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01 Aug

Aging-In-Place

August 1, 2011
By Rick Boyle

Aging-In-Place Design enables people to have their homes be pre-user friendly before they would be forced to remodel due to illness, handicap, or condition that would require them to leave their home and have...

27 Apr

Remodeling

Basement Water Leakage Problems

April 27, 2011
By Rick Boyle
basement, waterleaks

I am sure everyone has been experiencing our historic amounts of rain for this April. As a consequence of all this water, we have been getting numerous inquiries about water in basements. I thought...

10 Apr

Remodeling

Testing for Lead in Home Remodeling

April 10, 2011
By Rick Boyle
Lead

Today’s main topic is lead. Recently the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to make lead a major priority when it comes to home remodeling. As of April 22, 2010 any house built prior...

27 Mar

News

Do you have “Green Lighting” in your home?

March 27, 2011
By Rick Boyle
green

Pop quiz: What technology in your home is 132 years old and yet is still being used today. The answer is the incandescent light bulb. It is hard to believe that with all the...

27 Jan

News

Basement Water Leakage Solutions

January 27, 2011
By Rick Boyle

Now that we know what to look for to identify possible problem areas in our leaky basement, we will focus on what solutions are out there in the marketplace. I have found that the...

27 Jan

Design/Build, Remodeling

How to deal with your Insurance Co. on a fire damage loss

January 27, 2011
By Rick Boyle

One of the most horrific things that can happen to a Homeowner is fire damage. Equally horrific is after the fire, the ordeal that a Homeowner is put through to get their home and...

21 Jan

Design/Build, News

How to create a GREEN kitchen

January 21, 2011
By Rick Boyle
going-green

Green is the buzz word of the millennium. Everyone wants to be a part of the Green Movement, but most do not know how to do it. So I am going to take the...

02 Nov

Green Thinking

Thinking Green

November 2, 2010
By Rick Boyle

If there is one undeniable truth that I have learned in my 30+ years of practicing Architecture and building remodeling projects is that this is a cyclical business. In the late 70’s and early...

27 May

Remodeling

Home Remodeling Permits

May 27, 2010
By Rick Boyle

The last time we talked we discussed the new EPA Lead Safety rules that went into effect on April 22, 2010. These rules have been a big pain for the contractors and the Owners. ...

27 Apr

Green Thinking, News

Winterizing Your Home

April 27, 2010
By Rick Boyle

Today’s topic is winterizing your home. I know what you are thinking, this is middle of summer and it is not time to think about cold weather! Actually now is a very good time...