Explore tips & tricks to improve and transform the specific aspects of your home for the better – from home exteriors, furniture, walls, and ceilings to garage, flooring, and outdoors.
Home Improvement
The main drawback of outdoor wooden furniture is that it can degrade due to exposure to the elements. This is why waterproofing your wooden furniture is vital if you want it to last for more than a handful of years.
A cooler is a perfect addition to many different types of outdoor scenarios, such as tailgating parties, cookouts, boating trips, camping trips, hunting and fishing trips, picnics, and even just daily use for enjoying a packed lunch at work.
While it’s not common to find white roof shingles on American homes, in hot and arid regions, many homeowners prefer white roofs to keep their homes cooler. This is because white roof shingles cool the temperature of a home by reflecting light, so it’s not surprising to find many desert or southwestern homes with white roofs.
Gutters and downspouts are an essential exterior design component of any house to increase its resale value and curb appeal. Modern gutter designs come in a variety of colors and styles to suit the exterior details of a home.
Choosing new drawer pulls can be a tricky task because you need to create a good balance between functionality and aesthetic appeal. Hardware pulls, whether they are for drawers or cabinets, can be measured in various ways, which we look at in greater detail here.
When shopping for calendars, it will quickly become apparent that there is no ‘one size fits all’ option. There are a variety of calendar sizes available to suit the varying needs of the user, though fortunately, there are a range of standard sizes which have been adopted to make choosing a calendar a little easier. Here we will look at the standard calendar sizes available and how they can be used.
Darker colors are great if you want a big room to feel cozier and more intimate, while lighter colors will reflect light and highlight the dramatic size of the space. Here we will look at some of the best paint colors for a large room with a vaulted ceiling.
If you want to fence an area around your property, you could have Home Depot supply a contractor to install the fence for you. Here we will look at the cost you can expect Home Depot to charge for fence installation.
Generally, you can expect that a 50 amp 240-volt circuit stove will be wired using a #6-gauge wire. Smaller appliances that use a 40 amp 240-volt circuit will be wired using a #8-gauge wire. For electric stoves with an amperage of 30 or less and a 240-volt circuit will be wired using a #10-gauge wire.
To give you more ideas on how to spruce up your old fireplace surround with the right paint colors, here are a few suggestions:
The average cost to build a garage is $50 per square foot. A 24-foot by 24-foot garage will have a total square footage of 576, which brings the average cost of building out to $28,800.
If you’re looking at having a swimming pool installed in your home or garden, then you have probably heard the term’ endless pool’. This type of pool is becoming increasingly popular among competitive swimmers and leisure swimmers alike, and the demand for these types of pools also means that there is more availability and choice on the market.