NeighborWorks® of Grays Harbor contributes to the community conversation on housing issues through a weekly column in the Daily World titled "Nailing it Down."

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Let's fight fires before they start

With the ongoing fire recovery work from the devastating inferno of the Armory Building in Aberdeen as a backdrop, we want to talk again this week about how you can protect your life from fire. As ancient as the world, fire has been around before civilization began. It will always be with us. While sometimes we have the illusion we have controlled it, it just takes one small unsuspected blaze to have that illusion go up in smoke! So, better to be prepared to prevent fire, sto

Protecting your property from potential fire damage

We – like many of you who love our community – are still reeling from last weekend’s devastating fire that destroyed the Armory Building in Aberdeen. In addition, to the top-notch Aberdeen Museum and the Grays Harbor Genealogical Society Research Library, the classic old building housed the Coastal Community Action Program – the largest social service agency in the county – as well as the Aberdeen Senior Center – where seniors gather and where the Meals on Wheels program prod

Beautifying your deck for summer

Decks in our coastal climate need frequent attention and care. A few weeks ago we talked about the importance of deck safety – ensuring that your deck is securely fastened to the house and that the top deck boards, wooden beams and posts are still solid and sound. A local building official or contractor can help you determine if yours needs repair or replacement. (Go to the NeighborWorks website at nwgh.org to see our May 19 column on deck safety for more information.) Once y

Do you need help navigating the home-buying process?

The real estate market is heating up here on the Harbor. As we mentioned in last week’s column, Grays Harbor County was the second of the 15 Western Washington counties by percentage increase of homes sold in the first quarter of 2018 as compared to the first quarter of 2017. Yes, we’re up 7.7 percent in sales from January through March as compared to last year! We were also ranked the first in price increases for the average sale price – up 27.5 percent from a year before. O

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