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Garage Organization Tip!
Is your garage a little cluttered and need of some organization? Here's a helpful tip. PVC plumbing pipe is a great way to organize your landscaping tools. Layout your tools beforehand to get proper spacing, cut small sections at an angle and screw to the wall of...
Tool Time – The Carpenter Pencil
The carpenter pencil - an important tool for remodeling contractors. While we use a carpenter pencil every day, it rarely gets the lime light. Sure, it may not be as thrilling as using power tools, but the carpenter pencil does make our life easier and deserves to be...
Gutter Maintenance & Leaf Guard Option
Looking around the state, it is pretty obvious, Minnesotans love trees! They provide beauty, shade & protection to name a few reasons why they are so great. Cleaning up after their fallen leaves, twigs and needles is not so great. But it is just something...
GAF Roofs for Troops!
GAF Roofing is offering a rebate to the brave men & women of the U.S. Miliatry through its "Roofs for Troops" program. The $300 rebate is available to all active military, veterans & retirees through December 31, 2013. Contact Home Check Plus for more...
6 Benefits of Kitchen Islands
Does your kitchen have issues with storage, arrangement or function? Adding a kitchen island is a way to help solve these problems and they look nice too! Below are several benefits to kitchen islands. 1. An island adds storage -- another area for drawers, pull...
The Remodeling Unknowns
If you've ever watched any show on HGTV, DIY Network or the like, you're familiar with the story -- homeowners embark on a remodeling project and along the way come across something that they didn't expect...AHHH! The shock, horror, frustration, drama sure makes for...
New Pergola Awning System!
Someday (hopefully sooner than later), all the snow will be gone and it will actually be enjoyable to spend time outdoors! Minnesota summers the best! Browse our website for ideas on your deck, porch, pergola or patio project. New to the scene are awning systems for...
Helpful Guide to Selecting a Professional Remodeler
When planning to remodel your home, you want nothing less than a professional job. Who wouldn’t want the best quality in terms of workmanship and materials when it comes to improving your most prized and most valuable asset? However, when it comes to selecting a...
How to Hang Pictures on a Wall
Does hanging art on your walls make you a little nervous? We have a helpful tip! Check out this great guide on how to hang pictures and artwork by learning about positioning, measuring & hanger options: https://low.es/mrBsx2
Home Check Plus Turns 16!
Sweet 16! Yes, Home Check Plus turned 16 this year! Home remodeling has always been in my blood and the past 16 years have been great! It is very rewarding to take a project from the design phase, through construction and completing it with the final cleaning...
How to Pick a Paint Color
Picking out a paint color can be a difficult task. It is hard to know how the end product will look! We have a tip for you to make the process easier. Home Improvement Tip: If you're uncertain what paint color to select or how it will look on your walls, Sherwin...
Darn Ice Dams!
Have you noticed an ice dam forming on your roof? Learn what you should do and how to prevent ice dams. Home Maintenance Tip - Ice Dams An ice dam can form when water from melting snow re-freezes at the edge of your roof-line. Without roof snow removal, the ice dame...
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