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Introducing the Cheese-mar Homes Cheese-Making Series
Everybody is into some kind of artisan craftwork these days, it seems. Between the guys brewing beer in their garage, to their wives knitting sweaters on the couch, to that couple you know who restores old furniture, people like to do it themselves in 2015. What you don’t run across much is people who are making their
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Chesmar Homes Celebrates 10 Years!
Chesmar Homes Celebrates 10 Years! Chesmar Homes the dream, for Don Klein, started early in 2005 when he began planning out in earnest his own company. Klein had worked for national, publicly owned companies for many years and had a distinctively different vision for his new start-up. By mid-April of that year, company operations began
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Chesmar Cares: Preston’s Project
Bay View New Home Consultant, Jim Mauck is about as proud of his grandson Preston, as could be possible. Preston may be only seven years old but he has a passion to make a difference in people’s lives. He started his very own campaign to raise money through Habitat for Humanity to provide a home
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How to Clean the Grout on Your Floor Like a Pro
Tile floors are amazing. They’re incredibly durable, they look great, they’re cool to the touch and they’re easy to clean. They are nearly perfect. We say say “nearly” because there is one thing about tile floors that is a constant irritation. The grout. Specifically, cleaning the grout, which gets very dirty and does not have smooth
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How to Lower Your Cable Bill
Cable and internet providers routinely rank among America’s least-favorite companies. People feel the packages offered are bloated and overpriced, customer service is poor, and the product itself is glitchy. For this reason, many people are furious about how much they’re paying for this service, which costs some people $170 a month or more. Well, it
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Chesmar Homes Mythbusting: Can You Clean a Cast Iron with Soap?
If you learned anything from your granny’s granny’s granny, it’s that a cast iron skillet is meant to be seasoned, used, and never, ever, washed with soap. You’ll ruin the seasoning, you’ll rust the pan, you’ll throw away all the years and years and embedded flavor in that seasoning. So you can’t wash your cast
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Keep You And The Family Safe During Hurricane Season 2015
While Danny has barely crossed over the Lesser Antillies, it would still be wise to get ready for the height of hurricane season. Usually between the months of August and November is when we start to see the big storms develop and head our way. With Danny being the first named Hurricane of the 2015
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Tips To Keep Your Home Cool In Summer
Most of us who live in Texas have felt temperatures hit the triple digits on more than one occasion. We crank up the A/C but we really feel the burn when we open our electric bills. Americans spend more than $15 billion each year on air conditioning. So let’s learn how to keep our houses
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10 Ways to Utilize Your Spare Room
At Chesmar Homes, we pride ourselves on giving you an exemplary product in the form of an energy efficient home that exceeds the Energy Star 3.0 qualifications. For those who are shopping for some of our larger models with four and five bedrooms, but who only need 2 or 3, you’re undoubtedly left with plenty
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How To Unclutter Your Attic
After the long and brutal winter we have experienced it is natural to want to clean up the clutter and start fresh with the warmer months. The first step to being able to clean up your home is to get rid of items in storage that no longer serve any purpose. The attic serves as