Guest Blog Post: Greg Chapman, Benjamin Moore Myth: All zero-VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) paints are the same. Fact: False. Some paints claim to be VOC-free, and in their pure white…
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Atlanta Home Remodeling Blog
The statistics are alarming! Over 20 percent of Georgia’s children and over 11 percent of senior adults live in poverty. More than 30 percent of the people who receive food…
October 26, 2010
You’ve thought your remodeling project through from start to finish. You have determined what you want to achieve, have a realistic budget, and know when the job needs to be…
October 25, 2010
Guest Blogger: Brian Motter, owner of CarpeTex, commercial and residential carpet cleaners for Metro Atlanta, http://www.carpetex.com/ Be careful with most retail carpet spotters, whether from stores or sales people. They can…
October 22, 2010
Was Your Home Built Prior to 1978?There is no more “business as usual” as it affects remodeling homes built before 1978. There is a new federal law that went into…
June 4, 2010
Approaching the end of the year, any year, is always a wake-up call. I was perusing some investment statements this weekend (yes, I am not as afraid to open them…
December 1, 2009
The biblical rains of late September reminded us again how fragile our encampment on this planet can be. Great and modest houses were flooded, some a few inches and some…
October 18, 2009
We are looking for opportunities of all kinds to embed ourselves in the communities where we work, to become part of the social fabric of the neighborhoods in which we…
September 15, 2009
As frustrating as the nature of our business can be — oh the stories to tell — we are reminded constantly that we cannot allow the unavoidable head-slapping moments to…
September 3, 2009
I’ve recently seen a spate of stories about “haggling” and even one profile of a professional haggler giving tips on how to get the best deal, replete with angles, strategies,…
August 10, 2009
Having just left my group study session for a NARI Green Professional exam slated for July 18, I find my thoughts once again drifting into “what does green mean?” territory….
July 1, 2009