Ranch House Renovation
Yost Home Improvements recently helped transform the exterior of a 1950s single story home into a stunning craftsman ranch. Cedar Impressions & Siding The homeowners chose a mix of Certainteed’s Triple 5″ Straight Edge Sawmill Cedar Impressions and Monogram Siding for the exterior of their home, which is located along the southeastern Connecticut shoreline. Both styles are […]
Coronavirus: Open For Business & Safe Practices
During these uncertain times, we want to let our valued customers and community know that Yost Home Improvements is an essential business and will remain open to repair or maintain the exterior of your home. We are taking extensive measures to keep both you and our employees safe. To learn more, listen to this message […]
Simple Ways to ‘Go Green’ at Home
Happy Earth Day! Want to join in the celebration and show the ‘big blue planet’ a little love? It’s easy! Here are a few simple changes you can make at home that will have a big impact on the environment (and your wallet): Replace your 5 most commonly used lights with Energy Star bulbs to […]
Tips to Get Your Home Ready for Spring
The birds are singing and sun’s rays are beginning to peep through the clouds. It’s the moment we’ve all been patiently waiting for … Spring has finally arrived! With the warmer weather on its way, now is a good time to get your home in tiptop shape. Here’s a list of helpful tips to get […]
Consumer Beware: Red Flags For Fly-By-Night Contractors
Connecticut residents have spoken and at the top of their list of consumer complaints, after fuel, are home improvement contractors and new home builders. According to the Department of Consumer Protection, of the 6,008 written complaints they received in 2013, 14.5 percent had to do with issues like unfinished work, improper contracts, damaged homes, shoddy […]
The Best Home Improvement Projects for Boosting Home Value
Renovating and remodeling is a great way to freshen up your living space, but if you’re looking to boost the value of your home, new research shows there are a few projects that just about pay for themselves. According to Remodeling magazine’s 2014 Cost vs. Value Report, some of the projects that offer the biggest […]
Yost Wins Esteemed 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award
Yost Home Improvements has earned the coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service in 2013. “Only about 5 percent of the companies Yost Home Improvements competes with in the Hartford and Norwich/New London markets are able to earn our Super Service Award,” said Angie’s List Founder Angie Hicks. “It’s a […]
Picking the Perfect Siding Color
Nothing will have more significant of an impact on your home’s appearance than its color … and for some homeowners, that can make picking out a color for their new vinyl siding more difficult than deciding a name for their firstborn child. “Should I go with the light mossy green with the pale blue tint […]
George Yost Talks to WFSB About Winter Storm Chester
Winter storm Chester pounded down on the state earlier this week, dropping as much as a foot of snow on parts of Connecticut. While the storm kept many schools closed, it didn’t stop businesses like Yost Home Improvements from opening. As George Yost told WFSB reporter Kevin Hogan, “We work outside all the time so […]
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