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Basement Services 911 provides expert professional basement solutions for a variety of needs such as: basement waterproofing, basement renovations, ... & Egress Windows Floor & Wall Crack Repair Structural Repairs Mold Treatment & Remediation ... the Highest Quality Products Humidity Control Systems Installation by Certified Technicians Free [more...]
Date: 2008-06-26 15:14:12
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Feels good to be loved
Thanks to redblackbrown for the lovely mention on their blog. If you're into art and design this is a blog to watch. Also, they're giving away some very cool calendars - check it out and leave a comment. I'm also feeling a little bit of renovation envy today. Check out the amazing basement renovation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 02:50:00
Printers are not built to last
This weekend my wife needed to print off some color pages for some work she was doing. To my disappointment the printer was not working anymore ... on the basement renovation project. As I find myself wanting to entertain more at home ... in the basement so It seems like it should work out great. Is there anything I missed or that would [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 12:48:30
Home Safe
Baron is back with his parents again. He was pretty intent on getting home again. I knew he was missing his routine, but I didn't realize how MUCH! ... , J & T, for letting me take care of your big baby.In other news, my dad and I are working on a home renovation project in the basement. I'm putting in a storage room/walk in closet since the old [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 15:19:00
Getting Inspired From A Basement Remodel Picture
by Casey Torren Assuming you are planning to get your basement renovated. You know that it’s going to cost you ... , you will be saving time in the process. If you have no idea where to start, going through a basement ... basement owners even take photos of their newly improved basements and published them [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 10:24:58
Happy New Year--No Really, I Mean It This Time
January 4th, 2009 So, all-righty then, here we finally are on New Year's Eve in Barb's Parallel Universe, ... at some basic creature comforts until our house in Austin sold. (Now we're planning our basement renovation and I'm calling the electrician about installing some heat lamps in the bathrooms, etc. I'm [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 15:42:00
Professional Grout Cleaners
by Rick Amorey Is the grout in your kitchen getting a bit too much for you? Do you find kneeling beside a toilet to scrub grout offensife? ... on your own and visit Grout Cleaning today! Related posts:Kitchen Renovation: Getting New Appliances ... To Improve Your Finished Basement Design The basement is a part of your house that can...How To Install [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 17:49:03
Aqua Technology serving Delaware and Philadelphia Counties
Aqua Technology will renovate your wet basement, which will help your family’s health in the long run. Wet basements and crawlspaces are a breeding grown for bugs, toxic mold bacteria, odors, air ... Inspection & Testing Mold Remediation & Treatment Commercial Mold Remediation Services Concrete [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 18:36:42
I declare MAD successful!
(Credit: Stefan Weisman) I recently went to the Museum of Art and Design (MAD) ... . The materials chosen are pleasing, particularly the rods that support the stairs from the basement ... . The renovation of this building, and its use for MAD, counts among the most controversial projects [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:15:41
Plumbing the Depths of Identity
Jeff's screwy post reminded me of a recent home renovation. Finishing off a basement bathroom, I had to connect the shower/tub drain to the roughed in pipe (dirty work, but I got to use a jack hammer so that was cool). Standing in home depot in front [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 12:44:00
Clonard Monastery Appeal
A Belfast church whose priests played a pivotal role in the peace process is undergoing major renovations ... to complete the work. "Work to the interior is also pressing and includes renovation of the ceiling ... and adjoining basement. During the air raids, the people prayed and sang hymns and many friendships were [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 00:28:00
Renovation Report: Jacques' New Fondue Cave
Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Soho: Because fondue concepts always work, Jacques Ouari, the owner of Nolita French bistro Jacques is renovating his basement space from the North African themed Gibraltar Lounge into La Cave des [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 22:05:23
The Ghost of Christmas Past
This evening as my wife prepared to go back to work after the holiday, ... she replied. And it’s true. We were sitting in our new basement rec room, surveying the “media wall” ... the renovation project left me quite tired, and I didn’t get much reading done as I’d hoped. The kids [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 04:50:55
Where We Stand with the Project
Okay, I know you have all been just dying to know where I stood with the whole hall/office space renovation project. It's involved ripping up the nasty BART/church basement project, putting in some superb beveled/European tile and putting in moulding. Sadly the the aforementioned hoity-toity tile has yet [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 03:48:00
Finally - Mud Room
Well, well, well...it sure did take me long enough! Back in August I started a re-do of the "mud room".. ... and shared their renovation and re-do stories.Next on the list for renewal...the basement...a play ... over the door to the laundry room (we added this in a recent renovation...) by Barbara Straswer [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 14:05:00
Designing A Dream Home Office
smSmallBiz.com: As more and more Americans work from home — be it running a business or telecommuting for a job — the home office, which was once relegated to a small corner in a kitchen or perhaps a dank basement, is finally ... was completed. Patrick wouldn’t disclose how much his home office’s renovation cost, but it’s safe [more...]
Date: 2008-06-24 16:09:55
Repairing home in DIY style
by Kevin Gillett People like renovating their houses. It can be anything. Sometimes it is a moderately leaking basement. At other times it can be bedroom wallpaper or family room flooring. It can also be a worn out shoe rack or a depressed cabinet. Many such home improvement measures require forking out some money [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 08:58:13
DIY home repair
DIY home repair By Alan Chan | January 3, 2009 by Kevin Gillett People like renovating their houses. It can be anything. Sometimes it is a moderately leaking basement. At other times it can be bedroom wallpaper ... or that a dimly lit basement can become a sanguine, colorful room? In fact, much more is possible through [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 23:38:04
Finding the right flooring
There are many things that need to be done in-house, and one of them is that you really do need to do some renovation every now and again. One of the ways that I made my basement look really good was to buy myself some basement flooring. It was quite expensive but I really did not mind spending the money because [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 20:41:25
Supernatural in Kansas
“Oh Good Lord”Nah, I’m not talking about the impression at sunset.I just got back from a Conference at the Broadview Hotel in Wichita ... and was aquainted with the hotel’s rather sinister basement…… And Clarence, “their ghost in residence ... which room, but as we are starting renovation soon he has started moving around”. “Oh good Lord” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:26:14
Architectural drawings found in the basement - Bill’s entry
Lawrence Bill sends in today’s entry in our Found Objects… Found Art contest. Keep the entries coming, everyone! ... I was doing some work in our basement when I came upon a small box that contained the architectural ... useful for renovation projects but are, in a self-referential way, inspirational art objects unto [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 07:59:11
Repairing home in DIY style
by Kevin Gillett Its an amazing feeling to renovate or refurnish your home. It could be anything, just anything; repairing a leaking basement or changing the bedroom wall ... ? Do you know that it is possible for a dark dungeon like basement to convert into a beautiful, colored room? Well [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 17:08:39
13 Steps in Deck Building
Building a accouter is a home advance activity that the boilerplate homeowner is added than able of doing ... home activity is not absolutely afflicted as it would be for some autogenous renovation ... permits 3. Buying the materials 4. Preparing the site 5. Laying out the basement locations [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 13:32:22
Final Thoughts on Home Renovation
Back in November, I started some home renovations in order to have a daycare at home ... , I decided to do the whole basement for about 10K (who said we were in a recession? Hahaha ... a lot of my time! Therefore, the basement was completely done in more than 2 months instead [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 10:00:48
Synagogue renovation shines with stained glass
Synagogue renovation shines with stained glass by Carly Rothman/The Star-Ledger Monday December 29, 2008, 9:43 AM For more than a year, George Greene and his wife labored daily over a lightbox in the basement of their Caldwell home ... Israel.Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerCongregation Agudath Israel's $10 million renovation included [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 14:58:58
Visit to a Packed Mid Valley
On early Thursday morning, I took a cab to Sentul to collect my car which was repaired and went straight into Mid Valley by 10am, ... songs .......... extended holiday season?The Super Home Ideas Renovation Expo was the reason ... from one of the brothers that it was chaotic in the basement car park. Too many cars were roaming in the huge [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 10:52:00
Moving right along...
On to the basement!My cousin-in-law, a carpenter, came by this past weekend to talk family room renovation. Our deadline is Feb ... tremendously to make a huge dent in on Sunday), bleach up the walls to clean them (tiny bit of mold ... of the basement is finished, and as such, inaccessible for a drain tile installation...don't [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 02:36:00
Releasing this Week - August 24
Book Info • Hardcover: 320 pages • Publisher: Scribner (August 26, 2008) ... renovation, a plumber uncovers a cellar no one knew about, and makes a rather grisly discovery ... . The basement was Legos—and blood. For sports agent Myron Bolitar, the disappearance of a man he'd [more...]
Date: 2008-08-24 19:23:02
Good Deal or Not? Wed. House Porn
Good Deal or Not? Wed. House Porn January 7th, 2009 ... renovation with original charm kept intact. No other house like it. Loaded with sunlight, 3 levels ... patio, english basement, lovely baths and much more! A TRUE GEM IN THE HEART OF GEORGETOWN. Don’t miss [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 18:00:52
Pasar Minggu, Mayestik next markets in queue for face-lift
Triwik Kurniasari, THE JAKARTA POST, JAKARTA | Sat, 01/17/2009 2: ... . The market will be renovated into a four-story building, with a parking lot at the top and in the basement. “ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 07:28:00
Tappenstein
It’s Alive! So after this weekend’s fight with my tap setup over getting to my sump pump, I decided to make some changes ... this was a corner piece of a counter top from my in-laws house after a renovation. The inspiration was my thought ... and now, not only is my sump pump accessible, but I can also wheel my kegs around the basement [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 18:57:32
I hit it with a hammer when I cannot make it move
I am so content.My back hurts because I just took down 34 feet of rusty chain-link fence using nothing but a pair of vice grips, a hammer, ... on my thumb and I am SOOO content.Content.There are workmen in my basement. I can hear them rumbling ... , and I am HAPPY.TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO, when we hired architects to draw up plans for a renovation, we were [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 19:58:00
How to Make Tiny Town Miniatures!
This post demonstrates a process known a “Fake Tilt-Shift” carried out in PhotoShop or other image editing software.After a mere two weeks of playing with the creation of these miniatures, I don’t imagine I’ve become an expert yet. However, I took the opportunity to share what I’d learned with my camera club, the Camera Club of Ottawa, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:25:22
Home Improvement Investment Return
Home Improvement Chester County Philadelphia Main Line Area The phrase that “All Real Estate Is Local” contains a lot of truth in Real Estate and ... together with Remodeling Magazine* publishes their Cost vs Value edition with statistics on resale ... Remodel Attic Bedroom Replace Windows Bathroom Remodeled Kitchen remodeled 2nd Story addition Remodel [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 12:34:53
Master Bedroom and Bathroom Demolition
I posted a couple months ago that we were starting our last big house project, the renovation of our master bedroom and bathroom ... it to a master bedroom and bathroom long enough to put up some oh so not chic faux wood paneling ... to do whatever we can dream up. Please visit Remodeling This Life to read more great content or to leave [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:25:08
Choosing a Good Roofer
by Craig K. Albrecht Whether it was a choice to re-shingle and update your home or a hail-based mandate from above, you want to hire a good contractor. It really should go without saying, but all too often homeowners will hire the first Tom, Dick, or Harry to show up on their doorstep [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 21:09:04
Living in The Outer Banks
by Qandishah Brown If there is one destination that North Carolina can boast of it will most certainly have to be the Outer Banks. This narrow barrier of islands lines about half the coastline of North Carolina and is a popular tourist destination. With its temperate climate and numerous beaches tourists can go camping or just enjoy the sea front [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 21:07:05
Planning Ahead
On Black Friday we braved the crowds and headed to Sears to pick out a new washer and dryer ... to this decision...1. During the kitchen renovation, I noticed the electric dryer wasn't exhausting outside ... to actually hook the vent up. I want to finish the front of the basement, which means eventually moving [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 04:39:00
New Year's Resolutions!
My husband is renovating my studio during his time off from work between Christmas and New Year. Lucky me!We were certain that there was humidity behind the walls in my basement studio. The humidifier ... . So it was no surprise to find moldy, damp cement when Bob cut the walls away yesterday. YUK [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 22:36:00
Random notes on stimulating the economy
I put some time in this weekend stimulating the economy. I bought this house in 1999, and wow -- just look at the calendar -- ten years have passed and it is definitely time for new appliances. Not because the Style network dictates that it is time to buy a gleaming stainless steel frig and matching stove with all the extras. Not at all [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 01:39:00
Real Estate Terms
Marketing terms and definitions Spacious - average Charming - small Comfortable - very small Cozy - very, ... tenement Modern - 80’s renovation Motivated Seller - about to go into foreclosure Easy To Heat ... on the block, park caretaker not included Penthouse - 5th floor walk-up Garden level - basement no sunlight [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 18:34:31
Is There Hope For Transit In 2009?
The new year brings a dark economic climate, worries about job losses, falling revenues for all governments and a pervasive sense that we have not yet seen the worst. Whether this is media disaster-mongering, a realistic view of the future, or something in between remains to be seen [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 05:00:32
All About Bathroom Remodeling Ideas
All About Bathroom Remodeling Ideas Author: Haley 20 Jan Why Home Improvements Are Now Better Than Moving Have you seen the value of your ... option. Bathroom Renovation Ideas Substantial changes may include things like replacing the entire bathroom (or adding one in to the basement.) You may want to gut the kitchen and start over [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 11:18:50
Growing A Movement: Root #1 - Loving As Jesus Loved (Part Three)
Check out this article of a church that decided to bless their communityConfluence Coffee Shop manager Brian Leimone (front) and shift supervisor Wes Sellers stand in the spacious business as some customers work on a personal project on the floor behind them on Tuesday night [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 22:30:00
Was America Attacked by Muslims on 9/11? Part II By David Ray Griffin
Dandelion Salad By David Ray Griffin 09/09/08 “ICH” Continued from: Was America Attacked by Muslims on 9/11? Part I By David Ray Griffin However, as Rowland Morgan and Ian Henshall have pointed out, a normal security video has time and date burned into the integral video image by proprietary equipment according to an authenticated pattern, [more...]
Date: 2008-09-11 02:56:30
Home Renovation And Ghosts
Home Renovation And Ghosts Tags: ghost, haunting activity, Home Renovations, Interior Construction, Male Ghost | Author : Director J ... and again of how a family or business made some interior construction changes and shortly ... . We are presently making plans to conduct a personal investigation of this haunting. So should you ever find [more...]
Date: 2009-01-21 02:43:24
before and still before, but later
Above: That’s still “before,” but getting a little closer to “after ... in our basement…yet (I tried schlepping water down there from the bathroom. No.) Now here are the things ... and look in the kitchen Add a utility tub to our basement so we can actually give animals food [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 22:11:13
Renovation Progress
Renovating an old apartment sometimes feels like no matter how much you work nothing really gets done, ... with all the renovation stuff, but thankfully this past week has been different. For the first time ... painting the basement room walls, painted the bedroom ceiling and walls and painted the basecoat [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 16:46:17
The FHA 203(k) Renovation Mortgage - Take Advantage of the Foreclosure Market!
Attention home buyers! Are you interested in a fantastic way to take advantage of all of those homes we find in the Louisville, ... list of the repairs the FHA will allow if you utilize the Streamlined (k) Renovation Loan: Repair ... , porches Basement finishing and remodeling, which does not involve structural repairs Basement [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 22:50:03
Homeowners: Try These Nine Projects This Year
Karen Klages Chicago Tribune With existing homes sales and home prices in most regions of the country down, ... those questions to four Chicago area home builders and remodeling contractors, as well as a senior researcher at the National Association of Home Builders and the editorial director of Remodeling [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:39:38
