One of the most annoying things is a leaky faucet. I find it especially annoying to turn on an outdoor faucet and have water dripping everywhere. The most common problem, if you’re using a garden hose, is that the small gasket is missing that goes between the hose connector and the valve. But what if [...] Read More

Toilets are not especially fun to deal with. This week I’ve been tiling a couple bathroom floors for one of my favorite clients and was ready to reinstall the toilet. Everything was moving smoothly until I noticed that the PVC toilet flange was cracked and broken. Not cool. This is a problem because the flange [...] Read More

Unless they’ve been remodeled along the way, most older homes don’t have a nifty exhaust fan in the bathroom. Sometimes it can be a chore to add one, but they come in handy when you want to clear the air… Adding a bath fan takes two major steps. First, is installing the fan and a [...] Read More

Before you tile a floor you want to consider the structure below and make sure it’s suitable for tile- strength, deflection, etc. It’s also important to make sure the floor is pretty much level or at least flat. Many times the back part of an older home presents a problem because it’s often a porch [...] Read More

The Tudor inspired home that I’m currently renovating (see these posts) has several arched doorways with curved corners. I recently widened the doorway between the dining room and kitchen in this smaller home to open up the space and improve the traffic flow through the kitchen. Check out this post to see how I did [...] Read More