Remodeling

How to Make Kitchen Design Choices Without Starting a War Your Partner

When it comes to historic battles, home renovations can often rate right up there with some of the greatest conflicts of all time. And the supreme battle? (Cue dramatic music.) The ever-frustrating,...

by Kate Kolb

Installing a Junction Box :: Klein Tools Side Cutting Pliers Review & Oh! Revisiting My Kitchen Wiring

Remodeling

In troubleshooting a section of kitchen wiring that didn't work in my kitchen remodel, I installed a junction box. While I know of no code restriction that would have required me to...

by jb bartkowiak

Installing Half Round Gutters and Downspouts

So I was telling you the other day a little bit about the back story and some of stages I went through with Laying Out, Ordering and Prepping my house for gutters....

by jb bartkowiak

Installing Half Round Gutters :: trim build up at fascia board

Installing Half Round Gutters :: History, Planning and Prep

Remodeling

Essentially there are two types of gutters you’ll find in residential installations today … half-round and the more common k-style – each taking their name, likely, from their cross section shape. K-style,...

by jb bartkowiak

The Man Cave: What Guy Dwellings are All About

So let’s start with the most obvious question: What is a Man Cave? The dictionary defines it as “a room or space (as in a basement) designed according to the taste of...

by The Workbench Life

How to Prepare to Install an Irrigation System

I don’t know about you, but I dream of the day when I no longer need to move my sprinkler (attached to a hose) across my lawn in order to properly water...

by Rachael Jones

Tips for Designing a Backyard Pond :: Building a Luxury Landscape

When designing a backyard pond your goal should be to create a pond that looks like it has always existed in the landscape; incorporating natural, flowing lines with a variety of rock...

by Jennifer Zuri

traditional exterior tan paint red shutters white trim

Helpful Hints for Choosing the Best Exterior Paint Colors

One difficult exterior renovation decision that many homeowners face is what color to paint the outside of the house. After all, it’s not something you do very often, and no one wants...

by Joaquin Erazo, Jr.

What to Paint the Ceiling? The 5th Wall :: Looking Up & Looking Back

Remodeling

What are the prevailing trends with ceiling paint? This vid from friends AK Renovations cites the continuing trend of painting ceilings not white, but rather a shade just lighter than that used...

by jb bartkowiak

Common Code Requirements For Decks :: Posts, Footers, Stairs + Common Violations

Many homeowners dream of having a deck, and every home should be entitled to have one, right? Well, it depends on where you live. Each city in the U.S. has requirements about...

by Dave Nichols

open contemporary Living Room via Signature Furniture Rental

3 Simple Tips to Unlock the Hidden Space in any Room

We all have a natural tendency to spread our furniture and belongings out to fit the size of our homes. Like the nature of a gas to expand to fill whatever container...

by Chris Coleman

Why Remodeling Projects Take Longer than Expected

Reasons a Remodeling Project Takes Longer than Expected – and How to Plan For Them

Remodeling

I was recently asked. I still haven’t determined if she was looking for answers like "drywall" or "flooring" or some other phase of a gut/remodel project, my instinct was to provide these...

by jb bartkowiak