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Renovated basement living space with new hardwood floors, bright layout

Love Where You Live: Planning for Home Renovations in 2025

Are you ready to fall in love with your home in 2025? From setting a budget to making sustainable choices, our guide to smarter home renovations will help you create a beautiful, functional space that truly feels like you. Let's plan your dream home today!

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Breaking Down Costs For Basement Bathrooms

Considering a basement bathroom remodel? Our guide breaks down essential cost factors—from plumbing and permit requirements to tile choices and environmental safety—so you can plan effectively and avoid surprises. Prioritize quality fixtures and professional help to...

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It’s great to save money by doing projects yourself, but you may have to pay for the materials, like paints and brushes.

Revealing Hidden Costs of Remodeling

We accounted for the big-ticket items, like countertops and subcontractors, but it also felt like we were always adding things to our rehab budget. Little changes can add up quickly!

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IN PROGRESS We covered this countertop with contact paper to match the new combination bathroom/laundry room in the basement.

Reuse As Much As Possible When Remodeling

To protect the environment & our budget, we reused many of the original materials in our first house even though we completely remodeled it.

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You don’t need any construction knowledge or even a ladder to notice these warped, wooden shingles and the white patches in the brick.

Homebuyers, Look for These Clues to Potential Costly Repairs

Homebuyers, you don’t need any construction knowledge to spot these clues to potential, costly repairs.

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BEFORE Josh & the home inspector both noticed that the basement floors were attached directly to the concrete slab, instead of being floated.

What the Heck are Floating Walls?

Building codes in Colorado require floating basement walls, but you don't need magic to make that happen.

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AFTER You don’t need to know anything about building to know that this doesn’t look right! The concrete company shouldn’t have filled the window well with dirt and rocks.

Some Things Didn’t Go Smoothly

Even though we regularly work with other contractors on clients’ projects, we still had issues with some of the new-to-us contractors & vendors we used to remodel our first home.

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We made LOTS of drawings, lists, and plans to completely remodel our first home.

The Best-Laid Plans…

If you expect your plans to change, you may be able to roll with the design changes without freaking out.

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BEFORE: The stairs came down in the middle of the basement, awkwardly cutting up the space and limiting our layout options for finishing the basement.

Moving the Stairs Maximized Our Space

We knew the first time we saw the house that we wanted to move the stairs, but it took longer to come up with the best new spot for them.

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AFTER: Foam insulation fills gaps between the egress window and foundation to keep insects and moisture out, while keeping in heat or air conditioning.

Digging into Egress Windows & Legal Basement Bedrooms

With “Basements” in our company name and window installation as an expertise, we are asked to add egress windows a lot. Let’s dig into what an egress window is and why it matters.

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