{"id":6558,"date":"2013-01-09T10:15:35","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T17:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=6558"},"modified":"2019-07-10T13:42:55","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T20:42:55","slug":"resolutions-made-easier-home-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/09\/resolutions-made-easier-home-improvement\/","title":{"rendered":"Resolutions Made Easier: Home Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_6580\" style=\"width: 691px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RennovationBlogCollage.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6580\" class=\" wp-image-6581 \" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RennovationBlogCollage.jpg\" alt=\"home improvement\" width=\"681\" height=\"252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RennovationBlogCollage.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RennovationBlogCollage-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home improvement projects take time and effort. Photos (L to R): boboroshi, Graham and Sheila, Armchairbuilder.com via Flickr cc.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>Home improvement projects can seem daunting and stressful, but as a homeowner, you must address them eventually. If your resolution for 2013 is to take on a home&nbsp;renovation&nbsp;project, don&#8217;t worry; you&#8217;re not alone.<\/p>\n<p>At moving insider, we know that it helps to have input from people who have been there and done that before, and have lived to tell about it! As part of our <a title=\"Resolutions made easier\" href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?s=resolutions+made+easier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolutions made easier series<\/a>, we&#8217;ve compiled a list of the most useful home improvement posts from 2012.<\/p>\n<p>When beginning any home improvement project, protect your furniture with <a title=\"Tarps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/MovingSupplies\/Covers-bags\/Tarp-Covers?mid=110&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movingsupplies&amp;utm_content=20130109-resolutionsmadeeasierhome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tarps<\/a>, or <a title=\"U-Box portable storage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/UBox\/?utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=ubox&amp;utm_content=20130109-resolutionsmadeeasierhome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer your things to a storage facility temporarily<\/a>. Also, be prepared for the waste in a large&nbsp;renovation by renting a dumpster to have on-site. Contact your local trash pickup service or <a title=\"Waste management\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wm.com\/store\/residential-landing.jsp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Waste Management<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RenovationResolution.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6594\" src=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RenovationResolution-300x222.jpg\" alt=\"home improvement\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RenovationResolution-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/RenovationResolution.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Home Improvement<\/strong>:<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"DIY: how to paint a room\" href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=5765&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movinginsider&amp;utm_content=19000101-howtopainta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DIY: How to Paint a Room<\/a>: Painting a room makes a big difference. Follow these 5 steps and you will have a professional looking paint job for a fraction of the professional cost. . . <a title=\"DIY: How to paint a room\" href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=5765&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movinginsider&amp;utm_content=19000101-howtopainta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Article<\/a><br \/>\n<a title=\"What to do when your windows fail\" href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=6079&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movinginsider&amp;utm_content=20190708-repairorreplacehome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nWhat to do When Your Home Windows Fail<\/a>: The windows in your home offer protection and aesthics. It&#8217;s important to maintain them, but what do you do when it&#8217;s too late? This article will help you decide whether it&#8217;t time to repair or replace your windows. . . <a title=\"Repair or Replace: Home windows\" href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/?p=6079&amp;utm_campaign=uhaulsm&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=movinginsider&amp;utm_content=20190708-repairorreplacehome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"How To Choose a Handyman\" href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/2012\/08\/23\/how-to-choose-a-handyman\/\">How to Choose A Handyman:<\/a>&nbsp;There may be times during your home improvement project when you need to call on a handyman. Whether you made an error you realize that the job is bigger than your skill set, this article will help you pick the right person to do the job&#8230; <a title=\"How to Choose a Handyman\" href=\"https:\/\/movinginsider.com\/2012\/08\/23\/how-to-choose-a-handyman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope that you find the posts above helpful as you plan your home renovation project. If you are starting a project that we did not mention above, let us know.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>What are some of the projects you have planned for 2013? Let us know below in the comments section!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home improvement projects can seem daunting and stressful, but as a homeowner, you must address them eventually. If your resolution for 2013 is to take on a home&nbsp;renovation&nbsp;project, don&#8217;t worry; you&#8217;re not alone. At moving insider, we know that it helps to have input from people who have been there and done that before, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":198,"featured_media":6594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,212,199],"tags":[240,76,424,468,485,2169,147,165,174,441],"class_list":["post-6558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-moving-2","category-storage-2","category-your-home","tag-diy","tag-handyman","tag-home-improvement","tag-new-year","tag-paint","tag-planning","tag-resolutions","tag-storage","tag-tips","tag-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6558"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49860,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6558\/revisions\/49860"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uhaul.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}