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THE NEW AMERICAN REMODEL
Las Vegas, Nevada
Sponsors: The National Association of Home Builders...
The goal was to transform a compact A-frame into a spacious mountain retreat. The first floor featured a dramatic, vaulted living space with mountain views. But the U-shaped kitchen layout squeezed traffic in the house between the peninsula and a narrow set of stairs. The master bedroom, which was downstairs as well, needed more square footage.
Upstairs, the steeply sloped A-frame roof cut headroom dramatically, so the bedrooms felt cramped. The homeowners wanted a master suite up top. Architect Doug Walter had his work cut out for him.
Welcome to the 2019 Model ReModel. This is the fifth installment of Pro Remodeler's...
Though stylish and popular with homeowners, open-concept floor plans (and their lack of acoustic barriers) can make for much noisier homes if done incorrectly.
Current design trends call for ample natural light, increasingly minimalist furniture, and open-concept floor plans. While stylish, these trends have...
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Features like automatic emergency braking and wireless connectivity are becoming standard.
Whether you run a one-man show or oversee multiple teams, your vehicles matter. Company owners today want advanced connectivity, sleek and efficient...
Studies show that “bump nailers” cause twice as many serious injuries compared with sequential-trigger nail guns. Three carpenters (Shawn Mahler, Caleb Miller, and Nathan Roberts) described the injuries shown in these photos during video interviews available at the website for the Center for Construction Research and Training.
The first time Shawn Mahler nailed through bone happened while shooting sole plates into a subfloor. He ran out of hose, so he gave the nail gun a...
Home Front Build carpenters are seen here framing a new house using old-growth Douglas fir they recovered from a 1905 home that would have otherwise been leveled and carted to the dump.
Steve Pallrand is the owner of Home Front Build, a full-service remodeling and custom...
Taping panel seams on an integrated sheathing roof deck creates a tight, continuous water barrier to help prevent water intrusion during construction or if cladding is damaged in high-wind events.
When new technology becomes available, the decision to move away from tried-and-true products or practices can be challenging. Remodelers and other...
When asked what the most difficult part of this year’s New American Remodel has been, Michael Gardner pauses for a moment then laughs. “All of it,”...
Marketing and lead gen are top of mind for service companies, but oftentimes, contractors don’t have a formal background in either.
Enter...
Coffee is the great equalizer–just as likely to be found in a executive lounge as a remodeler’s jobsite. The difference, though, is that in the...
Zavala's airy design concept, seen here in a rendering, features a soaring tongue and groove ceiling made from 16-foot panels of kiln-dried, primed fir.
As the Model ReModel house enters the final stages toward...
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