How long our own dated bathroom, kitchen and whole home remodels took, Houzz national averages, and the planning steps that come first.
Finishing a basement can increase your property taxes in Washington, because state law lets the county assessor add the value of a remodel to the assessment rolls, and...
A five-piece bathroom is a bathroom with five fixtures: two sinks, a toilet, a bathtub and a separate shower. It is usually the primary bathroom, sometimes called a...
You do not need a window in a bathroom, but a well placed one is worth having. Washington's residential code does not require one: it requires an exhaust...
Attic insulation has no single price, and we do not publish a per square foot figure, because two attics of the same size can need very different work....
A kitchen soffit is the boxed-in section between the top of the upper cabinets and the ceiling. It is rarely the first thing people think about when they...
The main types of wall trim and molding are baseboard, door and window casing, crown molding, chair rail, picture rail, wainscoting with beadboard or raised panels, and picture...
Plan a major home renovation in this order: rank what has to change and why, walk the whole house with the contractor before deciding the order of work...
How long a 5x8 bathroom remodel takes, like any bathroom remodel, depends on what changes in the room. Swapping finishes in the same layout is the short end...
An ADU costs what a small house costs to build, and the number swings widely with five choices: whether the unit is converted from existing space or built...
On our recent whole home projects in the Greater Seattle area, a full remodel cost about $150,000 for a Renton condo, about $200,000 for a split-level house in...
To convert a 3 season room to a 4 season room, you insulate and seal the floor, walls and ceiling, replace the windows and doors with insulated units...
There are three ways to add space to a ranch style house: build out with a single story addition, build up with a second story, or build in...
When remodeling a bathroom, the shower wall finish matters more than almost any other choice. It decides how the room looks, how long it lasts and how much...
A small bathroom remodel succeeds when every inch works: storage goes up the walls, fixtures take less floor, and light and glass make the room read larger than...
Split-level houses are easy to recognize: short flights of stairs divide the floors into staggered levels. That layout creates both problems and opportunities in the kitchen, which is...
Whether you are redoing a kitchen, adding a room or remodeling the whole house, the contractor you choose shapes both the process and the result. This guide walks...
To build a covered patio attached to your house, you set footings and posts on the outer edge, fasten a beam or ledger to the house framing on...
