Bin There Dump That: One Man's Trash Blog

 Do you want to go green?

Making green home improvements is a great way to reduce your impact on the environment for the long-term. Let’s take a look at five green home renovations that you can do to make your home a lot greener:

It’s fall but there’s still time to get started on your home renovation project. Whether you are moving into a fixer-upper or just in need of renovations to your existing house, you might be wondering how you can finance all of these renovations.

Fortunately, if you reside in the United States, the Federal House Administration (FHA) has created the 203K loan program to help. See how you can meet the 203k loan requirements below.

Wondering if you’ll ever need to rent a dumpster? Trust us — you will.

You might not realize it, but there are more than just a few reasons why homeowners need dumpsters.

Cleaning out the garage? Of course. Remodeling your kitchen? Yup. Are you skeptical there might be, say, 23 more reasons? Here you go:

It’s that time of year again — time to clear out all the useless junk in your house, spread it out in your driveway and make LOTS of money with a garage sale!

Just because you have no use for that crocheted fly swatter cover and set of Mickey Mouse cheese knives doesn’t mean they don’t hold great value for someone else. Right?

But the most confounding part of hosting a yard sale is the garage sale pricing. Price items too high and they won’t sell. Price them too low, and why go to all the trouble?

Experts in the yard sale experience tend to agree on basic prices for common items. Stick with the prices most people use, and your toddler’s shoes, paperback books and kitchen gadgets should go home with happy new owners.

The crocheted fly swatter cover might be a tougher sell. More on the “Free” pile later…

It’s almost garage sale season, when eager homeowners everywhere are convinced that SOMEBODY will pay good money (maybe two bucks!) for that toaster that sort of works and the clock that quacks like a duck every hour.

Let’s be optimistic and assume there’s a willing buyer for all your unwanted stuff. The next step is knowing what NOT to do when you launch your garage sale.

There’s more to this time-honored art than piling all your merchandise in the driveway and hoping for the best. Memorize these eight garage sale tips and your next sale might be a sell out.

A new house! It’s one of the most exciting milestones, so you want to give your happy friends or family the perfect housewarming gift.

A plant? Too predictable. Wine? They’ll drink it as soon as you give it to them, then forget you got them anything. A puppy? You want to stay friends, right?

It might not be the first thing to pop into your head, but a dumpster rental is the perfect housewarming gift. Naturally, we’ll tell you why:

Mistakes. We all make them.

Don’t worry, we won’t go into great detail about that perm you got in the 80s or the time you thought for sure the garage door was all the way up before you drove in.

We like looking out for you. So take a look at these seven common mistakes homeowners make when renting a dumpster.

Then, don’t make them. You’ll thank us later.

If we said we know how to make moving your entire house or apartment full of belongings more fun, would you believe us?

Nah, we wouldn’t believe us, either. But we can offer some moving tips and tricks to make your move easier. Some of them will actually make you mutter out loud: “Genius!”

You can thank us later, after you unpack your perfectly protected glassware, your efficiently organized kitchen utensils and your magically unspilled hair products.

Some things are best to arrange before you even start packing. Check out these eight helpful reminders to consider before you even get out the boxes and packing tape.

It’s that time of year again, when everything outside looks gray and bleak, so we long for some refreshing zip inside.

Honey, let’s re-do the kitchen! And remodel the bathroom! The attic has so much potential, don’t you think? Our bedroom is shabby. Take a look at these 1,300 paint chips I brought home...

Whoa. Love that enthusiasm, but you might want to tackle one re-do at a time.

How to choose?

Here are 5 of the top home remodeling trends for 2016. Pace yourself.

The good news is, we’re not asking you to confess your home renovation slip-ups and goofs here, in public.

But we all make them.

That time you ordered the dishwasher that was too big for the space. The paint that cracked and peeled off in big hunks before it was even dry. The embarrassing trip to the emergency room because you... well, let’s not get into it here.

Some home renovation mistakes are so common the experts find themselves talking about them time and time again.

Homeowners, in 2016 and beyond, do your best to avoid these 10 common home renovation mistakes.