HIRING A DESIGNER FOR YOUR HOME REMODEL… A NECESSITY OR A SPLURGE?
January 6, 2025
While a designer is not strictly necessary when remodeling your home, it is recommended to help...
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Air Duct Cleaning: How to Maintain Air Quality Control
July 30, 2013
Having your air ducts cleaned regularly in your home improves the hygienic conditions of your home. Doing this also improves your system efficiency, which saves you money and reduces your carbon footprint.
It also improves the longevity of your system which means less stress on the components and therefore makes your system last longer. Also with a clean working system you will be saving money on heating and air conditioning costs. Having this service done also insures that any system repairs are located and can be addressed, should further repairs to your system be needed. It is basically a tune up of your HVAC system.
Tips on How to Make Your Existing Kitchen More Functional
July 30, 2013
New kitchen cabinets and kitchen remodels can be a major expense. Here are some ways to make your existing kitchen cabinets and kitchen in general more useful and user friendly.
Pull outs
Adding pull outs to existing base cabinet shelving can not only increase the usability but also make those hard to reach areas actually functional. Kits ranging from around 100 dollars and up can be found at your local home center or of course we can customize any cabinet or shelf to meet your needs.
Bid Jobs Versus Cost Plus Jobs
July 30, 2013
A bid job consists of the anticipated (worse case scenario) labor and materials to do the job plus the contractor’s profit and overhead added in to the total.
A cost plus job consists of the actual labor and materials plus the contractor’s profit and overhead.
Cost Plus Job
With today’s economy every one is trying to save money and that includes money on home remodeling. Cost plus can be a viable way to achieve this. However, you must trust your contractor implicitly. By doing a job on a bid basis the thing you must consider is that the contractor has to bid worse case scenario for your home remodeling project.
Roof Leaks and Water Damage
July 29, 2013
With all the rain this season it is important to make sure you do routine roof and flashing maintenance.
Hidden water damage and leaks can cost thousands of dollars if not properly located and repaired. Where as routine maintenance and repair can be very inexpensive.
How do you locate leaks?
The most obvious is water stains on the walls and ceilings. Instead of painting over these stains you need to have a professional come out and determine if further damage has been caused by the leak.
Termites, dry rot and mold can result from an unresolved leak source.
