Home Remodeling Blog
May 2008
The Archives
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05.21.08Common Paint Problems and Handy Solutions for Better Curb Appeal
Painting (0)SPRING HOUSE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Paint is a valuable ally that can help protect and rejuvenate your home’s exterior. No matter how nice the interior people base their first impressions on your home before they ever walk inside. “The spring or early summer is a perfect time to look for early signs of paint problems. Some paint problems may be caused by using a low quality paint, not preparing the surface properly or painting when it’s too hot or cold,” Debbie Zimmer, paint and color expert with the Paint Quality Institute explains. No matter what the cause a quick inspection, of those painted outside ...
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05.21.08New Study Confirms Commonly Used Granite Is Safe for Countertops
Kitchen Countertops (0)CLEVELAND, May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study of the most popular granites used for kitchen countertops in the United States concludes that granite is safe to use in kitchens. The study, designed to determine whether radon gas sometimes released by natural stone poses any health risk, was released by the Marble Institute of America, an industry trade association, and conducted by an independent geochemistry researcher. Included in this study were 13 of the most popular types of granites used in countertop applications, representing up to 85 percent of the granite countertops sold in the United States. "This is the first time ...
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05.19.08An Addition That Doesn’t Look Like One
Additions (0)Jennifer Kain Defoe Cape Cod Times SOUTH ORLEANS — Douglas and Angela Parker's home was built in the 1960s and has been added on to twice with architect Frank Shirley's designs. Yet there's no hint of renovation. And that's just the way they, and Shirley, wanted it. The first addition was a second-story front dormer. The second was an airy dining room addition adjacent to a reconfigured and expanded kitchen. There was no change to the house's footprint for the kitchen; instead, smaller rooms were opened up for a more spacious, user-friendly area. But the first thing you don't notice as you enter the Parkers' ...
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05.13.08Stellar Cellars
Basement Remodeling (0)Kevin Kidder Columbus Dispatch One of the most underused spaces in a home has traditionally been the lower level. The oft-maligned basement, after all, evokes descriptors such as dark, dank and musty. Yet many homeowners -- largely because of the dour housing market, home builders and remodeling contractors say -- are discovering that the costs of renovating a basement amount to a good investment. "People are finding that it's the best money spent when you compare square-footage cost with a new build," said John Roy, owner of C. Roy Homes of Powell. Homeowners don't want to waste space, Roy said, nor do they want to ...
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05.12.08Sunrooms Grab the Spotlight as Luxury Additions
Sunrooms/Solariums (0)Bob Karlovits Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Sunrooms and patio rooms seem to be turning into the decks of this decade. Like the '70s and '80s, when decks of all sorts began showing up on tiny ranch homes and hefty Victorians, sunrooms are becoming common from the exurbs to the city. Frank Caliguri of All State Remodeling in Lower Burrell says his firm has been building patio rooms for 25 years but, "There just have been more and more of them in the past five or six." The National Association of the Remodeling Industry, headquartered in Illinois, says 500,000 homeowners add sunrooms each year. A ...
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05.05.08Refreshing Change: Update Some Elements in Your Bath for a New Look
Bathroom Remodeling (0)Arlene Miles Daily Herald To gut or not to gut when attempting to remodel a bathroom may seem like a difficult question, but is actually one that is answered quite easily. Whether you totally overhaul a bathroom or merely refresh some of the elements depends on two major factors -- how large is your budget and if the current layout of the room meets your needs. Major overhauls can be very pricey, depending on the amount of work done and the options chosen. "I've done bathrooms that have cost $110,000 on the high end to $30,000 on the low end," said Neil Kristianson of ...
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