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Basement Finishing – License to Create!

Basement Finishing - License to Create!

So you’ve spent months, or perhaps years, carefully wishing, planning, budgeting, measuring, drawing, as well as bidding your basement finishing project and you are almost willing to start the business. One aspect in your basement finishing you possibly will not consider yet is: “should my contractor be licensed?”

This is probably not this easy question. Some states require licensing; other states without these requirements have counties and/or cities that require licensing, other places have no licensing requirements whatsoever.

You may reside in a place like ours, where it is perfectly legal for an unlicensed contractor to drag a permit for your basement finishing project. On the flip side, your area may necessitate licensing, but you will find many contractors who’re unwilling or unable to comply.

So the question again becomes: “should my contractor be licensed?”

In a word… YES!

Several years back I met a contractor, who somewhat brazenly bragged … Read the rest

Aiden Hayes by — April 25, 2020 in Hardwood Floor
Basement Finishing – How to Avoid the Green Stuff

Basement Finishing - How to Avoid the Green Stuff

When I’m not associated with basement finishing projects or one of my other various pursuits, I’m usually getting together with my children. If yours are (or were) anything like mine, you understand they merely can’t stand the green stuff. It didn’t matter what sort of vegetable it had been if it turned out green you weren’t getting hired in that room.

Well, there’s a few other green stuff you should watch out for; especially when you’re about to find a basement finishing project! Years ago, when the tile was installed in a shower, they’d tile right over the plaster or drywall. It eventually became apparent until this wasn’t a durable solution as water invariably got behind the tile caused the backer to mold and deteriorate.

The next generation of shower wall backer-board was essentially drywall, though a mold and water-resistant paper. This product is still used by many today, but … Read the rest

Aiden Hayes by — April 24, 2020 in Ceiling Planks
Steps For Maximizing Your Money in New Home Construction – Avoiding Storage Pitfalls

Steps For Maximizing Your Money in New Home Construction - Avoiding Storage Pitfalls

“I like my money right where I can see it…hanging inside my closet,” says Sara Jessica Parker. In new house construction, money hanging inside your closet starts with taking advantage of the structure contractors storage allowance. Shelving and closet allowances tend to be overlooked and after that added being an afterthought causing financial and emotional stress on the property buyer. How difficult would it be to advance in a home without shelving or hanging capabilities in the closets or pantries? Important steps to consider are: 1) engage with your builder regarding all storage space requests; 2) enquire about the allowance for storage spaces, and 3) discuss the different storage options including builder preferences.

Discuss using your builder any special requests you will probably have for all your storage areas for example drawers inside the closets, pull-outs or baskets inside the pantry and extra shelving inside the garage. By adding all … Read the rest

Aiden Hayes by — March 28, 2020 in Standard Door
Steps In Home Construction

Steps In Home Construction

When you choose to use a house built, watching the home construction process maybe like watching an amazing show. People who’ve never built their unique buildings will likely be awed by everything that goes into turning a dream into reality. Watching builders and contractors you could make your home sweet home from blueprints is similar to watching a kid being born. Except, in the birth of a kid, as miraculous since the tot maybe, how she or he ends up is a roll with the genetic dice. With a home, owners arrive at plan every last detail with architects and designers. When the building rises from your ground as planned, it’s a rewarding endeavor. Here are some with the steps involved with transforming your custom-built house dream into a reality:

Getting The Lot Ready For Building

Individuals often choose a patch of land where to start their property construction. Before … Read the rest

Aiden Hayes by — March 27, 2020 in Wood Laminate
Home Construction Uncensored

Home Construction Uncensored

My cellular phone is capable of every little thing, from GPS directions to star-charting, digital pictures, video…. and today my iPhone actually predicts me.

So why can’t Americans build re-build stronger/better homes so they can survive the storms, floods, mold wood rot, etc. If the climate is getting worse every decade why aren’t the house construction techniques keeping up?

Remember the story of The Three Little Pigs? The crew of pigs built house # 1 beyond straw, house # 2 beyond sticks, then on house # 3 they used bricks – looking to outsmart the big bad wolf who kept destroying their houses. We could all learn something from those 3 little piggies- which is it pays off eventually to look at time to make a house right.

Some in the homes built after Hurricane Katrina where created to withstand higher wind loads and to be more mold resistant which … Read the rest

Aiden Hayes by — February 27, 2020 in Fiberglass Door