Many homes built in the 1940s through the 1970s had small kitchens and small dining rooms. This was the fashion of the day. However, times and tastes change. Our lifestyles are more casual now, and it is more important to have useable spaces than formal rooms. I...
It is interesting to see how the various trades do their jobs. My plumber, John, had to join some cast iron fittings at one of my worksites. The following video shows how he did...
I continue to work on a kitchen remodel in unincorporated Glen Ellyn. This home is on well and septic which can present its own problems. When the county plumbing inspector came out he told us that he needed to upgrade the current cast iron sanitary tee, as the...
I’m remodeling a kitchen in Glen Ellyn. It is a total remodel that includes combining the former dining room with the old kitchen. It always amazes me how some elements can make a dramatic difference in the way a room looks. The first photo is the empty new...
In my last post, I made the case for replacing a wood floor. In this post, I’ll show you how to weave a new floor into an existing floor seamlessly. This is the same project that I posted about last week. However, it is on the opposite side of the room. On...
