4 Ways to Use Landscaping to Increase Your Home’s Energy Efficiency
Keeping your home cool when it's hot outside, and warm in the cold weather can take a lot of energy and run up your power bills. Sure, you can seal your home against drafts and install energy-efficient windows, but your landscaping can make your home significantly...
How to Create a Home Improvement Project Budget
Here's how to make a renovation project budget, including factoring in project materials and preparing for contingencies, plus what not to forget when planning. Creating a budget for a home improvement project can be daunting if not downright overwhelming,...
Home Fire Escape Plans
Fire can spread rapidly through your home, leaving you as little as one or two minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Your ability to get out of your home during a fire depends on advance warning from smoke alarms and advance planning. Why do you need a...
The Importance of Inspecting Your Home Ladder
Summer is here and for many, that means home DIY projects are back! But that also means potential injuries and fatalities are too, if not careful. Annually, ladder-related incidents cause over 500,000 injuries and approximately 300 deaths. Most ladder deaths are from...
Yard Work Safety Tips to Keep You Out of the ER
Amid all the green lawns and manicured gardens of summer lies a grim statistic: Every year, while mowing the grass, cutting a branch, or power washing a deck, at least 100 people die and an estimated 143,000 are injured badly enough to require a trip to the emergency...
Spring Home Maintenance
It's finally the season when everything springs into action again — including you. Now’s the time to roll up your sleeves and take care of the things you’ve neglected during the winter months. You’ll want to ready your home for the impending summer weather. Spring...
How to Stain a Deck
By Katie Bandurski August 15, 2017 Whether you're staining a deck for the first time or touching up an existing stain job, these simple steps will help your deck look its best. All you need to do is prep the wood, power wash, and apply stain. It's a super simple...
9 Must-Follow Dos and Don’ts for Choosing the Best Front Door Color
Ready for a front door refresh but not sure where to start? Look to these expert color tips and discover the perfect hue for your home. By Sydney Price Updated March 05, 2020 Your front door color shouldn't be an afterthought. After all, it's the first thing people...
Clients LOVE Matney Construction Services!
February is the month dedicated to celebrating LOVE for those special people in your life - Mom/Dad, Husband/Wife/Partner, Son/Daughter, and even us, Your Construction Company!! Yes, that’s right, Construction Company. Our clients express their love for us not only...
Cork Flooring: Comfortable and Earth-Friendly
By Jan Soults Walker March 18, 2016 On the hunt for a flooring material that's attractive, easy underfoot, and not harmful to the environment? Cork flooring could be the perfect choice for you. Here's what you need to know before you decide. There's so much to like...