Archive for the ‘Home Maintenance’ Category

Clean Air Quality for Your Home

January 9, 2009   No Comments

Do you or your family members often suffer from allergies? Can you see an excessive amount of dust on flat surfaces within your home? If your answer is yes to these questions, you may have poor air quality in your ranch home plan or two-story home plan. The EPA ranks indoor air pollution as one [...]

Smart Storage Solutions

December 5, 2008   No Comments

Have you ever returned home to find shoes, scarves and other items scattered throughout the home with no real place to belong? Or do you often come across out of place items that you longer need, want or use in the household? For many homeowners with busy schedules, junk can easily pile up and create [...]

Protecting Your Home from Storm Damage

September 12, 2008   No Comments

When natural disasters like Hurricane Ike take over buildings and homes in just a few short hours, homeowners are reminded of how quickly storms can threaten their lives and everything they have work for. While the odds of a hurricane are higher in Southern states like Texas and Florida, where cottage house plans and Spanish [...]

Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning & Cooling…Oh My!

January 3, 2008   No Comments

The terms “heating” and “cooling” are probably not typically discussed in a day-to-day conversation among family and friends. That is, until your air-conditioner will not kick on during the hottest day of the year. This can be a miserable feeling – one that can be prevented or easily fixed with the proper appliances and installation. [...]

What Comes In, Must Come Out: Home Plumbing for Every Home Plan

November 29, 2007   No Comments

It is six o’clock in the morning and you are trying to pull yourself together for work. Mid-shower, you realize something is not quite right. You go through the list … the coffee is brewing, your slacks are ironed, the kids get to sleep in, the tub is overflowing with your shower water … wait, [...]

Slowing the Flow: Insulation Working for You

October 26, 2007   1 Comment

Adventuring into the attic is not a task many homeowners look forward to. Even in bungalow style house plans, where the attic may be smaller, an adventure into the attic is not on your top list of things to do. This is because the storage space is packed to the brim and hard to maneuver. [...]

Household Cleaning Tips Ideal For Any House Design

August 2, 2007   1 Comment

Whether you are choosing from luxury house plansor prairie style house plans, one thing remains the same; you will want to maintain its beauty and charm with these simple household cleaning tips. Spend less time cleaning your dream home and more time enjoying it with these useful and step-saving ideas.
• Following these simple household cleaning tips [...]

Home Maintenance Tips

June 16, 2007   No Comments

Consider these useful home maintenance tips to keep your home and yard looking attractive and well maintained:
• When you select your log home plan choose quality materials.  For example, rot-resistant woods such as redwood, cypress or cedar, protective coats of quality paint and stainless steel fasteners help to ensure your porch will be able to withstand [...]

Energy Efficiency For Any Home Design

June 4, 2007   1 Comment

From contemporary house plans to colonial house plans, all home designs have design elements that either add to their energy efficiency or take away from it. Contemporary house plans usually have large windows where heat or cold can seep in. Traditional or colonial house plans may need ceiling fans in many of the rooms to [...]

Let’s Get Organized

April 27, 2007   1 Comment

Alright, everyone is finally ready to go and all you need to do is grab a jacket.  You go to the hall coat closet and start rummaging through all the stuff.  As a tennis ball lands on your head, you find two umbrellas, a bike helmet, half a dozen sweatshirts and even a couple of [...]