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Paramus NJ, Home Depot is a do it yourselfers paradise with over 2,200 locations. It is the largest home improvement store in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. There is always a Home Depot location near you. In the greater Ridgewood Area there is one in Paramus on Route 17 north, one in Mahwah also on Route 17 north and there is one on Mclean Blvd in Paterson.
Sick of spending way too much money on things you can probably pull off yourself? Why not try to delve into the DIY world and see how much money you can actually save! Regardless if it’s fixing something, recycling it for something else, or making an item from scratch – you have no idea how much you can actually do yourself with a little bit of knowledge and stuff you probably already have in your house. Here are some useful DIY skills to learn when doing future projects.
Our homes are where we will spend a huge chunk of our lives. We must keep our homes in pristine condition and ensure that our homes match our tastes and design specifications. This means designing our home the way we want it and repairing it when repairs are due. There are some repairs that we can make to our home and some that are best left to the professionals. Attempting to embark on home renovations that should be completed by professionals yourself can be dangerous and can compromise the structure of your home. If you try to make repairs and designs that you are not qualified for alone, you risk causing serious damage and risk your own life and safety.
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Will N.J. gas pumps go do-it-yourself?
MAY 17, 2015, 11:14 PM LAST UPDATED: SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2015, 11:20 PM
BY RICHARD NEWMAN
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD
Gas station owners who have wielded enough clout in Trenton to keep self-serve gasoline out of New Jersey for 66 years recently reversed their position on the issue, and that could mean the days of full-service-only gas stations, one of the singular features of the Garden State, are numbered.
“Our position is different than it was 30 years ago,” Sal Risalvato, executive director of the New Jersey Gasoline C-Store Automotive Association, an independent gas owners group, said last week. The competitive landscape is different now, he explained, because the small owners’ Big Oil rivals don’t own the gas stations anymore.
The seismic shift by the gas station owners is one of several significant developments that may bring self-serve pumps to New Jersey and end a ban that originated in Bergen County. Gas-station owners in New Jersey have come under increased scrutiny from regulators over underpaid workers. And how transactions are made at the pump is likely to be altered as credit or debit cards are embedded with computer chips. While Governor Christie has been silent on the issue of self-serve recently, two area legislators have introduced a bill to end the prohibition.
https://www.northjersey.com/news/will-n-j-gas-pumps-go-do-it-yourself-1.1336652
