A finished basement can provide a vacation spot within the confines of your own home, foregoing expensive travel costs. Here are a few ways you can better utilize this space. Many homeowners are making good use of their basement, providing room for entertainment in their household, even turning them into elaborately themed game rooms, barrooms, sports memorabilia showcases, and home theaters. These ideas allow you to display your personality, and provide great conversation pieces when entertaining guests.
A beautiful home's living space doesn't end at the back door. During some months of the year, a family may spend as much time in the back yard as they do in the house. Landscaping for beauty is great but hardscaping for function and form makes a yard come to life. Adding an oasis to your home starts with the dreaming. How do you want to use your space? What is important today - a must have? What might be important in the future; should space be set aside for that eventuality? The second step is the design and C & J Services works with experienced hardscape and outdoor living designers to put your dreams on paper.
If we take a look at the flood of television offerings centered on remodeling, it is clear that this alternative to buying or building a new home has never been more popular. And if we're to believe the figures quoted as to the increased value of the owner's property, it makes good sense. Real estate professionals will tell you that the most important factor in any listing is location, location, location. So - what happens when you have a less than ideal home in a perfect location? You remodel, of course.
Whether building new or remodeling an existing home, the kitchen is the most expensive room in the house. At C & J Services, we pay careful attention to the home owner's wants, needs, and budget. We understand that your new kitchen won't be tucked away in an unseen corner. In modern homes, the kitchen is "social" space; family gatherings often take place there. Open concept floor plans include the kitchen as a visible, often central area of the home. High-end countertops and appliances add polish and interest to the space.
In a recent article, Christopher Solomon of MSN Real Estate called the bathroom the "new den." He continued, "More and more, people are going to the bathroom to relax and even luxuriate after a day in the rush-rush world, say home remodelers and designers." While it may be true that luxurious bathrooms are the "in thing", many of the amenities in your bathroom will depend on your needs and your budget. The options seem endless. Dual vessel sinks, soaking tubs, heated floors, steam showers, tank-less toilets and ventilation can make planning a bathroom on budget a challenge.
Sheds can serve many purposes. Like garages, they can adapt to your needs. Providing external storage for infrequently used outdoor equipment is its most common purpose. But, depending on your needs, they can be tailored to fit many uses. Adding electricity to your shed allows you to charge rechargeable devices like powertools, lawnmower batteries, or hedge trimmers. It can also function to provide outlets in hard to reach areas, and lighting for evening hours. Multiple entrances allow access to hard to reach equipment without the hassle of moving things around.
Adding a porch to an existing house will completely change its appearance. A well designed porch, however, will look like an original feature of the home. In their book On the Front Porch, architect James M. Crisp and project designer Sandra L. Mahoney say You need to take a close look to identify stylistic clues that can help you design a porch that looks like it belongs. Porch details-posts, rails, rooflines, eaves, and foundations-all have characteristics that can be designed to mirror the details on your home.
Energy efficient windows can play a huge role in decreasing utility costs and increasing comfort in your home. Home owners have never had more options when choosing windows for their home. Selecting beautiful wood windows, durable fiberglass windows, or innovative vinyl replacement windows is just the first step. There are many window styles offered from double-hung windows to sliding windows, windows with double-pane glass to even triple-pane glass (we are in Wisconsin, after all), egress windows to bay or bow windows, standard windows to special shapes or custom windows.
You may think there's not a lot we can say about concrete - that it is what it is, but not all concrete is created equally and that is a fundamental truth to keep in mind when hiring a contractor to oversee your concrete work. Concrete forms the foundation for almost all construction work. From the footings to the basement floors, from poured concrete foundations, to sidewalks and driveways, knowing what mix of concrete to use, when to pour, how to finish and how long to cure can be the difference between a haphazard installation and a long-lasting, finished product.
Prior to the automobile, a "carriage house" was used to store the horse and buggy, and was built away from the home to reduce "odors". In 1939, two Stanford graduates, Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard partnered in a garage in Palo Alto, California. The merger formed Hewlett-Packard, and the garage became known as the "Birthplace of Silicon Valley". Some other companies formed in garages; Amazon, Apple, Disney, Google, and Harley-Davidson. Often, the garage is an afterthought. As we grow older, we accumulate possessions, find ourselves attracted to new hobbies, or our families simply increase in size.
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