Home construction is always a challenge. Proving you can build a house with only materials made in the USA is even more challenge. Learn how one determined couple succeeded with only a few surprises, including a price tag that isn't much higher than a home built with imported products. This …
Home Trends Changing for Multigenerational Households
Home trends are changing to support multiple generations living under one roof. We've had in-law apartments for years -- by finishing the basement, putting on a bedroom addition or converting existing space like the family room, when more bedrooms were needed. Home conversions used to be for older …
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Building a House: Who Picks What?
Building a house involves many more decisions that you might imagine. The same is true for smaller remodeling projects and even redecorating a room, i.e. who thinks picking just the right paint color is easy? When you buy a car, there might be 20 options to pick from and that can get confusing. When …
Stairs You Won’t Believe … Really!
We know what a house looks like, right? Houses have a front door, kitchen and some number of bedrooms and bathrooms. If you've got a second floor, there are stairs but do you have a slide next to the stairs like the one shown here? Americans are a very mobile society so when we buy or remodel …
Design-Build Can Save You Money
Unless you're involved in the construction industry, chances are you don't know what a design-build company does ... and you're not alone. Friends invariably call to ask what "design-build" means? They want my advice on working with a design-build firm and my answer is almost always yes, unless the …
Stairs and Building Codes?
Stairs are one of the many things we take for granted in our homes, unless you've got one of those grand entryways like we're used to seeing in movies like Gone with the Wind. Stairs are an integral part of any home with more than one level, giving us access to upstairs along with the attic and/or …