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  May 31, 2008 | Comments ()

You Say Cement, I Say Concrete

There are many terms in the home improvement world that become interchanged with other similar terms when they have actually very different meanings. Here are a few examples.

Cement/concrete: Cement refers only to the powder that hardens when you add water. If you add sand and aggregate to the mixture, though, you get concrete. So strictly speaking, a cement mixer should be called a concrete mixer.

Sash/window: The part of a window that moves is called the sash. The whole shebang - sash, jambs, sill and everything else - is called a window.

  May 28, 2008 | Comments ()

Our Fixer Upper Moves On

I know we are a bit late on the news but one of our favorite housebloggers, no longer has a house. After a three year run they've successfully sold their house in upstate New York and are now apartment dwellers.

  May 28, 2008 | Comments ()

New and Improved Categories

We've recently narrowed our focus and expanded on our core content which is all about "roll-up your sleeves and do-it-yourself"!!! Keeping in the spirit of this we've expanded on our remodeling, outdoors, and tools categories that you'll see on the right side of the page. We've always had this content on our site but sometimes it was a bit hard to find. Now categories such as kitchen and bath remodeling are only one-click away!

  May 27, 2008 | Comments ()

Build a Houseblog

We read a lot of houseblogs. We find them to be the most honest and informative sources of home improvement information online. If you're unfamiliar with the term "houseblog" they're basically an online weblog (diary) of a homeowners adventure in remodeling and renovation.

The motivations for homeowners to start houseblogs is primarily an opportunity and outlet for them to share their experiences with others including family, friends, and other house bloggers and hopefully start discussions that lead to solutions for their renovation challenges or different approaches to similar problems.

  May 6, 2008 | Comments ()

Design It Yourself and Let Ponoko do the Rest

Do you have a great design idea for a piece of furniture of other home accessory? You can now design, build, and bring it to market with the help of Ponoko. They are one of the first do-it-yourself industrial design companies that allow you to submit plans and designs for a product and they'll build it for you and help you sell it.

  May 1, 2008 | Comments ()