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Should You Use a General Contractor to Build Your New Home?

A new home designed and built to your liking is an exciting project, and people often want to be involved with every step of construction. For most people, your home is one of your largest investments. If you are not experienced in the fields of excavation/site work, plumbing, carpentry, electrical contracting, and other related areas of construction; you may want to consider hiring a general contractor. To read this full article, click here.

Home Improvement without Headaches

Get to know your contractor as much as possible. As for references from former customers and contact them. Visit the job sites, if possible. Get more than one estimate, especially on big jobs. If the bids differ by a wide margin, be skeptical; get more bids. Don’t assume that an extremely low bid is a bargain. To read this full article, click here.

A Senior Consumer Guide to Home Improvement

This brochure is designed to help the senior consumer who is planning a home improvement project. Problems with home improvement contractors rank near the top of all complaints received by various agencies of the State of Connecticut. To read this full article, click here. To read this full article, click here.

EPA’s Brief Guide to MOLD, MOISTURE, and YOUR HOME

The key to mold control is moisture control. If mold is a problem in your home, you should clean up the mold promptly and fix the water problem. It is important to dry water-damaged areas and items within 24-48 hours to prevent mold growth. To read this full article, click here. To read this full article, click here .

CDC Mold Questions & Answers

Mold may cause health symptoms that are nonspecific. Individuals with persistent symptoms should see their physician. However, if Stachbotrys chartarum (Stachybotrys atra) or other molds are found in a building, prudent practice recommends that they be removed. To read this full article, click here .