Civil engineering sounds so simple when someone
else does it. So, you designed a bridge, big deal. If you think this way, that may be the biggest misconception of your life.
Home Renovation Pros Paint a Bright Picture for the Rest of 2018
November 7, 2018 By Leave a Comment
The Houzz Renovation Barometer for fourth quarter 2018 shows that wait times to work with a building firm have dropped
New data just out on the residential remodeling industry paints a rosy picture for firms in the industry. Firms expect business activity to rise during the final three months of 2018, the data shows. And homeowners may get some relief from long wait times to start their projects, as the average wait time for construction sector firms dropped to 4½ weeks from 6½ weeks during the previous three months.
“Home renovation professionals are clearly very upbeat about the year end, despite a number of challenges facing the industry today,” says Nino Sitchinava, principal economist at Houzz.
The data come from the Q4 2018 Houzz Renovation Barometer, which tracks residential renovation market expectations, project wait times and recent business activity. (Market expectations and business activity have been smoothed out to account for predictable seasonal fluctuations, while project wait times have not.) The Barometer is based on a quarterly survey of residential remodeling businesses with a profile on Houzz and garnered 1,750 responses. Read on to gain insights from what they said.
10 Smart and Stylish Home Offices
November 4, 2018 By Leave a Comment
These spaces combine good looks with hardworking design features
There are stylish home offices and there are practical home offices. But a home office that’s stylish and practical? That’s a winning combination, and these 10 home offices hit the mark. See how the designers, architects and builders who helped create these rooms did it, and take away ideas for your home office remodel.
10 DIY carpet stain removal hacks for every type of spill
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This short documentary follows the preparation and performance of Activating Memory by the Paramusical Ensemble comprising of four severely motor-impaired patients and a string quartet at the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, London, on 17 July 2015.
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Healthy Home Tips for Cold and Flu Season
October 16, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Put these 10 home habits into practice now and stand a better chance of avoiding a nasty bug this year
Coming down with a bad cold or the flu is dreadful. And for pregnant women, people with certain chronic medical conditions, children under 5 and people over 65, the flu can even lead to potentially dangerous complications. Thankfully, there are steps you can take at home to increase your chances of staying healthy and to prevent spreading illness when someone in your household is sick. Here are 10 practices to put in place now so you can stay well this year.