Whether you’re afraid to make a big commitment or unsure of the housing market’s stability, it’s never a bad idea to weigh the pros and cons of renting. Instead of running around searching the Internet for reasons to rent or own, look no further than this infographic to tell you useful info to help you make a well-informed decision.
If you’re tired of renting contact us and we can help you find build your dream home.
Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is going to be participating in the Home Builders Blitz 2012 in Payson during the second week of September as part of the national effort to build, rehabilitate or repair more than 200 homes Habitat homes across the United States. The goal of the Home Builders Blitz is to build a home in one week.
Habitat for Humanity of Utah County is currently looking for businesses and community members to support its efforts in the following areas: contractors, subcontractors, building material and supplies, breakfast for 40 volunteers, lunch for 40 volunteers, dinner for 20 volunteers, snacks and water for volunteers, Adopt-a-Room sponsors, and general volunteers during the week.
They are looking for the following building materials:
Can you help?
To volunteer, donate, or for more information, go to www.habitatuc.org, call (801) 344-8527, or follow the group at www.facebook.com/pages/Habitat-for-Humanity-of-Utah-County/128202680583235 or at www.twitter.com/habitatuc or join its blog community athttp://habitatuc.blogspot.com.
Choosing to be more eco friendly isn’t always easy and it’s not always obvious. We’ve all been taught that cardboard is the way to go because it is recyclable. However, you might be surprised to learn that choosing plastic bins over cardboard boxes, when moving from one home to another, is actually more environmentally sound.
If you’re a runner you’ve probably heard of the Wasatch Front 100 mile Endurance Run. For the rest of us the Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run is held in Utah the first Friday and Saturday after Labor Day each year.
The Wasatch 100 run stretches from Layton, Utah to The Homestead in Midway, Utah and covers some of the most beautiful scenery the Wasatch Mountains have to offer. There is a cumulative elevation gain of approximately 26,882 feet, as well as a cumulative loss of approximately 26,131 feet throughout the course. This is a premier run that will test the endurance of any runner. (From the website)
The 2012 Wasatch Front 100 mile Endurance Run, Inc. starts at 5:00 AM sharp on Friday September 7, 2012. The race begins just past the entrance to the East Mountain Wilderness Park (650 North 1600 East) about 1/2 mile east of Highway 89 east of the Davis County Animal Shelter (about 17 miles north of Salt Lake City).
There is still time to register for this amazing race (August 10th is the deadline). Click here to visit the registration page for the Wasatch 100.
Photo Tour Of The Wasatch 100 by Matt Galland.
If you want to participate but don’t really want to run you can volunteer to help out with various tasks. Click here to learn more about volunteering for the Wasatch 100.
At Nilson Homes we build affordable homes in the Ogden, Utah area. Our homes are reasonably priced and built to last. We build quality homes that are beautiful and eco friendly. Our homes are quality homes and we pack value into them. There’s nothing ritzy about that.
And that’s okay.
Our homes might never be in the following category but our homeowners love them. What follows is an infographic of the 20 most expensive homes.
Nilson Homes has always been about designing and building you the best home for you and your family. We do what it takes to make sure the house we build for you is the house you want to live in. It’s always been that way.
But now Nilson Homes offers a livability quiz so you can find out how you want to live in your home. It’s an easy quiz to take and there’s no math! Just answer 16 questions (multiple choice) about the things you are looking for in your next home.
Building a home around the homeowner’s lifestyle sounds simple enough and yet most home builders build the house and then expect the family to adapt their lifestyle around the house. That’s backwards.
Your house should be designed for your lifestyle and no one else’s. At Nilson Homes we don’t want to build you house that anyone could have built for any homeowner. We want to make sure that the house we build for you in the Ogden area of Utah is perfectly suited to how you live your life with your family.
So go ahead and take the quiz. Learn about your lifestyle and then contact us so we can build you the dream house that meets all your needs and desires. Click here to take the Livability Quiz.
Maintenance free homes – that means you get to spend your weekends doing the things you want to do and not the things you have to do like cutting grass, trimming the trees, shoveling the snow and fixing stuff.
In addition to saving you all kinds of precious weekend time ‘maintenance free’ also means you can avoid these pitfall, accidents and dangerous risks that landscapers and maintenance workers face every day.
One in six Utah children now live in poverty. Salt Lake City’s homeless shelter, the Road Home, is bursting at the seams due to a recent influx of homeless families in need of temporary housing.
You can help these kids go back to school prepared and decked out with the tools they need to get a great education, no matter where they live.
Apple Trees have sprouted up at 35 DownEast, Payless ShoeSource, Salt Lake Area Staples, Sanctuary Day Spa and Intrepid sites between Ogden and Provo. The campaign began with the names, needs and sizes of 70 children, but has since more than doubled due to extreme need.
Here is what you have to do to help:
Pick up needs and sizes at DownEast, Payless ShoeSource, Salt Lake area Staples, Sanctuary Day Spa and Intrepid sites between Ogden and Provo. Drop new and unused clothing and school supplies off at any of these 35 locations through Aug. 13.
Backpack Bonanza was started up by five area businesses and nonprofit organizations — Bank of Utah, Catholic Community Services, Kid to Kid, Fox 13 and the United Way of Northern Utah — they’ve teamed up to host a Backpack Bonanza to help pre-kindergarten children through high-school students. To support Backpack Bonanza drop off school supplies and backpacks on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at any Bank of Utah branch in Salt Lake, Weber, Davis and Box Elder counties.
Other ways to help:
All Kid to Kid stores are also accepting the items, along with the United Way of Northern Utah, 2955 Harrison Blvd., Suite 201, Ogden, and Catholic Community Services locations, including the St. Vincent de Paul Dining Hall, 437 W 200 South, Salt Lake City or the Joyce Hansen Hall Food Bank, 2504 F Ave., Ogden. For more information, visit www.ccsutah.org or call 801-9778-9119 in Salt Lake City or 801-428-1295 in Ogden.
Remodeling a kitchen can be an overwhelming task. Whether you hire someone to remodel your kitchen or you do the project yourself, it can be a much bigger project than you ever imagined if you haven’t tackled a remodel before.
At Nilson Homes we build beautiful homes with beautiful kitchens in them. Our homes are built around the lifestyle of our home buyers so the kitchen won’t need to be remodeled for generations, if ever. Our kitchens, like our homes, are built for the long haul and designed around the way you and your family live your life.
If you can’t build a new home in Utah you can still remodel the one you have. Here is an infographic to give you an idea what you are getting into before you take down that first wall.
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