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- by Megan Haskins
Make Sure Your Garage Gets a Garage Door Threshold
Ask your builder if they plan on a garage door threshold. A garage door threshold creates a small raised lip behind the garage door that helps keep wind-driven rain from making its way into your garage. It’s a small detail...
- by Megan Haskins
Get an outdoor kitchen even if your budget is cooked…
Want an outdoor kitchen, but it’s not in the budget right now? Don’t build it. Prep for it. While the trades are already there, run the utilities you’ll need for a future outdoor kitchen. Then you can add the kitchen...
- by Megan Haskins
The stuff behind your siding matters more than you think…
Your siding isn’t your last line of defense against water. The sheathing and weather barrier behind it are doing a whole lot more work than most people realize. Here are your options for what goes behind your sheathing. Traditional Housewrap...
- by Megan Haskins
Stop Putting Doors on Lower Kitchen Cabinets!
You should put drawers in almost every lower cabinet. Everything Comes to You Think about a traditional lower cabinet. You open the doors, crouch down, move three pots out of the way, and reach into the back trying to find...
- by Megan Haskins
Mounting a TV Above the Fireplace? Plan These First
These are the top things to consider when having a TV mounted above the fireplace. Run Conduit Behind the TV This is probably the first thing I'd ask for. Run conduit from behind the TV down into your built-in cabinet...
- by Megan Haskins
Don’t Build a House Where You Hear Every Flush
Most builders only insulate exterior walls. That’s why you hear every flushing toilet, TV, and teenager through the interior walls. The fix is to insulate the interior walls too and if the budget’s tight, start where it matters most …...
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