Remodeling Magazine's Cost vs Value Report 2018 Highlights Some Noteworthy Ways to Invest Wisely in Home Improvements that will Add to Your Home's Value Every year Remodeling Magazine releases a report on the average cost of home improvement projects vs the amount those projects add to the value of the home. In addition to [...]
Rain Barrels - A Simple Water Saving Measure With the water crisis in California, it's a good time to start thinking about how we use water around our homes. Low flow fixtures and appliances are great if you can afford to install them throughout your home, but there is also one simple and inexpensive way [...]
Join us on a tour of two Calvert Luxury Homes showcase projects!Come see what’s new in design and meet "Bob the builder”, a master builder with 40+ years of experience.If you fall in love with either home, buy it! (yes, they’re for sale) OR Learn about building your own truly custom dream home with our “Build on You [...]
This winter was pretty brutal. Now that warm weather is finally here, it's a good time for a DIY exterior home inspection. Inspecting the exterior of your home from time to time is a good idea. Especially after the kind of winter we had this year! Here is a simple list of things that you [...]
There is a very cool new product coming on the market this spring. It is a replacement outlet cover that has a built-in LED guide light on the bottom. Here is a brief description from the company’s official website: ‘The SnapRays Guide-Light is a plug-and-play replacement for the standard plug-in night lights and hardwired guide [...]
Making the Most of Your Outdoor Living Spaces When I think of summertime, I think of backyard barbeques, and starry nights around a bonfire. And apparently I’m not alone: Over the past few years, contractors have seen an increase in demand from clients for usable outdoor living spaces. People want to be able to take [...]
New Home Automation Systems Improve Home Energy Performance with the Touch of a Button The past couple of years have seen incredible advancements in home automation technology. At the same time, energy efficiency and ‘green’ technology continues to increase in popularity. So, it only makes sense that some exciting new Green home tech gadgets that [...]
New Ultragreen LED bulbs Use a Fraction of the Electricity and last up to 50 Times Longer than your Old Bulb Slowly but surely, the incandescent lightbulb is going extinct here in America. In its place, a new high-tech, ultragreen option has emerged: LED lightbulbs. Not only do LED bulbs use 75-80% less electricity than your [...]
New Innovations Bring Luxury and Efficiency to the Modern Lavatory Over the past few decades, the bathroom has increasingly become a refuge from the hectic pace of modern life. A place to relax and recharge body and mind. Modern bathroom design has brought homeowners such luxuries as spa tubs, ultra-luxury showers with multiple spray heads, [...]
Electrical boxes, including switch boxes, are usually 3" x 5" holes in the walls. When these boxes are in exterior walls, they need to be 'air sealed' to prevent outdoor air from circulating in the wall assembly or into the home. How are professional remodelers sealing around electrical boxes? During new construction, homes or renovation, [...]
