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5 Things You Should Know About Building A Home

Building a new home can be just as exciting as it is complex and stressful. If you properly plan out the project and try to avoid mistakes, you can ensure the house stays within your budget and desired timeline.

Designing and Building Your Own Home? Make Sure To Follow These Tips

Designing and building a home is a long, complex process. And if it’s your first time going through the process, it can be hard to know how to set yourself up for success. What should you do during the design and build process to ensure the final product is the home you want? A recent…

How Much Does Concrete Cost Per Cubic Yard? Current Ready Mix Concrete Prices

How much does concrete cost. This is a current ready mix concrete company's price list. It lists the cost of a yard of concrete and other concrete additives like fibermesh and accelerators.

5 Secrets Your Contractor Doesn’t Want You to Know

You think of your general contractor as an ally and partner — but he’s a primarily a businessman who may not reveal all his secrets.

How to prevent a dispute with a home contractor from blowing up in your face

If you refuse to pay for shoddy work, the remodeler could file a mechanic's lien — which ultimately could result in the forced sale of your home to pay the debt.

9 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Home's Value

Real estate experts offer insight on how to maximize the value of your house and make it more attractive to potential buyers.

Why There Are Diamonds on Tape Measures

In a perfect world, you could use the red marks to identify the placement of the studs. To locate a center between the studs, simply find the black diamond.

Integrity Custom Builders Has A Contractor That's Right For You!

Choose your contractor form the team at Integrity Custom Builders. We can get the job done right, the first time. Contact us to learn more (540) 246-1740

Kirby: What they say, what they mean and what can you do?

Kirby: If at first you get it wrong, get it right

The neighbor we had pegged wrong did us all right.

Diamond Certified Experts: Hiring a Remodeling Contractor

Considering the stakes involved, it’s no surprise that a large-scale remodeling project can be a bit unnerving. After all, you’re entrusting thousands of dollars to a contractor’s promise to deliver a product that currently only exists on paper. That’s why, prior to hiring a contracting firm, it’s critical to confirm it’s worthy of your trust. To gain further insight, we’ve asked five Diamond Certified Expert Contributors…

7 Time-Sucking Remodeling Mistakes You'll Wish You Could Erase

These house remodeling tips from HouseLogic will help you avoid time-sucking — and costly — mistakes. Find out how long it takes to renovate a house.

Kirby: Prepare, beware and look up and just stare

Looking ahead and looking back to a night of fallen stars

Kirby turns into Japanese monaka sweets, looks as adorable as ever!

Kirby wows us again, not just by being cute but by becoming a tasty, sweet red bean paste-filled traditional Japanese dessert.

Bill Kirby: I once had a job that really delivered

Being a paper boy wasn't fun, but remembering it is.

Kirby: Time waits for no one, but it can go backwards

"Feel like I've been here before."— Crosby, Stills, Nash & YoungThe autumn time change is upon us with its usual disruptions.This

Bill Kirby: Why would someone want to hire my 92-year-old dad?