Home Renovations Gone Wrong

Home remodeling can be used to improve the value of your home, but it is important to research how the renovations will effect the value. Valuable home renovations include revamping a bathroom or upgrading a kitchen. These will increase the amount you see in return when you sell you house. Then there are the renovations that will destroy the possibility of an increase.

Possible home remodelers need to research the possibilities and the advantage to remodeling a space. In some occurrences it will cause home owners to fall into foreclosures. Remodeling Hell has current and "money back" remodeling suggestions.

Bad home renovations include a three bedroom house being converted into a one bedroom house in Los Angeles. One of the three bedrooms was made into a recording studio, a common habit in the Los Angeles area. Unfortunately, the second bedroom was made into a closet. This left the house with one bedroom intact, while this may have been perfect for the previous owner, there is not a large desire for one bedroom houses.

The second, a more extravagant remodeling faux pas, involves a moat and drawbridge being added to the house. The house eventually for fell into foreclosure and was then bought by a bank. The moat, gargoyles and drawbridge decreased the value of the home exponentially. These renovations caused the house to be uneven.

Another terrifying renovation happened in Nashville. A husband left both his wife and unfinished wall renovations. He left his wife with a plastic wall.

Again research how the renovations will affect the value of your home to decide whether your remodel project is a good idea.

5 Tips on How to Avoid Home Repair Scams

Monsoon season has officially hit many parts of the country! Rain falls in buckets, rivers swell and in some extreme cases buildings are flooded. Water damage to homes and businesses will call for costly repairs. It is in the time of small disasters like this that the con artists come crawling out.

In Chicago, many homes were flooded last month and to the despair of the residents many of them were duped into home repair scams. The Better Business Bureau of Illinois caught on and release a few tips on how to avoid being enticed into a scam. Residents all over the country should take these tips into consideration during these months of heavy rain.

1. Do not hire people who show up at your door offering discounted prices for agreements made that day
2. Get quotes from multiple contractors to ensure you are getting a reasonable price
3. Demand a written contract stating the price of the work and exactly what is to be done
4. Be wary of contractors that demand full compensation up front
5. Never pay in cash. Paying by credit card will protect you more.
   

How To "Green" Your Home

As trends come in and out of homes, a rising trend has been to "go green". From the easier fixes of replacing single pane windows with double or to upgrade to solar power. The video below walks you though simple tasks such as replacing your floors with cork to finding ways to reduce the toxins in your house. From painting your walls to "green carpet" this video will turn your home renovations into green ones.

Home Remodeling Project Unearths Mummy

A Los Angeles, California resident had his nightmares come to life last week when a mummified body was found under his floorboards! The owner of the LA residence was performing some remodeling when a construction worker found a dead man in a small crawl space beneath the floor.

Law enforcement officials believe the body belongs to the past owner of the house, a man who was reported missing over 5 years ago. The coroner declared that no foul play happened in his death and believes the man died of old age.

Friends and family of the previous owner say that it was common for the elderly man to intentionally hide in small places, such as closets or crawl spaces under the floor.

Unfortunately, my book, Remodeling Hell, doesn't have any recommendations for what to do when you discover a body under your floor; but it can help you with any other remodeling problems.

Top 5 Do's and Don'ts of Home Remodeling

Are you considering remodeling your house? Before you do, you should make sure your plans are still "in style". Just like parachute pants, certain home fashions should be left in 70s. Below are the top five of the "Do's and Don'ts" of home remodeling styles. Be sure to download the free Remodeling Hell Salvation Guide for a complete list and the Remodeling Hell book for tips on how to remodel your house.

Don'ts:
1. Paneling
2. Ceiling Tiles
3. Suspended Ceilings
4. "Solid Surface" Counter Tops
5. Wall to Wall Carpet

Do's:
1. Skylights
2. Double Sinks
3. Stucco, Stone or Brick Exterior
4. Wood Floors
5. Granite Counter Tops

5 Tips for Remodeling Your Kitchen

Have you heard the one about the kitchen remodel in New Jersey that went nightmarishly wrong? A couple hired and prepaid a "contractor" to help renovate their kitchen. The couple had grand plans of transforming their outdated into something from the pages of Home and Garden Magazine. Only problem, the "contractor" had different plans.

After the couple lost contact with the "contractor", they discovered he was not who said he was. According to the New Jersey district attorney, the man the couple hired not only did not plan to accomplish the job he was hired to perform, he also lied about being a certified contractor.

This is just one of the horror stories that happens every day. In order to keep yourself from falling victim to these scams you need to be prepared when picking which contractor to hire. In my free Remodeling Hell Salvation Guide I list 25 important questions to ask when choosing a contractor.

All are important, but the first five are:

1. How long have you been in the business?
2. Can you provide me with a list of references of jobs you've completed similar to mine?
3. What percentage of your business is repeat business?
4. Have you done work in my area before?
5. How many other jobs will you be working on simultaneously with mine?

To find out the other 20 important questions and other ways to avoid Remodeling Hell check out my free Remodeling Hell Salvation Guide (link to site).

plumbing---never get your plumber mad

leaky pipes---there could be 100's of reasons but some you might not think of include that those leaks are there on purpose!
remember that plumber you insulted, did'nt pay fully, the one you thumbed your nose up at--well he could have revenge after all.
that pipe he replaced---it looks fine and works fine when you tried it but he intentionally left off the glue that would hold that new pipe together with the old pipe. It didn't fail for 2 months but when it did the damage was enormus.
new pipes needed, new drywall,new carpets,new paint etc.
you must know who you hire and treat them with respect if not you could havethose leaky pipes!

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