Remodeling
Remodeling: July 2006 Monthly archive
A popular outdoor upgrade is installing a brick patio. The color and texture that brick provides will bring warmth to your patio and will always contrast nicely with a lawn or woodchip landscaping. A brick patio can be installed over a weekend after you've decided on type of brick, setting, and layout.
Create a Brick Patio [Better Homes and Gardens]
Laying a Brick Walkway or Patio [Easy2DIY]
Brick Patios [AOL Home]
How To Build an Elegant Brick Patio Without Brick-Cutting [About.com]
Making "improvements" to your home isn't always the best thing and many times it's the wrong thing to do if you are trying to increase your property value. Be aware of the 7 sins of home remodeling and you'll maximize every dollar spent on your home while increasing it's value.
The 7 deadly sins of home "remuddling" [Seattle Times]
Water can take it's toll to the outside of yourself as much as the inside. Your backyard, driveway, and landscaping are susceptible to damage from heavy rain and snow run-off. Proper drainage can prevent your driveway or landscaping from washing away.
The number one thing to remember when planning for proper drainage is the law of gravity. Make sure all slopes lead away from the foundation of the house and your driveway and front yard slope away from your home.
Drainage Damage Control [Atlanta Home Improvement]
Not even the rise of interest rates have stopped the trend of bigger homes. We can understand the need for living in a larger space, but stretching the footprint of your home from property line to property line and building as large a space as possible seems like such a waste. Especially when the home built is just a "model" on steroids. The resources and money spent on heating and cooling is also gluttonous. But maybe these homes are just a reaction to the larger vehicles we now drive, that Escalade needs room to breathe.
The McMansion Next Door: Why the American house needs a makeover [MSNBC.com]
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Here's a great primer (no pun intended), for selecting, choosing, and buying the right paint for the job. With the myriad of choices in paint types, brand names, and price points, it's easy to become very confused as to where to start and choosing your color seems like it was the easiest choice.
All About Paint [About.com]
A good starting point for determining the budget of your kitchen or bath remodel should be at the project estimator from contractors.com. There are also project estimators for roofing, decks, and additions. These estimators take into account your geographic area as well as the size and scope of your project and cost of materials you'll use. After submitting the details of your project the estimator will provide you with a figure that should consider in the "ball park" of what your project will cost. Knowing what to expect from a bid should help relieve the sticker shock as well as help you plan for future projects.
Project Estimator [Contractors.com]
The extra bedroom, deck, or pool are great additions to your home but if you've got the space and money why not think bigger and bring your passions or activities into your home.
We brought you the basketball court and here's the low-down on installing a bowling alley, wine cellar, climbing wall, and others.
7 extreme home additions [MSN]
July 31, 2006 | Comments ()
