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Posts tagged “remodel”

Rating DIY Projects: What's Worth It and What's Not
The Los Angeles Times

After renovating most of my own home, there are certainly some things I'd recommend doing myself, and somethings that are better left to the pros. The renovator of a 1920's bungalow in L.A. recently...

Check It Out: Keeping Up with the Johnsons
A Remodeling Blog

We love when we find a new blog to add to the list of our daily reads. Keeping Up with the Johnsons is a blog on the ReadyMade site, written by Garth Johnson and Claire Joyce, a pair of artists who ju...

Green Mansion Remodel
San Francisco Chronicle 7.12.2009

We're often skeptical of big "green" houses. At what point does the size negate the solar panels, etc? But, we feel differently about remodels (as opposed to new construction). This remodel in Tiburon...

Nansulate - Home Insulation in a Can?

Nansulate Coatings claim effective insulation, corrosion resistance, mold resistance and led encapsulation all in an easy-to-apply paint like product. Too good to be true?...

Blogging NPR.org: This Old House ... Minus the Toxins

Well, it wasn't cheap ... but, one year and $500,000 dollars later, Amy Levin has turned a three-story 19th century home in Washington's Mt. Pleasant neighborhood into a green pad. It sounds like i...

August Best Posts: Green Cost Effectiveness, Water Bottles, and Mud Floors

Get the skinny on the cost effectiveness a green remodel, the toxins in plastic water bottles, and the look of mud floors. [links below the jump]...