Construction and Home Improvement Resources

Patio covers are an attractive way to make your outdoor living space functional and practical all year long. They are often designed to blend into your home’s existing roofline and can provide decades of enjoyment. In this infographic, Rick’s Custom Fencing & Decking explores many of the benefits and options associated with solid patio covers.

Here are five things that will help you stay comfortable this summer and save cash on your AC unit, put together by the folks over at Interstate Air Conditioning & Heating Regular maintenance is the key to a smooth and efficient running unit. The cost of regular maintenance will pay off in the end and you’ll enjoy piece of mind that your AC unit won’t stop working unexpectedly and at the worst times.

Whether you’re looking to bring shade to your outdoor living space or create a walkway overhung with climbing vines, Pergolas offer simple, cost-effective solutions that will add value to your home. Because they are versatile in their design, Pergolas can be customized to complement many styles of home and landscape. In the following infographic, Rick’s Fencing helps homeowners visualize some of the most common types and styles of pergolas.

Here HomeZada illustrates the quintessential elements of the Modern, Contemporary, Traditional, Industrial/Urban, and Classic style of interior design. Think of it as a “cheat sheet” for beginners who would like to dress their interiors in a particular style, but don’t know how to.

Garden walls, otherwise known as “vertical gardens,” have gained a lot of notoriety over recent years and can come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them even scale entire buildings, while others sit in offices, gardens or residential homes. In the following infographic from Bridgman, learn how to create your own vertical garden using wooden pallets.

Neal Caffrey is a main character in the USA Network original series White Collar and who works as a criminal consultant for the White Collar Crime Division of the FBI in New York City. This infographic by FingerPrintDoorLocks looks at how a criminal like Neal could steal your jewelry, firearms, silver, and cash, all in about 12 seconds once inside your home.

Take a delightful, illustrated journey through the thrilling world of screw-in light bulbs in this infographic. Learn how to tell the difference between all sorts of light bulbs from the standard household A-lamp to the more exotic globes, tubular lamps, and many more.

Home decor styles are becoming as elaborate as the number of ways to interact with others and express yourself through networking sites such as Pinterest, Facebook and Houzz. This infographic by HSN reveals how consumers are utilizing social media to find inspiration, plan projects and perpetuate their home decor addiction.

It is one of our worst fears – waking up to or somehow being part of a fire in your home. How to escape? What to save, So many questions with so little time. The folks at Piper Fire Protection have put together the following infographic designed to help you plan for an escape. It looks at planning an escape route and other useful information to help you and your family be ready in the event of a dreaded fire.

Every time I hear about someone having to move, I cringe just thinking about the horror if I ever have to move again. We just have way too much stuff! Are you in the same scenario as I? You’re not alone and will probably feel like your next move is a walk in the park after learning about some of the biggest moves in history. We are talking “The Statue of Liberty” size moves.