How to Choose a Siding Color for Your House
Your home’s siding is crucial for protecting it from the elements. It’s the first barrier against weather and pests or anything else that comes in contact with your home. So it’s important to have siding on your home that’s able to protect you from the harsh New Jersey climate. There are many considerations to keep…
The Best Time of the Year to Replace Your Windows
You may have noticed that your home’s windows are in need of a makeover, but you aren’t sure if now is a good time to replace your windows. There are pros and cons with every season when it comes to revitalizing your home’s windows, so there’s never a bad time. Natural light and energy efficiency are…
Winter Home Maintenance Checklist
Building a snowman, cozying up by the fire, and enjoying a warm mug of hot chocolate are some of the best things about the winter season. Some aspects of winter aren’t so fun, though, like maintenance around the house. Failing to do regular maintenance can lead to damage to your home’s exterior, which could cost…
3 Benefits of Replacing Your Old Windows
New windows can look great, and really update the look of your home. They can also boost the curb appeal and even the value of your home. It’s actually one of the easiest ways to increase a house’s worth. Another aspect of more modern windows is noise reduction, if you live on or near a…
Wood and Vinyl: How they compare in Winter weather
Wood and vinyl siding are popular siding options that have been around for a long time, but that doesn’t always mean that they’re the best option for your home. When selecting new siding for your home it’s important to know all of the options and how they compare in different climates. With winter approaching, we…
DIY Roofing is Dangerous, And Here is Why
If you needed heart surgery – you wouldn’t try to perform it on yourself. If you needed a lawyer – you probably wouldn’t represent yourself. Most people leave those big jobs up to the specialized experts who have the skills, education, and experience to do the job right. But many homeowners fail to utilize this…
4 Roofing Materials Worth Recommending
When it comes to roofing material options, there are several that appeal to different styles, pricepoints, and weather conditions, making choosing your type of roofing to be confusing and difficult. More often than not, homeowners tend to default to asphalt simply because it the most popular, and other options are difficult to understand. This is…
Exterior Fall Home Maintenance Tips
When it comes to roofing material options, there are several that appeal to different styles, pricepoints, and weather conditions, making choosing your type of roofing to be confusing and difficult. More often than not, homeowners tend to default to asphalt simply because it the most popular, and other options are difficult to understand. This is…
Why Your Roof Needs An Inspection
Your roof tends to go through the most wear and tear out of any part of your home, as it has to resist the rigors of winds, direct sunlight, hail and much more. And while your roof is built to withstand this, eventually this constant barrage of harsh weather takes its toll. It is recommended…
When To Replace Your Gutters
A vital part of your home’s roof system is your gutters. Tasked with the responsibility for discharging runoff water to a safe place away from your home, they are unfortunately often underestimated in their importance, and as a result are less prioritized than other parts of your roof like your shingles. This is a mistake,…
3 Things You Need to be Prepared For During Summer
When you think of relaxing weather, summer is usually what comes to mind. It is the time where the usually harsh weather gives way to a precious couple months of sunny skies, warm temperatures, and the opportunity to go out and fully enjoy the outdoors. However, as a home that is typically equipped to handle…
Why It is Best to Hire a Certified Contractor
In this day and age, there are several services to find “handymen”. Places like Craigslist and Task Rabbit have several listings for so-called “professionals” who can come fix your home on the cheap. And while this may work for small tasks like mounting your TV or painting your walls, when it comes to more complex…
3 Reasons Why You Should Schedule an Inspection During The Spring
Spring is here! That means no more thick snow, no more intense storms, and most of all, no more staying indoors all day. This newfound freedom, however, presents the unique opportunity to check your home’s exterior to see if it is in good condition, and whether any repairs should be made. Here are 3 reasons…
What’s A Roof System?
Most people think a roof is a roof. Actually the roofing material visible on a house—the shingles—is the tip of the iceberg, the visiblepart of a mostly invisible system. That system is made up components— layers and accessory elements—working together to protect the house from weather. These include the roof decking (or “sheathing”)—plywood or oriented…
Why A Portico Is The Addition Your Home Needs
Take a look at the house above. Do you get a sense of grandeur when you view it? Perhaps the feeling that whoever is living in it is more affluent and successful? What is it about the house that triggers that in you? While it is the excellent siding work and windows that certainly help…
How Snow Can Damage Your Home
Snow is beautiful, there’s no denying that. It’s fun to watch it fall and accumulate on the ground, eager to go outside and enjoy the snow. Only to find that once you step outside, you are instantly hit with biting cold temperatures, strong winds, and water soaking into any exposed crevice. This is the reality…
Why James Hardie?
If you have been on the hunt looking for good siding to install into your home, then you probably have run into the name James Hardie at least once, if not several times over. This is not surprising, considering they are one of the biggest names in the housing materials industry. But what is it…
5 Ways to Extend the Life of Your Roof
Your roof is one of the biggest investments you will make in a home. So it makes sense to install the best and most durable roof shingles for the job, such as Atlas and Tamko. However, there are still plenty of ways to extend your roof’s lifetime, and get the most out of your money….
5 Main Types of Doors for your Home
Doors are often an overlooked part of exterior and interior design. When people compliment your home, they often mention how well-cut the bushes are, or how well-coordinated the color scheme of your living room is. Rarely do people mention the door. Which is a shame because doors are arguably one of the most important elements…
Research short cut.
There’s a lot of information about siding online. Google “siding” and you’re going to see 237,000,000 search results. Seriously. If anything, there’s way more information than you can wade through. My advice is to narrow the search. And if you’re thinking about fiber cement siding, one of the first names to pop up in organic…
