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Building a Remodel Budget in 10 Easy Steps

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:00:00 PST

Before you begin painting a room and moving furniture around, you need a plan, or design. Part of that design is considering how much you can spend on your remodel, and how you want to spend it. Here are 10 steps to help you manage your decorating budget.

Home Remodeling Tips

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:30:00 PST

Remodeling your home can be a great way to improve the value of your house and will also give it an updated look. Many times home remodeling is done out of necessity and other times it is done out of desire. In either case, by following a few simple tips you can save yourself some time and some money when you go to remodel your home.

The Swish of the Sash Window

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:30:00 PST

To keep the authentic beauty of any period property you must make absolutely sure that your renovations and replacements are sympathetic to your houses' architectural historical style. These rules should be tapered with at your peril. Once a houses' equilibrium has been put out of balance, it's a devil of a job to get it back into harmony.

Timber My Sashes

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:00:00 PST

Timber is an excellent material for sash window construction. Wood is scientifically proven to provide very good thermal resistance i.e. it is a very poor conductor of heat, which in sash window construction is a good thing.

A Guide to Buying a Spiral Staircase

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:30:00 PDT

With many people renovating their existing properties rather than opting to move, a staircase which takes up less space for accessing new levels or rooms has never been a more popular feature. A spiral staircase can take up nearly half the room of a conventional straight flight staircase, whilst still providing a convenient means of ascent.

Make That Room Bigger With a Structural Knockthrough

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:30:00 PDT

If you need to change the layout of your home then making a structural alteration to open up a wall is great way to go. The wall you want to open up though will need to be assessed to check if it supporting any other loads.This may be a brick load or even the floor timbers so it will be necessary to do a few checks first.

Essentials of Remodeling

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:30:00 PDT

Before putting on the ceiling, all openings, through which fire might find quick passage to the structure above, should be adequately fire stopped. It is best to use incombustible materials for fire stopping, such as crushed refuse mortar, plaster, concrete, hollow tile, gypsum block, broken brick, or other similar material, containing sufficient fine stuff to fill voids.

Sustainabilty Should Involve Remodeling Not Rebuilding

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:00:00 PST

In order to truly follow the "reduce, reuse, recycle" mantra of recycling, one must think about remodeling a home rather than building new. Rebuilding, reusing, and improving existing infrastructures are one of the best ways to promote sustainabiliy.