Glenda Taylor
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Name: Glenda Taylor
Title: Staff Writer, BobVila.com
Glenda Taylor is a freelance writer for the residential remodeling, home building, and home improvement industries. She started writing for BobVila.com in 2016 and covers a range of topics, including construction methods, code compliance, tool use, and the latest news in the housing and real estate industries.
Expertise and Experience
Glenda and her husband are residential contractors. She’s written for leading media outlets including the Houston Chronicle and SFGATE. She was the manager of the former eHow Now Live Handyman Channel (a division of eHow.com), and her work has appeared on This Old House and the National Association of Home Builders.
In addition to her construction experience, Glenda is a master gardener, a former real estate professional, a universal design enthusiast, and an advocate for green building practices. She also serves on her county’s Planning, Zoning, and Appeals Board.
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Highlights The typical range for landscaping costs is $1,277 to $5,856, with most homeowners paying a national average of $3,415. Cost factors for landscaping projects include the proje...
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Highlights The typical cost range to install a lawn sprinkler system is between $1,679 and $3,541, with a national average cost of $2,540. The main factors affecting the cost to install...
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Shoes are an essential part of a wardrobe and often become clutter near the entryway or at the bottom of a closet. In addition to those who solely own practical footwear, shoe lovers and ...
If you haven’t shopped for lumber recently, you’re in for a shock at how expensive a board is these days. According to Fixr, a site that tracks remodeling and construction trends, prices ...
Easily recognized by their needle-type foliage, cone-bearing pine trees are evergreen, making them desirable in the home landscape for their year-round beauty. While there are more than 1...
You might be surprised to learn there are more than 20,000 types of bees in existence, and a whopping 4,000 of those call the U. S. home, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. Bees ar...
Highlights The typical cost to aerate lawns is $100 to $350, with a national average cost of $140. Lawn size and slope, soil type, aeration method, location, and pricing packages can al...