Your heat source is likely the last thing on your mind as you prepare to remodel your home. But now is a great time to switch to electric heat sources since California has made a strong stance against new gas heaters. By 2030, new natural gas-fired furnaces and water heaters will be prohibited in California. …
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The Bay Area is in a construction and remodeling boom that is not likely to end any time soon. This leads to the question: When to remodel? Strategically timing a home renovation to avoid shortages and delays is a challenge for many of today’s homeowners. When to Remodel: Issues Facing Homeowners Timing a remodel has …
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Older homes, steep hills, and sloped lots are all common features in the Bay Area. Older homes on a hill present unique challenges for hillside building and remodeling. However, a hillside home has many advantages, such as the potential for distinctive architectural details, an abundance of natural light, and breathtaking views. Update your dated hillside …
Let’s be honest. Construction sites are messy. When you interview contractors, you probably aren’t thinking about remodeling cleanup. However, it’s important to know what you can expect. Here are some questions to ask that can affect your home during and after restoration. Contractor Site Protection Before Your Remodeling Cleanup Contractors need to protect your existing …
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With interest rates rising and inflation looming, many homeowners think DIY remodeling is a great way to save money. Unfortunately, the majority of home improvement projects that are carried out by the homeowners themselves do not go as smoothly as planned. The results of a survey conducted by ImproveNet among 2,000 people living in the …
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When done correctly, a bathroom remodel can add long-term beauty and value to your home. When done incorrectly, it can quickly become a money pit, requiring you to spend more than your initial budget to correct critical plumbing errors. It’s critical to complete your bathroom remodel correctly. Below are the most common plumbing errors that homeowners …
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Whether organization comes naturally, or your thoughts seem to fly in all directions, everyone benefits from a renovation checklist. A home remodel has a lot of pieces to coordinate. Breaking the tasks into a checklist helps keep you focused, on task, calm, and patient. Let’s face it – we all have many things to do …
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Believe it or not, lighting mistakes are everywhere. From blown electrical panels to lighting remodel jobs left half-finished. Lighting remodels are more complicated than you may think. Lighting installation takes electrical knowledge, design-savvy, and construction skills. But lighting plans are something that homeowners need to be actively engaged in before installation or they will be cursing …
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What is the Wildland Urban Interface? The area between where we live and nature is where fires happen and where fires are more prone to affect us. WUI is the zone of transition between unoccupied land and human development. It’s the area or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped …
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