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What are advantages/disadvantages of different counter materials?
Wood, granite, soapstone, slate, recycled glass in concrete, paper (like Richstone)?
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Would removing a formal dining room to enlarge our kitchen decrease or...
The house is a tri-level with living room, dining room and kitchen on the main level. The kitchen is open to the lower level at one end and the other end is a wall with doorway to the dining room which...
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Are ProVia doors really made by Amish workers?
Someone on remodelqa says that ProVia doors are made by Amish workers. Is this true?
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Is animal print out of style?
My husband and I have been looking to get some new chairs made for our living room. We talked to a designer and she was showing us some chairs with a cheetah print. I know it sounds crazy, but we loved...
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White or oak finished trim in house built in 1937?
We had a flood on first floor of our home (1930s Cape style). Basically gutted entire first floor and decided to remodel kitchen, living room and dining room. Trying to figure out if we should replace...
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When installing french doors on the patio of a house with a slab foundation,...
I currently have a sliding patio door. The threshold of this door is only 3 7/8" total. This causes it to line up flush with the foundation on the exterior. However, the new french doors I'm replacing...
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LG makes counters?
My friend told me his new quartz counters are from LG. Is this really the same company as the electronics company? How are these products? My friend's new counters look quite nice.
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Is a special outlet needed for an electric dryer?
I don't know that I want a gas dryer and I don't see one of those appliance outlets in our garage. Do I need one of those heavy duty appliance outlets? If so, can I add this or does your house need to...
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Can a 220 volt outlet be easily added if my house doesn't have one?
We don't have a 220 volt outlet for an electric dryer. Can this be easily added to my house? Or does it require a major change to the wiring? Or can some houses not have these outlets period?
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Is leaving an old roof under a new one beneficial or a way for a contractor...
Having a contractor do a remodel/new construction (lengthening & widening existing structure) that requires a new roof (higher ridge, steeper slope). At this stage the contractor is leaving old...
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I do I install 3/4 insulation board to the outside of my house when my...
I started installing the insulation, and plan to put siding over it until I realized that my windows are flush with the wall. How can I have insulation and new siding when it sticks out 3/4 " from the...
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We have a 2 br. cottage home, 32x26 setting on 1/2 acre. We want to put an...
We have plenty of room in the back of the house. Also 25ft. to property line on one end of the house. please note that a utility room was built off the kitchen and has the rear entrance. outside that...
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With furniture, should you try to match woods or is variation better?
I've always tried to match wood furniture as much as possible in a given room. Recently, I've heard about decorators mixing lots of different wood colors in one room. If I choose to go with the mixed...
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Extending kitchen cabinets
I have 30 inch kitchen cabinets that are wood and in excellent condition. I would like to add an extension to the top of each cabinet to make them 42 inches. An open shelf would be ok. I have 10 foot...
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