What do you do when you love your home, your neighborhood, and have your favorite places to shop, and a good commute and you don’t want to move, but your house seems to no longer be adequate? A home addition! Maybe you need another bathroom, a quiet place, or a space for parents, family or […]
A reputable, experienced licensed General Contractor will do their best to keep jobs on schedule and within the remodeling budget. (That is a good question to ask their client references, Did your project stay on schedule and within budget?) Sometimes it is the homeowner that will cause the project such as kitchen remodeling to cost […]
In June 2016, Houzz published the results of a national survey asking over 100,000 homeowners what were their top reasons for doing a home remodeling project. These projects included kitchen remodeling, bathroom remodeling, laundry room remodeling, other room remodeling, and closet remodeling. The primary driver for their home remodeling was due to an outdated design. […]
According to a 2016 Houzz survey, almost half of homeowners are highly motivated to do a kitchen remodeling project for a new kitchen. We spend an average of three hours a day there, so a kitchen remodeling project done well can create what is becoming “the new living room.” What are the 2016 trends you […]
The National Association of Realtors and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry teamed together to survey over 4000 homeowners the reasons why they had recently remodeled their home, asking how much increased happiness resulted in the experience of their home once the remodeling project was completed. Based on a synthesis of their responses, a […]
Just as smart Moms hide vegetables in all sorts of clever ways so they go unnoticed, it is possible to do the same for the elements of Universal Design. There has been a great increase in attractive and innovative building materials and products to facilitate accommodating the needs of aging-in-place without looking institutional. Many of […]
Home remodeling in the 2010’s is much different than it was even 20 years ago. Then there was a construction boom that continued beyond the turn of the century. At that time it was a scramble to meet demand to source materials and labor. There were long delays in the start of a home improvement […]
What are some of the products that were the Best of the IBS 2016 Show that you may want to include in your next home remodeling project? The annual International Builders Show (IBS) has combined with the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) to bring the latest in product development and building technology to professionals. […]
Its tough to get out of a nice warm bed in the morning, especially with the thought of going into a cold bathroom! It can be tough too to turn off a hot shower too if the room is not warm, and water is too precious to waste. What bathroom remodeling elements can make the […]
Multipurpose Laundry Room Remodeling There is a trend to make the kitchen more singular of purpose: for making meals, eating, and enjoying company, and to move all other miscellaneous functions to a multipurpose laundry room. I doubt even an attractive laundry room remodeling project will replace the desire of kids doing homework at the kitchen table […]
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