Can Your Existing Heating and Cooling System Serve a Home Addition?
Your existing heating and cooling system may be able to serve a home addition, but that should be checked before the layout and finishes are settled. The project needs three separate answers: how much heating and cooling the completed home will need, how that comfort...
Should Kitchen Flooring Go Under Cabinets? Plan the Installation Order
Kitchen flooring should go under cabinets only when the chosen flooring system permits it. Floating planks generally need to remain free to move, while some glue-down or mechanically fixed floors allow more flexibility. The right sequence also has to preserve...
How to Reduce Noise Between Your Basement and Main Floor
To reduce noise between a basement and the main floor, first identify whether the problem is voices and television, footsteps and furniture movement, or sound travelling around the ceiling through other paths. A useful renovation plan may combine changes to the floor...
