If You’re Remodeling with Home Depot, You May Be Getting Cheated

Customers who put blind faith in a large national company may be getting cheated. According to an NBC Home Depot Investigation, some Home Depot contractors have been trained to overcharge their customers for things not even installed!

“I’ve been taught and trained to rip-off customers,” says a former employee for US Home Systems, a nationwide subcontractor that sells refacing jobs for Home Depot. NBC4 spoke with numerous employees of the company.
“You were told to intentionally inflate the estimate,” Grover asked the former employees.

“Correct,” they replied.
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“Are you saying thousands of people have been ripped off,” Grover asked.

“Yes,” the insiders replied.

Home Depot must live up to its reputation and not take advantage of its customers. It’s easy to trust a well known name, so it’s important to get second opinions or learn about what’s being done. Price is a factor in choosing your remodeler, and you usually get what you pay for; however, paying for phantom installations is ridiculous — the higher price does not equal a higher quality.

Are You Getting the Most Money Out of Your Kitchen Remodel?

Scenario: “I’m 100% sure to make money if I remodel my kitchen!”

Are you planning to sell your home? Imagine how disappointed you’d be after spending tens of thousands on your kitchen remodel and not sell your house for the results you wanted.

According to the Cost vs. Value Report by Specpan Market Research, the average amount lost to a major kitchen remodel is an incredible 19.6%. We can teach you how to beat the average and get the most out of your money by knowing three things:

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Here’s a Quick Way to Clean your Sponges

Germs galore in these yellow breeding grounds

A study in the Journal of Environmental Health discovered that microwaving a damp sponge for two minutes will kill around 99% of the germs!

Just be sure to dampen the sponge to avoid risk of fire.

Paint: to Do it Or Not to Do It

You’ve chosen the cabinets, the appliances, and the fixtures. The countertops are on and the floors have just been put in. All that’s left now is to tackle the (arguably) most frustrating part of any remodeling project: paint. Yes, paint, the one substance that anyone can put on yet no one actually wants to do so. Given the choice between painting and being punched in the face, I’d probably take a good right hook.

This is exemplified during the remodeling process, and it just steadily gets worse; things aren’t finished, trim has yet to be installed, there’s dust and dirt everyone, and somehow, under all of that gunk, you’re supposed to paint? Please- I can’t even imagine a more frustrating (or stressful) experience.

If you insist on painting yourself to save a few bucks, here are some ways that you can make your life much easier:

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