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Decorative Moulding Accents
Moulding and millwork. They’re two simple words which encompass quite a bit in the home building and remodeling world. And in our blog post, we’ll show a few examples of decorative moulding accents which can transform your home. Styles of decorative moulding accents The most common profiles found in a home are crown, casing and …
How To Install A Chair Rail
Moulding and millwork adds a personal and decorative touch to any room in your home. A chair rail not only adds interest, but also helps to protect walls from furniture. Here’s a guide on how to install a chair rail in your home. Prep: How to install a chair rail Step 1 – How …
Benefits of Luxury Vinyl Flooring
Vinyl flooring is seeing a resurgence in popularity recently. And we’re not talking about the vintage black and white linoleum tiles your grandmother may have had in her kitchen. We’re talking luxury vinyl plank flooring! Luxury Vinyl The luxury vinyl flooring offered at Builders Surplus is a rigid core plank style flooring. Rigid core …
Exterior Door Style
So, do you need front door curb appeal or an ordinary passage to the side or back of your home? We all know one thing doors have in common: they’re rectangular. After that, there’s quite a variety of choices for your exterior door style. Curb appeal: Exterior door style The first impression of your …
Sliding, Gliding, Hiding Interior Doors
In addition to standard passage doors, there are other interior door styles. Barn, bifold, sliding and pocket doors all work on a track. They move side to side instead of swinging open and shut from a hinge. These are perfect when space is tight for a door to swing completely open. Listed here are a …
Let’s Talk Window Terms
If you’re ready to window shop, let’s talk window terms. Double hung or single hung? Replacement or new construction? Since these are just two basic questions when you’re looking for new windows, we thought this would be helpful information for you to check out. Let’s Talk Window Terms Frame – Structural support for a window …
Interior Door Home Remodeling Terms
In our homes, interior doors allow us privacy in the bedroom and bathroom, keep closet and storage items out of view, and protect toddlers or pets from harm by separating a basement from a first floor. Doors are essential to every home and consist of a variety of parts. Below you’ll find a list of …
Exterior Door Home Remodeling Terms
You’ve decided it’s time to replace one of the entry doors to your home. Do you need a pre-hung door? Are you completely removing it for a larger door with sidelites, or replacing just the door and using the existing frame? Next, decide whether you want right hand or left hand. Huh? Here’s some help… …
Tools Every New Homeowner Should Own
So, you’ve just bought your first home… congratulations! It’s exciting and a little mind boggling at the same time. After all the furniture is placed and the dishes are tucked away, a few things around the house could use minor improvements. Got tools? If not, here’s a list of tools every new homeowner should own. …
Consider Vinyl Siding For Your Home
Once you own a home, doesn’t it seem like there’s always something around the house which needs to be done? A window gets broken, the roof springs a small leak, the kitchen is too small, or the floors just need replacing. It never seems to end! And then there’s upkeep of the exterior of the …