#home-renovation

#home-renovation

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.

The cost of demolishing a house is calculated based on square footage. On average, it costs between $4 and $10 per square foot to demolish a home.

An extension that's too 'boxy' in design so it looks like a complete bolt-on to a house is always bargain-basement, says James Bernard, director at Plus Rooms.

Steven Mulholland, CEO of the Construction Plant-hire Association, says: "Construction costs have skyrocketed - this isn't a temporary squeeze, it's a structural problem making renovations increasingly unaffordable."

"Furniture, wallpapers and kitchen, it all looked like it did in 1976. When we first visited the house, it was almost like entering a museum. It was really well taken care of, though, leaving us with the feeling that the previous owner must have loved his home."

Acoustic glass is perfect for blocking out noise from places like railways, traffic, airports and factories. It consists of two panes of glass which have been laminated together using PVB, or Polyvinyl Butyral.

"People who grew up in Little Haiti in its heyday have a lot of the same memories: women carrying baskets on their heads with products to sell, Rara bands filling the Friday night air with music, the smell of Haitian cuisine seeping from the windows. The culture was everywhere."

Glaswegian retirees Jim McConnachie and Frances McChlery decided to build a home closer to city facilities for her sister with young-onset dementia, opting for a property in Comrie, Perthshire, with a south-facing garden.

When buying new appliances, precise measurements of the kitchen area are crucial to ensure the new fittings will fit correctly and operate properly.

The biggest thing for me was traveling," Heltz, 55, told Business Insider. "I always wanted to travel."

To transform it into what would eventually become their "dream house," the couple tapped Kathleen and Tommy Clements of AD100 firm Clements Design. They took the house down to the studs to rework the floor plan into a more open, family-friendly flow. The final product features organic materials including reclaimed wood, natural fibers, and marble, taking 18 months of renovation.