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In the News, Part V
Please check out the fifth and final installment in the Examiner.com series featuring Myers Constructs. The topic? Making The Most Of Small Spaces.
In The News Part IV
The fourth installment in a 5-part Examiner.com series featuring Myers Constructs. Read the story Older or Historic Door Restoration here.
Avoid These Remodeling Mistakes
We all make mistakes in life. Usually, they are minor, and we can move on with little damage to ourselves, our property and our loved ones. But renovation mistakes can harm all three. Let’s take a look at a recent call to our office that raises red flags for renovation mistakes to come. An e-mail came in to our office from a young couple with a small 3-bedroom, 1-bathroom city house. The homeowners had lived in the house for 3 years and said they were ready to begin gutting and renovating the house. Sounded like it could be an exciting project. I asked some questions to learn some more about what was being planned. Here’s what I found: 1. They intended on living in the home while renovations were underway. (This is a recipe for discomfort, at minimum. In fact, many a marriage has crumbled under this kind of stress.[...]
In the News Part III
Everything You Wanted to Know About Windows The third installment in a 5-part Examiner.com series featuring Myers Constructs. Read the story here.
In the News, Part II
Myers Constructs is featured on Examiner.com today regarding making older homes more energy efficient. You can see the story here.
Myers Constructs in the News…
Examiner.com is featuring Myers Constructs in a 5-article series. Check out the first installment here!
Renovation Roundup: Can We Talk?
To kick off the unofficial start of fall, a.k.a. "nesting season," we'd like to try something a little different. Tell us: What's your biggest design dilemma? What's at the top of your renovation wish list? Tell us about the projects you have planned in your own homes during the coming months ... or whatever else is on your mind relating to construction and design. All reasonable comments will be posted in the comments section below, and we'll respond to as many of your postings as we can.
Part I In a Series: When Vintage Decor Meets Modern Renovation – and a Giveaway!
If you follow our blog regularly, you may already know that we’re doing a long-awaited renovation of the master bedroom suite at our 1950s Sputnik-era split-level rancher in Flourtown. Happily, the construction phase is over, and we’re now on to the finishing touches and decorating stage. This is when we get to install all of the shiny and pretty bits. Shopping for just the right decor is, for me, one of the most fun parts of the project. Because I love old, quality crafted furniture, I really enjoy the process of combing the local antique and high-end consignment shops to find pieces that will not only fit the space properly, but also tell the right story about our home. […]
Finding the Magic in Your Home
We often talk to new clients who come to the table with ideas about all kinds of “stuff” they want to buy and install in their homes. While this is a perfectly natural place for most people to start their renovation process, our job is to get them to back up a little and talk to us about their lives. What we really want to know is how they want to live, and how their home fits into that picture. Many times, we have to ask them to stretch a little, imagine a little magic in their everyday lives … and explain what that magic would be. Typical questions we ask in the initial consultation include: What works and doesn't work in your home? What do you love and what do you hate in your home? When you travel or visit the homes of friends and family, what do you[...]
A Visual Breakdown of Kitchen Renovation Costs
I asked Dana, who is very good with the computers, to give us a simple pie chart of one of our recent kitchen projects. Here you go: I wanted this tool because many homeowners think the most expensive stuff in their kitchen is the cabinetry and counter tops. You can see from the graph that this is not the case at all. In this case its less than 18% of our typical kitchen project. "How come?" you ask. Let me explain; The only way your biggest cost would be in cabinets and counters would be if you were swapping out the exact kitchen you have now; same layout, with new cabinets and a new counter top, or re-facing the kitchen you have and adding a new counter top. Most of the people who call us want a completely new kitchen space with the room stripped to the subfloors and studs.[...]
