Recently, a client of mine asked for my help to stage his home for sale.  He had consulted a professional stager and thought that their fee was very high and not commensurate with the amount of staging he needed.  He asked for my advice.  I knew his home intimately as we have remodeled almost every [...]

Here’s a tip for those of you that have wall-to-wall carpet in a room or area that will be undergoing construction–if you want to keep the carpeting, it is actually better to have a professional carpet installer roll up the carpet and the pad and wrap some plastic around it.  This allows the workmen to [...]

A Client of mine has two units in an old Victorian and wanted better soundproofing between the ceiling and floors of the two units.  In these old houses, there is usually a crawl space, no insulation and floor boards with a basic framework of  drywall and/or lathe and plaster stuck attached to it.  The end [...]

In San Francisco, there are plenty of old buildings that have amazing and varied histories.  But tracing its history can be a challenge especially post-1907 earthquake fires destroyed many public records.  Additionally, the building department archives and its various permit departments were established in various decades so getting a complete picture of your building’s records [...]

Exterior house painting is expensive, especially if you have a period building and want to bring out the best in the building’s architecture to enhance the value of your home.  So what is the best strategy? [Click on title of this post to expand article]

Get the 411 on which Bay Area stores are having home and garden sales.  Check out article Springing into Sales from SF Chronicle.

Unforeseen Construction Surprises Can Happen
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Sometimes in the course of a project, it is surprising what you find behind the walls.  The project pics featured on this blog’s banner was just that.  What we thought would be a standard bathroom remodel turned up more than [...]