The home improvement industry is quickly expanding, with homeowners increasing their remodel spending by almost 60 percent in 2017. And the Northeast is one of the country’s highest remodeling regions in the US. Northeastern homeowners, including those in Pittsburgh, are beginning to understand that large home remodels add increased value to their homes and lifestyles….
5 Major Home Remodeling Projects That Add the Most Value to Your Pittsburgh Home
5 Tips to Hiring the Best Home Addition Contractor in Pittsburgh, PA
What comes to mind when you hear the word space? Do you think about your home or what it lacks? If you love your current home but it doesn’t contain enough room for every aspect of your life, what are you to do? The ultimate solution to a home in need of more space is…
#LifeHacks: When Your Builder is Also a Home Designer
That old saying “kill two birds with one stone?” When it comes to designing a renovation or building an addition, nothing could be more applicable. You’re too busy to invest more time and money than necessary in your remodel, so make things easier and hire one firm to do it all. Home Advisor estimates…
Window Shopping: Tips for Reflection
They say the eyes are the windows to the soul. When building an addition, the right size, style and number of windows are among the most important decisions you’ll make. If you are renovating, getting more light in the house or “opening up” a room was probably a key motivation. From a design and…
Home Renovation Loans: Where to Start
By the end of 2017, expect the 20 year fixed-rate mortgage to rise to 4.6%, with 15-year fixed mortgage rates at 3.8% – Source: Federal Reserve, Open Market Committee You’ve read the headlines. Now might be a wise time to get that home loan underway. When you are considering building an addition or undertaking a…
Renovation Reality vs. Renovation Shows: 7 Tips
There are more than 100 home renovation, design and build reality shows on cable television. If you’re a home rehab addict (as in the show of the same name on HGTV) you may have just a few of these on your DVR: Renovation Realities, Property Brothers, Love It or List It, Rehab Addict and…