Under cabinet microwaves are an excellent option while remodeling your kitchen. If you are planning a kitchen remodel and wish to use a custom hood vent, or other range exhaust hood rather than an over the range microwave/vent combination you’ll still want a microwave to use in your kitchen. You could always get a regular […]

Are you wanting to replace your one piece fiberglass shower? Let me just say this right from the beginning….very rarely are you able to replace them with another one piece unit without cutting up some walls. They are originally installed before all the framing is completed around them. They are wider than most interior doorways, […]

When a potential customer is comparing estimates from different contractors, what are some of the important parts to pay attention to? It’s no big secret that usually the very first thing that gets looked at is the price. The bottom line. How much they are going to spend if they sign that contract, choosing that […]

Are you remodeling or renovating your home? What is the correct terminology for your project? By definition remodel means to alter the structure. When used in reference to a house, or an individual room it would indicate changes to the floorplan, or location of amenities. Maybe that’s a room addition, or restructuring by means of […]

Spring is here . The flowers are blooming, the grass is growing, the temperatures are rising….and the bees and wasps are looking to expand and build new homes. It’s a good time to walk around your house and check for any signs of this. Wasps will most often begin building thier cone shaped next in […]

While those “one day” bathroom remodels may seem appealing I would caution against it. I’m sure you’ve seen advertisements that claim no hassle one day bathroom remodels. They try to sell the convenience of virtually no down time, less mess and expense, and show pictures of newly completed projects that appear fresh and clean. They […]

Cabinets….custom vs modular In my opinion the “need” for custom cabinets falls into three places. One instance is trying to add to/match existing cabinetry whose manufacturer can not be determined or replicated within the enormous variety of styles and finishes provided by numerous current cabinet manufacturers. A second instance is, regardless of the vast number […]

What’s stashed under your sinks? This time I’d like to talk about what’s inside your cabinets, under your sinks. We all have things stashed under there…it is a cabinet after all. However, I’d like to draw a little attention to just what and how we store those items. Quite often when I look in the […]

Gutters and Downspouts With winter officially being here, I thought I’d take a moment to encourage checking the gutters and downspouts operation on your home. Now that the leaves are just about done falling out of the trees for season, it would be a good time to clean the your gutters and downspouts. If your […]

This tip has to do with doors that stick to the door frames when being opened and closed. More often than not it’s the top corner of the door that starts rubbing on the door jamb in the closed position. Homes of course do settle and move over time. Sometimes this leads to a door […]