Home Improvements Stuff
Archive for January, 2009
Options For Kitchen Flooring
Jan 13th
Currently, anything goes concerning kitchen floors. In the old days, there were basically 2 choices, tile and linoleum. Today, we see hardwood, linoleum, cork, laminate, and many different types and style of linoleum.
Let’s start by looking at what doesn’t work well for most people’s kitchen floors.
Cork flooring is all the rage today, but it’s not a very good alternative for kitchen floors in most cases. Although its surface is treated, it is just too porous, and if you have kids or a dog rummaging through the kitchen on a regular basis, forget about it. It is not durable. In other parts of the home cork flooring is very popular and it’s very easy to install. In most cases, snapping squares together is all that is involved. More >
Save Energy, Gas, Money and More With Your Home Improvements
Jan 3rd
High gas prices at the gas stations and higher utility and other bills adds up one thing. It is time to think more and more about conservation and savings efforts, especially with your improvements. Here are some tips to help you more and use and spend less: Â? Your Shower – Take a shower and a bath with you to upgrade your head on an energy-saving model shower. It will use less water, then by taking a bath and shower.
This means less consumption and hot water to convert into less energy to heat the water. Bathtubs take to fill a large amount of water, so you need a lot more energy. Unless you a very long shower, and in this case, try to reduce the length of the fast improving your sheer energy shower is done. Â? Laundry – When washing clothes, washing consider replacing the coldest maximum allowable tissue and take a look at your current model washing machine and dry, with energy-efficient appliances for long-term savings and conservation. More >
Adding a Family Room Addition
Jan 2nd
As families expand, so do their spatial needs. Suddenly a house that seemed adequately sized for two or three may feel tight when the family increases in size. If a home already has enough bedrooms, a family room addition is often a useful addition to increase the amount of space in a home and increase the functionality.
Where an addition is placed on a house will vary depending on the layout of the home and actual site conditions. If there is space on the site that allows for a family room addition on the main level, I often look for a location near the kitchen. If there is no space on the site, we’ll either look at a location such as in an unfinished basement, or consider adding onto a second story. One recent trend is locating a family space adjacent to bedrooms, especially if the space is located adjacent to kid’s bedrooms. This family room space often becomes the kid’s ‘hang out space’.
Often a family room plays many roles, so it’s important to design the room to allow for the functions you need. Here are some things to consider: More >