Converting a Garage
A cement-limestone fireplace erases any trace of the old garage. It also helps delineate a separate area for reading and socializing within the open plan. Who wouldn't want to gain a guest or rec room—without having to add on? While Diane and ... [... more]
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Kitchen Redos, Revamps, Remodels, And Replacements: ...
 Kitchen Redos will enable you to design kitchen layouts that let you move with ease, islands that do double duty as work and eating centers, cabinetry that looks beautiful and provides maximum, innovative storage, surfaces that shine with easy care and [... more]
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How to Use Contractor Referral Websites
In a perfect world you'd have a black book filled with the names of reliable contractors who provide top-notch service at a reasonable price-and are thoughtful enough to wipe their boots before entering the house. Realistically, we usually rely ... [... more]
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Halo H7RT 6-Inch Non-IC Housing for Remodels
Features: Non-IC-rated 6-inch-aperture housing for recessed downlighting For commercial and residential use in existing, non-insulated ceilings UL damp location and feed-through rated; CSA certified; IP rated Die-stamped 20-gauge CRS, white powder-coat [... more]
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Halo H7RICT 6-Inch IC Housing for Remodels
Features: IC-rated 6-inch-aperture recessed downlighting fixture For remodeling installations where housing will be in direct contact with ceiling insulation UL damp-location and feed-through rated; CSA certified; IP rated. Aluminum housing dissipates [... more]
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Halo H27RT 6-Inch Housing for Remodels
Features: Non-IC-rated 6-inch-aperture housing for recessed downlighting For remodeling use in shallow ceilings where 2-by-6-inch joists are used UL listed for damp location and feed through; CSA certified Die-stamped 20-gauge CRS with white powder-coat [... more]
$35.55
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Halo H99RT 4-Inch Non-IC Recessed Light Housing for Remodels
Features: Non-IC-rated 4-inch-aperture housing for recessed downlighting Provides accent/task lighting for remodel installation UL damp-location and feed-through rated; CSA certified; IP rated Die-stamped 20-gauge CRS, white powder-coat finish 1-year [... more]
$39.55
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Kitchen Redos, Revamps, Remodels, And Replacements: ...
Amazon.com Review: A picture book this is not. Jan Weimer has created a rigorous tool and reference for anyone embarking upon a kitchen remodel--a tool to provoke inspiration, provide information, and produce invention. She tells the reader, "I [... more]
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If You Dig Up Artifacts During a Remodel
Simple glass bottles, like these from a New York City row house (and one opium bottle found stashed in a Cambridge, Massachusetts, attic), are a common backyard find around old houses. A chemical reaction with the minerals in the ground turns the ... [... more]
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Top 5 Tips for Tackling a Major Renovation
Jim lays out the master-bath floor tile. Spencer, then 14, and Lindsay, 9, pose in the Bobcat, pretending to haul away a load of old siding. Sharon stripping paint with her heat gun. Moving a house is not like moving furniture. Before you commit, ... [... more]
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A Bittersweet Return
On the first day of filming the New Orleans project, This Old House master carpenter Norm Abram and host Kevin O'Connor sat for a photo with the homeowner and architect, and an eerie thing happened. An observer noticed it was September 10, the ... [... more]
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More Smart Moves This Homeowner Made
You don't have to approach a renovation with saving the planet in mind in order to make decisions that conserve resources, not to mention your hard-earned cash. It's just the right way to remodel. Here are some energy-conserving steps homeowner ... [... more]
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