Category Archives: Home Interior

Keeping Your Home Cool – Alternatives to Air Conditioning

Although your first thought for cooling your Cape Cod home may be air conditioning, there are many alternatives that provide cooling with less energy use. A combination of proper insulation, energy-efficient windows and doors, daylighting, shading, and ventilation will usually … Continue reading

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Spruce Up Your Master Bedroom

Simple designer tricks for creating a stunning master bedroom (BPT) – It’s the place where you wake each day, rest your head each night, and go to when you need to escape the stress of daily life. If there’s one … Continue reading

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Central Vacuum

The Advantages of the VACUFLO Built–In Central Vacuum System: Healthier Air Pollen, dust, dirt, dander, mites and other allergens are removed from your home. Many allergists recommend a Vacuflo central vacuum system because germ laden dust and odors are vented … Continue reading

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Top Ten Reasons You Should Professionally Stage Your Home

Top Ten Reasons You Should Professionally Stage Your Home…  Kim Cuppels, Simplified Home Staging 1 You Will Make More Money According to the national Association of Realtors (NAR), the average staging investment is between 1 and 3 percent of the … Continue reading

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Closets & Home Organization

By Laurie Miller Being organized is one of the keys to living a less stressful life, whether it is in your closet, your laundry room, kitchen pantry, garage or home office.  Knowing where all your belongings are located can be … Continue reading

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Gas Fireplaces

Natural Gas Fireplaces Do you want to make your masonry fireplace more efficient? Is your fireplace old? Are the flues cracked? Or are you just tired of dragging firewood into your house and sweeping up the ashes? Transform your masonry … Continue reading

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Renovations to your Cape Cod Home and Lead Paint

Protect your family or tenants from lead poisoning during renovation work.  People who are not doing the work should not be in the house. Children and pregnant or nursing women especially, should not go in the work area until after … Continue reading

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Lead Paint Awareness

Lead Paint Awareness By Fred Hemmila The Lead Law protects a child’s right to a lead-safe home. Homes built before 1978 may contain lead paint. Renovation or repair work on these homes can create lead dust, fumes, and debris. This … Continue reading

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Tankless Hot Water Heaters

Keep Yourself In Hot Water When It Comes to Heating Water, It’s a Tankless Job There are lots of good reasons to install a tankless water heater your home! Tankless water heaters, like the new Rinnai LS Series and the … Continue reading

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Smoke Alarm Safety Tips

  Smoke Alarm Safety Tips Install Smoke Alarms on every floor, and outside of every bedroom Test Smoke Alarms once per month Replace Batteries yearly Replace alarms every 10 years, or per manufacturer’s recommendation  

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