This week we are participating in the 7th annual, week-long, “Still Climbing Out” Bathroom Blogfest. This year (which is our first) we will be joining numerous bloggers from across the U.S., Canada, Dubai, and the U.K. who have signed up to participate. It does appear that there are actually two topics this year, customer experience […]
Learning and listening: How contractors and designers should work together
This week I was honored to have Mark Buckshon expand on our post from yesterdays article on the classes at the Remodeling & Deck Expo. For those of you who may not know Mark, he is not only specializes in marketing & is president of the Construction News and Report Group of Companies (CNRGC) but […]
Tools of the Trade – Estimating with XactWare
There are many tools contractors use in their business & many challenges they face. One of the biggest challenges for many is accurately estimating a project with many looking for a perfect solution or magic bullet. While I will be the first to say there is no magic bullet or perfect solution one of my […]
Guest Post: Installing a Bathroom Fan Timer
So there I am with three bathroom timers to install for my place & thinking this would be a great “how-to” piece. Not only is this one of my most specified items for saving energy, but also for improving indoor air quality. You know… if JB doesn’t have one yet, it might actually be a better fit on his blog with […]
Daily5Remodel: Old Home Renovations
As seen on Daily5Remodel: If I had to choose my favorite project to date, it would be this 1879 renovation. My first thoughts were, Ummm, wow, this ought to be interesting. There was vinyl siding on the exterior, one floor was about ready to collapse, an addition had sunk six inches, water was flowing back […]
Why you shouldn’t ask, what color should I…?
All right, I admit it; I almost skipped this week’s Let’s Blog Off. While the question is simple (What is your favorite color? – no seriously, that is the question), I could easily answer it on Twitter using only 5 of the 140 characters required. I had an epiphany or two on what I could […]
Re-piping Your House: The PEX Solution
In yesterday’s Safety Sunday article on Staying Lead Safe in One’s Own Home, we briefly talked about issues with older pipes that contain lead in them. Shortly after that on Twitter I was discussing a bathroom plumbing issue where I recommended that they check out PEX piping to re-pipe those fixtures. While I love Twitter […]
Product Review: Feeney Architectural Curved Canopy
While attending the Remodeling Show in Baltimore, I stumbled across an interesting product that could potenialy solve a problem I have had on the back burner for a while. This issue involved the house featured in the Looking Back series & the front French doors. Unfortunately, the doors were facing almost due west and because […]
Retaining Block Wall’s – 5 rules to live by
A retaining block wall can either be so simple, that a regular DIYer can complete one in an afternoon, or so complex that it requires an engineering team and a large talented construction crew months to complete one. Whether it is a small simple wall for a raised garden bed, or a large one capable […]
Designing your Dream Kitchen – One common mistake you can easily avoid
Wow, what in the world is that? Well, before we get to that, I would like to first thank Bill Conley from Northwest Kitchen & Bath in Tacoma Washington for allowing us to repost these pictures. These are pictures he took at a homeowner’s house that wanted a new kitchen. She had apparently spent a […]