Category Archives: Home Improvement & Repair

Flint's Carriage Town makes a comeback

The Mason House c 1872 in Carriage Town by mansardroofsf
The New York Times has taken note of an area in Flint called Carriage Town that is making a comeback due to some industrious and motivated homeowners. In the midst of an otherwise impoverished area and dire economic circumstances these people are taking advantage of [...]

When Ice Attacks: Saginaw Bay homes damaged

Embedded video from CNN Video
Weird Wednesday already? Nope. Huge piles of ice were pushed by NE winds into homes along Linwood Beach (just north of Bay City), forcing evacuations and causing damage. Linwood Beach residents return to find ice piled around, inside and atop their homes from the Bay City Times begins:
"I was making a [...]

March Michigan Event Calendar

The Mirror Image of March by PLskell
Our Michigan event calendar for the month of March features all kinds of signs that spring is just around the corner with some reminders that objects around the corner may be further off than they appear.

Change a Light, Change Michigan

Changing your incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) can do all that.
Starting October 1st these light bulbs will be available at an unbeatable price: 99 cents at participating Meijer, Kroger, and Menard’s stores, as well as seven Lansing-area and three Upper Peninsula Ace Hardware stores. At that price, these bulbs [...]

2008 Michigan Energy Fair, June 27-29 in Manistee

Spinners 1 by n8xd
The 3rd annual Michigan Energy Fair will be held June 27-29, 2008 at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama. Billed as "one of the most comprehensive expositions of renewable energy generating equipment, home and business energy efficiency techniques, and technical workshops in the state".
The 2007 Michigan Energy Fair hosted over 4000 [...]

Building Green in Michigan

grand rapids art museum by chadâ„¢
When the topic of 'green building' comes up many still think of images such as earthships, built from recycled materials including used tires. Although efficient and intelligently designed, they didn't necessarily appeal to the maintstream home owner or developers. Today green buildings appear much like any other home or [...]

Absolute Michigan Sponsor: Handy Connections

Handy Connections is based in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and was founded by folks with experience in the construction industry to help Michigan residents locate quality service professionals for any home repair or remodeling project.
Their service is free, and after getting some information about your project, they will work to match you with a plumber, electrician, [...]

March is Home Month on Absolute Michigan

Homes along East Ferry Avenue - Detroit MI by pinehurst19475
For the month of March, Absolute Michigan will be featuring Homes with stories about historic Michigan houses, home & home design blogs, green building and other new trends in construction and redevelopment, and some of the great neighborhoods across the state for buying and renting. We'll [...]

Home is where…

well red by suesue2
For the whole month of March, we'll be featuring Homes on Absolute Michigan with features about historic Michigan homes, green building and other new trends in construction and some great neighborhoods across the state. Because you can't tune in any media without hearing how terrible the housing market is, we'll also talk [...]

Annual Michigan Energy Fair in Manistee

NOTE: We'll have details on the 2008 Michigan Energy Fair here next year! You should also check out this report on the 2007 Michigan Energy Fair (with video) from the Michigan Land Use Institute.
The annual Michigan Energy Fair will be held June 22-24, 2007 at the Manistee County Fairgrounds in Onekama. Billed as "one of [...]