The new Cost VS Value 2011-2012 addition of Remodeling Magazine has arrived. This is their ninth year and have seen some slight but steady trending shifts. Here is the two bullet synopsis. The BAD 🙁 news is that the continuous drop in home values, combined with a...
Idaho Power sends out additional slips of paper with your utility bill monthly (for those of us that still receive bills in the mail). I usually just chuck them in the trash or on rare occasions glance at them. This month they were interesting, ( perhaps they all...
I had a crazy realization the other day. No one has ever gotten pissed off at a contractor for finishing a project too soon. How important is it for the client to know when the remodeling is going to be done? I would say VERY! important. What does "DONE" mean anyway?...
What does being a client advocate mean to me. It is more than just words... It involves taking decisive action sometimes. The design phase was done and the components were selected in a small bathroom project. The construction phase was in full swing. In an effort...
Remodeling your home is akin to getting into the water when the temperature is unknown. Most folks are timid and rightfully so. I once found a full safe buried in the crawl space of a home I own. Although possible to repeat, and worth dreaming about...you must admit,...
The most important thing to a client I hear about these days is the balancing act between Cost & Value. Making the decision to spend thousands of dollars in an effort to improve ones home is not to be taken lightly. Warren Buffett, one of the richest men in the...
Quick Classy Kitchen RemodelThe Challenge This kitchen was a “contractor special” as we say in the business. It was done as inexpensively as possible. Our client who uses the kitchen needed an update. There was no emphasis put on the end user. We were locked in on a...
Small Kitchen ExpansionThe Challenge This kitchen was cramped. As is often the case the client had discovered a great solution prior to our arrival. Relocating the laundry room behind a pocket door and removing a wall would allow the kitchen to expand. Refacing (vs....
Major kitchen additionThe Challenge The kitchen was tiny and disconnected from the home. It had walls everywhere and only one person could work in it at a time.The Idea Create a kitchen addition that incorporated an existing covered patio. Knock the walls out and...
1960 Kitchen Makeover The Challenge This is an early1960’s household with a kitchen that was separated from the dining area and had experienced a water leak and flood months earlier. The client was making due until they mustered the energy to take care of remodeling...