Homeowner Resources
2021 Kitchen Remodel Trends
Wait - Are These Kitchen Trends from 1921...or 2021? The year’s 1921, and the world is grappling with the aftermath of the 1918 flu pandemic. This...
Gutter Guards: Secret Low Maintenance Upgrade
Little Upgrades Make A BIG Difference. My friend Kim just bought her first dishwasher. She moved here with her husband from Pittsburgh and, having...
How Cladding Increases Your Home’s Value
Hop Into A Housing Time Machine. Imagine this: It’s the 1850’s and you’ve just finished construction on your new home. Most of the houses in your...
How to Remove Algae From Vinyl Siding
Picture a cottage in the woods. Branches wrap around the asides as moss climbs the foundation, creating perfect spirals of greenery. It’s the...
Ask Vern: Adding a Deck to my Historic Home?
“Hey Vern, A few years back, my wife and I purchased a home from a historic neighborhood. We spent the first couple of years working on the...
5 Historic Buildings in Pennsylvania
It’s December of 1777, and George Washington’s small army is on the march towards Valley Forge. The temperature hadn’t yet dropped to the lows later...