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Check out what’s happening with Myers Constructs as well as the latest news and trends in home renovation.
Our Incentive Program Remains in Effect Through March 30th.
First introduced last Fall, we're extending our incentive program: book a home-improvement project now, worth at least $12,000, and we'll give you eight hours of complimentary (design or construction) labor. It's a limited-time offer, so act now. Contact us for details.
Dueling Dishwashers
dueling dishwashers Sexy. You bet. They save water too.
Your Fantasy Home Projects … We Want to Know!
All of us have home reno projects or "honey do" list items we fantasize about completing. We want to know what yours are. We invite our readers to share their wishes, dreams, and renovation fantasies here on our website. Some fantasy projects will be huge glamorous and "money is no object" in scope. Some dream projects may be an incredibly small thing you have "lived with" for too darn long. We'd like to know about the projects and project features that interest you most. Our blogging staffers will read your Fantasy Home Project ideas and stories. The best stories will be added to the blog roll and their authors will receive recognition and an Official Myers Constructs, Inc., long-sleeve t-shirt! Send stories to info@myersconstructs.com
We Know Windows
Tamara, our windows expert, interviewed for HGTV Pro! windows article
Get the Lead Out!
The entire Myers Constructs, Inc. Production Team will spend the day on Wednesday taking an EPA certification class regarding the new lead laws that go into effect in April. All contractors of any discipline that disturb more than six square feet of area in your home, are required to be certified in the new regulations. They must take new precautions on projects in homes and other buildings built before 1978. In addition, all construction and contracting companies must be registered with the Feds for lead certification. Homeowners: Make sure the contractors you hire are compliant with this new law, especially if you live in an older home! More details to come on this topic...
Construction Pros Who Study/Think
At our company, we are curious. We are always on the lookout for new and better ways of doing things. In the modern world, many of the old ways of building no longer work. The building materials of old are no longer available. People live in their homes now very differently than they did 20 to 50 years ago. These changes are even more apparent when we work on an 80 – 100-year-old home. Kitchens are no longer in the shed out back to prevent fires from consuming the whole home. Bathrooms have moved from the back yard or back porch into the sleeping quarters and near new kitchen locations inside, thanks to indoor plumbing technology — which is amazing if you think about it. […]
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
Last night, I got a text message at an odd hour. I generally let these off-hour calls and messages roll into the next workday. But I took a look at the message anyway, as I was pouring myself a glass of wine. Here is what it said: “Had a dryer fire @ home…” […]
Nail Gun Art
OK its fake but still funny! nailgun art
Avoiding “Remuddles” Will Preserve Your Home’s Value
I recently surveyed this home in a nice leafy area of the city, very close to Jenkintown. Like many homes in Philadelphia, you can see this house has great bones. This center-hall Colonial was built in the 1910s of great materials and craftsmanship. This is one of the most efficient floor plans of homes you can find. […]
Anti-Vinyl, And Proud of It
One of the things that distinguishes a higher-end remodeling project from a lower-end one is the products that are used. Typically, a less-expensive project will use cheaper products. Many times, these cheaper products will not last as a long as higher-priced ones. If you think about it, you can purchase cheaper products two or three times over within the same time frame that a more expensive product would last. Another thing to remember is that cheaper products will typically pollute more than more expensive ones. An example of this is vinyl siding. The case against vinyl siding is illustrated nicely in this video clip from the documentary Blue Vinyl. Vinyl siding is not recyclable. It pollutes when it’s made — and later when it’s removed and goes to the dump. No one else will tell you this. The guy selling vinyl siding door-to-door in your neighborhood is certainly not going[...]
