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Ready to Move? Consider Remodeling Instead Is your house feeling a bit cramped? Kitchen outdated? Need more bedrooms or need an office but don’t have one? Before photo by Concord Carpenter. After photo by Concord Carpenter According to the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), people are now trying to avoid moving by remodeling. …
Recouping Remodeling Costs What’s the payback for remodeling? Remodeling On-Line’s annual report compares construction cost with resale value for 25 common remodeling projects in 60 U.S. markets: Cost vs. Value Report 2006 Project and % Cost Recouped Mid-Range Attic Bedroom Remodel 79.90% Basement Remodel 78.80% Bathroom Addition 74.90% Bathroom Remodel 84.90% Deck Addition 76.80% Family…
Applying Bead Board to a Brick Fireplace A customer of mine had a large timber for a fireplace shelf and wanted something a little more traditional by apply bead board and mantle to a brick fireplace. Se saw a photo in a country Living of a tongue and groove back wall and fireplace mantle that…
Reducing Business Waste Reducing your business waste is usually easy to initiate and will usually cost little to do. Doing your thing to reduce waste means understanding how your business operates and studying the processes in which you do business. Looking for more efficient procedures, processes and products. Improving waste management generally reduces the costs…
Child Safe Home Office In the residential remodeling world we occasionally get calls from folks asking us how to make a home office child-friendly. Most of the times we handle items such as securing heavy bookcases and tall display cases to the wall to prevent tipping hazards from inquisitive climbing children. The rest is usually…
Door Repair The door above is approximately 16 years old. The roof above does not have gutters so water drips down onto this door and oak threshold and has caused it to prematurely rot. This is a perfect spot for a rain divert-er or a gutter. The best we can do is replace the jamb…
Tips to target harden your home Many folks are concerned about home security but do not take the simple low cost, “low hanging fruit” measures that can make a measurable difference. We put together 18 home security tips that can be done easily, check them out: 18 Home Security Tips Lock doors and windows (sliding…
Time Management & Productivity ORGANIZE, FOCUS, GET-ER DONE!!!!! I have a contractor friend that is always “behind the eight ball” when it comes paying his taxes, his bills, or getting out estimates. This doesn’t usually bother me unless he’s unable to make a scheduled sport event, dinner or function because, “he’s swamped.” Then I…
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