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Ants Are Driving Me Crazy!
My husband also went into the crawl space and sealed all of the pipes and wiring coming into the house. The builders did not do that and that was where they ...
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- white vinegar...ants don't like the smell...I had this same problem and was just killing them, but they just kept coming back. Yesterday I sprayed all around the wind...
- Hi C., Some of the other ladies mentioned my remedy and I live and breathe by it every summer. Terro for ants. I buy the bottle of syrup and pour just a drop or tw...
- if you live in the Clayton/ Smithfield area, I would definitely recommend Wood Pest and Termite. We had an ant problem right after we moved into our house 3 years ago...
Recommendations on Landscapers and Pergola/Arbor Builders
Recommendations on Landscapers and Pergola/Arbor Builders .... Our 1st Thanksgiving after moving to CO, we had my husband's family & mine to our new house. ...
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- Our experiences in the past have not been great. We used Keane Landscaping to build a backyard patio out of rock with steps leading down to the yard and continuing ar...
- Fallas Landscape did an awesome job with our pergola, fireplace, retaining walls, patio and landscape. You can take a look at their work at http://www.fallaslandscape...
Painting over Wallpaper
Most of these builders didn't use true wall paper in the first place .... Then again, our house in Lake Jackson was full of wallpaper and being on the Gulf ...
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- Sounds like we had the same builder who liked to cut corners! I agree with the previous poster, if you paint over it, it won't look so hot after a while. Most of...
- I've rarely seen paint over paper look decent. If you rent the machine from Home Depot, removal of the paper is a breeze. It slides right off!!
- I have done the skip trowel texture over wallpaper and haven't had any problems. If the wallpaper is on really well - it shouldn't be a problem - and the skip trowel ...
Anyone Have Dr. Horton Home? How Do You like It? What Do They Offer?
My hubby and I are going to be getting into a house soon, and I am wondering if anyone has worked with KB Home? or could recommend a good builder or ...
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- STay in the NE side for schools - NW is overcrowded, the schools seem to have too many problems. Live there now, sending our children to private schools. KB - for ma...
- KB homes have had a bad reputation for some time. I, however, own a KB home and am very happy with it. The one thing I know of KB homes is that they are great for ut...
- Hi M. - K. here again. Our current home was built by KB, and our new home will be built by Centex. KB is OK, but if you use them, I'd highly recommend hiring a profe...
What Are the Pros and Cons of a Home Warranty Program?
We had it when we first bought our house. The hot water heater and a pipe .... I do know with builder warranty (our builders) that if something breaks, ...
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- When we bought our house it came with a warranty for 1 year and in that year they fixed a slab leak which was 3k and replaced our oven and stove which was 800 so after...
- Hey D., Our house is 40 something and I keep one on it. Remember they are only going to fix "Normal wear and tear". Check out the company. Some are know for not ...
- Whatever you do, be sure to read the fine print. We had a home warranty with our home for the first year (the seller paid for it as part of our closing contract) and ...
Real Estate Agent Suggestions Needed
I haven't used him to sell a house, but I was so impressed with his work and ... he has established relationships with many builders, and receives special ...
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- Hi T., Technically speaking, I could suggest that you use my husband as he is a licensed agent and very experienced, 25+ yrs in the business, etc. However, 99.99% of...
- Hello T., I know a wonderful real estate agent located in Garland. Her name is Melba Davis and she works with Coldwell Banker. Melba is a Certified Residential Spec...
- I LOVE our realtor. Pete Kerrigan with Keller Williams in PLano. He has done this for a long time, so knows the drill and the builders, the area, taxes, etc. He res...
Looking for Replacement Windows
Read all 10 responses: "We live in a house that's over 80 years old and it's ... I highly recommend North Central Builders. They have replaced nearly all of ...
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- Our house is about 100 years old, and we needed new windows but didn't want to lose the character of the old windows that "match" the house. Mon-Ray is a company in t...
- I highly recommend North Central Builders. They have replaced nearly all of our windows and a sliding glass door. The biggest selling point for me was that I actuall...
- We bought our windows ourselves from Menards (Special ordered Pella windows with uva/uvb protection, etc. Our house was built in 1973). Then we paid a contractor frien...
Does Cleaning Air Ducts = Less Dust in House?
Our house is newer like yours (about 9 years old) and builders unfortunately use your vents as their trash can. Because of this, a lot of newer homes have ...
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- YES, cleaning the air ducts/vents AND changing the air filter to a HEPA air filter will decrease the dust and allergens in your home. I do not know who to recommend h...
- Hi P.! One other thing you might look at is your vacuum cleaner. If there is a layer of dust on it, then it's because the vacuum is not sucking all of the dust in, b...
- You identified your home as one you are fixing up. Likely you generate constryction dust in the process. You should have your duct work cleaned by a professional ser...
Hardwood vs Laminate?? What Brand to Choose??
Instead, I HIGHLY recommend Builders Carpet and Design- ask for Jordan Goodwin. ... They didn't let the new laminate rest in my house for 3 days, ...
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- We chose Laminate due to the savings and I was told it would be better for dogs vs hardwood. I'm like you, I want to sell my home in 5yrs and don't want to put too muc...
- Still very pleased with Coker Floors (Bob Frealy). They are actually coming next week to extend hardwoods into our kitchen and replace our kitchen counter tops with g...
- they each have an equal amount of pros and cons. When it came down to it we chose hardwood because we were told hardwood does increase the value of your home and lami...
Help! Horrible Dirty Walls!!! :-)
We had the builder's white in our house and I've had to paint with a scrubbale flat paint, with the exception of the bathrooms, which I did in an eggshell ...
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- I have the same problem and dread having to paint everything again. I painted the whole house when my son was an infant. He is now 2.5 and also a stinking Picasso. H...
- C., I really think your best solution is painting. Magic Eraser is great... so great in fact, that it removes the paint too! We had the builder's white in our ho...
- HI C., Use WD-40 on your FLAT walls. It is GREAT WITH CRAYONS & MOST OIL BASE MARKERS!! WELL FOR THE HANDS JUST PLAIN OLD.... DAWN DISH DETERGENT & A LITTLE BLEAC...
