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Winterizing Your Home

Winter weather can wreak havoc on your home's exterior if you’re not prepared. Snow, ice, and fluctuating temperatures pose risks to your asphalt roofing shingles, siding, and composite decking. Proper maintenance and prevention strategies can save you time, money, and stress. Here’s how to protect these key areas of your home this winter.

5 Top Window Trends We Expect to See in 2025

When it’s time to replace windows, it can be a big decision involving considerations like cost, style, energy efficiency, and durability. We reached out to FIXr to gather insights on the top window trends for 2025. According to these industry insiders, here's what homeowners are prioritizing most when choosing new windows.

Transforming and Protecting Your Underdeck Space: A Guide to Enhancing Your Home

Homeowners can add value, functionality, and enjoyment to their homes by transforming and protecting the area under their decks. Often overlooked, the space under second-story decks can be transformed from a dark, unused area into a vibrant gathering spot for family and friends. Here’s how to create and protect your underdeck space effectively.

How to Winterize Your Home

What Makes a Window Energy Efficient?

How to Find the Right Siding for Your Home and Budget

With modern additions in the siding world it’s easy enough to make the leap from the grocery aisle to the sample station. There’s modern vinyl, fiber cement, and composite. Within those product types there are different manufacturers, and within that category thousands of colors, textures, sizes, and styles. There’s also trim work to consider. And what about considerations outside of aesthetics? Cost, durability, performance, and maintenance are all worthwhile considerations.

One Home 5 Palettes

Choosing a color for your new siding can be difficult.... I reached out to one of Marshall's color experts to see what he had to say. Learn more here.

Siding for New England: What to Know and What to Ask

Fiber cement, composite siding, and vinyl all have unique qualities, and each product is suitable for New England homes. So, how do you make a decision about what's best for you? Pricing, color fading, and trim options, are all things to consider. Learn more here.

How To Make Your Windows Sparkle With Water and Reusable Cleaning Cloth

Learn how to make your windows sparkle with nothing more than water and a reusable cleaning cloth.

How to Prevent and Remove Ice Dams

A Guide to Navigating Home Insurance Claims in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

Classic Cedar Shingle Look with Modern Vinyl Siding Benefits

Too Busy to Remodel?

5 New Year’s Resolutions For Your Home

What are the Pros and Cons of Vinyl Siding?

8 Things to Know Before you Replace the Windows in your Home

How to Deal With Pushy Home Improvement Salespeople

8 Ways Your Gutters are Destroying Your Home

How to Prepare for Replacement Windows

Single Pane Windows vs. Double Pane Windows

How to Keep Your Vinyl Siding Looking Beautiful

How to Hire the Best Siding Contractor

How to Maintain Your New Roof to Last a Lifetime

How to Stop a Roof Leak

10 Early Warning Signs of Home Maintenance Problems

Show Your Home Some Love: The Ultimate Home Maintenance Checklist

How to Safely Remove Snow From Your Roof

Cut Down On Your Energy Bill: How to Keep Your Home Warm & Cozy for the Holidays

9 Simple Ways to Make Your Home Ready for Winter

How to Paint Your Front Door in 6 Easy Steps

How To Clean and Inspect Your Gutters for Fall

8 Ways to Prepare Your Home for Hurricane Season

55 Brilliant Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks

How To Choose Vinyl Siding Colors

3 Simple Steps To Clean, Healthy Fun This Summer – Essential Home Projects For June

4 Tips for Choosing Replacement Windows

Protect Your Gutters (And Yourself)

Six Things To Consider When Choosing The Right Siding

Should You Paint or Reside Your Home?

Window Cleaning Tips

Re-Purpose Old Windows, Doors, and Gutters

Tips for Choosing a Contractor

Winter Roofing Issues