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Homeowner Tips

Being a homeowner comes with a lot of questions — and we’ve been there.

In this section, you’ll find helpful tips, smart insights, and answers to the things no one tells you about owning or renovating a home. Whether it’s about timelines, tile selections, or tricky permits, we’re here to share what we’ve learned so you can move forward with confidence.

Start exploring below — your future self will thank you.

We worked as a team of detectives to find and eliminate all the squeaky spots on our subfloors before the new engineered hardwood and tiles were installed. Josh popped up the row of nails on the left by hitting them back out of the floorboards from the basement ceiling below. Then, Mim pulled up all the nails with a prybar and discarded them, like the row of scattered nails on the right.

Silencing Squeaky Floors

We worked as a team of detectives to find and eliminate all the squeaky spots on our subfloors before the new engineered hardwood and tiles were installed.
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The orange circle points out another spot where roots grew into our sewer line.

The Scoop on Sewer Scopes

A sewer scope can reveal blockages, damage to the pipes, and other problems with the line from your home to the main sewer connection for your city or development.
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Our trusted licensed plumber, Jake Jacoby owner of Progressive Mechanical, shows how dirty and difficult it is to cut the concrete basement floor and dig up the soil beneath it to install new pipes for the bathroom/laundry room.

Behind-the-Scenes: Basement Bathroom Project

With piles of dirt, a cut up basement floor, and beautiful, new pipes laid, licensed plumber Jake Jacoby of Progressive Mechanical and Beams to Basements owner, Mim, share a video about what you can expect with a basement bathroom project.
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