Habitat Homer’s Home Tips: Winter Maintenance

Habitat Home’s Home Tips: Winter Maintenance By: Sebastian Aguilar The last winter storm that hit Texas devastated lots of families, but this time we will be prepared. Make sure your home is nice and cozy with this Habitat winter maintenance checklist: Give your heating system a check-up The first task is verifying your heating system … Read more

Fall House Dedication

Blessing the build: Highlights from the Fall House Dedication By: Sebastian Aguilar Hundreds of Habitat volunteers rolled out 52,000 sq ft of sod, covering eight new yards and capping off the fall build. Habitat’s Fall House Dedication followed landscaping as the community celebrated 18 new homeowners, gave a nod to Veteran’s Day, and marked the … Read more

Volunteer Spotlight

Volunteer Spotlight: Alex Miranda By: Sarah Inez Arredondo   Who is Alex Miranda? Alex Miranda is a 41 year old Puerto Rican native, who first moved to Texas in 1994.  He and his family moved to Florida 4 years later then moved back to Texas in 2012. Alex has been volunteering in the Habitat Home … Read more

National Home Security Month

National Home Security Month By: Sarah Inez Arredondo   October is National Home Security Month so we’d like to offer some seasonal tips and advice to help protect your home, family and possessions. 1. Doors Any house should have doorknob locks, dead bolts, chain locks or some combination of these.  A steel door is also … Read more

Retirement Sale Gives Opportunity to the Habitat Home Center

Retirement Sale Gives Opportunity to the Habitat Home Center by: Sarah Inez Arredondo   In 1987, Frank Dansby started Dansby & Wilson Enterprises. Two years later Mr. Dansby would buy out the Wilsons’ and change the company name to D&W Distributors.  D&W Distributors, Inc. was a local Tool Wholesaler in Garden Ridge, TX. serving all … Read more

5 Ways to Update Your Kitchen On A Budget

5 Ways to Update Your Kitchen on a Budget by: Sarah Inez Arredondo As you decide on updating your kitchen, here are 5 ways to update it on a budget.   1. Update Your Cabinets The Habitat Home Center is home to some new, great quality kitchen cabinets. With three lines to choose from, you … Read more

2021 Renovation Projects Go Over Budget

Home Center Corner: 2021 Renovation projects go over budget by: Sarah Arredondo Did you know that 34% of homeowners saw their renovation projects go over budget in 2021?  That number was even higher at 45% for recent home buyers.  Of those recent home buyers, 79% renovated interior rooms. The median spend on kitchen renovations came … Read more

National Home Safety Month

Home Center Corner: National Home Safety Month By: Sarah Inez Arredondo   June is here which means its National Home Safety Month! With news reports often showing fires or other disasters happening to people in their homes, we thought it a great time to leave a few tips to keep from having accidents in and … Read more

Are you ready to become a homeowner?

by Margie Olivares   Am I ready to become a homeowner? You will likely ask yourself this question at some point in time. So how do you know if you are ready? Below are some indicators that you might be more prepared for this big step than you realize.   Do I Have a Steady … Read more

The Story of the Johnsons, Habitat’s 35th Family

by Camaron Brooks   The smell of fresh paint still dwells in Helen Morales’ memory. It was a fall day in 1991. Ismael and Hilaria Johnson and their five children opened the door to their new Habitat home. Morales was the oldest of the five. “This is a happy day, you see my dad’s big … Read more


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