HomeAdditionPlus.com now Available on YouTube

HomeAdditionPlus.com adds Helpful DIY Home Improvement Videos to its Collection of Home Improvement Information

Monday, March 19, 2007: HomeAdditionPlus.com announced today its move to expand its presence in the Do-it-Yourself home improvement space by now providing video content on its website. The video content will complement its existing collection of Home Improvement, Home remodeling, and home repair information.

HomeAdditionPlus.com, and the HomeAdditionPlus channel on YouTube, which can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/HomeAdditionPlus, is targeted to provide informative and useful video information to do-it-yourself homeowners on all aspects of home remodeling and construction. In addition to how-to advice, the sites will also include home building product reviews, and interviews with various experts in the home building trade.

Visit http://www.youtube.com/HomeAdditionPlus and make sure to subscribe to the channel. HomeAdditionPlus.com will be adding new and useful home improvement videos on a regular basis that you will not want to miss.

HomeAdditionPlus.com is the home improvement resource for finding accurate and helpful information for your specific home project needs.

Contact Information:

Mark Donovan
webmaster@homeadditionplus.com

DECRA Metal Roofing Shingles

By Mark J. Donovan

DECRA’s metal roofing shingles, look like traditional asphalt shingles when installed. The metal shingles are sold in bundles and squares. Each metal shingle is 21” x 52” in width and height and is stone-coated in one of five color variations.

DECRA’s stone-coated metal shingles are much less sensitive to damage. You can walk on them without concern for denting. They are also guaranteed to not be damaged by hail due to their unique construction.

DECRA’s metal shingles weigh approximately one third of standard asphalt shingles. They are extremely light which enables them to frequently be installed over existing asphalt shingle layer(s). As a result, the labor cost savings associated with installing metal shingles can somewhat mitigate their high unit cost.

DECRA metal shingles are installed similarly to regular asphalt shingles, however they include an interlocking mechanism between the top of one course of shingles and the bottom of another. This interlocking mechanism helps to enable DECRA to provide a 120MPH wind warranty with its metal shingles.

To learn more on metal roofing installation and technology see Metal Roofing Installation.

I’m Buying a Portable Electric Generator for the Home

By Mark J. Donovan

Today I decided that it is finally time to buy a portable electric generator for the home. I have been putting off buying a portable electric generator for years, but no longer. After spending the past 24 hours in a frigid home due to an ice storm and a subsequent loss of electricity, I told myself today – No More.

As the sun was setting and I was contemplating how I was going to keep my plumbing pipes from freezing this evening the electricity finally came back on. However, only after the freezer defrosted and several trips to the creek to fill buckets of water to flush toilets.

Next week, when Home Depot has replenished its portable electric generator supplies, I’ll be there, credit card in hand. Unlike 5 years ago, this time I mean it!

Housing Market is Still on a Tear

In a report issued this week, it stated that existing homes sold at their fastest pace in history last month. The median price for a home also hit a record high. However, many private economists indicated that they believe the housing market is nearing its peak.

In June, existing homes sold at an all time annual high rate of 7.33 million units. This represented an increase of 2.7 percent from the seasonally adjusted sales pace in May, according to a report Monday from the National Association of Realtors.

The strength in sales helped pushed the median price of an existing home to a new record of $219,000, a gain of 14.7 percent from the median, or midpoint, for homes sold a year ago.

Based on this data, it would appear that investing in your home is a slam dunk financial decision.

Backgrounder on TheBuilder

Over the past 20+ years I have been involved with Building homes and additions to homes. I have also completed a variety of projects on existing homes including Framing, Electrical, Plumbing, Deck Building, Tiling, Carpeting, Wallpapering, Laying Brick Walkways, Building Concrete Patios, Insulating, Sheet Rocking, Finish Trimwork, Door Hanging, Window Istallation and Painting.

Specific Projects have included:

• Framing 3 homes.
• Finishing the Upstairs on 2 homes. (Framing, Electric, Plumbing, Sheetrocking, Painting, Finish Trim work)
• Finishing 2 basements (with a Bathroom in one of the Basements). Jobs included Framing, Electric, Plumbing, Sheetrocking, Finish Trimwork, Installing Doors and Windows, Painting, putting in Stairs, etc.)

With this Blog Site, I will provide helpful hints on performing many of the tasks necessary in making home improvements to your house.

If you have particular questions related to a Home project that you are considering, please comment on my site, and I will attempt to offer some sage advice.