Deciding on siding

GAZETTE STAFF / KEVIN GUTTING

Tim Uhlig, pictured in photo at left, from Wilcox Builders in Hatfield, primes a new edge on a fiber cement soffit

board being installed on a home in the Village Hill development at Northampton. At right, and below, Michael

Cendrowski, works on the soffits while Uhlig cuts the siding, shown above [...]

It's hard to pinpoint the moment at which your newly renovated kitchen or bath starts to feel and look dated. As the months and years go by, something shifts. Is it that the paint has faded? Is it that the white square tile just isn't as timeless a choice as white subway tile would have been? Are you wishing you had chosen oil-rubbed bronze [...]

As realtors, we can all confirm that condition of the roof of a house is a hot bed issue for home buyers. Maintaining the life of your roof is important for protecting your investment, whether you plan to stay put in your house for good, or whether you intend to sell at some point in the future. Living in the Northampton MA area, our homes [...]

Spring is here!  In fact, it's downright summer-y out there!  As a homeowner, there are responsibilities and issues that shift with the seasons.  Many of us are focused on our yards and gardens this time of year.  We are also paying attention to the types of insects that come out of the woodwork in the warm weather.  In the [...]

As realtors, we tend to hear many stories of winter-related homeowner issues from week to week. While we all live in fear of the dreaded ice dam,- in winter, local stores tend to sell out of roof rakes quickly, and most of us are out there shoveling off our roofs after every snowfall to avoid the expensive fallout of ice damming. This year, [...]

It seems that the statistics are on target, and many of us has either chosen to part ways with our significant other, or knows a number of people who have chosen to do so. As a person who has tried to be a support to the people in my life who have decided to make this life shift, and as a [...]

Driving to and from Ashfield these past weeks to attend showings and inspections at our listing at 74 Ranney Corner Road, I have continually been blown away by the immense beauty of the Pioneer Valley witnessed on that drive.  So many native plants are in bloom, it seems almost every color of the rainbow is represented.  I have not yet [...]

While we at Maple and Main Realty are in the business of selling homes, we certainly like to pass along interesting advice about household related information as well.  I find that few things feel as good as a successful DIY project.  Finding a new purpose for some junk lying around the house while making something useful and attractive with [...]

Now that a lot of the snow has melted - and the latest snow storm seems to have passed us by - it may be a good time to start thinking about some springtime home maintenance projects!  Whether you are preparing your home to [...]

I was visiting some clients last week to advise them about readying their house to potentially sell.  They wanted advice about any work I might recommend they do before listing it.  The house is a well-kept single-floor home (ranch-style), with some very nice attributes:  wider hallways (custom designed to accommodate a wheelchair) which [...]