A customer wanted to add a closet to a first-floor den. This would effectively give him another bedroom. Adding a closet is easy if you know what you are doing. The following pictures tell the story. If you have any remodeling or building needs, please feel free to...
There are many small tasks that have to be done when a room is remodeled. This is especially the case when remodeling a kitchen. The photos below show just one of the tasks, installing cabinet hardware. In this example, we had 44 cabinet handles, each individually...
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 am working on a remodel that involves the removal of the kitchen floor including the subfloor. The house was built in the 1970s, and the building code of those days allowed for the cold air returns to use wall and floor cavities. The current code requires...
