Archive for the ‘Choosing A Contractor’ Category

Bathroom Remodeling – ins & outs, big & small, low-budget & high-end.

A knowledgeable and experienced contractor is an absolute necessity when it comes to remodeling a bathroom. There are so many design decisions, material options, product selections and fixture choices for the contractor to work through with the homeowner, and not every contractor is up to the task. After all, your bathroom is the most personal [...]

Knowing your setbacks and how they affect your room addition.

Something that many homeowners don’t know about or think about when looking at having a room addition built is the setbacks for their property. Every city, county, town or municipality has ordinances that specifiy exactly how close your home can be to your property line. The ordinances are developed, set and enforced by the zoning department of your [...]

Designs defined – the who, what, where, why and when.

Sometimes when people decide to remodel their home, they have the contractor convert their ideas, their wants and their needs from thoughts into a written proposal or contract. This can work. There are other people who put those visions onto paper, or even napkins, using crude drawings or sketches to help get their wishes conveyed to the contractor. This works as well. BUT, having a professional designer from inception of the project through final [...]

Home Maintenance – How important is it?

When you started thinking about buying a house, you probably considered the extra maintenance that’s involved in home ownership, the lawn care, painting, and repairs. And then you thought about the great advantages of owning your own home, the freedom, space, yard, neigborhood and even the investment aspect, and all thoughts about home maintenance were pushed to the [...]

Do you want a different house? Don’t move, remodel.

Maybe you don’t have enough cabinet space in your kitchen. Perhaps you want a bigger master bathroom with a double vanity. Or need an extra bedroom for the new baby or elderly family member coming to live with you. No matter what you dislike about the house you have, you can remodel it into the home you want [...]