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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Home maintenance chores for the summer

If you are a homeowner, your house is likely one of your biggest financial investments, if not the biggest one. It should be maintained and cared for with that in mind – as well as your health and safety. If that isn’t reason enough, did you know that the homeowner’s insurance policy you have most likely does not cover deferred maintenance? Most don’t! In other words, if you discover that the caulking on one of your windows wasn’t secure and over time water has seeped in and

Beautify your deck for summer fun!

Decks in our coastal climate need frequent attention and care. A couple of weeks ago we discussed deck safety in this blog, including how to ensure that your deck is securely fastened to the house and that the top deck boards, wooden beams and posts are still solid and sound. (You can see that blog on our website at www.nwghc.org.) A local building official or contractor can help you determine if yours needs repair or replacement. Once you are certain your deck is secure

People in crisis have housing options in Grays Harbor

In Grays Harbor we are so fortunate that a variety of organizations, each with their own expertise and mission, offers a piece to helping people live in safe and affordable housing. In the next few columns, we’re highlighting various organizations, that, like us here at NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor, bring a piece to the puzzle. Today, we are concentrating on a few of the organizations that are places that offer shelter and more when life has taken a bad turn. You may never n

Safety first while entertaining on deck!

It looks like summer has finally arrived! Hurray! And, with the risks of Covid-19 lower, outside entertaining will likely be more popular than ever this year. But that got us thinking that it may have been a while since you considered safety measures while entertaining on a deck. Whatever the occasion, when the weather even hints at being nice, we Harborites like to get outdoors, and that means the time of year for highest use of our decks. We often take our decks for grante

Quality contractors needed at NeighborWorks, in community!

Plumbers, roofers, painters, electricians, carpenters, are you reading today? In our columns, we tend to address the homeowner. But, after years of talking to homeowners about contractors, today we want to talk to the contractors. (With a few special words to homeowners too.) In our work at NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor County we strive to create safe and affordable housing opportunities for all residents of Grays Harbor. To do this, we rely on local general contractors, elec

Online homebuying course is helpful tool

Are you currently looking to buy a house? Or, perhaps, were you in the market before the prices and interest rates started jumping up? Home ownership is still within reach and we here at NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor are here to help! Amy Hemple once said, “Luck is where preparation meets opportunity.” You might think your timing might just be bad luck. However, interest rates and housing demand change, so one thing you can do is get yourself ready to buy by taking a simple o

Borrow our tools to help wash, paint your house

Can you believe we’re already to June? That means Father’s Day, graduation gatherings and other summer celebrations are just around the corner! Because summer is always shorter than we think, we suggest you put the work in now to care for your home to have it look its best all summer. This is also the month to assess the impact of winter’s inclement weather and address any issues. Earlier this spring, we talked about various spring cleanup ideas but we have more to say about

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