What is scarier than a Halloween haunted house?
Snakes, spiders, public speaking and failure are top items that scare the average person. Here’s another one you can add to the list. Realizing a year from 
now that your building project would be done if you had acted soon after reading this article. But the happy ending to this story is that it’s the perfect time of year to meet with builders. Holes open up in schedules as the holidays approach and builders start thinking about projects for the upcoming year.
Company Founder Brad Chaney is happy to schedule a meeting to discuss your ideas for your new custom home, major addition, outdoor living space, renovation or major home improvement project.
Contact Brad at the B. Chaney Improvements Awendaw, SC office through this website to schedule a meeting to discuss your building project. You can also email the office at bchaneyimprovements@gmail.com or call 843.388.4334.
Are you ready for this special time of year? Expand your October and Halloween knowledge with some interesting information below. AND, don’t forget to “change your clock, change your batteries,” when Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday November 2nd. This means to replace your smoke detector batteries when you turn your clocks BACK on that date at 2 a.m. It could save your life and those of your loved ones.
October Facts
- The name October comes from the Latin “octō”, meaning “eight”, because in the Roman calendar October was the eight month of the year. January and February were added to the beginning of the year after the Julian calendar reform.
- Famous people born in October include Angela Lansbury, Bill Gates, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Julie Andrews, Hugh Jackman, Alfred Nobel, Anne Rice, Arthur Miller, Auguste Lumière, Friedrich Nietzsche, Christopher Columbus and John Keats.
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Calendula flowers
According to folklore, if the deer have a gray coat in October, you should expect a hard winter. Other natural signs include thick onion skins and corn husks, tall ant hills or early bird migrations.
- The birthstones for October are the tourmaline and the opal. Tourmalines display a wide spectrum of colors, such as yellow, pink, blue, red, green, black or brown. Opals exhibit different colors (green, white, yellow, blue, pink etc.) depending on the conditions under which they were created.
- The traditional flower of the month of October is the Calendula, symbolizing comfort, healing, protection and grace.
Halloween Trivia
- The name Halloween comes from “All Hallows’ Eve” or the night before “All Hallows” day (All Saints Day). In old English, “hallow” means “to
sanctify.” - The fastest pumpkin carving, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, took only 16.47 seconds. Stephen Clarke of New York holds this record, carving his jack-o’-lantern in a October 2013 contest.
- Princesses and superheroes rank as the most popular costumes.
- Candy corn was originally named “chicken feed.”
Why use B. Chaney for your building plan?
Brad Chaney and his team are licensed builders with decades of experience completing custom construction projects and doing home repair throughout the Charleston, SC area, including Mt. Pleasant, Daniel Island, Awendaw, Isle of Palms and Sullivan’s Island. They also complete larger home improvement projects, such as replacement windows, doors, roofing, etc….
“Brad (Chaney) helped us update our downstairs that included taking a wall out, adding molding and trim around a window and doorways, built ins by our fireplace, shiplap on our fireplace and a complete remodel of our kitchen. He did a beautiful job and was great to work with!
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