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Adam Taylor
- Jun 5
- 4 min
Help! My Roof Is Leaking, And I Don’t Know What to Do
Drip, drip, drip. While this might be a welcome sound coming from your coffee pot, when the drips are dropping from your ceiling, there’s...
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Get an Eric
- Apr 19
- 4 min
One Hour DIY Home Improvement Ideas You Can Do This Weekend
When you have some extra time on a weekend, you may be eager to take on a home improvement project but not something that’s going to...
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The Get an Eric Team
- Apr 19
- 3 min
Earth Day: Eco-friendly Home Improvement
Earth Day: Eco-friendly Home Improvement
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Get an Eric
- Apr 18
- 3 min
10 Home Maintenance Projects to Do in Spring
Chicago winters can take a toll on your building or home. As the weather gets warmer and the flowers start to bloom, spring is a perfect...
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Get an Eric
- Dec 27, 2022
- 3 min
Should You Ask Guests to Remove Their Shoes and 4 Tips to Protect Your Floor
Have you ever walked into someone’s home and suddenly been asked to remove your shoes? Nothing is worse than cold feet on a cold day or...
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Get an Eric
- Dec 7, 2022
- 3 min
Easy Ways to Incorporate Viva Magenta! Into Home Decor
Pantone Announces 2023 Color of The Year and Here's How to Use it. There is no doubt that we all have a preference in how we decorate our...
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Get an Eric
- Nov 28, 2022
- 3 min
The Top 7 Most Requested Renovations of 2022
While it may seem that we handyman/contractors end up doing repetitive work, we’re actually often surprised at our client’s requests and...
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Get an Eric
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
Top Tips for Winterizing Your Home Now
In Chicago, there are two key things being able to open the windows in the summer and keep the cold air out in the winter which is coming...
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Get an Eric
- Jun 12, 2022
- 3 min
How to Prepare for Your Home Renovation Project
The economy may be slowing down a touch, but it’s not effecting home renovations. In fact, due, in part, to work from home schedules,...
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The Get an Eric Team
- Jun 6, 2022
- 4 min
Working with a Contractor: Trust is a Two-Way Street
When it comes to home renovations today, it’s easy to understand why you may feel insecure. So many tails of bad contractors doing bad...
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The Get an Eric Team
- Sep 9, 2021
- 4 min
From Chef to Handyman, Here's How to Make a Career Change
If you're one of the millions of Americans rethinking your career during the "Great Resignation", this story may inspire you to make a...
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Get an Eric
- Feb 6, 2021
- 2 min
7 Home Improvement Projects to Do by Spring
With most of the country covered in snow and polar vortex temperatures, it's hard to imagine, that soon, spring will be not just on the...
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Get an Eric
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Tips for Hiring a Handyman: Do You Want Quality or Savings?
We know that it's an investment to make home repairs, updates and even undergo major renovations. In today's Amazon world of trying to...
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Get an Eric
- Oct 24, 2020
- 4 min
Feeling Safe Shouldn't Be a Luxury. Here's How You Can Have a More Secure at Home on a Budget
Everyone's talking about "the smart home of the future". That's great and all, but many of the features smart appliances, in particular,...
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Get an Eric
- Oct 12, 2020
- 4 min
Top 5 Things to Know Before Paying a Handyman/Contractor
When you have a home improvement or renovation project that is out of your scope and ability, you want to find the right person who will...
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Get an Eric
- Sep 10, 2020
- 4 min
Top 14 Home Improvement Projects to Complete This Fall That Will Save You Money
Summer is over and as we enter, begrudgingly, into fall, there are certain projects you will want to do around the house before winter...
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Get an Eric
- Aug 10, 2020
- 4 min
The Top 10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Handyman/Contractor
Why does it always seem so hard to find good, honest handy persons of integrity? Sadly, like many service-based industries,not all professio
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