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Check out what’s happening with Myers Constructs as well as the latest news and trends in home renovation.
The Sweet Smell of Home Improvement
Most people don't know that their houses smell new and much nicer after they renovate. It's kind of like "new house smell" gets sprayed on their home. The first week or two of construction is dusty and may not smell very good. In fact, it can uncover many BAD smells, like mildew, rot or sewer gases. It's icky. No two ways about it. But after that phase, NEW STUFF is installed. So you smell all the new pine lumber, plywood, drywall, primer and paint, adhesives and polishes. The new cabinets often still smell of varnish or paint. Floors can smell terrible during the varnishing process, but after that they smell fantastic. In fact, two of my favorite scents include new cement and fresh wax -- a fine old-time finish. The experience of finally being able to see, touch -- and smell! -- so many thousands of dollars of shiny, new,[...]
Home Changes, Life Changes
Many of our customers of replica handbags have older homes, in which large, complex or expensive projects have been delayed. Sometimes, the needed renovations are really overdue, but we are glad our customers waited until they found us to work on their homes. Renovating a home is stressful. It costs money — sometimes a lot of it. Just to remind ourselves of these facts, we renovate our own homes from time to time. […]
And on the Subject of Our Heat Wave Newsletter…
Let's not forget that PECO's rate caps will expire this December. And, says GridPhilly.com, PGW is negotiating for a 10 percent rate hike. In short, staying cool (or warm, come winter), isn't going to be getting any cheaper. Improving your home's energy efficiency is "the way forward," as the saying goes.
We’re On Vimeo! Take 2!
Check out this cool, new trailer about our team at Myers Constructs, Inc. This is just another example of our efforts to market our business without polluting the earth in the process. We've found that we don’t have to rely so much on the postal service to deliver printed marketing materials when we get great results from the organic sharing of our messages. So, please share this clip with your circle of contacts ... and stay tuned for more fun media soon!
Chestnut Hill Kitchen/Powder Room Reno
Today, we are beginning the construction portion of a small kitchen and powder room renovation in Chestnut Hill. This cute, Tudor-style twin is home to two adults, two kids, and a senior-age dog. The kitchen was no longer functioning well for this family. Here is their wish list: Better flow/space function/circulation Better/more prep area New location for the fridge, which is currently in the unheated shed area out back Better storage Better work surfaces Better kitchen efficiency Open plan kitchen/dining room to engage the whole family Better venting of cooking area Better lighting A more discreet powder room Better pantry use Staging area for lunch boxes, keys and things that need charging Better organization of the many doors in the room that access powder room, pantry and basement Stay tuned for updates on how this project is coming along!
A Stylish DIY Project
Many people think of furnishing their home as a single expedition to a big-name supplier where they can buy a “set” of furniture to fill their rooms. They plop down their credit card and call their room “done.” […]
The Heat Wave and Your Home
Temperatures of 100-plus degrees hit the Philadelphia area this week — and they’re only predicted to cool slightly in the days ahead. Not surprising for this region during the dog days of July. Nevertheless, conditions like these test not only our bodies’ ability to regulate temperature, but also our homes’ ability to do the same. So, just how energy-efficient is your house’s cooling system? Here are some symptoms of poor performance to look for: […]
Thanks to Elfant Wissahikon Realtors!
Thanks to Elfant Wissahickon Realtors! We are happy to announce a new website cross-linking relationship with Elfant Wissahickon Realty . You can find us on their site under the tabs “home buying” and “related resources.” We really appreciate this endorsement from a company we know well and respect. We have bought and sold many properties with them, and our experience has always been wonderful. Thanks, again, to Elfant Wissahickon for their endorsement of Myers Constructs.
How Do You Know It’s Time? Part 3
Last week, we got a call from a woman who said her house felt too small now that her son had become a teen, and she was also dissatisfied with the outside of her home, but she wasn’t sure how to fix those problems. A quick Zillow search told us that this woman’s neighbors all had 4-bedroom homes with 2-3 bathrooms, while she was living in a 3-bedroom, 1-bath house. The “bird’s eye” view of her neighborhood told us that most of her neighbors had put additions on their homes to increase their size, and their homes were now worth 1/3 more than her house, even in this time of conservative appraisals. We find that this is a common problem facing homeowners: […]
Unforeseen Conditions
Many a customer will ask us what “unforeseen conditions” means. They ask because “unforeseen conditions” are explained in our contracts as something that can cause a “change order extra” to take place -- and no one wants to spend money on something they don’t understand. On this project, our plumbers encountered a cracked bend in the soil line. Here are some snaps of the problem: You can see the old rusted pipes are in the basement ready to go to the scrapper. The new pipe is on site waiting for the change order extra to be approved. One snap shows the cracked bend where the toilet sits. The bend is in the bathroom floor under your toilet. You can see the large ugly hole in the living room wall the plumbers had to make to get at the pipe. The last image is from the bathroom looking down[...]
