Tag: home renovation
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Venting a Gothic Revival Cottage Attic
Venting a Gothic Revival Cottage Attic In this weekly Q&A column, retired builder/building inspector Cam Allen answers readers’ home renovation questions. Have a question? Enter it in the form below. If you are a steady reader of this column …
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Are Metal Roofs the Answer to Climate Resilience?
Are Metal Roofs the Answer to Climate Resilience? Comparing Metal Roofs to Shingles in Terms of Wind, Hail and Fire Resistance In this weekly Q&A column, retired builder/building inspector Cam Allen answers readers’ home renovation questions….
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Home Renovation Completed With the Help of Salvaged Materials
Awhile back, architect Rolf Bruggink from Utrecht, Holland purchased a property on which stood an old, 1950s office building, and a coach house built in 1895. He planned to renovated the latter into a home, so he first demolished the office building. He salvaged a lot of materials from this demolition though, and reused them…
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Old Museum Becomes a New Home
Progress and modernization does not need to be all about getting rid of the old, and the same holds true when it comes to sustainable design and renovations. While not always the case, it does sometimes make more sense to renovate a building rather than tear it down and build something else in its place.…