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Bathroom Storage The topic of increasing bathroom storage always comes up with clients on my bathroom renovations. especially with today’s popular furniture like vanities and huge two person showers… there’s just no room for efficient storage. Or is there? Tips on Increasing Bathroom Storage 1. Shelving: If you have floor space one of the simplest …
Plumbing In Cold Walls: I live and work in the Northeast, metro Boston area. When remodeling or building construction we take measures to design and install all plumbing lines inside interior walls and avoid the exterior wall due to the reality of them freezing. I don’t care how well you wrap a pipe and surround…
Electric Towel Warmers & Heated Towel Racks The folks at WarmlyYours are offering one of my weekly Newsletter subscribers a chance to win one of their very cool Infinity Towel Warmer, units, they promise that you’ll love your new towel heater. Just think about those cold morning when you step out of the shower…
Spend-A-Little Save-A-Lot Home Improvements: Money-Saving Projects Anyone Can Do A friend of mine, Brad Staggs, recently wrote his own home improvement book. Brad Staggs has written, produced and directed feature stories for The Nashville Network and also produced and hosted features for Decorating with Style and Today at Home on HGTV. Today, Brad is seen on HGTV’s HGTVPro.Com Weekly and…
Mold inside a home is dangerous not just for the obvious health concerns like asthma and allergic reactions but also for the costly repairs it causes. Many newer homes are so tight that the air inside becomes nasty and stale. Proper ventilation removes old, stale air and replaces it with fresh air. The exchange of fresh air…
Retrieve A Ring From A Sink Drain How To Retrieve In A Sink Drain Retrieve rings, coins and earrings from sink drains fast and easily. This post is all about easy tips you can use for retrieving items dropped in a sink drain. How many times have your taken off your rings to wash…
Mold Smell Dear Concord Carpenter, Our bathroom is only a few years old. These past few months we have noticed a strong mold like smell. We have a shower stall, a tub, sink and toilet in this bathroom. The tub is rarely used and is super clean, all other fixtures are used and cleaned regularly.…
Reglaze vs. remodeling? I’m a huge fan of saving old, antique bathroom fixtures. A few weeks ago I attended the 2011 Boston Home show and spoke to Stephen Verbeek from Talon Reglaze about re-glazing vs. remodeling. According to Steve you can save 80% from re-glazing a tub and tile surrounds when comparing that to the…
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