Wednesday, December 3, 2003
Home & Garden

Painting the town

Village Paint, with two stores in Fayetteville and Peachtree City, has joined forces with Benjamin Moore & Co.’s innovative Signature Store Program.

Address minor cracks early to avoid costly home repairs

Maintaining the value and physical appearance of a home is a challenge faced by homeowners around the country on a daily basis. With the average median sales price of nearly $160,000 for existing single-family homes in 2002, according to the National Association of Home Builders, no homeowner wants to witness the depreciation of their home to standard wear and tear. Homeowners can now successfully tackle fractures and cracks to a variety of surfaces with several new user-friendly repair tubes eliminating potentially larger maintenance demands in the future.

Nutcrackers add a whimsical touch to holiday decor

The holidays are like no other time of year — warmth and good cheer are in the air as friends and family gather to celebrate. It is also a chance to turn your home into a fairytale version of itself, with twinkling lights, gauzy ribbons and glittery garland to capture the love, tradition and joy of the holidays.

Power outages: How can homeowners prepare?

When tropical storm Isabel swept through the East Coast in September, it left widespread flooding, countless downed trees and 6 million people without power. Everything ground to a halt: of those homes and businesses affected, most were without any electrical power for days, rather than just hours.

Guarding against red fire ants

Reclaim your yard from the South’s scariest pest with a few simple tips

Better indoor living

Give your home a comfort makeover this winter

Expo returns to GICC Jan. 16-18

Log and timber-frame homes, time-honored building styles of the past, are today’s hottest housing trend, and the Log Home & Timber Frame Expo is returning to The Georgia International Convention Center Jan. 16-18.

Protection for pine straw buyers and sellers

The Georgia Forestry Commission noted that pinestraw in recent years has become an important product of Georgia’s forests and some landowners can possibly find trespassers robbing them of the mulching material that is in high demand by gardeners, landscapers and others.

Avoiding home improvement scams

NARI’s top 10 signs a contractor is untrustworthy

 
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