Four DIY home improvements which won’t ‘add value’ to your home and ‘turn-off’ buyers
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Four DIY home improvements which won’t ‘add value’ to your home and ‘turn-off’ buyers

According to MyJobQuote.co.uk, there are certain home improvements which “don’t add value” to a property at all, and some may even “reduce the value” of a property.

To help Britons make the right choices, property and construction expert Thomas Goodman from MyJobQuote.co.uk, has shared a list of “pointless DIY projects” to avoid.

1. Converting your home to open plan

The expert explained: “Open-plan living spaces were once very popular. However, they are now not a great way to upgrade your home if you’re looking to add value.

“Converting your home to an open-plan design won’t add much value if anything,

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Panthers ‘excited’ heading home, looking to respond in Game 3 of Cup Final
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Panthers ‘excited’ heading home, looking to respond in Game 3 of Cup Final

Paul Maurice said the Florida Panthers felt “strong” heading home for the next two games despite being down 2-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final.

The Panthers, who were outscored by a combined 12-4 in losing the first two games of the best-of-7 series, hosts Game 3 at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Thursday (8 pm ET; TNT, TBS, truTV, CBC, SN, TVAS).

“We feel that our best hockey is still ahead of us,” the Panthers coach said Tuesday. “We feel that we certainly haven’t controlled the game at times, but in the first

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5 Favorite Beautiful Antique Treasures
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5 Favorite Beautiful Antique Treasures

I am a sucker for something that needs a little bit of love. I see the potential for a fault. Meaning- I look at something that someone fell out of love with or forgot about and no longer needs and see all the things that it could become. Our house is a great example of that. Though, the house definitely needed a lot more than a little bit of love.

But old furniture and pieces with history always talk to me too. And when I find something with carvings, fluted legs, beautiful old patina – I love them. And if

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Radical renovation upgrades aging bank HQ into energy efficient office
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Radical renovation upgrades aging bank HQ into energy efficient office

UNStudio recently completed an extensive renovation of a former bank headquarters in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. The firm has vastly improved the aging building’s energy efficiency while rearranging its interior layout to be suitable for use as a modern office.

The building, named Fellenoord 15, could no longer accommodate an expanding workforce due to an outdated interior layout that meant colleagues had to work apart from one another.

Though a new building was considered, on inspection UNStudio realized that the basic structural shell itself was sound and could be retained and improved. According to the firm, carrying out a renovation produced

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Tractor Supply Is the Home Improvement Stock to Buy Now, Analyst Says
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Tractor Supply Is the Home Improvement Stock to Buy Now, Analyst Says

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Roth MKM rates Tractor Supply stock at Buy.

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Home improvement retailers have had a tough 2023, and their coming first-quarter earnings reports might not do much to help the stocks. The picture, however, could brighten as the year goes on, making some stocks worth considering.

HomeDepot

(ticker: HD) and Lowe’s (LOW) are slated to report first-quarter results one week apart, on May 16 and 23, respectively. Consensus calls for both companies’ per-share earnings to dip year over year. Analysts expect Home Depot to deliver earnings of $3.86 a share, down from $4.09 in the first quarter

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What type of reno contract is right for you?
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What type of reno contract is right for you?

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‘Home Improvement’ star Zachery Ty Bryan downplays domestic violence allegation: ‘Blown out of proportion’
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‘Home Improvement’ star Zachery Ty Bryan downplays domestic violence allegation: ‘Blown out of proportion’

“Home Improvement” star Zachery Ty Bryan downplayed a 2020 altercation between him and Johnnie Faye Cartwright, who at the time was the actor’s secret girlfriend.

Bryan, who had been seeing Cartwright for two years while married, was arrested in October 2020 and charged with felony strangulation, fourth-degree assault, coercion, fishing, harassment and interference with making a police report. The police dropped the charges besides fishing and fourth-degree assault, and Bryan chose to plead guilty.

He now says the arrest “got so blown out of proportion” and downplayed the events that occurred in a new interview.

“We didn’t even really get

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How to Create a Beautiful Summer Bedroom
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How to Create a Beautiful Summer Bedroom

Summer is all about light, bright and airy- with a burst of warm sunshine and pretty and when it comes to bedroom decor- summer bedroom style is all about that too.

How to Create a Beautiful Summer Bedroom

Refreshing the bedrooms for summer is a simple and such a fun thing to do. From fresh linens to fresh flowers – and today for Friday Favorites- I am sharing a few of my tried and true styling tips to create a summer bedroom that your guests (or yourself) will love- along with some ideas for getting the look in your ownhome. Stay tuned for a few changes I

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