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I received a great question through our website the other day and thought the answer might be helpful to our readers. The question was regarding a guest bathroom shower that, when running, can be heard throughout the rest of the house. Is there anything that can be done to quiet this noise?

I heard a funny deck story from a client last week. It's summed up with this quote from him, "I should've just handed him [13 yr old son] $250 and done it myself." There were swirls all over the deck from power washing with too much pressure, stain on the vinyl siding up top, and stain on blue stone from lack of drip protection. This week another client told me about how her father-in-law power washed and stained their deck while they were out of town a few years back. Her comment, "There is stain on the siding, but can you tell Dad he did a bad job? I guess we got what we paid for..."

It's one thing to discuss the possibility of energy savings with a prospective client. It's another to introduce Andy and Randy. The infographic here is a colorful clarification of how the owners of two similar homes can have very different energy results based on the changes they (or their contractors) do or don't perform. Click here to see the infographic.

We buy a house because of the vision we have for it. We see ourselves living here. We see our family future here. Then slowly we begin to look at our house differently.

Last night at 11:15 Kristin and the kids were asleep and I was sitting in my chair watching TV when all of the detectors in the house went off at once and a none too reassuring voice shouted, “Carbon Monoxide Alert…[repeatedly].” So what are you supposed to do then? Here’s what we did.

Last Wednesday I tripped over something at the bottom of our staircase down to the basement. I needed to bring up all the Christmas decorations and what was before me felt like a sea of stuff in the basement. Emotions I dare not share welled up inside me and I went on a 5 minute power clean. I didn’t call a family meeting, I didn’t ask for help, I just started stacking and sorting.

Glass tile is a beautiful addition to any home, but installing it can be tricky. Follow these tips below to make sure your work is as beautiful as your vision.

What is the qualitative value of your guest room? Quantitatively speaking it allows for 2 more people to “sleep” in your home.

5 Tips to beat the heat in a poorly performing house:

The message I have for you today is a bit counter-intuitive. A properly designed house could have intentionally been DESIGNED to not be comfortable on extreme weather days.