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Area residents alleged contractor ripoffs online in 2023

A warning was posted on a Facebook community group about a Southwestern Ontario contractor allegedly ripping people off last spring.

The man had offered to work on a resident’s chimney and asked for a deposit, but never returned to do the promised job, a woman wrote in the March 23, 2023, post on the community group for Thamesville, a town in Chatham-Kent.

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“He refuses phone calls and once in a while, he’ll respond to a text with a million excuses as to why he hasn’t come back,” the woman wrote. “I have continuously asked for our

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Home remodeling projects that boost curb appeal pay off the most

Home renovation activity may have cooled somewhat compared with its pandemic-era frenzy, but homeowners are still investing in their spaces, particularly as the spring housing market heats up.

And when it comes to the return on investment, some projects now offer the highest return values in history — with a few home upgrades averaging returns of nearly 200% for the first time ever — according to the 2024 Cost vs. Value report from Zonda Media, a housing market research and analytics firm.

Garage door replacements offered the highest average return at 194%, followed by upgrading to a steel front door,

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Everything You Need To Know About Roofing Prices (2024) – Forbes Home

The primary cost factors that sway the price of roof replacement are the type of materials and the design of your roof. For example, the standard roof ranges between 1,000 and 3,000 square feet, and you can opt for anything from asphalt shingles to aluminum, clay or copper roofing.

Your roofing cost estimate will vary based on materials and labor. Roofing materials come either by the square foot, by the bundle or by roofing square—a 10 ft by 10 ft slab of materials. Additionally, up to 60% of your price will account for labor.

Our average roof replacement cost accounts

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Five highlights from our Whole-Home Repairs event · Spotlight PA

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HARRISBURG — A new Pennsylvania program to help homeowners with the cost of repairs launched last year with $125 million in federal pandemic aid. It’s one of the largest state investments of its kind in years.

Even so, overwhelming demand has led to long waitlists in many counties, Spotlight PA reported in December. And despite bipartisan support in Harrisburg, additional funding for the Whole-Homes Repair Program included in

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Allegheny County program covers home repair costs for families in need – WPXI

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — A new program in Allegheny County is taking care of home repair costs for families.

“I can relax in my house and not worry that it’s going to fall down on me,” Kelly Scatena said.

Scatena and her husband bought their house in Mount Oliver more than a decade ago and have been raising eight children.

“My house was in really bad shape, and it needed more things than I could afford to do, and they needed done sooner rather than later,” said Scatena. “I was in a pretty bad spot. We were just going to

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