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The Benefits of Whole-Home Remodeling

Written by @fl@nsburg on June 9, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

If you’re a homeowner looking for a complete design change, most remodeling companies recommend you remodel your entire home instead of doing it room by room. Besides boosting your home’s value, a whole-house remodel also comes with other benefits, which are explained below.

Offers a Harmonious Design Plan

Because you’re remodeling your home all at the same time, it’s easier to create a unified and well-integrated design plan. Design-build remodeling companies have an in-house designer you can sit down with to discuss how to make the colors, textures, decor, and overall style cohesive.

The design is then implemented room by room. In the long run, you’ll find that it saves you time and hassle compared to remodeling one room at a time. For instance, you only need to budget for the remodel once, and you can even order all the material you need ahead of schedule.

If you’re planning to go for a vacation or can afford to stay somewhere else, you’ll be able to come back to a brand new house. If your home hasn’t had a makeover in a while, it can be exciting to upgrade it, so it reflects the current environment.

Increases Personal Satisfaction in Your Home

Remodeling just one room, such as the kitchen or living room, can increase the aesthetic appeal of your home, making it more enjoyable to live in. Now imagine the bigger return you’ll get by remodeling your whole home.

This will have a larger positive impact on you and your family, as it also gives your lifestyle an upgrade. Whether you have guests over and are entertaining them in the living room, or you’re cooking in the kitchen, or simply relaxing in your bedroom, you’ll feel more confident and happier when your home’s design has a perfect flow.

Additionally, nothing beats the feeling of having a job that’s not only well done but also over and done with. Since your home is complete, you don’t have to worry about another remodeling project, at least for a long while.

If you are still deciding between a whole-home remodel and looking for remodeling companies to help you with a cohesive design plan, hopefully, this article is a great reminder that you’re on the right track.

A Home Office May Be the Smartest Home Addition in 2021

Written by @fl@nsburg on May 13, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

If you’ve been considering home additions in 2021, it may be smart to consider adding one or more home offices to your existing space. Many companies have shifted to a remote work model during the pandemic, and a large portion of these companies will be continuing a hybrid work model for the foreseeable future. This means that even if central offices open back up, many employees will still be permitted to work from their homes for part of the week.

While you may have been working temporarily from your couch or bedroom, this isn’t sustainable. If you plan to continue working from home, it may be time to contemplate home additions like a new office space. The remodeling industry is predicted to continue to grow by around 2% annually through at least 2025, so contractors are certainly available and willing to work with you as you plan out your home additions.

There are numerous considerations as you design a home office space, including the following:

Creativity

Spend some time thinking about what you’ll need to make sure that your home office space inspires you. If you’ll often be doing creative work there, you’ll need a space where you feel relaxed and can let your thoughts flow freely. Creativity may be a vital part of your work, and if you’re in a small, stifling space, you will find this more difficult.

Productivity

You’ll want to design a space where you can be as productive as possible. This means that you’ll likely want to avoid an open floor plan and opt instead for a room with a door that closes so you can focus on work as necessary. It can be difficult to work from home, and you may enjoy being able to increase your productivity by changing your environment.

Organization

Create a space that allows you to organize all of your computer equipment, books, and files so you have everything that you need to operate your home office. It’s frustrating to continually get up and find something you’re missing or you left in another room, and basic organization can help limit this.

Designing a home office space that you can work in effectively can help make working from home easier for you and your family. You’ll find that you enjoy more productive work time and that your work-home balance improves when you can close the door on your work for the day. Contact a local contractor to learn more about your options.

Basement Design Trends to Watch in 2021

Written by @fl@nsburg on May 7, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

Basement remodeling can have many benefits that go beyond adding more space to your home. According to Home Advisor, the average basement remodel can have up to a 70% return on investment. If you are considering a basement remodeling project, either for extra space or to increase your property value, then check out these top basement design trends.

A Sweet Suite

Transforming your basement into a luxurious guest room is a great way to create a welcoming new space for visiting friends and family. However, these new suites go beyond your traditional guest rooms by upping the ante on space, features, and design. While traditional guest suites include a bedroom and private bathroom, take your full guest suite to the next level by including a lounge area, kitchenette, or living room to give your guests added privacy. Add special touches like quality linens, designer furnishings, and dramatic details to give your guests the best stay ever.

Fancy a Drink?

Adding a bar to your basement remodeling project is a classic renovation that never goes out of style, but today’s best remodels go above and beyond to completely elevate the entire bar experience. Fans of wine may want to include a wine cellar and custom wine racks for storage, along with a cozy tasting area for entertaining. Beer lovers may want to recreate their favorite pub environment, complete with taps, mood lighting, and comfy bar seating. Bonus if you build an at-home brewery to test out your best craft recipes.

Another Day at the Office

One of the top trends in basement remodeling for 2021 is the custom office space. With more people working at home, home offices are going above and beyond the call of duty with personalized spaces that rival even the sleekest executive office. Create a space free from distraction with your own private work area that includes functional storage, comfortable seating, and a kitchenette stocked with everything from coffee to mid-day snacks. Working from home has never been so relaxing!

Your new basement space can be whatever you want it to be with creative design choices that reflect your taste, style, and creativity. Basement remodeling is a smart investment for any homeowner, and with today’s top trends, the sky’s the limit — so start planning your basement remodel today to create the room of your dreams.

Different Types of Residential Home Additions to Consider This Year

Written by @fl@nsburg on April 7, 2021. Posted in NJ Home Improvement.

Fully 85% of the nation’s homes were built prior to 1980 and are in need of home improvement. If you’re living in an older home, the time may have come when you are considering how to improve your home’s value. Home improvement can be found in many forms, but many homeowners have found that one of the best ways to do this is by building residential home additions, such as adding a sunroom, an extra guest space, or converting their unused garage space. Residential home additions vary widely, but one thing they are almost always guaranteed to do is improve a home’s value and curb appeal. The following list will describe just some of the more common resident home additions that are often added to older homes for a homeowner to consider.

The Traditional

The traditional home addition, or conventional house addition, is a structure that is built onto the existing home and that is open to the entire house. This space is considered to be multifunctional and may even have more than one designated room within it. When these are well-built, the addition blends into the rest of the house.

The Bump Out

A room addition or “bump-out” is a single-purpose room that is added onto an existing structure, such as a guest room, nursery, or bathroom. Often, this can be creating a space within a space (like enlarging a closet to make room for a small half-bathroom). Unlike a traditional home addition, bump-outs are relatively smaller (perhaps adding 50 to 75 extra feet).

The Sunroom

A sunroom is just that — a sun-filled space that is meant to be relaxed in. Unlike the previous two additions mentioned, sunrooms are often not opened up to the entire home and tend to be added to the back or side of a home and closed off from the rest of the house. Sunrooms are often made from pre-fabricated materials and the walls of the room are glass. They are also not as big as a traditional addition, though they may be bigger than a bump-out.

The Conversion

A conversion typically is made to a garage. When the garage is a two-car space, then usually one space gets walled in, central air and heat vents get added, and flooring is put in. Usually, garage conversions are to create a spare bedroom or office space. Homeowners will also convert an unused garage if necessary. Unlike other home additions, however, garage conversions have difficulty blending into the rest of the home, and they don’t increase a home’s value near as much as other types of additions.

3 Benefits of Working with a Design-Build Remodeling Contractor

Written by @fl@nsburg on March 31, 2021. Posted in NJ Home Improvement.

If you’re considering a home remodeling project, you may have come across the term “design-build remodeling contractor.” While the name may imply exactly what this is, some people are still confused as to why they may consider a design-build remodeling contractor instead of doing a remodel project in the traditional way. There are numerous benefits, however, to hiring a design-build remodeling contractor, but highlighted here are three of the key benefits.

One-Stop-Shop

A design-build remodeling contractor can be likened to a “one-stop-shop” for remodeling. Remodeling projects can be very overwhelming, but what can make the process even more difficult is having to find so many different contractors to work on different and important parts of the project, such as someone for electricity, someone for plumbing, someone for painting, and so on. A design-build remodeling contractor becomes your single point of contact, who then handles the rest of the job so you don’t have to worry about finding all the right people.

Seamless Process

A design-build remodeling firm streamlines the very multilayered process involved in any home remodeling project. Because the remodeling industry is expected to continue to grow 2% annually through 2025, having a more streamlined process can streamline the process. From project design, product selection, through full construction, the design-build remodeling contractor handles it all for you and with you.

Quality Communication

When you forgo hiring just one design-build remodeling firm, you’re left juggling multiple contractors and numerous channels of ongoing communication. This can look like talking with the plumber about the problems found in the sewage system, then immediately picking up the phone to hear from the electrician that a part will cost more than previously estimated. Handling all these queries and requests for input can make an already overwhelming process become too much. The more overwhelmed the customer becomes, the more likely that mistakes will be made due to miscommunication. However, by hiring a design-build remodeling firm, the contractor becomes the homeowner’s main and only point of communication. This will streamline not just the building of the project, but also the communication of the wants and needs of the client. Better communication equals fewer mistakes in the remodeling project.

At Flansburg Construction, we take the drama out of home renovations and will handle every step of your project from design to completion. Schedule a consultation with us today.

Key Signs That You Need to Remodel Your Kitchen

Written by @fl@nsburg on March 22, 2021. Posted in Uncategorized.

Do you struggle to find enough room in your kitchen to prepare meals? Are you constantly moving one item to get to another, dropping food on the floor, and winding up frustrated by your overall lack of organized space in the kitchen? If so, it may be time to consider a remodel so that your kitchen is better designed and easier to use.

There are several signs it’s time to remodel your kitchen, including the following:

Not Enough Prep Space

Maintaining a healthy diet requires a certain amount of kitchen space. If you don’t have enough prep space in your kitchen, it’s easy to wind up frustrated. After all, it’s difficult to prepare healthy food for your family when you’re constantly running out of counter space and you lack the room to chop fresh ingredients. Remodeling your kitchen can provide you with the prep space to chop, slice, and mix with ease. Kitchen remodeling contractors can evaluate your space and help you create precisely what you need.

You Need Better Lighting

If you’re constantly struggling to see well enough when you’re cooking, it may be time to consider remodeling. It can be difficult, and dangerous, to prepare food when you’re squinting at your cookbook or device, struggling to read labels, or having difficulty finding things inside dark cabinets. Sometimes simply adding more light to your kitchen can dramatically improve your quality of life, making it far easier to prepare food daily.

Not Enough Storage Space

Remodeling can also help you make sure that you have all the space that you need in your kitchen to store food. Whether you need extra space for canned goods, fresh food, or spices, skilled kitchen remodeling contractors can make sure that you have it. Consider adding more fridge and freezer space, upgrading your cabinet space, or customizing your pantry storage to suit your needs. It’s far easier to prepare healthy food when you have everything that you regularly use on hand, stored correctly, and placed in a way that’s easy for you to access.

According to Houzz, one-third of homeowners say they change to a healthier lifestyle after remodeling their kitchen. Investing money in a kitchen remodel can help make sure that you’re cooking healthy food on a regular basis. You and your loved ones will enjoy the additional space to cook and prepare food, and you’ll soon find that your kitchen is one of your favorite rooms in your home. Contact the expert kitchen remodeling contractors at Flansburg Construction today to learn more.