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Savvy Homeowners Enjoy The Seasons ...

Few products in our sometimes elaborate, current lifestyles, have mattered more personally to homeowners than window screens. For ventilation inside the home without pesky disease carrying insects ...

No Room For A Door? Slide It Aside The Wall

There are many places through most houses where doors that slide rather than swing can provide space saving advantages.

Folding Doors Have You In A Jamb? Here's A Quick And Easy Solution

If you're like most people, you know how much of a problem "balky" folding closet doors can be.

Jeld-Wen Introduces Environmentally Friendly SFI Certified Options For Windows And Patio Doors

As part of its growing commitment to sustainability, JELD-WEN, the world's leading manufacturer of reliable windows and doors, is now offering Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) certified wood windows and patio doors ...

Open The Door To A New Home Décor

From newlyweds and urban singles to second-home owners and empty nesters, home décor and remodeling isn’t just for the pros any more.

The Importance Of Well-Fitting And Well-Maintained Window Screens

Spring rushes in with it share of home improvement challenges just as certainly as certainly as the scent of flowering trees and warm breezes. None more important than ventilation ...

Egress Window Well Systems Provide Safety And Peace Of Mind

Family rooms, kids' playrooms, home offices, bedrooms, and home theaters are just a few popular uses for today's basement living spaces.

Refresh a Home’s Look with GILA® Window Film

Decorating a home doesn't have to mean a life-long commitment to the same look.

Divide And Conquer Spaces Creatively In Your Home

Doors should do more than just hang around and sit on their hinges. They should be dynamic parts of the home, helping you divide and conquer interior spaces in creative ways that enrich your lifestyle.

Bathroom Beautification Begins At The Door

The bathroom is usually the smallest room in the house, but it's possible to reclaim as much as 10 square feet of space.

Look Out! Are Your Window Treatments Unsafe For Children?

How safe is your house? There can be many unseen hazards in a home with children and pets ...

Want More Space? More Privacy? Think "Pocket Door"

Ever think of how much space a standard swinging door can eat up? Anywhere from 8 to 10 square feet around the entryway. So think about this: any room or hallway can virtually be expanded -- just by installing a door-in-the-wall with the Johnson Pocket Door

Vinyl Wrap Glass Block Windows Are Ready To Install

Stark Glass Block makes ready-to-install Vinyl Wrap glass block windows that require no mortar or masonry work.

New Campaign Emphasizes Health Aspect of Screens

"For Health’s Sake", a vigorous new campaign introduced at the 52nd Annual Screen Manufacturer's Association Meeting in Florida, is tasked with revitalizing and refocusing industry efforts countrywide to the necessity of window screening

Garaga Launches Its New Vintage Country-Style Door

A garage door has long been considered solely functional, but now the largest moving part of your home is undergoing architectural style.

Safety by Design Continues National Rollout of the Turner Lock

The Turner Lock is a single-cylinder deadbolt lock that can be locked from the outside of the home with one quick keyless turn.

Year Around Safety Tips For Window Screens

Each year thousands of small children are seriously harmed or killed when they fall out of windows guarded only by window screens.

Raised Panel Interior Doors Add Beauty And Elegance

Decorative raised paneled doors enhance the appearance and style of a home, and, at the same time, they increase the home’s value. Through every room in the home, doors are highly visible and a reflection of the owners’s taste.

Screen Replacement Tips

With a few tools, the proper materials and these screen replacement tips from the Screen Manufacturers Association, summer screen repair can be a simple afternoon do-it-yourself project.

Solar Screens Block Heat While Enhancing Windows

If you are remodeling or building a new home, you probably have already discovered that windows represent a large investment. What you may not yet realize is that solar screens can work together with your windows to block heat and help reduce damage from ultraviolet rays.

Front Door Replacement: New Front Doors Provide Exterior Appeal And Interior Light

One of the simplest ways to make an update to your home—one that affects both exterior and interior aesthetics—is a front door replacement.

Custom Built New And Replacement Windows Offer Quality, Convenience And Choice

With time and money at a premium, homeowners are becoming more selective about replacement products and home improvement projects they undertake in and around their homes. Quality, convenience, choice and design flexibility are increasingly important, and custom built replacement windows from Pozzi deliver on all fronts.

Triple-Hung Windows: A Modern Classic

The idea of a triple-hung window is not new. One of the earliest homeowners to recognize its benefits was Thomas Jefferson, United States President, diplomat, author, and architect.

Replacing Old Windows In Your Home

Vinyl replacement windows, pioneered by CertainTeed, offer a combination of style, thermal efficiency, low maintenance and lasting performance--all at a competitive price.

Decorative Glass Panels Offer A Touch Of Glass

Decorative art glass used in doors, sidelight panels, cabinet doors, ceiling lights and windows can create a unique, custom appearance for your home. And the recent introduction of decorative glass products for the do-it-yourself market makes it easier than ever for homeowners to exercise their creative freedom.

Garage Door Options: How To Choose The Right Garage Door For Your Home

Garage door options are as varied as the garages they serve. Before you buy a garage door, it's important to understand the different garage door options available, as well as the correct way of measuring your door opening to ensure an excellent fit.

Put A Door Where You Didn't Think You Could

In places where a swinging door would waste space and a door-in-the-wall can't be installed, an easy to use hardware set from Johnson Hardware solves your problem by letting you wall mount a door. Johnson also offers Wall Mount Door Locks that can ...

Divide And Conquer Spaces Creatively In Your Home

Doors should do more than just hang around and sit on their hinges. They should be dynamic parts of the home, helping you divide and conquer interior spaces in creative ways that enrich your lifestyle.

For a Quick Home Makeover, Change Your Interior Doors

With the growing number of home decorating and improvement shows on cable and network TV, as well as syndicated radio, newspaper columns, magazines and special Web sites devoted to the subject, do-it-yourself (DIY) has become today's hottest hom ...

Screens Don't Keep Children In Or Natural Disasters Out

While the great outdoors brings many pleasures it also opens us up to worries like insects bites, children at danger from falling out of windows and damage caused by storms, like hurricanes and tornadoes.

New, Sleek CertaLock™ Sash Lock Helps Ensure Secure, Automatic Lock On CertainTeed Vinyl Windows

The new CertaLock™ Sash Lock by CertainTeed Corporation helps provide peace of mind with its automatic lock technology.

CMI Introduces Two-Panel Plank Interior Door

Keeping pace with current design trends, CMI has introduced the new Corvado two-panel, square-top plank interior door.

Energy Efficiency, Safety, And Innovation In Modern Residential Window Screens

While new homes today are typically equipped with energy efficient window screens that are an integral component of the window itself, there are homeowners galore who still face the seasonal task of exchanging screens for storm windows.

Wood Doors Combine Elegance, Durability And Energy Efficiency

When most people think about interior design, they typically only think of paint, window treatments and furniture. Yet doors play a much bigger role in a home's architectural styling and upgrading them can have a dramatic effect.

When You Need To Corral Closet Clutter, Pocket Door Frames Open Up Space

As a rule, people only use about ten percent of their belongings. Most of the other ninety percent is clutter, which can take over your space if not properly organized.

No Room For A Door? Slide It Aside The Wall

There are many places through most houses where doors that slide rather than swing can provide space saving advantages. But genuine pocket doors that slide inside of walls can't always be installed, due to obstacles such as room configuration or costs.

Window Sash Replacement Kits

Maintaining the charm and original look of older homes usually means dealing with the problem of old windows. Often older double hung windows don't operate smoothly, won't shut tightly or sometimes won't open at all. Worst of all, they're drafty and inefficient, a problem that's hard to ignore as fall and winter set in.

Weck Glass Block In Eurocolors Adds Another Dimension To Contemporary Decor

Weck, long a European leader in glass block of high quality and aesthetic design, also offers a range of decorator colors that lend uncommon interest and excitement to building interiors and exteriors.

Replacing Window Screens Is Easy And Inexpensive

Early Spring is a good time to repair or replace window screens. "Besides being a home's first line of defense against flying insects, clean, well kept window screens make a home more attractive," says Peter Miranda, Executive Director of the Insect Screening Weavers Association.

Shopping For High Quality Vinyl Windows

Vinyl windows have become one of the most popular options for homeowners looking to add value to their homes. Real estate agents estimate that windows rank right up there with kitchen and bathroom renovations as one of the best methods of home improvement.

Aluminum Window Advantages: Invest In The Best

Selecting replacement windows for your home is a lot like selecting the best financial investment. When you invest your money, you look for long term advantages, a consistent return, and a no-worry, no-hassle choice.