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Before you start picking out tile and paint chips, be sure you know how much it will cost to remodel your house. Ready for a kitchen renovation? Anxious for a bathroom remodel? The easy part is knowing your goal for home remodeling — whether you’re trying to keep up with your growing family, add office space, […]

Homeowners don’t generally think about filling the shoes of a first-time home seller until they decide to buy a new home. Usually, the motivating factor is the need to move — due to work-related issues or the needs of a growing family — and that generally involves buying another house. It’s when the homeowners stop […]

While searching for my first home last year, I fell in love with one just outside Baton Rouge, LA. It had everything—a yard robust with trees, calmness, and proximity to all my favorite stores. But there was a catch: The year before, the entire area had been severely flooded—and everything on the market was remodeled, […]

We all wish we could come home to a perfectly clean and maintained house, but that’s not the reality. Keeping a house cleans requires being diligent and staying on schedule with your chores. For example, if you forget to clean the bathroom, the next time it comes around in your schedule it will be twice […]

The humble, lowly fence: shields us from our neighbors, keeps the dog in and the kids safe.  And it may require a building permit. It surprises many homeowners that building permits are not confined solely to buildings. Even a fence must, in most cases, be permitted and approved by your local jurisdiction. Fence Permits Depend on […]

A 272-unit luxury apartment development is under construction near the U.S. 190/Interstate 12 intersection south of Covington. The development, which is scheduled to open in late 2019, is shown in red on this footprint. 9.(Dobbins Group) An Alabama land company has purchased a 20-acre tract south of Covington and is poised to begin construction on a […]

Buying a house is difficult enough when you have good credit, but purchasing a home when you have bad credit may seem almost impossible. Luckily, you have some homebuying options if your credit isn’t great. 4 options to buy a home with bad credit With poor credit, you might still have options, possibly by making […]

Home design website Houzz thinks vibrant colors and intricate designs will be popular in 2018.Kimberley Bryan / Houzz The home remodeling and decoration website Houzz released its list of the 10 design trends it expects to see in 2018. The list was assembled from feedback offered by its network of users and home professionals. Vibrant […]

Keeping your home clean and organized is an ongoing daily struggle, especially if you have children. No matter how diligent you are, clutter and dirt accumulate quickly. The gratification you feel after scrubbing your home from top to bottom may temporarily relax you, but the reality is it won’t last long. Studies show that this […]

Back in the good old days, people had milk delivered to them and returned the bottles to be reused. There was no such thing as plastic water bottles; people drank from taps. People hung their clothes out to dry instead of using an energy-sucking dryer. People drove a lot less. The list is endless. At […]