Remodel a House http://remodel-a-house.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:21:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 FHA 203(k): Little-Known Financing Solution for Home Remodels http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/fha-203k-little-known-financing-solution-for-home-remodels/ http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/fha-203k-little-known-financing-solution-for-home-remodels/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:21:37 +0000 admin http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/fha-203k-little-known-financing-solution-for-home-remodels/ If you’re replacing a bathroom vanity or kitchen countertop, you’ll probably pay by cash.   It’s not worth taking out a loan for a project in the hundreds of dollars:  pay now or don’t do the remodel.  But if you’re taking on substantial home remodels, you need a loan.

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]]> http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/personalize-your-front-door-with-paint-colors/feed/ 0 A Light-Filled and Detail-Rich Colonial Remodel http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/a-light-filled-and-detail-rich-colonial-remodel/ http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/a-light-filled-and-detail-rich-colonial-remodel/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 admin http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/a-light-filled-and-detail-rich-colonial-remodel/

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]]> http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/building-on-a-colonial-era-american-original/feed/ 0 Anatomy of a Modern Vintage Kitchen http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/anatomy-of-a-modern-vintage-kitchen/ http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/anatomy-of-a-modern-vintage-kitchen/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 admin http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/anatomy-of-a-modern-vintage-kitchen/

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]]> http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/anatomy-of-a-modern-vintage-kitchen/feed/ 0 DecoBloc: Glass Block With a Difference http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/decobloc-glass-block-with-a-difference/ http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/decobloc-glass-block-with-a-difference/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:46:28 +0000 admin http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/decobloc-glass-block-with-a-difference/ DecoBloc

DecoBloc came my way recently.  It looks just like those loose architectural glass blocks you often see that form shower enclosures, windows, and walls–permanent installations.  The difference is that DecoBloc is open at one end and hollow inside.  The open end is generously wide–so wide that I could fit my entire hand through the opening.

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Tools for cutting tile, shown above, clockwise from upper-left:  wet tile saw, rail tile cutter, RotoZip, and tile nibbler.  Do you need every single tool?  I think if you’re undertaking a whole whole remodel, with a kitchen and a couple of baths in your future, it’s worth it.  The only expensive power tools here are the RotoZip and the wet tile saw.  The RotoZip can be used for all kinds of jobs outside of tile installation; the wet tile saw is the complete opposite:  worthless for anything unrelated to tile.

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]]> http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/an-18th-century-starter-house-saved-from-ruin/feed/ 0 From Unused Space to a Home Office Full of Smart Storage http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/from-unused-space-to-a-home-office-full-of-smart-storage/ http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/from-unused-space-to-a-home-office-full-of-smart-storage/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000 admin http://remodel-a-house.com/2012/02/from-unused-space-to-a-home-office-full-of-smart-storage/

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