Saturday, December 29, 2007

Home Improvement

By: TEJ PAL

Home improvement can be defined as modifying the existing structure of one’s home by making additions and making changes. Mostly a professional technician is recruited however, sometimes; the home improvements is done on a non-professional and an amateur basis by the homeowner.

As mentioned above, there are two ways of going about the process of home improvement. The first id the professional and the second is the do it your self (DIY) method. In the professional method you could hire a general contractor to be in charge of the whole home improvement project. On the other hand you could do away with the contractor and ‘do it yourself (DIY). You will need to hire the plumbers, electricians, roofers etc yourself.

There are endless types of work s in home improvements that you could do. To begin with the walls could be wall papered, or painted. Wood paneling can also be installed on it. New flooring, such as linoleum, hardwood flooring, and tiling can be installed. The kitchen and bathroom sink, cabinets, and pipes can be replaced with new ones. The electrical and plumbing systems could be upgraded. As also the heating and the air conditioning systems.

Similarly other home improvements projects that could be undertaken are the tearing and replacement of the roof, repairing the foundation and the chimney if required, waterproofing the basements etc. these are only a few of the home improvement projects mentioned here.

Home improvements are remodeling projects undertaken by homeowners to improve their home not only aesthetically or as living quarters but as an investment. They expect to get the returns on their investment when they sell their house. According to sources, home improvements, home improvements are a major investment exercise by American homeowners.

Home improvements projects are many. You can undertake the remodeling of any aspect of your house. Be it you kitchen, bathroom, or your whole house. Home improvement can be technically defined as changing the existing structure of a person’s house either using the same footprint or by making additions. There are two ways in which you can do home improvement. Mostly a professional contractor is hired for these purposes, however, sometimes; the homeowners themselves attempt smaller scale easy projects.

In the professional method, you recruit a general contractor, who is responsible for the whole project involving home improvement. On the other hand if you attempt to do it yourself (DIY) you will need to deal directly with the contractor and the technicians.

There a lot of home improvement you could do. For the walls, they could be papered or papered or wood paneled. The flooring could be made new by installing linoleum, hard wood and tiling... the kitchen fixtures and hard ware such as sinks, cabinets, and pipes can be replaced. If you have some electrical systems and pipes that have become outdated, it’s time to tick them off in your home improvement check list .you could work in a similar way with the other aspects of the home improvement such as the upgrading the air conditioning and heating systems.

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Article published on June 17, 2006 at iSnare.com

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