Tips for Rebuilding After a Flood: Ready for the Next One
Rebuilding after a flood* SUCKS! You didn’t want this, you don’t want to go through the mess, and you wouldn’t wish it on your worst enemy. It is one of the toughest experiences you...
Category: Planning
That Mold Smell is Just a Symptom
My husband said, “Hold your breath while I open up the garage door and let it air out a little bit.” I was five months pregnant so we were extra cautious around items and...
Are You Looking at a Flood Damaged Fireplace? How to Investigate!
In the previous post we touched on the sanitary problems behind leaving a brick fireplace* in place after a flood. “…mortar and brick are porous. Brick may be salvageable if it is a higher...
Childproof Kitchen Appliances? Try Before You Buy
Looking for your next set of appliances?* Do you have: young children grandchildren think you might have kids sometime host friends with kids imagine you might sell your home to anyone with a child...
Must-Have Home Features: Dealbreaker or Compromise?
So you are thinking about buying a house for the first (or twentieth time)? What’s on your “gotta-have-it” list? The problem is quite often the final home ends up being some sort of compromise...
Should You Buy a Home Right Now? An All-Inclusive Checklist
After that last post we all see the cold hard cash value in living as close as possible to work. A guaranteed personal goldmine is your ticket to earlier financial independence. If you buy...
Must-Have Home Feature: Short Commute Distance
If you are like many who are on the road during rush hour between 7:30-9:00 am and 4:30-6:00 pm^ you are guaranteed to have the same drive five out of seven days of the...
Window Replacement: Increase Wealth, Health and Happiness
It was officially 119° here in Mesa on June 20th, 2017, when I started writing this post. I could feel my legs frying as I biked my measly three miles home from work. Upon...
An Unexpected Home Feature: Walk-in Closet Location
Right now a walk-in closet location in the master bathroom is a hot trend. It is a matter of convenience to slip right into a walk-in closet while toweling off after a shower rather...
The Home Depot Bathroom is Better than Any Showroom Floor!
Yes, the Home Depot bathroom is better than a Floor and Decor, Ferguson or any local fancy showroom floor. Any Home Depot bathroom is better than those found in Saks Fifth Avenue, a penthouse...
