NYC renovation blog
Notes on kitchens, bathrooms, apartments and co-ops in New York City, from a renovation contractor at work here since 2005.
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Kitchen Design-Build in NYC: One Firm From Drawing to Finished Room
Kitchen design build in NYC puts design and construction under one firm. What that changes for price, schedule and board approval, and when it suits you.
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How to Plan and Budget for a Home Construction Project in NYC
How to plan and budget for a home construction project in NYC: the five parts of a real budget, what drives cost here, comparing estimates and the contract.
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The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Construction Company for Your Home Project
The benefits of hiring a professional construction company in New York City: a license you can check, a written contract, permits, licensed trades, one firm.
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How to Choose the Right Construction Company for Your Home Renovation
Choosing the right construction company for your home renovation in NYC: ten checks, from the city license and the contract to references and red flags.
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Trends in Home Construction and Remodeling: A Test Before You Build One In
Trends in home construction and remodeling change yearly; what you build stays for decades. Four questions to ask of any trend, applied to eight common ones.
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Sustainable Construction Practices for a Greener Home Renovation
Sustainable construction practices that work in a New York City renovation: keep what is sound, cut water and energy use, choose low-VOC finishes, sort waste.
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Planning an NYC Apartment Renovation: What to Settle Before Demolition
Planning an NYC apartment renovation: the building’s agreement, the drawings, the asbestos survey, permits, early orders and the schedule, in the right order.
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Making the Most of Space in a Small NYC Apartment: Renovation Tips
Renovation tips for a small NYC apartment, in order of effect: built-in storage, better doors, one opened wall, the full height of the room, light and zones.
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NYC Kitchen Styles and Renovation Tips: Six Decisions That Shape the Room
NYC kitchen styles and renovation tips as six decisions: the building you have, modern beside traditional, color, small kitchens, greener choices, the builder.