Q: How should I finish my indoor garden project? Should I include a small pond or just forget the idea?

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Q: Should home elevator door match rest of interior doors?

Q: Should home elevator door match rest of interior doors? Or is it nice to use something like a 1/2 frosted door? give some interest and light to elevator??? Draw attention to the fact it is not a bath or closet? Or just spec all doors alike? A: I wouldn’t want to draw attention to [...]

The Lights are on but Nobody’s Home

We just returned from a great vacation. It was everything we hoped for—extended family time, new adventures, exotic locales, and time to relax. Even so, upon returning to Boulder, we could relate to Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz—“there’s no place like home”. We were fortunate that everything at home was just as we left [...]

Q: What is geothermal heating?

q: Remodeling is the ultimate in “sustainable” housing, and upgrading a home’s ability to save energy and other resources is becoming easier and more effective as “green remodeling” becomes mainstream.

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Q: How deep are the pipes of a ground-source heat pump?

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Q: Do I still need to test my home for radon if we have a mitigation system in place? (From CRC)

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Drop Your Drawers Here

Does doing laundry make you a basket case? Traditionally laundry rooms were place by the back garage door or in a ‘mud room’. The idea of a ‘mud room’ to wash your hands if you’ve been working in the yard is great, but who really needs the washer & dryer in there? In an agricultural [...]

Solid Ideas for Controlling Concrete

Most of us think of concrete as something stable, enduring, and strong. The common belief is that once concrete is set as a foundation slab, patio, driveway, or path, it’s there to stay. While it’s true that concrete is arguably one of the most stable building material available, it nevertheless requires care to perform as [...]

Q: My kitchen isn’t large and I never seem to have enough counter space. What can I do to gain more work space and make it more functional?

Organizing Your Kitchen for Maximum Storage Q:  My kitchen isn’t large and I never seem to have enough counter space. What can I do to gain more work space and make it more functional? A:  Even a large kitchen can have a shortage of storage space since we all tend to fill available space with [...]

Q: What is “slump”?

Q: What is “slump”? A:  In concrete circles, a “slump” refers to the consistency or degree of wetness of freshly mixed concrete, and therefore its workability and eventual strength properties. Building codes and standards may require a specific slump mix or acceptable range of slump to ensure the concrete’s structural integrity when poured.