Each winter sees more and more homeowners vitally interested in solving window condensation. Window condensation is not a happy interest because of bad experiences, which range…
What is Passive House? Passive House is a quickly emerging standard that requires buildings to use an extremely small amount of energy for their heating and cooling needs. This…
American Craftsman style and bungalows are variations of an affordable housing type that swept across America in the early twentieth century. Distinguished with lmany low-pitched…
Mobile homes more than 20-years old often sell at a steep discount to their original price. So buying an older home and remodeling it—instead of paying the full sticker price for…
Plenty of natural sunlight isn t an unusual quality of a dream home. But what about a home built completely of glass so the light would never be hidden? For a pair of young artists…
Buying a house is a huge milestone, and sometimes when you’re caught up in the task of finding your dream home, you’ll feel pressured to close the deal before you inspect every…
LLumar Lets the Light In The thing that I love most about this house is also the thing that has caused me the most stress (and damage, and money), up until just recently: The beautiful…
The following information is an example of energy and cost savings for Boston and Phoenix. See the sidebar to the right for information on energy use for generic window products…
When remodeling an old house it is important to maintain the integrity of the original architectural design, especially regarding the old house windows styles. Before proceeding…
“Things are getting louder, and people are getting more sensitive, ” says Rich Galietti, sales manager of CitiQuiet, which has been manufacturing soundproofing window inserts for…
Check your door and door frame. Should they be repaired or replaced? All exterior doors should be either metal or solid core wood (1 3/4 thick). Glass or thin wood panels, in…
New windows can make a dramatic difference in any home, whether you want to improve its appearance, open up a spectacular view or simply replace worn units that seem to let in…
Ideally, windows should be washed twice a year, but it s a task most people don t look forward to. Part of what makes window washing such a chore is that homeowners insist on doing…
Undoubtedly America s most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright established his reputation between 1900 and 1910 designing residences in what has become known as the Prairie style…
