A home addition or renovation is a big expense. Between the cost and the fact that you’re making serious changes to your main living space, you’re taking a big risk. That risk could result in a stressful catastrophe, or pay off in the home of your dreams. Which way it goes depends primarily on what…
You’ve finally decided you’re ready to move forward on that home improvement project you’ve been thinking about. It’s exciting to know your fantasy is on the verge of becoming a reality! But if you don’t have much experience with construction projects, you may not have any idea what to expect. Based on years of experience…
If your basement is unfinished, then it’s probably a part of the house you mostly avoid, only venturing down when you need to do laundry or dig out an item that’s stored in a box down there.
If you want a way to quickly increase the livable square footage of your home and drive up the house’s value, a basement finishing project can turn the space you barely use into something comfortable and practical.
When you’re planning a new home renovation project, it’s a big enough job to figure out this particular project. Once you start considering the right contractor to go with, your priorities are likely to be who seems like they can do this job well for a reasonable price.
When the weather’s nice, enjoying the comfort of a porch is one of life’s pleasures. But when deciding how to approach a new porch project for your home, you have a big decision to make: do you want a screened porch or an open porch?
Home renovations are a big investment. You want what you want, but the price tag of making your bathroom, kitchen, or porch into just what you want it to be can be daunting. That drives a lot of homeowners to consider hiring a buddy rather than going with a licensed professional.
You have big ideas about what you want for your home, but you don’t have an infinite budget (who does?) and it’s hard to wrap your head around what different types of renovation projects cost. And there are so many different little decisions in a big project that make a difference to the bottom line that figuring out an estimate on your own seems nearly impossible.
By Rebecca McAloon, owner, Rebecca McAloon Design and Living I’m super excited to be guest blogging for Fineline Construction! I love the opportunity to share my knowledge with people embarking upon a new home design project. In fact, I get a little giddy at the thought of helping clients’ visions become a reality. I guess it’s rooted in my fundamental belief that everyone deserves a home…
Home remodeling projects can be quite exciting, but the one thing that could mar this excitement is the daunting thought of putting up with and going through the lengthy and sometimes excruciating process.