Data from a national survey shows that improving your home returns an average of 60% of your investment.
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Improve your home filing system.
Posted by Derek Smith on January 2nd, 2011
With the new year kicking off, one typical task for keeping your home organized is starting or refreshing a filing system for documents, papers, bills and other items around your home. Here are a few tips to help you get started with a filing system that actually works all year long. 1. Invest in a [...]
Posted in Featured Articles, Organization, Projects and Planning, Tips and Tricks 
Tags: files, organization, systems 
1 Comment »Home Improvement New Year’s Resolutions
Posted by Derek Smith on December 31st, 2010
Here are a few home improvement New Year’s resolutions that I am planning using HomeSpot HQ.
Top 6 Home Improvement Service Calls
Posted by Derek Smith on September 6th, 2010
If you are trying to improve your home to sell it, or just make it more enjoyable or functional, you always hope that you’re getting a good return on your investment. A recent survey from home improvement website ServiceMagic reveals what projects homeowners are doing the most frequently based on requests for the services of [...]
Easy PVC Tomato Trellis
Posted by Derek Smith on May 30th, 2010
An avid gardener and HomeSpot HQ user from Southern California shared this tip for making simple but durable tomato trellis’ for use in a 4 foot wide garden box. For each trellis, you’ll need: 2 – 10 ft length of 3/4″ Schedule 40 PVC pipe 2 – 3/4″ PVC 90 degree elbow connectors 2 – [...]
