| Home Defense - Pamper your Kitchen from head to toe |
9/29/2008 |
Kitchens are no longer just for serving meals. For many families, this area of the home serves as a social spot for family gatherings, a home office or a study area for their children. Unfortunately, kitchens can also be the most expensive spot in your house to remodel. With that in mind, we have suggested some simple projects that you can do to spruce up your kitchen, without breaking the bank.
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| Essential Safety - How do molds affect people? |
9/29/2008 |
Some people are sensitive to molds. For these people, exposure to molds can cause symptoms such as nasal stuffiness, eye irritation, wheezing, or skin irritation. Some people, such as those with serious allergies to molds, may have more severe reactions.
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| Handyman Blog |
5/20/2008 |
House Doctors has announced that creation of a handyman blog
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| Safe Steps Reduce Falls |
5/19/2008 |
Millions of Americans are only a step away from becoming victims of the leading cause of unintentional home injuries –falls.
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| Preventing Drowning Deaths Outside and In-Home |
5/19/2008 |
According to The State of Home Safety In America™ report drowning is the fifth leading cause of unintentional injury and related death.
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| Options for Gutters and Drainage Systems |
4/14/2008 |
DRAINAGE OPTIONS
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| Gutters and Drainage Systems |
4/14/2008 |
Artful gutters and downspouts add a nice architectural detail
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| Energy Efficient Appliances |
3/24/2008 |
When buying a new appliance, choose a product that has earned an ENERGY STAR.
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| Consider Donating Used Appliances |
3/24/2008 |
When updating your home with new appliances, concider donating your old ones.
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| Energy Efficiency in the Kitchen |
2/19/2008 |
Ways To Make Your Kitchen More Energy Efficient And Save Money.
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| Energy Saving Habits |
2/19/2008 |
You can reduce your energy expenditures by developing energy saving habits.
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| Weekend Wasters Call House Doctors Handyman |
1/23/2008 |
Weekend Wasters struggle with DIY handyman jobs
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| Organizing your Closet |
1/15/2008 |
HouseDoctors Handyman Service provides these step by step instructions on organization.
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| Storage That Protects Your Belongings |
1/15/2008 |
HouseDoctors Handyman Service provides these instructions on how to store your belongings safely.
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| House Doctors Offers Safety Tips for Holiday Decorating |
11/7/2007 |
As the holidays approach, House Doctors is urging people to look for and eliminate potential dangers from holiday lights and decorations, which leads to more than 8,700 visits to the emergency room each holiday season.
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| Time to Ready Homes for the Winter |
8/6/2007 |
Alas, it's November and time to get busy with those fall home repair projects that will prepare your home for the cooler months to come.
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| Help! DIY Gone Bad |
8/1/2007 |
The deck was a wreck. The kitchen faucet was leaking. The siding was loose, and the garage door was useless.
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| Ready for Vacation? Don't Forget to Protect Your Home |
6/1/2007 |
Your family vacation needn't be a coming home party for burglars.
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| Cure a Few Basic Home Ailments |
4/25/2007 |
Homeowners are constantly repairing minor blemishes in and around their homes, but House Doctors says many people do not know how to properly fix these minor problems. In fact, some basic research and preparation can make the hardest weekend home projects seem simple.
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| Renovation Rewards |
1/29/2007 |
In this hot market, tales abound of homeowners who, with the help of a good contractor, have flipped their pads for serious cash. In one recent sale in Manhattan, an owner spent $40,000 on renovations - and scored a profit of $248,000.
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| Katrina has Far-Reached Effects |
9/2/2005 |
Even though the destruction of Hurricane Katrina is 1,100 miles away, the devastation and tragedy have been felt locally.
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| Illusions Expand Cramped Rooms |
8/13/2005 |
What small rooms lack in space is limited only by the size of your imagination.
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| Swabbing The Deck |
7/15/2005 |
On a sunny day, we'd all rather be lounging on the deck rather than cleaning it. But, at least once a season, it's wise to devote a couple days to cleaning your wood decks.
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| House Doctors Offers Homeowners Advice on How to Have a Worry-Free Vacation |
7/8/2005 |
Before you go on a well-deserved vacation, take the time to give your home a safety check-up. House Doctors Handyman Service offers advice to homeowners to have ‘peace-of-mind’ while they travel.
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| Tradesmen learning People Skills to Handle Unexpected |
6/16/2005 |
With companies that send their employees into customers' homes - everything from maid services to professional handymen - the odds are, at some point, something unusual or downright strange is going to happen.
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| Spring Is Time For Home Repairs |
5/14/2005 |
Homeowners should remember to tackle home repairs in the spring to get the house ready for the upcoming season.
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| Handyman Etiquette: Stay Calm, Avert Eyes |
5/10/2005 |
As owner of a Mr. Handyman franchise in Los Angeles, T.L. Tenenbaum has rigid guidelines for the best approach to difficult drywall and plumbing problems.
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| Trying Out Some Dial-A-Handyman Services |
1/4/2005 |
Hiring a local handyman is a crapshoot – if you're not haggling over the bill, then you're sweeping up the bits of plaster and dirt that he left on the floor.
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| Resolutions: 50 for '05 |
12/31/2004 |
Ah, 2005. A new year. A new chance to do all those things you didn't get to last year.
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| Here's a List of Things You Can Do to Keep the Home in Top Shape |
12/26/2004 |
Like your car, your home needs routine maintenance to keep it running at its best.
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| The Trick to Choose Contractors - Learn the Secrets |
11/21/2004 |
Is your family growing and you need to extend the house? Is your kitchen furniture aging and you want to renew them? Or simply are you looking for a breath of fresh air with some changes in your home?
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| Know When to Retreat From Repairs and Hire an Expert to Finish Up |
11/7/2004 |
The woman on the other end of the line was "all frantic." Her boyfriend had said he could replace her front door, no problem.
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| Top Tips to Ensure a Healthy Home this Season |
10/25/2004 |
House Doctors and House Medic make house calls - exclusively. The professional handyman service, which specializes in home repair and maintenance jobs around the home, says now is the time to repair summer damage and prepare for winter.
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| TV Experts Inspire Do-It-Yourself |
10/23/2004 |
Picking up a television remote these days often leads to picking up a hammer.
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| More Consumers Making the Most of the Home They Own |
9/27/2004 |
More and more consumers are launching a remodeling or home-improvement project rather than selling one home and purchasing another.
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| Contractors Reap Benefit From Do-It-Yourself Trend |
8/19/2004 |
Those television programs that make home remodeling seem easy are providing more work for professional handymen, who are often called to fix botched jobs.
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| 'Handyman' Franchises Ride the Housing Boom |
7/1/2004 |
Why not offer consumers a home-repair service in which the contractor arrives at an agreed-upon time and the customer pays only for time and materials?
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| Hands-on: Popular Television Programs, 'Big-Box' Retailers Fan the Do-It-Yourself Flame for Homeowners |
5/30/2004 |
The number of people performing their own home-improvement projects is increasing dramatically. One key reason is probably the recent popularity of home-improvement shows on network and cable television.
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| The Fixers |
5/3/2004 |
In the old days, if you needed bathroom tile caulked, or roof shingles replaced, you'd do it yourself. But today's inexperienced homeowners often don't know a crescent wrench from a crescent roll.
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| House Doctors Fit the Need |
2/15/2004 |
Franchise fever is high these days, and the handyman industry is hot. House Doctors LLChas developed a prescription for success, building on both of those trends.
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| Why Weekend Home Repair Warriors Should Retreat |
9/24/2003 |
Last year $42 billion was spent in small home repairs in the United States. To cut costs, most area homeowners make routine repairs and improvements on their own. But what happens when they come across complex, technical issues?
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