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The Costs Involved With Finishing Your Basement
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The Costs Involved With Finishing Your Basement

- by Ethan Wallace

Basement Finishing – How much will it cost?

Every person who has believed in finishing their basement has probably wondered, “How much will this gonna cost?” While no contractor can give an exact price without inspecting the actual basement, several recommendations can help provide you with a quick initial estimate.

Before we even get into the recommendations, it’s important to suit your needs as being a consumer to know what form of contractor you prefer to complete the job. Since you’ve arrived at an internet site that only chooses qualified and experienced contractors, we’ll assume that you will need to work with a contractor which is fully insured. Fully insured ensures that your contractor will have valid liability insurance, workman’s compensation insurance, and that their subcontractors could have all required insurance policies as well. It’s not unusual for smaller, self-performing contractors to get missing one of these policies, as well …

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Natural Methods Of Keeping Mosquitoes Away

- by Ethan Wallace

Whether you’re hosting a party outside or you want to enjoy a few quiet moments sitting on your deck, mosquitoes can often make outdoor activities uncomfortable. The flying pests tend to be a bit more prominent after it rains or when humidity levels are higher. Fortunately, there are a few natural repellents that you can use outside if you don’t want to use chemicals.

Lemon Oil

You’ve probably seen various cleaning products for the home that contain a lemon fragrance in them. Lemon oil is also beneficial for keeping mosquitoes away while you’re outside. Combine one part of lemon oil with equal amounts of eucalyptus oil, spraying it on surfaces outside or putting a small amount on cotton balls that are left in a container on a table outside.

Lovely Lavender

The smell of lavender is often relaxing for many people. However, mosquitoes are repelled by the smell of either …

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The Battle with the Bird

- by Ethan Wallace

Most people don’t expect a wild animal to come into their homes. Last month, I had a bird fly into the window while I was changing the screen. It wasn’t just any ordinary bird, but a woodpecker. The bird decided to take a strike at my shutters and hit them so hard that they fell down. It was the wildest thing I ever saw, and I tried to get the bird to go back outside, but he started making a lot of noise and I ran away. I had to get new plantation shutters to replace the old ones that were damaged by the bird.

I thought that bird would never leave my home, but he finally did, and when he did, I ran into the room and closed the window so that he couldn’t come back.…

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Build Your Own Home Studio

- by Ethan Wallace

You are a musician, having a home studio can be fun. It can let you have a space and tools to experiment, practice or even make an album. Whether you are trying to hit the big time or are just a hobbiest, here are some tips for setting up a home music studio.

Optimize the acoustics

Commercial sound studios can look like a movie set of the inside of a space ship. There are commercial products that you can buy, to put acoustically perfect baffles on the wall, to optimize the way sound moves around the room and home much is absorbed or bounced off the walls.

There are also DIY techniques to make a room with the best sound. You can buy egg crate foam and staple it to the walls. You can also use carpet or cork.

Get the tools

You are going to need more than a …

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