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Episode #77 – Is Your House a Money Pit?

August 20, 2009
chimney_s

The Handyguys take a detour this week to interview Craig Smith from http://www.servicemagic.com/ to discuss a recent survey on home maintenance costs.
Do you know how much you spend each year to maintain your home?  Are you spending too much?  The servicemagic.com survey summarizes the actual cost of maintaining a home. While some homes are slow [...]

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Episode #18 – Finished Basement Planning and Dealing with Building Codes

May 22, 2008
A nice door makes entering your basement inviting

The Handyguys give an overview of how to plan for your finished basement.
Part 3 in the Basement Finishing Series

Now that your basement is ready to finish, you need to develop a plan to execute that construction job down under. The Handyguys know some creative visionaries can see the complete construction plan in their head [...]

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Episode #17 – Is Your Basement Ready?

May 15, 2008
Another during and after picture of a Handyguys basement

The Handyguys help you determine whether your unfinished basement is suitable for finishing.
Part 2 in the basement finishing series.

Are you tired of that dirty old basement which is filled with all of the junk that you don’t need? Have you been waiting to use that pneumatic nailer you recently purchased? Then it is time to [...]

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Episode #16 To DIY your basement or not… that is the question

May 8, 2008
The gas fireplace going in and complete in Handyguy Brian’s basement

The Handyguys discuss how to evaluate whether finishing your basement is a job for the DIYer. They also discuss a new site for finding and reviewing contractors.
Episode #1 in the Basement Finishing Series

There are many projects to do around the house but sometimes the handy guy can bite off more then he (or [...]

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