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Refinish your bathtub
Most people agree that nothing will date a home more than an avocado green bathtub, pink tile or "butcher block" Formica kitchen countertops. It not only dates the home for all to see, but ...
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Bathroom remodel success
The bathroom has become the most popular room in the house to remodel mainly because it is smaller and less expensive to remodel than the kitchen. However, like with any construction project, making ...
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Save almost 1/4 of cost of new tub
Restore your bathtub or shower back to its original beautiful luster for about ¼ of the cost of a new tub! Repair those chips, cracks, dents, deep scratches and stains today. Refinishing and ...
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Does your car drive as good as it looks?
Just like we take care of ourselves, eat the right things, and try to stay in shape, the same basic concepts apply to our cars. Most of us aren't mechanics and really don't worry about our car ...
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Prep your car for the summer
Most people have to prepare their automobiles for the long, cold winter months. Here in the beautiful Southwest, Phoenix area has the opposite issues. We have our automobiles prepped for the Arizona ...
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Bam, fender bender
Bam! Your car's fender has just been rudely introduced to another car's fender. Now what do you do? First, follow the standard protocols for any car accident occurring on the street, which ...
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Residential Cleaning Tips from the Experts
When it comes to cleaning, environmentally friendly, or 'green' cleaning is all the buzz. But it's about more than simply protecting the health of the environment. It's also about ...
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Time for a maid or house cleaning service
Managing your home can be a full time job. As many of us know, keeping a clean, as well as a tidy house can be an unending chore robbing you of your own spare time. If your daily life seems to be ...
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Spring cleaning is here
Spring weather is quickly approaching and that means spring cleaning… and what better time to celebrate this annual ritual than National Spring Cleaning Week! Spring cleaning can seem like an ...
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Caring for the stone surfaces in your home
Properly maintained stone can and should last a lifetime. After all it is often one of the most expensive investments we can make in our homes. Your home's beautiful stone surfaces deserve the ...
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Concrete enhancement surfacing
As a licensed and certified application contractor in the coatings installation industry, we are asked what can be done to maintain and protect enhanced surfaces and avoid coating breakdown. The most ...
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Concrete or stamping- enhancement surfacing
As a contractor in the coatings installation and maintenance industry, we are asked many questions regarding what type of surface we recommend. It is always a good idea to ask what surfaces will be ...
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Repair your patio furniture
There's nothing more enjoyable than spending a long Arizona summer outdoors with family and relaxing by the pool in your personal backyard oasis. For many people, the backyard is a hot spot for ...
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Don't replace it; re-upholster that special piece of furniture
It is that time of year again. With all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season it is easy to lose sight of the meaning behind it all. The holidays have a different meaning and hold special ...
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Extend the Life of your Furniture
Did you know that most dining chairs can be tightened up to extend the life of your furniture? This can help you avoid costly repairs in the future. Installing new foam in your furniture can restore ...
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Maintain and extend the life of your garage door
Garage doors have come a long way in the last 50 years. Many of the garage doors installed in the 1960′s and 70′s in Arizona were the one piece or “knee knocker” type doors and ...
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Check out your garage door
Did you know that the experts recommend that you do a spring and fall maintenance on your garage doors? A good preventative maintenance strategy is to apply any light weight oil (Lithium Grease Spray ...
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Extend the life of your garage doors
The garage door is typically the largest moving object in your home. Properly maintained and operated, a garage door and its operating system allow you; your family and your vehicles convenient access ...
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Extend the life of your tile and stone
Their are numerous products on the market for cleaning your tile and stone. Some of these cleaning products can damage your tile or stone. Your flooring and countertops are often one of the largest ...
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Tired of waiting for hot water
If you are like most homeowners, you have two concerns when it comes to hot water. First, you hate waiting around for your shower to get hot and second, it's no fun when you are halfway through ...
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Swimming season is here
Start planning your Arizona stay-vacation now and create your own paradise in your back yard with a newly designed or repaired swimming pool. Do you have a list of things in mind that can enhance your ...
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Tips to make a big impact in your home and increase value
Considering improvements to your home? Some of the most common feedback that we receive from homeowners is they want to update but aren't sure what to do. Often it is not how much, but how you ...
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Common handyman tips for your home
When it comes to home repairs and improvements, we as the handyman experts have seen it all. We have experience in nearly every aspect of the home. Calling a professional for your home repair projects ...
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Professional landscaping adds value
Professional landscape installation is crucial for your home. The unique professional landscape design can benefit the homeowner in many ways. Homeowners can benefit with increased outdoor living and ...
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Identify the best way to protect your family
Gone are the day's locksmiths provided simple services such as cutting keys, rescuing people from locked vehicles, cracking safes, and the intermittent rekeying and installation of locks. More ...
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Be prepared for Monsoon flooding
Monsoon season is here and it might be time to dig that umbrella and rain gear out of the back of your closet. Monsoon season means rain that can cause flooding. Whether you have a leaky roof, live in ...
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10 Tips for Pest Control and Elimination
Everywhere you go in Phoenix pest control and elimination is important since there will be unwanted guests of some kind trying to work their way into your home. These types of guests are unwanted. ...
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A beautifully landscaped yard is a visible investment
The expert landscape maintenance companies realize that your landscaping is a long-lasting investment. The professionals suggest prior to hiring a professional to work in your yard that you should ask ...
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Great Outdoors
March is a great time to start the cut backs needed to promote healthy growth on trees and shrubs. Installing any plants in the early spring helps promote the growth needed before the Arizona summer ...
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Bermuda Grass
When nights hit an average of 65 degrees, Bermuda grass starts to grow in late spring after the danger of frost has passed. If you plant Bermuda seeds too late in the season you might find the grass ...
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Help extend the life of your carpet
Just like waiting too long in between dentist appointments, many people wait too long in between professional carpet cleanings. Harmless as it may seem, waiting too long between cleanings can ...
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Time for a maid or house cleaning service
Managing your home can be a full time job. As many of us know, keeping a clean, as well as a tidy house can be an unending chore robbing you of your own spare time. If your daily life seems to be ...
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Household cleaning products can make you sick
Do you know according to many Scientists, through recent studies, that many of the chemicals in traditional cleaning products can aggreviate and can sometimes cause asthma, allergies and other serious ...
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Support local businesses
Have you thought about what do with your tax refund this year? Do you have the funds earmarked for some home improvement spending this year? Why not help keep the sales-tax dollars in our own Phoenix ...
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Bank Card Service
With a slowing economy come fewer sales and lower profits. And when every penny counts more than it did a few months ago, most business owners are searching for ways to trim their costs without ...
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The truth when it comes to painting
It doesn't matter if you are painting the interior of your house or the exterior; you probably have heard all sorts of different myths, many of which are outlandish and downright foolish. However, ...
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Update and add value to your home with paint
A fresh coat of paint is one of the best and most economical ways to update and add value to your home. Like building a wardrobe, selecting a paint palette for your living space is a great form of ...
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Looking for a quick affordable change for your home
Interior painting can change your life. Painting is one of the best values for initiating a change to your home. Modernizing colors, adding a cool feeling or outspoken accent, or adding eye catching ...
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Tired of waiting for hot water
If you are like most homeowners, you have two concerns when it comes to hot water. First, you hate waiting around for your shower to get hot and second, it's no fun when you are halfway through ...
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Prevent plumbing leaks
Most homeowners don't consider the effect of water pressure on their home. Now everyone likes a good strong shower but, pressure is not always needed to get that. When houses are built the ...
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Have you ever experienced water damage in your home?
Unfortunately, many people find out the hard way about the devastating effects that something so seemingly harmless can have on your home. Water! While it's common knowledge that it's not ...
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Swimming season is here
Start planning your Arizona stay-vacation now and create your own paradise in your back yard with a newly designed or repaired swimming pool. Do you have a list of things in mind that can enhance your ...
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Is the interior of your pool looking scary?
Is the interior of your swimming pool looking scary? Did you know there are 3 standard interior pool finishes (plaster, quartz, and exposed pebble aggregate finishes), 4 if you include "all ...
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Expert Advice: All you Need to Know About Pool Maintenance and Repairs
Expert Advice: All you Need to Know About Pool Maintenance and Repairs It is almost that time again…summer! As summer draws near, Texans are slowly getting prepared for the wonderful world of ...
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Add color to your home
The time to act is now! So get the paint out and spruce up the house while you have the kids around to help move all the furniture and teach them a few tricks along the way. First thing is color is ...
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The top 5 ways to increase your home's value
Are you the typical America consumer who spends money every year on home improvement projects? Do you know which home improvements the remodeling experts recommend to help increase the value of your ...
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Countertops can make a big impact
Kitchens and bathrooms are the most common remodel project in a home and can offer a very good return on your investment if done properly. Remodeling a kitchen or a bathroom is a costly venture and ...
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Expert Advice: How to Know if you Need a New Roof
I have been in my home about a year, and I can honestly say I have NEVER been up on my roof. I think there are many people out there who are just like me. Your job, family, cleaning, yard work or ...
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Your roof needs regular maintenance too
Deciding whether your roof needs to be repaired or replaced isn't always an easy decision. Assuming your roof will last forever with zero maintenance is a common misconception amongst homeowners. ...
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Energy efficient roofs
Did you know that there are products for your roofing needs that can help you save money? Replacing your entire roof or just a portion of it can be a costly investment for any homeowner. Roofs are ...
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Expert Advice: Don't be Shattered by Window and Mirror Replacement!
How many windows, mirrors, and/or glass do you have in your house? For me, I have 23 windows and 3 mirrors. What do you do when your glass table breaks, or your mirrors chip, or your windows get foggy ...
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Expert Advice: All you Need to Know About Pool Maintenance and Repairs
Expert Advice: All you Need to Know About Pool Maintenance and Repairs It is almost that time again…summer! As summer draws near, Texans are slowly getting prepared for the wonderful world of ...
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3 Tips to Hiring a Contractor
We've all been there – the air conditioning unit breaks, the garage door won't open, the toilet doesn't flush, a pipe bursts, the roof is leaking…whatever the issue may be, ...
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Are you cleaning your windows with hard water?
Raise your hand if you like cleaning windows! Anyone? Bueller? I’m guessing two people have their hands raised. The rest of us “normal people” don’t tend to enjoy cleaning ...
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Sunshades can provide "cool" cash
Did you know that 50% of the heat that enters your home comes through the window? The big trend now in Arizona, is shade screens, also called solar screens. These are the most affordable way to cut ...
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Is money flying out of your windows?
Do you know that the windows in our homes can look beautiful and still provide natural sunlight, fresh air through ventilation, and help prevent air loss that is needed to maintain your ideal indoor ...
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