Archive for April, 2009

Before you sign that remodeling contract… something you need to know

April 7 20094 Commented

Categorized Under: Hiring Contractors:Tips and Tricks, Home Improvement

Before you sign that remodeling contract, theres a very important piece of the home improvement puzzle that you need to know about.  Your contractor may or may not tell you about it (more than likely not)… besides, its always best to go into a situation with as much information as possible.
The  thing you must absolutely [...]

Your home improvement contractor wants to swindle you (this is how to avoid it).

April 4 2009one Commented

Categorized Under: Hiring Contractors:Tips and Tricks

The person you´re about to write that sizeable check for may become a bigger nightmare than you would ever believe.
An unfinished job. Check.
Materials that are breaking already. Ditto.
Sub-contractors at your door because the General Contractor didn´t pay them. Your project just keeps getting more and more interesting, doesn´t it?
And let´s not forget the mechanics lein [...]

Video: Kitchen Remodeling Tips

April 1 2009one Commented

Categorized Under: Remodeling Your Kitchen

I stumbled across this video from better.tv and found the 7 easy steps that Jeni Wright mentions to be very helpful. She goes into some detail on each, and gives some examples in actual kitchen remodeling projects.
The video is only about 3:00 long… feel free to comment below.

Basic Summary:
1. Tips on desiging your kitchen [...]