#home-renovation

#home-renovation

A few days into our remodel, the living room turned into an indoor pond, ruining the hardwoods and drywall. With an adventurous toddler, we couldn't stay in an active construction zone. In March, our little family of three packed our bags and headed a few neighborhoods over to live with my father-in-law in the guest room his house. We're likely to be here until early December. Here are the pros and cons of our unexpected extended stay in our makeshift "studio apartment."

'Now I'm looking at houses with four or five floors / And you've found us a brownstone, said 'You want it? It's yours,'' the lyrics begin. The song continues: 'So we went ahead and we bought it / Found ourselves a good mortgage / Billy Cotton got sorted / All the furniture ordered / I could never afford this / You were pushing it forward / Made me feel a bit awkward / Made me feel a bit awkward.'

"They were made of concrete and needed to be completely smoothed," she writes. "It took a lot of time and energy to get them back to normal, and it's not finished for every room!"

I spied the most awesome colourful tiles online, and I just absolutely knew instantly that they would be coming to our home,

I really do wish we'd gotten heated floors, at least in the bathrooms. It gets so cold where we live, and it would've just been a nice luxury to have.

Detail-Filled Park Slope Brownstone With Pass-Through, Mantels Asks $3.495 Million There are plenty of 1890s details to ogle in this Park Slope brownstone, including built-ins, interior shutters, mantels, tilework, and moldings. In the Park Slope Historic District, the two-family dwelling at 657 10th Street also boasts a location less than a block from Prospect Park. - A Pink House in Bay Ridge and More to See, Starting at $1.695 Million

Kim Kardashian celebrated her recent birthday with a gift that any true real estate mogul would appreciate: the mansion next door to her own sprawling Hidden Hills residence. The Kardashians star recently dropped $7 million to snap up the dwelling in her celebrity-studded enclave, per TMZ. The shapewear entrepreneur's newly acquired property features four bedrooms and five bathrooms. It boasts a slew of luxury amenities, including multiple fireplaces, stunning city views, and a spa.

A small brick cottage has been infused with color, pattern, and artful touches by creatives from the Hudson Valley area and beyond for the seventh annual Kingston Design Showhouse. Eleven designers have transformed the single-family home for the event, and there is still time for design enthusiasts to soak up some inspiration. The showhouse opened last weekend and runs through October 26.

In 2022, Zillow found listings that mentioned a home office or "Zoom room" sold for 1.6% above asking price and six days faster than those without.

Lou Crane has only been living in this four-bedroom English Edwardian house, located in Cheshire, United Kingdom, for three-and-a-half years, but the changes she's made to the 120-year-old home are epic. When she moved in the space was dark, painted in all the wrong colors (like a truly garish living room palette), and really just a forgettable place.

The RTÉ show makes a welcome return as empathetic Baz Ashmawy and a team of culchie builders aim to help a cheeky nine-year-old in a wheelchair We are all helpless in the mucky hands of DIY SOS: The Big Build Ireland. We know about the happy ending. We know about the stress and the glitches which routinely appear in part two.

I just pray that it brings all the resolution and all the opportunity to move on that he was hoping, and I know that it will be a relief for him and for Hazel, and that it will refresh a degree of sadness as well, because it's occupied so much of their lives, and changed their lives in so many ways.

"A functioning, stylish kitchen is also the single most important renovation you can do, because it elevates the whole house,"

Pull out floor vents and inspect the thickness of the layers to identify solid hardwood flooring. Utilize crawl spaces or unfinished basements to potentially spot hardwood flooring peeking through old holes. Check transitions between different flooring materials like tiles or linoleum for unexpected hardwood flooring. Listen for distinctive squeaks that hardwood floors produce compared to subfloors to confirm their presence. Consider the home's history to gauge the likelihood of finding salvageable hardwood flooring under the carpet.

awful 'magic castle' purple, a color she hated when she first painted it, and still hated a decade later.

We'd been renting this place for three years - great location, decent light, and juuust mediocre-enough finishes to remind us daily that it was definitely not ours,

Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinted at potential rate cuts in September, which could lead to an increase in home renovation spending rather than a surge in home sales due to persistently high mortgage rates. The focus shifts to Home Equity Lines of Credit as they are influenced more directly by short-term rates and could see reduced costs, allowing homeowners to tap their equity for long-delayed renovations and improvements.

Prefabricated (aka prefab) cabinets are factory-made cabinets that come in a predetermined set of colors, materials, and styles. Though these types of cabinets that you'd select straight from a catalog don't allow you to choose exact cabinet construction elements like frame, fit, and door overlay, they're significantly more affordable than custom-made ones. Custom cabinets can cost anywhere from $500 to $1,500 per square foot, compared to prefabricated cabinets that usually fall between $60 and $200 for the same dimensions.

"Before we moved in, the owner was an 90-year-old French man who lived in a space that was very busy with heavy, old style, French wooden furniture combined with super traditional Moroccan decor items," begins Mario Rivault, who for five years has owned this large home in Marrakech, Morocco, with his partner, Maxime, and their two (saved from the street) cats, Erri and Billie.

Outdated wiring poses safety risks and can limit a home's functionality as modern electrical needs evolve, emphasizing the importance of a thorough electrical inspection during a home purchase. Before purchasing a home, estimating potential electrical upgrade costs is essential, ranging from minor fixes to substantial service upgrades, ensuring a realistic budget and avoiding surprises. In renovations, an electrical plan guides contractors in assessing power needs, wire routing, and avoiding common mistakes like insufficient conductor sizing or poor junction box practices, preventing costly rework.

American Standard responded to you initially. A technician came to your home, diagnosed the problem with your shower door and told you he would let you know when parts were available to make the repairs. You followed up with numerous text messages, and an American Standard representative eventually told you that the parts were available and asked about your availability. Then, for some unknown reason, American Standard stopped responding to you.

This bright corner apartment in Tudor City features views of the East River from many casement windows. A glass wall divides the bedroom and living room.

Experience a beautifully renovated 5-bedroom, 3-bath home in Crestwood, updated in 2021 with over 3,750 sf of luxurious living space.

Ciesla wanted a devoted reading space where she could curl up with a book and escape reality - even if only for an hour each day.

Concrete countertops are adaptable, durable, and can outlast other materials, but they require regular sealing to prevent stains, odors, and bacterial growth.

The renovation project in Baltimore faced multiple challenges, including a divorce-related contractor issue and poor decision-making on cleaning methods that could have caused serious damage.

A common mistake is poor camera placement. People often install cameras too high or at the wrong angle, which reduces their effectiveness.