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Welcome to your source for helpful tips and pointers from recognized local professionals in home building, remodeling, and home improvement projects. Do you have a do-it-yourself home improvement project on the horizon? Are you considering buying or selling a home? Do you need tips from industry professionals on remodeling your home or building the custom home of your dreams? You can find it all right here at HBA For Consumers.Receive HBA Consumer News by email or RSS
Asking the insurance questions protects the homeowner
Too many times at the HBA, we hear from homeowners during or after the home building or remodeling process—after they’ve already selected a builder/remodeler that isn’t an HBA member or they’ve tried to do it themselves. They want answers and they need help because they are not satisfied. It is very difficult to help them at this point. When homeowners …
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Maintenance Tips for New Home Owners
As a new home owner, you are excited about getting your house in order — setting up furnishings, rearranging and decorating. But once you have place for everything and everything in its place, it’s time to get a handle on the routine maintenance you’ll need to perform to help ensure that you and your family live comfortably in your new …
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Three Types of People Who Can’t Afford to Miss Home Show!
ARE YOU ONE OF THREE TYPES OF PEOPLE WHO CANNOTAFFORD TO MISS THE HBA 2009 HOME SHOW? Springfield, MO — The HBA Home Show has something for everyone, and thousands of people annually attend the eagerly-anticipated regional event at the Springfield Expo Center. But in the uncertain economic times of 2009, certain people simply cannot afford to miss the opportunity …
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Home Storage Tips & Tricks
When you first move into your new home, you wonder how you are going to fill up the large, empty space. Pretty soon life takes over — and before you know it, you are wondering where all of that space went. If you find yourself struggling to find room to store everything you’ve accumulated over the years, see if these …
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Weigh Your Options Before a "Do It Yourself" Remodel
The HBA’s Home Remodeling Expo, which runs October 17-19 at the Missouri Entertainment and Event Center (Fairgrounds) E*Plex, provides homeowners with an excellent opportunity to evaluate their home improvement projects and learn more about hiring a pro when necessary. “Our seminar, ‘Which Remodeler is Right for Your Project?’, will help homeowners understand the scope of their projects, answer questions about …
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Prepare for Winter By Doing Outdoor Maintenance Chores This Fall
Although the fall season has just begun, winter is just around the corner! Take the necessary steps now to ensure your home and lawn can hold up to another cold, wet season. Lawn and Landscape Care Reseed and fertilize. Fall is a great time for new grass seed to take root, so consider reseeding in selected areas of your lawn. …
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Repair Drywall Holes
For most people, major construction projects require the expertise of professional building or remodeling general contractors and subcontractors. For building and remodeling projects, you can find a professional member of the Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield at Springfieldhba.com, or by calling 417-881-3711. But not every project requires a professional. Sometimes you need to complete routine maintenance or upkeep projects yourself. …
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Keep Bonus Rooms Comfy
In today’s new homes (and many remodeled ones) homeowners are trying to take more advantage of available space than ever before. One trend that has become prevalent is to use the space above a garage for a “bonus room” of sorts. This space, which in the past has typically been used only for attic storage, can be converted to conditioned …
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KY3: Hurricane Clips Can Help, But Won’t Make Your Home Tornado-proof
KY3′s Cara Connelly interviewed HBA President Kevin Clingan to learn how hurricane straps (also called hurricane “clips”) work. Clingan gives the scoop in this news story about what protection the straps will provide – and what protection they won’t. Share and Enjoy:
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