1. About Us & Our New Services
2. Decrease Your Energy Bills - Plant Trees
3. Sidewalks, Trees & Fences - Who's Responsible
4. Help Your Lawn Recover From Winter
5. Our Sponsors & Affiliate Program
6. The Monthly Funny! :)
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1. About Us & Our New Services
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Planning a home renovation project and dont know where to
start? Worried about home renovation scams? Home-Work offers a
Free Public Service to help home and business owners with this
dilemma. We put companies through an extensive and ongoing
screening process. We line up screened, licensed, and insured
professionals for any type of renovation or construction project.
We save you time and hassle. Weve done your Home-Work for you.
Home-Work is pleased to announce the addition of 3 new services to
our growing service offerings. If you have any questions about our
new services, or would like to book a professional by phone,
please don't hesitate to contact us at 247-1387 or
www.homeworkcanada.com.
1. NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION:
When choosing a new home builder it is crucial that extensive
screening be performed on any prospective builders. Builders
listed with Home-Work have passed our extensive screening process.
Building a new home is the single largest investment most people
will ever make. Home-Work now has a good selection of Home
Builders we can refer to you to suite your requirements.
2. FIND A REALTOR:
As with any renovation or construction project, the Purchase or
Sale of a home, business, or commercial property is a tremendous
endeavor. It is therefore as important to have an extensive
screening process done on a Realtor which will represent you.
Home-Work has now added Realtors to our list of screened
companies. Whether buying or selling, Home-Work can now refer a
Realtor for you. Remember that using a Realtor on the purchase of
a property does not cost you anything.
3. NEW HOME QUALITY MONITORING:
Is a new concept in the building industry. You can now have an
expert in the construction industry monitor the quality of the
building process from start to finish. Most people do not know
what to look for during the building process. A Quality Monitor,
is an independent building expert who will monitor the progress of
a new home project. Conducting up to 36 inspections, from ground
breaking to final walk through, a complete report is provided from
each inspection. The quality monitor will identify any issues
early in the process, saving the home owner and the builder
greater problems and expensive revisions down the road. The
monitor will work with the home owner and the builder to resolve
these issues. For any revisions or repairs identified, the monitor
will conduct a follow up inspection and report to ensure the
repair meets expectations. Upon completion of a new home, up to 36
inspection reports, plus follow up reports, greatly enhances the
value of the home, and brings "peace of mind" to a
stressful project.
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2. Decrease Your Energy Bills, Plant Trees.
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Landscaping is a natural and beautiful way to reduce your energy
bills. Computer models predict that just three trees, properly
placed around the house, can save an average household between
$100 and $250 in energy costs annually. (Department of Energy)
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3. Sidewalks, Trees, & Fences - Who's Responsible
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It's a good idea to learn what rules apply if the sidewalk, trees
and fence become a problem. Not all responsibility ends at the
front door.Here's what you should know:
Sidewalks:
Most laws state that if you are a property owner you must make
sure passersby enjoy safe passage across walkways adjacent to your
property line.
Trees:
Generally, if the trunk of a tree is completely within your
property boundaries its care is your responsibility, according to
attorney Cora Miner Jordan."If the trunk stands partly on the
land of two or more people, it is called a boundary tree,and it
belongs to all the property owners." If, however, your
neighbor has a tree on his property with over-hanging branches,
you have a right to trim the branches back to the property line as
long as you don't work from the neighbor's property without
permission, or injure/kill the tree.
Fences:
When you build a fence on your property, it's your responsibility.
A fence on a property line shared by two or more neighbors both
owners share an equal responsibility for keeping the fence in good
repair. Likewise, no one can remove the fence without the
permission of the others. There's little you can do with fences
that don't meet your aesthetics, as long as the fence doesn't pose
a hazard. (Home Tips)
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4. Help Your Lawn Recover From Winter
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The long winter night is over and it's time to renew our lawns. In
early spring, get your lawn off to a quick start by setting your
mower a notch lower than normal to remove surface debris and any
damaged grass. If you have bare spots over-seed the area with the
correct type of grass. Don't throw your clippings in the
trash...they're valuable fertilizer for your lawn. Use a mulching
mower to return the clippings back into the turf as you mow.
As the weather gets warmer, raise the cutting height of your mower
so that you'll be cutting no more than a third of the grass blade
at one time. This will produce a healthier lawn because taller
grass promotes longer roots that need less water. (Mike Ferrara,
The Lazy Homeowner)
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5. Affiliate Program & Our Sponsors
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We are currently implementing a program called "Refer A
Friend". It's a way for you or your company to receive a gift
certificate as a thank you for referring our service. We will be
implementing this program next month so watch our website for more
details. We currently also have sponsoring companies that help
promote our service. Please find out more about them at: http://www.homeworkcanada.com/sponsors.htm
Pillar to Post Home Inspection,Re/Max First, Remax House of
Real Estate, AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services, Informative
Home Inspections, Keaco Services, Chesney's Home Hardware,
Gunther's Building Supply.
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6. The Monthly Funny! :) Bill Gates Buys A House
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Bill: "There are a few issues we need to discuss."
Contractor: "Ah, you have our basic support option. Calls are
free for the first 90 days and $75 a call thereafter. Okay?"
Bill: "Uh... First Issue.... is the light fixtures. The bulbs
we brought with us from our old home won't fit.
Contractor: "Oh! That's easy. Those bulbs aren't plug and
play.
You'll have to upgrade to the new bulbs."
Bill: "And the electrical outlets? The holes are round, not
rectangular. How do I fix that?"
Contractor: "Just uninstall and reinstall the electrical
system."
Bill: "Well... I have one last problem. Sometimes, when I
have
guests over, someone will flush the toilet and it won't stop. The
water pressure drops so low that the showers don't work."
Contractor: "That's a resource leakage problem. One fixture
is
failing to terminate and is hogging the resources preventing
access from other fixtures."
Bill: "And how do I fix that?"
Contractor: "Well, after each flush, you all need to exit the
house, turn off the water at the street, turn it back on, reenter
the house and then you can get back to work."
Bill: "That's the last straw. What kind of product are you
selling me?"
Contractor: "Hey, if you don't like it nobody made you buy
it."
Bill: "And when will this be fixed?"
Contractor: "Oh, in your next house -- which will be ready to
release sometime near the end of next year. Actually it was due
out this year, but we've had some delays..."
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