In the course of remodeling, you might have to “furr out” (or build/shim out) a wall to make it match the plane of another wall.

Typically this is done when a new wall needs to match up to old plaster and lathe or something similar.

Everybody will happily tell you that you can just use strips of sheetrock to do this build-out.

…except the cabinet man. (more…)

How do you handle this situation:

You tell the kitchen designer what you want and s/he gives you a bid. The price is great! You do your best to check over everything on the bid, but you're not familiar with all the terminology and how to interpret the drawings, so you end up assuming the best and writing the down payment check.

Then you get that sick feeling in your stomach when (more…)

Friday I started a kitchen installation in an industrial building that was being turned into a residence. Very cool. I'll try to put up a case study video of the project before long.

Anyway, the mastermind of the project showed up mid-morning. He was in his 60's and had the bearing of someone who had been around construction for many years. (more…)

If you're having prefinished flooring put down this summer or fall, this is for you. (more…)