When you are getting a new landscape design, ask your landscaper to show and/or explain to you not only what it looks like up front, but what the growth plan is for each species.
If you are looking at this picture, the first thing you are likely going to notice are the cracks in the block wall. Look closer! If you do, you will find a tree root that grew right through the concrete wall!… https://t.co/CUN87VV9Kd
Here, the tree was removed and the damaged wall was repaired. All of this could have easily been avoided had the tree be properly spaced away from the home.
Want to know one way to weed out a bad contractor? Make a mental note of the company name on the truck/van dumping their construction debris in a parking lot.
This is the @homedepot parking lot in Yonkers NY on a… https://t.co/FEB94AOEj5
Want to know the difference between the cheap guy who says he can do everything and a legit contractor? Take a look at the light switch placement at the front door. Clearly the closet came after the switch - this… https://t.co/Psyspf5ZTj
It’s Friday in NY and fall is just around the corner. For us in the NorthEast, that means colder weather is on the horizon.
On a recent trip in the Cayman Islands, we were happy to see that @makitatools made… https://t.co/Aw2q0ca1gX
Not all home building is glamour shots of finished kitchens and fancy bathrooms. There is a lot that goes into the build process that the average person doesn’t see, as it’s not often captured or truthfully, cared… https://t.co/kFUHqo19J0
When a contractor says to leave a contingency for unknown or unforeseen issues, rock tends to be one of them. This is not our job site, but rock to this extent should not typically be an unforeseen issue when… https://t.co/rvV7gxL2Hi
Here we have a complete retaining wall failure. Despite someone’s fix-it attempt to stabilize this wall, there is no way to salvage it. Unfortunately, this will be a complete replacement to do it properly.
It’s Friday! Sadly, it’s one of the last summer Fridays that we have. So while you start checking out of work and maybe thinking about the upcoming weekend projects - we have a tip for you... Do it right!… https://t.co/paasUsyFZS
Sometimes what you start with on paper isn’t the best fit for what you truly desire as a finished product. This progress update is a perfect example. What started as a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home was changed on the… https://t.co/RZaczCxiCL
Besides energy efficiency gained from the spray foam, we also sound proofed between adjoining interior walls and between each floor. You won’t see this once the project is done, but it will be appreciated when the noise from showering and kids running around is hardly noticeable.
It’s not easy working on a 100+ year old house. Old, balloon framing techniques create a challenge to renovate into new floor plans. We are excited that our spray foam insulation is done and we are prepped for… https://t.co/vgam7neCVe
It’s not easy working on 100+ year old house. Old, balloon framing techniques create a challenge to renovate into new floor plans. We are excited that our spray foam insulation is done and we are prepped for… https://t.co/XPGIDeZHcw
One of the unique aspects of this home that we are building was the ability to reuse some of the old home’s existing foundation. Given that it was structurally sound after some minor… https://t.co/5ja6oEPdYQ
Sometimes the first part of building a new home is taking an old one down. Unfortunately the existing home on the property was beyond repair and in order to build something great, the… https://t.co/KdJvQwukXG