Sometimes, chilly winter air causes us to turn away from projects and curl up in a warm blanket by the fire with a hot cup of tea. But if we take a look at the advantages of tackling home improvement projects before spring, we find inspiration and motivation to conquer and complete our top home…
7 Top Home Improvement Projects for the Winter
What to Consider When Choosing Siding Trim for your Home
When you decide on new siding for your home, a lot of factors come into play, such as the merits of vinyl siding versus fiber cement, for example. What homeowners often overlook are the choices available for siding trim. This is a mistake. The trim can provide complementary or contrasting colors and textures that can…
Homeowner’s Guide To Replacement Siding Options
If the home you own—or are thinking of buying—wasn’t built expressly for you, then this means that the current siding of the home’s exterior is not the one you chose. In some cases, this siding also wouldn’t necessarily be the one you’re satisfied with for this home. However, there’s always something you can do about…
What’s The Difference Between Foundation Settling & Foundation Problems?
Owning a home means having to take responsibility for its maintenance, which, depending on structural condition, can mean some minimal, annual preventive work, or require some major repairs. One of the areas that is the literal cornerstone of structural safety—and often the most expensive problem to address—is that of the foundation. The foundation is, without…
3 Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Siding
Your siding protects your house from wind, water, and other harm, and it can also add to or detract from the curb appeal, depending on the color and what kind of shape it’s in. You may not think about your siding that much, but it’s important that you maintain it and have it replaced when…
How to Tell If I have Masonite Hardboard Siding and What to Do About It
Hardboard siding – also knows as pressboard, Masonite or hardboard siding – is a synthetic home siding product composed of a mixture of wood fibers, glues and resins, all bound together using heat and pressure. This inexpensive siding option made it a widely popular choice for homeowners from the 1980s to the mid-1990s. The Problems…
What Is Shrink Swell Soil & How Can I Protect My Foundation?
Homeowners in the Greater Richmond Area should be aware that their home foundations could be under extreme stress – perhaps more than 30,000 pounds per square foot! The reason is, some types of earth – especially clay – are prone to shrink swell soil conditions. Expansive soil, containing certain minerals and salts, can absorb a…
Replacement Siding: 4 Common Questions We Get Asked
There are a variety of reasons you should consider replacement siding for your home. The right siding can transform the look of your house, increasing your enjoyment of it and providing curb appeal that enhances its resale value. As Richmond, VA, and surrounding area’s siding contractor of choice, Dependable Home Services is often asked about…
Foundations Cracks: When to Be Concerned
Foundation cracks, foundation damage We’ve all seen them and worried: cracks appear in our home’s foundation. We wonder if they are just normal signs of wear and tear that be ignored, or are signs of a bigger problem that need to be addressed. Putting your head in the sand won’t help you and may lead…
What Homeowners Need to Know About James Hardie Siding
It seems that everybody is talking about James Hardie siding these days, and for good reason: even though this proprietary fiber cement siding has been around for decades, some people are still just finding out how incredible it is. Unlike traditional siding materials, James Hardie siding has been engineered to resist wear and tear, no…