Aug 13 2009

The Advantage of 40 Year Mortgage Loan

Over the past years when the price of real estate had increased considerably, a lot of lenders have begun tendering new products in order to help homeowners with their requirements in mortgages. The 40 year mortgage loan is one example of those new offers.

Moreover, the amortization schedule for this type of mortgage is obviously 40 years. This implies that you are expected to pay the loan principal and interests to the lender for the whole period of 40 years. One advantage of this 40 year mortgage is, your monthly dues will be very much lesser compared to the usual 15 or 30 year mortgage plan.

For example you loaned $100,000 to buy your house at 6.25% interest with the standard 30-year mortgage, then your monthly dues for this loan amount would be about $600. But if you will pay for the same house under the 40 year mortgage, you would have to shell out a higher interest rate since the term is longer, but your monthly dues would only be about $560. Although, this may not look a large amount, but still, this could make a big difference with your monthly budget.


Aug 13 2009

Pleated conservatory roof blinds

One of the most difficult parts of a conservatory to add blinds to is the roof. Hanging blinds on the side windows is easy, because everyone knows how to hang a vertical blind – and if you don’t, you can pay someone who does know how to do it to install them for you fairly cheaply.

It’s also difficult to know quite what design to go for on the roof. Again, while a lifetime of experience of looking at vertical blinds gives us a great eye for what works on the conservatory walls, it’s difficult to judge exactly what will look good hanging from the roof.

Unless you want to go the whole hog and install an exterior awning, I would suggest going for a really clean, simple style. My two favourites are roller blinds, or pleated conservatory roof blinds. They aren’t too costly, are easy to install and maintain, keep the sun out and, most importantly, look good!