" This Old House Online (www.thisoldhouse.com) offers a comprehensive online resource and guide for improving the house. With hundreds of feature articles from kitchen to bath to yard and garden, step-by-step photos and illustrations in hundreds of how-to articles, you'll find reliable answers to most of your questions quickly.
Interactive tools include a Home Renovators' Forum, material calculators, polls, tips, and a monthly Your Old House contest for renovators.
The TV series' audience will find house tours, 24/7 on-site web cams, time-lapse movies, and comprehensive information about current renovation projects airing on the series. The site also offers exclusive behind-the-scenes reports from the series' talent and producers and sneak previews of upcoming projects. The site's resource listings catalog every product and service ever used on a This Old House project. ... " more

" Country Home magazine is a lifestyle publication dedicated to helping readers bring the comforts and pleasures of country style into their homes and lives. With useful and inspiring ideas and information about decorating, collecting, architecture, crafts, cooking, and gardening, the magazine pays homage to the traditional customs and artifacts of the country lifestyle while celebrating beautifully realized country homes that are both classic and contemporary. Often at the heart of the editorial is a homeowner, collector, crafter, gardener, or cook who has found contentment and fulfillment in living the country life, inspiring readers to create their own country dreams.
Country Home is a product of Meredith Corporation and is published ten times a year in February, March, April, May, June, August, September, October, November and December. " more

This guide is the culmination of knowledge of several attorneys, architects, and home builders.

" Until recently, the main author, Robert Batcheller, worked for one of the largest builders in the country. Robert Batcheller shares knowledge he gained the hard way: Dealing with hundreds of angry homeowners while managing the warranty department for one of the country's largest home builders.
The original idea for this guide came from one of the authors (Jim Banks) who left the home building industry in 1999 because of the terrible changes he began to see. He was disheartened that the rapid growth in new home sales came at the expense of quality construction and customer satisfaction.
In the last ten years, relatively small home building companies have grown into giants and the giants have merged into mega-corporations. Today, roughly 70% of new homes in this country are built by only 7% of the builders ... " more or HELPFUL LINKS

" Traditional Home is the one magazine that celebrates the pleasures of classic taste in modern life. We were the first publication to recognize the new face of tradition in America, which combines an established appreciation for timeless beauty with a forward-looking spirit of adventure.
Traditional Home mirrors this sensibility with editorial that finds a fresh balance between the past, present, and future. Our coverage ranges from inspiring articles on decorating, gardening, and architecture; to in-depth reporting on art, antiques, and collectibles; to relevant, useful information on entertaining and travel.
IAbove all, Traditional Home understands that traditional style is dynamic, and so we strive to produce a magazine that reflects all of the richness, vitality, and innovation that characterize our readers' lives." more

" Renovators Place, Inc. is a multi-media news and information service and the leading source of information on home renovation and design. The company disseminates advice and information through traditional media (newspapers, magazines, radio, and television) and the Internet.
We offer an objective voice to help consumers weed through the myriad decision they face when renovating and designing their homes. Our content is editorially independent of any influence from manufacturers, contractors, designers or other industry participants.
The company was founded by Allison E. Beatty, a nationally syndicated real estate writer who has written about home renovation, new home construction and resale housing issues and trends since 1992. ... " more

DREAM

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" Dream House Magazine is distributed locally, Nationally and internationally six times a year. This magazine showcases British Columbia's most exceptional and interesting real estate offerings, alongside luxury products, and services.
With the highest standards in quality design, print, photography and paper, Dream House Magazine's quality standards are better than any similar publication on the market today.
For the most exposure, Dream House Magazine is distributed to the most affluent cities and communities locally, nationally and internationally. It's strategic distribution amongst the finest in venues, financial institutions and professional associations provides its advertisers with a distribution unlike any other publication.
Strategic distribution agreements are with the most reputable news organization in North America (THE GLOBE AND MAIL) in conjunction with its targeted marketing department; we have collectively created a distribution unlike any other. Our reach is to the wealthiest, targeting affluent neighborhoods, the finest hotels, the most unique resorts, and the top executives and professionals with the drive and desire for luxury. We offer all of this, exclusively, to our advertisers. " more