Home and Garden Guide

The current global financial crisis has taken a heavy toll on the construction and real estate sectors the world over. Spending on housing has declined significantly as rising cost of living and loss of jobs dissuade buyers from investing in homes. This scenario has forced many property developers to postpone their projects until the economy [...]

Drawing custom house plans is an expansive industry, but finding a quality designer with construction experience can be more difficult.  Although many individuals claim to be qualified custom home designers, you can determine these qualifications by examining their finished product and verifying satisfaction with their former clients.  Quality designs, highly detailed house plans and customer [...]

The equity that you have in your home or real estate is a major piece, but other factors that are considered are your credit history, national and local interest rates. The amount you want to borrow, and even the types of repairs or improvements that you are pondering over doing with the money. For [...]

It can be a scary exercise to sit down and work out exactly what is spent every year, on the average home gardens and lawns.

Try adding up the costs of plants, weedicides, pesticides, fungicides, fertilisers, petrol, mower and trimmer maintenance, weed eater cord, garden mulch and even water costs. Even the time and effort we [...]