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Kitchens Plus Announces Home Remodeling and Kitchen Tour Showcase, Social and Educational Event
Kitchens Plus has announced a date for their first Home Remodeling and Kitchen Tour in 2008. The open house tours will occur on April 26, between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM in and around La Mesa, CA. The Home Remodeling and Kitchen Tour is a free, open house tour of recently completed remodeling projects. It is a showcase, as well as a community social and educational event.
Home Improvement Bathroom Remodeling Tips
The main bathroom - even a guest bathroom - is an important part of every house Hence care should be taken that it looks up to date, remodeled, neat and clean
Kitchen and Bath Remodeling Company A-Pro Remodeling Now Makes Cleaning Bathrooms Easy With ShowerGuard
Houston-based A-Pro Remodeling & Construction has been providing residential kitchen and bath remodeling, renovation, design and construction services for25 years. Now, in addition to these comprehensive services, A-Pro Remodeling announces a new easier way for customers to keep their glass bathroom shower doors clean by offering ShowerGuard, a glass surface that is permanently sealed and protected from the corrosive chemical reaction that can come from hard water, soap and everyday cleaning products.
Bathroom Renovation Ideas-learn The Incredible Benefits Of Remodeling Your Bathroom
So you have many bathroom renovation ideas to improve your bathroom?s look, and you are ready to jump into the project. However, before you do, you need to understand that a bathroom redesign project is not for everybody. Here are some guidelines to help you decide whether or not a bathroom renovation project is a good decision for you.
Remodeling, Replacement Windows, and Vinyl Siding Featured on New Website for Milwaukee Homeowners
HomeSealed, LLC, Milwaukee remodeling contractor, today announced the launch of www.HomeSealed.com as an information portal for Milwaukee home owners to find information about home improvement projects.
Home Remodeling - The Basics of Property Remodeling
With the mortgage industry being what it is today, it may be a safer think to improvise your house as opposed to selling it and purchasing a new one. House prices have dropped so much that nowadays homeowner will have a hard time getting the right value for their land. Most people are turning to house renovations to enhance the value of their home and prepare for the coming bounce back in the housing market. Here are a few easy home remodeling tips that can aid you fix your house up.
Home Improvement Remodeling: Start In The Kitchen Or Bathroom
Remodeling a room in your home can be an overwhelming and time consuming project for many homeowners. A home improvement remodeling requires careful planning as well as enough free time to complete the project. Many home improvement remodeling (http://www.landisconstruction.com/design.htm) projects can be costly and require the hiring of a local contractor to develop and implement a sensible plan.
Bathroom Remodeling and Bath Design On New Website By Virginia Remodeling Contractor
Enterprise Tile and Bath today announced the launch of www.enterprisebathandtile.com as an information portal for Virginia home owners to find information about bathroom remodeling, and bathroom design tips.
Dallas Replacement Windows and Energy Saving Home Improvements Featured On Dallas Remodeling Contractor Site
Texas-TLC Remodeling & Restoration, a Dallas remodeling contractor, today announced the launch of www.texas-tlc.com as an information portal for Dallas metro home owners to find information about home remodeling projects.
Bathrooms, Kitchens, Basements and Home Remodeling Sources On New Website From Washington, D.C. General Contractor
R&B's Remodeling, Inc. today announced the launch of www.rbsremodeling.com as an information portal for Washington, D.C. area home owners to find information about home remodeling projects.
Home Remodeling Cost - Simple Tips To Save On Home Remodeling Cost
After awhile, even a minimal home remodeling cost or two can start to add up to more money than you intended to spend on a project. From purchasing the materials to having to buy more of them when you mess up, any task can run over budget. I'm reminded of the time that I tried to remodel my bathroom myself, starting with the toilet. The toilet I bought cost around $200, and when I bought the caulking and tools I needed it ended up costing around $275. When I went to replace the old toilet with the new one, however, my hands were wet and I dropped the new toilet. It was cracked beyond repair, and I had already tossed out my old one. I had to start all over again and it would have been far cheaper to just hire a plumber to do all of the work ...
Manhattan Kitchen/Bathroom Remodeling Tips By MyHome LLC: Maximizing Space in NYC
NYC remodeling firm helps apartment dwellers learn how to maximize space in NYC.
Home And Bath Remodeling
Outdated wall coverings such as wall paper and borders are one of the first things to change during a home and bath remodeling job. With the use of a heating gun, the glue used to secure wallpaper on a wall can be easily removed. The homeowner might choose to paint the walls instead of repapering the wall, and if there is any type of mar in the wall surface, spackling will need to be done to give the wall a smooth surface.
Remodeling A Home: Important Tips To Remember When Remodeling Your Home
Remodeling a home can be a very stressful time for everyone involved. While it can be stressful if you're living outside of the home you're remodeling (for example, if you're remodeling it to flip the property and make money), the stress gets multiplied when you're residing in the home as you make the changes. The first source of stress, as well as the biggest in most cases, is related to money. If you're remodeling a home, it can get extremely expensive extremely fast. From the cost of a contractor to finding the right materials that you want to live with on a day to day basis, things add up quickly and can put you over budget in no time. If you're doing everything on your own, what you save in contracting fees you can make up by making mi...
Bathroom Remodeling Ideas - Brighten And Freshen That Gloomy Old Bath
Increasing the size of a bathroom as a strategy in remodeling is rarely an option. While there may be ways to do that, it would usually require a major investment on your part. Trying to move a wall requires determining if it is a part of the structure that is required for load bearing. The placement, age and condition of the plumbing is another potentially costly factor. So to keep costs reasonable it is best to look at your bath as it is and try to improve the perception of space rather than actually increasing the space.
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Fireside Home Construction's Energy Efficient Home Earns First LEED© Platinum Rating in Michigan
Dexter, MI (PRWEB) November 15, 2007 -- When Bob Burnside, president of Fireside Home Construction, decided to build a new model home last year, his vision was to build the most energy efficient home in Michigan. Today, the 2,800 sq. ft. shingle style home features some of the most advanced solutions found anywhere in the U.S.
"When I became a builder more than 10 years ago, I dedicated myself to building the healthiest, most comfortable, durable and energy efficient homes possible," said Burnside. "I'm glad to see consumers and other builders are beginning to acknowledge green building as the right thing to do for us and our planet."
Fireside Home Construction (http://www.firesidehomeco.com)'s? new model home recently become the first "green" built home in Michigan to receive a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) Platinum certification from the US Green Building Council (http://www.usgbc.org). The home is only one of 12 in the United States to receive the top-ranked Platinum rating.
LEED for Homes is a nationally accepted rating system that promotes the design and construction of high performance, environmentally friendly "green" homes. LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainable development by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health:
?sustainable site development
?water savings
?energy efficiency
?materials selection
?indoor air quality
Characteristics of the Fireside home that contribute to its environmental performance are its:
?Use of solar energy -- The home produces 2 kilo watts of solar energy to offset power from the electric company.
?Super Insulation -- The home is built with structural insulated panels (SIPs) from Insulspan, six-inch thick walls, 10-inch thick roof panels and insulating concrete form (ICF) basement walls.
?Heating and Cooling Efficiency -- The home's WaterFurnace Geo Thermal system is estimated to use only $520 annually for heating, cooling and hot water needs. Geothermal takes heat from the ground in winter to warm the home and reverses it in summer to cool it.
?Energy Saving Materials -- Inside, the home uses ENERGY STAR appliances and lighting (95 percent of the lighting is fluorescent), low flow water plumbing fixtures and energy efficient doors and windows.
?Improved indoor air quality -- A mechanical ventilation system controls moisture and makes the air healthier to breathe.
?Reduced Electricity Usage and Costs -- This is the only home in Michigan with a combined DTE net metering system for the solar panels and a time of day electric metering system for the Geo Thermal heating and cooling system. The net metering system measures how much electricity is generated by the solar panels. Any surplus electricity is "sold back" onto the electric company's grid. The time of day meter on the GeoThermal system measures usage at specific times of day to provide a better rate for the consumer.
To obtain LEED certification, a local, independent third-party, called a LEED for Homes Provider, works closely with the builder to ensure the home meets certain performance benchmarks within various categories. The LEED for Homes Provider then awards points for different aspects of environmental design. Projects are awarded Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum status, depending on the number of points received. Fireside's rater was Patrick Houle, from Diamond Environmental Solutions, Inc. in Whitmore Lake, Michigan.
"With the cost of energy today and the importance of indoor air quality for our health, our team is more committed than ever to building the very best homes we can," said Burnside. "Receiving Platinum Certification on this home is testament to our commitment to energy efficient and green building."
Fireside's model home is located at 7150 Donovan Road, Dexter, MI. The model is open by appointment, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
About Fireside Home Construction:
Fireside Home Construction has been in the business of building new custom homes and providing renovation services throughout southeastern Michigan since 1996. From the beginning, Fireside has focused on respecting the environment by incorporating green building and energy efficiency building technology into every home it builds. The company has received numerous national and local energy efficiency and green building awards and designations. For more information, visit Fireside Home Construction (http://www.firesidehomeco.com) or call (734) 426-4353.
About U.S. Green Building Council:
USGBC is the nation's foremost coalition of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places to live and work. Our more than 9,000 member organizations and our network of 75 regional chapters are united to advance our mission of transforming the building industry to sustainability. LEED® and Green Building Rating System? are registered trademarks of USGBC.
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