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Finished basement sitting area with sectional couch, mounted TV, bar seating, and large windows for natural light.

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!

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

When hiring contractors, compare more than just their prices. Match their expertise with your project's needs and make sure they can deliver your ideas on time and within your budget.

Tips for Hiring a Great Contractor

We have a unique perspective on this important relationship between contractor and owner. Here are some tips to help you hire the right contractors for your project.

If we can see scary things like this unsafe, DIY electrical work (Spliced wired must be inside a covered junction box.), what kind of hazards are hiding in the paneled basement walls?

The Diagnosis: What Our Home Inspection Revealed

Luckily, our home inspection confirmed Josh’s initial assessment that the house was in really good shape for its age. Here's what we discovered and how we're addressing some issues.

The kitchen was in good shape but very dated with oak cabinets, formica countertops, electric range, and decorative trim above the sink.

Meet Our House

Before we take you on our home renovation journey, look at these pictures of the good condition we bought this house and read our plans to completely remodel it.

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Love Where You Live: Planning for Home Renovations in 2025

Revealing Hidden Costs of Remodeling

Reuse As Much As Possible When Remodeling

Some Things Didn’t Go Smoothly

The Best-Laid Plans…

Moving the Stairs Maximized Our Space

Digging into Egress Windows & Legal Basement Bedrooms

Tips for Hiring a Great Contractor

The Diagnosis: What Our Home Inspection Revealed

Meet Our House

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