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Nothing gives the outside of your home a fast and impressive face lift like a fresh coat of paint — although it’s been said many times before, this axiom is worth repeating. Whether you are planning to sell and want to add a touch of quick curb appeal or you just enjoy living in a well-kept home, spring is the ideal time to upgrade by painting your house’s exterior. How often will this task need to be done? It depends on a number of factors, primarily your home’s exterior finish, your location and the quality of your last paint job.

How often?

Keeping the Heat and Cool Air Inside the House with New Windows.

Traditional homes are some of the most common styles of home found throughout the United States. Traditional design includes a variety of different styles, both unique to America and those inspired by European architecture. The most popular traditional architectural styles found in America today were designed to accommodate the American way of life, which varied considerably depending on the area of the country one lived in.

Even when a storm produces no rain or hail, your roof can still sustain damage. Strong winds can create stress points on a roof that, over time, can weaken and become compromised. While roofs are designed to resist typical wind loads, they can be incrementally damaged over the years by high winds and debris carried by the wind. Replacing missing shingles and fixing the initial roof damage quickly is important to prevent subsequent water damage and high fuel costs that will inevitably result from a roof system that is not working as it should.

How Wind Damages Your Roof

Get a New Roof Over Your Head

Sure, there are countless other improvement projects that are way more interesting, but few are as important than your home or business roof. Protecting your roof primarily from rain, and snow, a roof is made up of a supporting structure and its outer, uppermost weatherproof layer. It can be made of a variety of materials like aluminum sheeting, precast concrete, wood, and even solar shingles. Shapes and design can vary greatly depending on the look you’re going for, but most agree that durability is a key factor in choosing a roof.

Gutters are far more important to the structural integrity of your home than you might think. They carry rainwater and melting snow away from the house so you don’t have to deal with flooding, leaks, and even foundation damage. When your gutters aren’t working properly, it’s important to address the problem as soon as possible, which may mean cleaning them thoroughly, making repairs, or even replacing them entirely. Here are some signs that may indicate you need to replace the gutters entirely:

Solar power is headed everywhere these days, from the rooftop of your home to the sky above it, to orbital space above that, even stretching all the way into your local Ikea. Yet even if we use every available foot of rooftop for solar, it still can’t provide more 40% of our needs, while space-based rigs are expensive and far-out at least. Where are we going to put our solar farms? The African or Australian desert would be nice place to generate power, but that’s too far from the people who want to actually buy said power.

Choosing a home siding can be a daunting process. It's a whole new arena to become familiar with and it's not uncommon to have questions.

Here we've compiled homeowners' most frequently asked questions.

Where can I buy HardiePlank® lap siding, HardiePanel® vertical siding, HardieTrim® boards or HardieShingle® siding?
Since you will be working with a contractor or builder to install James Hardie®products, the individual or company you hire for the job will purchase the necessary materials for you.

Shelter is one of the basics of human need. It provides us sense of security, it is a place where we can get the warmth we need, a place to grow old with our loved ones, a place where we can stay comfortable and enjoy life. Rain, snow, wind, and other environmental conditions are no stranger to us, however, seldom that we feel totally troubled about them, because we know that there is a shelter to protect us, and meeting our physiological needs. Cars, pavilions, sheds, umbrellas, and homes, gives the barrier to those who seek the comfort of shelter in times of need.

From Home Renovations to Roofing and everything in-between

Wheelchair Ramps:

A Brief History of the Wheelchair

We are unable, with any degree of certainty, to ascertain any firm evidence as to when wheelchairs were first used. However, what can be in no doubt is that because accidents and illnesses have always been with us, it is very likely that the very first wheelchairs would have been “invented” 5,000/6,000 years ago.

Our operations encompass the United States, Australia and New Zealand. James Hardie® Building Products are also now available in Asia, with a manufacturing plant in the Philippines; in Europe, our operations are headquartered in Amsterdam. In every country in which we operate, our goal is to remain at the forefront of the fiber-cement industry, capitalizing on our global leadership in products, manufacturing and technology for both new home construction and remodeling.