It’s not new news that the economy continues to post reason after reason for serious concern and the stock market has reached the lowest levels seen since 1997. When approximately 10% of all Americans are either in foreclosure or behind on their mortgage (according to a recent release from the Mortgage Bankers Association) and home sales have dropped to significant lows, buying new homes isn’t exactly on the forefront of most peoples’ plans for 2009.

At first, it would seem that 2009 is all about saving money. But while things have slowed down a bit, the home improvement industry is certainly not devastated. Want proof? Just take pay a visit to a local home improvement big box store this weekend-yep-there are still plenty of homeowners and contractors alike keeping themselves quite busy with new projects. Keeping all of this in mind, here are what promise to be the top 5 home improvement ideas for 2009.

Thanks for visting our new blog! Home Improvement Advisors is dedicated to showcasing the best home improvement articles, content and tips for consumers across the country.  As a once clueless homeowner, I’ve used the Web to help overcome  many of the challenges that home ownership has had to offer.

The kinds of things I never learned through osmosis: Fixing window sills. Cleaning my furnace. Re-building my roof deck.  Installing a patio.

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