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Home Preparation Tips for Siding Installation

Home Preparation Tips for Siding Installation

Siding installation can dramatically improve the look and feel of your home, as well as its energy efficiency. Read on to learn how you can effectively prepare for the installation process and get the most out of your home improvement investment. 

Top 5 Window Replacement Scams to Avoid

Top 5 Window Replacement Scams to Avoid

Getting replacement windows for your home can be a daunting task. You want to find reliable and reputable professionals who will get the job done quickly, affordably and efficiently. Unfortunately, some people take advantage of homeowners needing exterior renovation services by scamming them or offering low-quality materials and poor workmanship.  In this article, Maris Home Improvements enumerates …

Is an Accessible Tub or Shower the Right Choice for You?

Is an Accessible Tub or Shower the Right Choice for You?

For many homeowners, the bathroom is one of the most used rooms in the house. An accessible tub or shower can make it even easier to use and enjoy this space. In this blog post, we’ll explore what an accessible tub or shower is, including its advantages and considerations.

A Quick Guide to Popular Siding Profiles

A Quick Guide to Popular Siding Profiles

New siding can transform the overall look of your home. It can also improve your humble abode’s defense against harsh weather conditions and energy efficiency. Before selecting a siding style, you must consider several factors, including profile.  

Your Guide to Understanding Siding Terminology

Your Guide to Understanding Siding Terminology

During your siding project, your siding and deck contractor will use certain terms to discuss your project. You may be unfamiliar to some of them, making it difficult to understand what they mean or communicate your ideas. That’s why you should take time to learn siding terminology before starting your siding replacement.  

Bathroom Layout: The Dos and Don’ts to Keep in Mind

Bathroom Layout: The Dos and Don’ts to Keep in Mind

A bathroom remodel should strike the balance between aesthetic appeal and functionality. Thus, its layout should be one of your top priorities when planning this particular project. Maris Home Improvements, the leading exterior renovation services specialist in the area, shares these do and don’ts to keep in mind. 

Questions You Need to Ask Your Prospective Window Contractor

Questions You Need to Ask Your Prospective Window Contractor

Replacing your old windows can increase your home’s curb appeal and improve its defense against weather extremes. It can also help reduce your energy costs and improve your indoor comfort. To enjoy these benefits, you must work with an experienced professional for your project. One way to determine if someone is qualified to do the …

How Do You Know Which Siding Color Is Ideal for Your Home?

How Do You Know Which Siding Color Is Ideal for Your Home?

There are many steps involved in replacing your siding. Besides choosing materials and hiring a reliable contractor, you also need to select a color that brings out the beauty of your home. You need to make this decision carefully because siding color isn’t something you can easily change. 

Do You Need a Permit to Build Your Fence?

Do You Need a Permit to Build Your Fence?

Fences are great for improving curb appeal and providing security around your home. Most cities and states require permits for fence construction to ensure that the size, design, materials and scale of the fences comply with local building codes. 

Factors That Influence the Cost of a New Deck

Factors That Influence the Cost of a New Deck

Decks are a great addition to any home. They can enhance your yard and create a comfortable area for hosting visitors in your home. Apart from that, they can also improve curb appeal and increase the resale value of your home. But how much does a new deck normally cost? 

Minimum Safety Requirements for Deck Rails and Balusters

Minimum Safety Requirements for Deck Rails and Balusters

The deck remains a must-have feature in Missouri homes not only because it provides you an extra living space for relaxation and entertainment, but also because it can naturally increase the value of your home. A well-designed deck should be beautiful, functional, and if you have a multi-level one–safe. That’s why you’ll want to make …

3 Things to Check Before Hiring a Siding Contractor

3 Things to Check Before Hiring a Siding Contractor

Hiring a reliable contractor is one of the most important decisions you’ll have to make in your siding replacement. After all, much of your project’s success will depend on their skills and experience. You’ll want to check a few important things before choosing for your siding upgrade. The premier siding and deck contractor in the area, Maris …

Window Contractors: Red Flags to Watch Out For

Window Contractors: Red Flags to Watch Out For

When you’re dealing with a window replacement project, it’s important to work with a certified and reliable window replacement contractor. This is because the performance and quality of your windows will heavily depend on the quality of the installation. To avoid headaches and costly problems later on, make sure that you work with a trusted replacement …

What Are the Benefits of Installing a Steam Shower?

What Are the Benefits of Installing a Steam Shower?

It’s a dream to imagine your own steam shower installed in your bathroom. Recently, it’s been one of the most popular bathroom improvements among homeowners. Installing a steam shower is a big investment that you should carefully consider. If you’re planning to, bathroom and siding replacement specialist Maris Home Improvements is here to help you weigh your …

Best Time to Schedule Your Siding Replacement

Best Time to Schedule Your Siding Replacement

Exterior home renovations during extreme weather events can cause damage and delay. So it’s best to plan your siding replacement project and schedule it at the best time. But when is the best time to replace your siding? Deck contractor Maris Home Improvements discusses when you can schedule your siding replacement without worrying about the weather.

How to Create a Safer Bathroom for Users of All Ages

How to Create a Safer Bathroom for Users of All Ages

Bathrooms are among the most accident-prone areas in your home. It is important to put preventive measures in place to reduce the risk of injuries and therefore make the space safer especially for toddlers and senior citizens. A trusted interior and fencing contractor in the area shares some tips for securing the bathroom here:

What Are the HOA Guidelines for Building Decks?

What Are the HOA Guidelines for Building Decks?

If you belong to a homeowner association (HOA), every modification or addition you make to your home has to be carefully considered. In this post, Maris Home Improvements, a premier provider of outdoor living and replacement window services in the area, shares some important guidelines to keep in mind when building a deck in your home.

Top 3 Reasons to Remodel Your Bathroom

Top 3 Reasons to Remodel Your Bathroom

A bathroom remodel this season may be a major undertaking, but it offers many different benefits that can improve your quality of life. The premier interior and exterior remodeling contractor in the area, Maris Home Improvements, shares some of the reasons that make a bathroom remodeling project a worthy investment for every homeowner.

How To Use Paint Colors To Create a Mood in Your Bathroom

How To Use Paint Colors To Create a Mood in Your Bathroom

Bathrooms are extremely personal spaces and how it is used depends largely on the person that bathroom is designed for. When remodeling a bathroom, not many people think about how the color of the walls dictate the room’s overall atmosphere. So, in today’s post, a bathroom remodeling and siding replacement specialist shares the most popular bathroom paint …

Common Misconceptions About Walk-in Bathtubs

Common Misconceptions About Walk-in Bathtubs

Walk-in bathtubs are designed to allow people with accessibility problems to safely enjoy nice long baths, but there are plenty of misconceptions about this user-friendly bathroom feature. This is why our leading roofing and siding replacement specialists talk about the most common misconceptions about walk-in bathtubs. 

Why Is Spring the Season for New Siding?

Why Is Spring the Season for New Siding?

Planning on getting new siding panels for your home? According to the leading siding and deck contractor in the area, you should consider having the siding replaced during springtime. What makes this season the best time to get new siding? Here are some of the best reasons according to our experts. 

How to Choose the Right Location for Your Deck

How to Choose the Right Location for Your Deck

Installing a new deck is one of the best home improvement projects that can improve your home’s appeal for years to come. To get the most of its features, you have to take several factors into account, particularly when it comes to its placement. Exterior renovation services contractor Maris Home Improvement explains some of them below.

Things to Consider When Planning a Bathroom Remodel

Things to Consider When Planning a Bathroom Remodel

Even a minor bathroom renovation can increase your home’s value. Replacing damaged fixtures with water-efficient ones can save you on utility costs. This project is also an opportunity to make your bathroom not only more appealing but also a place where you can relax at the end of the day.

Why You Should Rethink Moving Your Bathtub or Shower

Why You Should Rethink Moving Your Bathtub or Shower

Moving the bathtub and/or shower is one of the major considerations of planning a bathroom remodel. But should you move it at all? In today’s post, local bathroom remodeling and deck contractor Maris Home Improvements discusses why you should reconsider it for your bathroom remodel.

4 Ways to Upgrade Your Master Bathroom

4 Ways to Upgrade Your Master Bathroom

When planning your master bathroom remodel, don’t just stop at replacing old features with similar new ones. In today’s post, bathroom remodeling and fencing contractor Maris Home Improvements shares ways to upgrade your master bathroom in your next remodeling project.

How to Properly Maintain Your Cedar Deck All Year Round

How to Properly Maintain Your Cedar Deck All Year Round

Any exterior remodeling contractor will tell you that cedar is one of the best materials you can use when installing a deck in your home. After all, it’s durable, attractive to look at, environmentally friendly, and it’s incredibly versatile when it comes to stains, colors, and finishes while remaining affordable at the same time. However, if …

4 Reasons Why Acrylic is Still a Good Bathroom Material

4 Reasons Why Acrylic is Still a Good Bathroom Material

When it comes to bathroom remodeling materials, some homeowners tend to avoid using acrylic to replace their tiles or grout. This is because of the misconception that acrylic is a budget material, it’s poor in quality. However, this couldn’t be further from the truth as bathroom remodelers say that acrylic is actually an excellent material …

The Pros and Cons of Popular Bathroom Countertop Materials

The Pros and Cons of Popular Bathroom Countertop Materials

The bathroom is one of the most used parts of your home despite being one of the smallest. If you’re having trouble relaxing in what’s supposed to be your personal sanctuary, you might want to update its design. We recommend starting with the bathroom countertop, an important element in any bathroom. 

Key Benefits of a Powder Room

Key Benefits of a Powder Room

Bathrooms add value to a home and are worth investing in. But what if you don’t have enough floor area for a full-sized bathroom? In today’s post, local interior and exterior remodeling contractor Maris Home Improvements share an overview of the benefits of installing a powder room in your home.

Build a Luxury Bathroom Without Breaking the Bank

Build a Luxury Bathroom Without Breaking the Bank

There’s something about luxury bathrooms that can transform any home into a paradise of comfort and privacy. Unfortunately, homeowners seem to believe that building a decked out bathroom requires massive amounts of investment on fixtures and amenities that have all the bells and whistles. The good news is that this isn’t necessarily true. With the …

Important Pointers Before You Build a Brand New Deck

Important Pointers Before You Build a Brand New Deck

Outdoor living areas have been popular for the last couple of decades, which is why many exterior remodeling and replacement window services offer a wide range of outdoor living upgrades in the scope of their work. One such project that seems to be the most popular among many homeowners is deck construction.

5 Things to Love About Barrier-Free Showers

5 Things to Love About Barrier-Free Showers

Barrier-free or curbless showers are showers that do not have an enclosure that separates it from the rest of the bathroom. It’s one of the most popular bathroom remodeling projects in recent years. In this blog, interior and exterior remodeling contractor Maris Home Improvements shares the things you’ll love about having a barrier-free shower in your bathroom.

Reasons Why You Should Replace Your Windows In The Summer

Reasons Why You Should Replace Your Windows In The Summer

If you’re looking into having all your windows replaced, there’s no better time for it than the spring season. In this blog, local replacement window and deck contractor Maris Home Improvements discusses the reasons why you should look into getting your windows replaced this summer.

Efficient Bathroom Design: Separating Wet and Dry Zones

Efficient Bathroom Design: Separating Wet and Dry Zones

As a leading home improvement company, Maris Home Improvements also offers interior renovation services, especially bathroom overhauls. In fact, we give full importance to designing stylish and fully efficient bathrooms, including the separation of the wet and dry zones in bathrooms. This is actually becoming a popular trend in home improvement. But how do wet …

Why You Should Replace Your Windows During the Spring Season

Why You Should Replace Your Windows During the Spring Season

At any given time of the year, you’re more than free to have your windows replaced. Some homeowners prefer to get it done during the summer while others prefer replacing their windows during the fall and winter seasons. According to experts, however, spring is the best time of the year for a window replacement project. …

4 Reasons Why American Homeowners Love Decks

4 Reasons Why American Homeowners Love Decks

Homeowners are constantly looking for good home improvement projects to get into. Oftentimes, these usually include roof, siding, or window replacements, exterior painting projects. While these are all good home improvement projects to undertake, there is one that homeowners often gravitate to: deck installation. In this post, deck installation and replacement window services provider Maris …

What You Need to Know About Code Requirements for Fences

What You Need to Know About Code Requirements for Fences

People tend to think that it’s fairly easy to build a fence. Sometimes, when getting a deck installed, they ask their deck contractor to add a fence around the deck for added security. This is when they find out that they will need a permit for installing a fence.

Exterior Care: The Top Culprits Behind Siding Problems

Exterior Care: The Top Culprits Behind Siding Problems

Your siding is an essential part of your home’s defense against the elements, which is why you need to make sure it remains in good condition. Maris Home Improvements, a top siding installer and deck contractor, lists below the top siding concern and shares tips on how to deal with them.

A Quick Guide to Popular Vinyl Siding Styles

A Quick Guide to Popular Vinyl Siding Styles

Vinyl remains today’s most popular siding material, thanks to its low maintenance requirements, wide selections of colors and styles, and relatively low cost. In this blog, siding replacement specialist Maris Home Improvements takes an in-depth look at the top vinyl styles that you can get for your home.

How to Inspect Popular Types of Siding for Damage

How to Inspect Popular Types of Siding for Damage

Performing regular inspections on your home lets you spot potential problems before they get worse. You’re not expected to perform repairs, but you can bring it to the attention of your contractor. In this blog, your local siding replacement specialist Maris Home Improvements shares a look at how to inspect different types of siding.

How to Mix & Match Siding and Trim Colors

How to Mix & Match Siding and Trim Colors

Choosing the right siding and trim colors can improve your home’s appearance and even increase its curb appeal. However, with all the hue selections on the market, it can be hard to choose the best ones for your home. 

How to Measure Your Property for Fence Installation

How to Measure Your Property for Fence Installation

Fencing measurement errors can result in various issues and costly repairs.  We need to make sure that we are building within the boundaries of your land and install the right length of panels.   Below, Maris Home Improvements discusses how we measure your property for fence installation as your trusted local fence installer and deck contractor. …

How to Properly Pressure-Wash Your Deck

How to Properly Pressure-Wash Your Deck

A pressure washer can make deck cleaning a lot faster and easier; if it isn’t done properly, you can damage your deck. Maris Home Improvement, a top local deck and fencing contractor, shares some tips on how to properly pressure-wash your deck below. 

How to Pick the Right Color for Your Siding

How to Pick the Right Color for Your Siding

New siding is a great addition to any home as unlike exterior wall paint, it’s more permanent and doubles as an extra weather barrier and insulating component for your home. With so many options on the market, choosing the right siding color can be overwhelming.

Ideas That Will Make Your Bay and Bow Windows Stand Out

Ideas That Will Make Your Bay and Bow Windows Stand Out

Bay and bow windows never fail to improve one’s home. These window styles lend a sense of space that can make any room look bigger than it is. Moreover, they provide excellent design opportunities that will instantly boost the aesthetic of both the home’s interior and its exterior.

Your Deck Material Options

Your Deck Material Options

Each homeowner has different taste when it comes to deck options. The most trusted deck contractor in Missouri, Maris Home Improvements, offers you the different deck material options based on your lifestyle needs.

Spring Cleaning and Maintenance Tips for Your Outdoor Deck

Spring Cleaning and Maintenance Tips for Your Outdoor Deck

A well-constructed deck can last for decades, but that doesn’t mean you have to disregard it. Like the other important components of your home, cleaning and maintaining it is imperative. Doing these things prevents it from incurring serious problems that could put you and others in danger.

Maris Home Improvements: Your Best Choice for a Local Remodeling Company

Maris Home Improvements: Your Best Choice for a Local Remodeling Company

Welcome to our first blog! Maris Home Improvements is a locally owned and top-rated home improvement company serving metro St. Louis. With over 100 years of combined remodeling experience, our team members are committed to providing area homeowners with the best quality, service and value. In this post, you’ll learn more about our company and …