Most Recent Blog Entries

“Why Remodeling/Redecorating Is a Better Investm...

Project Association: HGTV's Designers' Challenge With the hassles of flying and cost of travel overseas rethinking ‘HOME’ and how we live in our home t...

Everything You Wanted To Know About Dishwashing

Project Association: General BinderMy wife calls me the "dishwasher engineer" because I'm the one who rearranges things to get more in there while making su...

How to Go Green

Project Association: Vida Verde Construction's ProjectI get a lot of calls from homeowners who want to know how and when its appropriate to go green while remodeling...

The Frustration of Project Delays

Project Association: Powder RoomMy wife and I are refreshing the powder room (half bath) on the main floor to make it more our style.  She has picked out the paint, fixt...

A business as organic as the environment

Project Association: Vida Verde Construction's ProjectIt has been an interesting year. I wanted to come back to Seattle where my passion for rennovation and remodel...

Demolition Floor By Floor

Project Association: General BinderMy collegue, Michael, sent me this link to a cool way of demolishing a building a floor at a time from the bottom up!  Leave it to th...

my cold feet

Project Association: My Unexpected Journey into Home ImprovementThe house we bought is a nice rambler in Bellevue with a great view. (insert view picture) The people who ...

How to gain $700,000 in equity in 4 months

Project Association: TuneyFish's ProjectWe are capturing the Peak Builder's remodel from beginning to end on http://www.tuneyfish.com  Join and find answers...

Energy code compliance checker

Project Association: Green RemodelingYes, the government is here to help you.  At least it can help you calculate the energy code compliance of your remodel, and if you ...

Sampling a Paint Color

Project Association: Whole House RefreshThis week's lesson learned is that when you're painting a room and you're not sure of the color you picked, make sure ...

How To Fix Broken Electrical Outlets - Push Reset!

Project Association: Whole House RefreshIn the middle of the work being done on our kitchen remodel (painting, new tile, resanded floors), my wife plugged an appliance in...

Here It Goes

Project Association: stacyc's ProjectSo, the kitchen in my parents' house will be finally remodeled in the summer. Somehow, the dishwasher broke and water leake...