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Free housing counseling can help you buy, remodel your home

By Eric Bjella and Pat Beaty As a man, I (Eric) tend to do things the hard way. I don’t read instructions thoroughly and rely on trial...

Budget for home repairs in 2023

January is the perfect time to start many new things including your new-and-improved household budget! If you’ve never budgeted before or...

'Outside-the-Box' gift ideas for the homeowner

Gift-giving season is upon us! And while we here at NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor are the experts in most things housing – not...

What to do before, during and after the power goes out!

We are entering the season when power outages are much more common. Windy weather is here and snow and ice won’t be long to make an...

Protect your home from windy weather

The wind of our first autumn storm in Grays Harbor caused multiple power outages, including ones in Satsop, Ocean Shores and Copalis...

Prepare your house for fall weather

What a remarkable autumn we’ve had! It’s one for the record books! The rain levels have been much lower and the temperatures much higher...

Protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning

Recently we’ve been talking about fire safety in our homes. Today, we turn our attention to a related topic: carbon monoxide poisoning....

Make your home safer during Fire Prevention Week

This week – Oct. 9-15 – is the 100th annual commemoration of Fire Prevention Week. It is always this week in October to commemorate the...

Celebrate 100 years of fire prevention with a safe house!

A burning house is a nightmare, causing devastating damage and sometimes even injury or death. That’s why 100 years ago the National Fire...

Save money in home repair fund

Some folks think that once you buy a house, you can simply sit back and watch it appreciate in value. It doesn’t exactly work like that!...