Your roof is one of the hardest-working parts of your home. It takes the full force of Chicago’s winters, the freeze-thaw cycles that wreak havoc on materials, the summer storms that roll in off the lake, and everything else the Midwest throws at it year after year. So when it’s time for a repair or a full replacement, who you hire matters more than most homeowners initially give it credit for. ...

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Small backyards get a bad reputation. People assume that limited square footage means limited potential — and that the best you can do is squeeze in a couple of chairs and call it done. But the reality is that a small yard can be just as enjoyable as a large one. Sometimes more so. A lot of that comes down to the ground surface. When the grass in a small yard is patchy, muddy, or worn down, the whole space feels tired and unwelcoming. When it looks consistently great, everything else seems to click. Here are six specific ways that upgrading your yard's grass can genuinely change how you use ...

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