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Cheap vs. Pro-Grade Caulk Guns: Is the $50 One Actually Worth It?
A basic hardware-store caulk gun and a contractor-grade one do the exact same physical job — pushing sealant out of a tube — but one does it with roughly four […]
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Shop Vac Specs That Matter for a Garage, According to the Numbers
A RIDGID shop vac rated at 7.0 peak horsepower moves 202 cubic feet of air per minute. A RIDGID shop vac rated at 5.0 peak horsepower, sold in the exact […]
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Average Homeowner Now Spends $2,041 a Year Just on Maintenance — Up 17% From 2024
The average U.S. homeowner spent $2,041 on home maintenance in 2025, up from $1,750 the year before — a 16.6% jump in a single year, according to Angi’s State of […]
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Interior Painting Is the #2 Home Project Homeowners Plan This Year — Here’s What It Actually Costs
About 20% of homeowners plan to repaint a room or an entire interior sometime in 2026, enough to put the project in second place on Angi’s ranking of the year’s […]
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How Often You Actually Need a Chimney Sweep, According to the Data
An eighth of an inch. That’s the exact thickness of sooty creosote buildup that tells a professional sweep it’s time to clean a masonry fireplace, according to the Chimney Safety […]
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More Than a Third of Over-Budget Renovations Blow Past Their Estimate by 30% or More
Among homeowners whose professionally hired renovation went over budget, slightly more than a third spent at least 30% beyond their original estimate, according to Angi’s 2026 State of Home Spending […]
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92% of Home Renovation Projects Run At or Over Budget, Even With a Professional Hired
Ninety-two percent of homeowners who recently hired a professional for a home project finished at or above their original budget, and 43% blew past their initial estimate entirely, according to […]
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18% of Homeowners Now Budget Nothing for Home Maintenance, Double the Rate From a Year Ago
Eighteen percent of U.S. homeowners now budget nothing at all for home maintenance, roughly double the 9% who said the same one year earlier, according to Hippo Insurance’s fourth annual […]
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$16,474 Is the Average Cost to Convert a Garage Into Livable Space in 2026
A one-car garage conversion runs $16,474 on average nationally, and two-car versions frequently clear $30,000 before you’ve chosen a single finish, according to 2026 national remodeling cost data compiled by […]
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Fixing a Botched DIY Job Costs $1,600 on Average, More Than Some Projects Cost Done Right
Nearly half of DIY homeowners, 46%, eventually hire a professional to redo work they attempted themselves, and that redo costs more than $1,600 on average, according to a national Sears […]