project? Building wooden pallet furniture, like a bed frame or an outdoor bench, which he demonstrated on Fox News. This could easily be done by stacking the pallets and connecting them with screws.

Once you’ve mastered some of these easy projects, you can then move on to harder ones, like feature walls. “When it comes to more skilled crafts, for example, doing a slat wall, like a wood feature wall, you’re going to have to invest in some tools,” he explained. However, he added, “If you

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America’s home improvement boom appears to be over

June 1, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

New York
CNN
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Americans turned into DIY fanatics during the pandemic, beautifying their apartments, homes and condos while they were stuck inside and tired of looking at the same drab interior every day.

But the Covid emergency is over, prices are (much) higher, consumers are growing fearful of a recession and people are spending less at Lowe’s and Home Depot.

Lowe’s on Tuesday lowered its profit and sales outlook for the year, saying consumers were spending less on home improvement. It comes on the heels of rival Home Depot also posting disappointing sales and a somber forecast last week.

“We are updating our full-year outlook to reflect softer-than-expected consumer demand for discretionary purchases,” said Ellison. “We remain optimistic about the medium-to-long-term outlook for home improvement.”

Shares of Lowe’s (LOW) were up 2% Tuesday.

That optimism also hinges on pursuing a different customer, where having rural stores “gives us an

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Tackling a home remodel in an uncertain economy

May 30, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

Spring is kickoff season for many kitchen remodels, bathroom updates and deck repairs, but recent economic turmoil may have homeowners questioning their home improvement plans.

Spending on home renovations is expected to slow this year because of factors such as declining home sales and values, rising interest rates, continuing inflation and rumblings of a coming recession, says Abbe Will, senior research associate with Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.

As economic growth slows down, planning and prioritizing will be key to remodeling confidently. Here are five tips to help you remodel in an uncertain economy.

Even when the economy is doing well, it’s ideal to have an emergency fund before starting a remodel, says Eric Maldonado, a certified financial planner based in San Luis Obispo, California.

“What you’re trying to avoid is starting with nothing saved, taking out debt to afford these things and not really providing yourself with

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Fewer Americans are making home improvements after covid

May 25, 2023 Kartika

Home Improvement

America’s obsession with renovating homes is finally coming to an end.

the trend that took over during the pandemic-triggered lockdown is now fading away, thanks in part to volatile economic conditions. The shift has started to impact companies such as Home Depot, one of the largest retailers in the US, which reaped the benefits of the trend over the past few years.

Quartz Smart Investing: Anna Han

Americans’ love for improving homes helped Home Depot’s revenue climb to a record $160 billion for the quarter ended on Jan. 31, 2023—up from $70 billion for the same period in 2008-2009.

But things are shaping up differently now. For the first time since 2009, Home Depot’s executives suspect a drop in its annual sales as they did observed that people are spending less on renovations and power tools.

“We saw more pressure across the business

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