DIY (do it yourself) home improvement projects have become very popular over the last 10 years or so and that is great! For certain projects DIY can be rewarding if you know what you are doing and have the correct tools to get the job done right. But real quick before you get going on a DIY home improvement project take a look and ask yourself these questions:
A well designed walk in closet should leave you with the peace of mind that everything has its place and you won’t have to see it lying in random places around the house making your home look cluttered and uninviting, because it has a proper place in your closet.
Your closet should always be designed to make it easy to find what you need when you need it. The space should always be fully utilized and you should have more space when the new closet is installed than you ever had before. Also, you will now have the benefit of properly stored clothes which will inevitably last longer and stay in great condition because they are being properly stored.
When you are picking a surface for your kitchen or bathroom countertops, concrete most likely isn’t the first material you think of. Who wants countertops that look like a sidewalk, right? Concrete believe it or not has come quite a long way since the days of being material that was used to walk and drive on. Today’s concrete surfaces come in a wide range of colors and styles that goes beautifully with high end homes today.
1.) A little known fact is that, at the top of a buyers list of needs and wants, is always STORAGE!
The more storage you can provide in your home the more value you will add to your home. It is that simple! But make sure that the closets are fully functional closet spaces . Don’t let them get cluttered. Home buyers want to be able to see what the storage is like in the home they may buy, not all your things in piles and boxes and such, clogging up the actual view of the space. They want to see a neat and organized space that they could see their own stuff in. So when trying to figure out how to upgrade your home storage is one of the easiest and most overlooked.
It is a pretty safe assumption that building a small home is going to be cheaper than building or buying a large home. The total amount of money that you will pay to build the smaller home will always be lower. Additionally, the smaller home means that you will have lower energy bills so you will save a lot of money on utility bills to start with and really seen a great amount over time.
But believe it or not there are a lot of other small and surprising ways that a small house can save you money and time!
People are more and more becoming environmentally and health conscious now a days and this now includes construction – building with environmental and health concerns in mind. In this blog I am going let you know about going green with insulation in a home or office.
Insulation is very important and one of the more urgent green issues in construction. Proper insulation plays a very important role in energy saving in your home or office. The properly insulated home holds in the heat and keeps out the cold very efficiently.
Restoration projects often have one of a kind pieces that need to be repaired or remanufactured. Here at RWT we have the knowledge, experience, tools and facilities to restore any plaster cast or gold leaf restoration weather big or small that you may have.
Q: Where do you go to find a replacement for your wood staircase hand rail baluster?
The art of fine finished carpentry seems almost lost in todays “find it at Home Depot mentality”. We are proud to be one of the few artisans working in the greater Los Angeles area.
Upgrading your hallway doors could be just the right change needed to make your home pop and look better than ever before. We recently replaced 8 tired old painted slab doors with new 3 panels, stain grade, fur doors for a client in Glendale. The transformation was nothing less than incredible. The new hardware sparkles and the doors which were stained dark are incredible. This project was quite affordable, running approximately 300 dollars an opening (for materials).
Design-build contractors have an edge on the competition. Here at RWT we can design your bath/kitchen remodel, addition and new home and build from these design drawings. The advantage of being a design build contractor is that we are able to control and maintain the design features you envisioned from the beginning and use the highest quality material and expert craftsman ship that fits your specific budget,
We recently had a long time client call in with a problem. He had inherited an oak coffee table with marble top that had been in his family for 85 years. The table had many poor alterations over the years and needed to be completely disassembled and repaired.
After viewing the pictures my client sent, we were able to put together a budget to pick up, repair, refinish and deliver this family heirloom.
Here at RWT we have a full wood mill so we are able to make virtually anything out of wood!
This is great for anyone who has a completely unique idea for a piece they would like in their home. If you tell us the idea, we can draw the plan up for you and make it a reality. We love making one of a kind pieces or pieces that need to fit your space or what ever their purpose may be. As long as you are happy we are happy.
Now that the temperature is getting cooler it is a good time to tune up your furnace for the winter. Changing filters, checking duct work and overall system maintenance can save you on your energy bills. Having a licensed heating and air conditioning technician out to start up your heating system in the winter is a very wise decision.
As of late, exterior camera systems have become quite affordable and very simple to install. With systems starting right around 500 dollars you can outfit your home or office with a four color camera video surveillance system. We have installed them at both residential and commercial properties and find the systems:
When planning for an addition to your home besides the budget something to strongly consider is will the addition when completed look like the original house or will it stand out like a sore thumb?
Going the extra distance to ensure the architectural quality is accomplished for your addition is a very very high priority here at RWT. We pride ourselves on the fact that our additions are nearly undetectable.
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