How to Remodel a Bungalow :: Start Where the Water Is and Then Move to the Air
They always say put the money where the water is. In other words, you as a homeowner often get the most from your remodeling dollar with work on the kitchen and on...
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Attic Remodel Before and After :: RowHouse or TownHouse
John had this great space in his attic that he wanted to convert into a home office. The space was already pretty well complete i.e. subfloor down, drywall finished, etc., but ....
Happy Mother’s Day, Jen. Let’s Refinish the Mahogany Porch!
We made arrangements to send the girls over to my mom's house this past weekend. For her, my mother, that's the best Mother's Day gift ever (who knew). This was good for...
Bungalows :: Remodeling a Bungalow in Northeast Baltimore
You have probably heard it said, The house has good bones. Good bones, typically refers to the structure of a house; it means -- the framing is solid, the house is standing...
Bungalows :: a Look at the Significance of the Bungalow in Northeast Baltimore
And a little ways up and around the bend, packed in a short row of houses that look strangely similar, a breed of house different from the others you have just seen....
Installing a Self-Rimming Sink in a Postform Laminate Countertop
We are still working on converting the original kitchen in our house to a laundry room. We (my wife and I) had decided early on that we were going to keep the...
Installing a Tile Landing (& Raising a Door Sill) :: Adding a Tile Landing to a Carpeted Room
When working in older homes, you must be conscious of the build up of flooring. As the years pass, it seems, we (in the general sense of collective humanity) always opt to...
How to Replace a Pre-Hung Door: A Door Layout Fix
This procedure requires the installation of what is known as a Dutchman. (See the section Moxie Mouth in the right side bar for a definition.) A Dutchman can be patched in and...
How to Texture a Ceiling :: One Example, an Essay
We were not that familiar with textured surfaces. There was a heavy textured swirl on the some the ceilings of our last house; in our current house, we had a stipple in...
Flipping the Hinges and Lockset on a Pre-Hung Door: A Door Layout Fix
In a nutshell, Dave has a situation in the hallway leading from his foyer to his kitchen. The basement door and the door on the powder room, immediately opposing each other, both...
Tub/Shower Faucet Repair (Follow Up): Stop and Waste Valves
When shut off values are equipped with a waste outlet, you can open these little grooved nuts and drain uphill water at a safe location in the basement, usually into bucket ....
Dripping Tub Shower Faucet :: Tub/Shower Faucet Stem Repair Procedure (3-handle faucet)
Shower/tub faucets, those that service both a tub and a shower head, come in 1-, 2- or 3-handle configurations. Of all of them, the 3-handle configuration is probably the most common, and...