Before and After

When a family is in the middle of a remodel it can be difficult to believe that the job will every get done. This is especially true for kitchen makeovers. It can be tiring to go out to the garage to get something from the fridge, or to cook all of your meals in a...

Help In Hanging Kitchen Cabinets

Hanging kitchen cabinets can be challenging, but the process can be made easier by using some specialized tools and techniques. See photos below. Temporary supports make it easier to make sure that your new cabinets are level. The support (of course) also support the...

An Economical Kitchen Refresh

I’m working on a project in a nice suburb of Chicago. The previous owners remodeled their small kitchen in the 1990s. The new owners moved into the house a few years ago, but they felt that the kitchen’s appointments were too overwhelming and busy for such...

A Kitchen Remodel

A customer wanted to refresh their kitchen. They decided to keep its basic layout, but they wanted to change out the cabinets to higher quality ones and arranged them in a way that was more compatible with their needs. They didn’t want to change the stain color...

Using The 3rd Hand Cabinet Support System.

I’m installing modern cabinets in a kitchen remodel that I’m doing. Like most kitchens, there is an abundance of upper cabinets to be installed. Cabinets are big, bulky, and heavy. Because of these facts upper cabinets can be tricky to install as they must...

What A Different A Floor Makes

Major construction projects have dozens if not hundreds of steps necessary to reach completion.  All of these steps are very necessary, but not very glamorous.  In fact, a project often looks worse during the process than it did at its beginning.  However, certain...