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Five likeable projects prove that not all teardowns warrant a crackdown.
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You hear it all the time: an attractive front entrance can increase the perceived market value of a home (by as much as $24,000, according to one study commissioned by Maumee, Ohio–based Therma-Tru Doors). Of course, no one knows just how much a buyer will actually pay for it, but one thing is...
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Fifteen years ago, before the sustainable building groundswell began in earnest, environmentally friendly products had an organic (some might say earthy) look that only the sandal-wearing hippie fringe could appreciate. If you were looking for a refined finish, you looked elsewhere.
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When the June 2007 Angora Fire burned its way into the residential streets of South Lake Tahoe, Calif., firefighters were ready. The neighborhoods, unfortunately, were not.
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As many heating costs rise, heating a home is becoming increasingly expensive for your buyers. Good insulation and an efficient furnace or heat pump can help, but you can also give your buyers an energy-efficient supplemental heat source that will not break the bank: a pellet stove or insert.
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VERY FEW PEOPLE WILL DEBATE THE merits of a skylight: It brings light into a dark space, creates nice ventilation, and offers heat gain in the winter. The question, though, is whether or not intentionally cutting a hole in your roof is an archaic idea whose time has passed.
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PGT now offers Eterna Finish, a simulated wood grain finish, for select WinGuard impact-resistant windows and doors. Ideal for coastal markets, the finish allows for the look of wood in low-maintenance aluminum frames. The simulated finish comes in acacia, cherry, light oak, dark oak, and dark...
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As expected, there were plenty of great new products and innovations on display during Day 1 of the Builders' Show. Here are a few of the highlights from my first day.
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The Insync home could not have been built without the support of its many sponsors, a select group of building product manufacturers and suppliers that contributed to this innovative endeavor.
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The Spanish eclectic abode at the corner of New Broad and Juel streets doesn't look like a high-tech house. Its undulating arches and trademark campanile could have just as easily been conceived during the classical revival period of the 1920s and 1930s, or as an even earlier homage to...
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The New American Home would not be possible without the support of the members of the National Council of the Housing Industry (NCHI)/Supplier 100, as well as a legion of local and regional suppliers and installers. More than 40 NCHI members contributed products to this year's house and provided...
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The architect used what was left in terms of the home's allowable height to blow the third level to a 10-foot ceiling, making this space the most loft-like of the three living areas. It also has the advantage of mostly unencumbered natural light, which the design leverages through extensive windows...
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Light is one of the most desirable features in a new home, because it creates the illusion of space and makes a house feel more livable. Traditional windows and patio doors bring in some light, but pivoting, or bifold, patio doors do this and so much more.
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Sometimes being fashionably late is cool—especially when you're an A-list celebrity—but there is something to be said for being early: Birds catch more worms; Black Friday shoppers get the best deals; and, because you are a BUILDER reader, you get the scoop on the cool stuff being introduced at...
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NOT SO LONG AGO, THE GARAGE door was a humdrum slab that lacked any style or design options. Today there are seemingly limitless options so home buyers no longer have to settle for the ordinary.
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City officials had high expectations for the resurrection of an industrial site wedged between two well-known residential nodes in Minneapolis. As the first phase of a larger “urban village” concept, Midtown Lofts would set the tone for a string of contiguous infill projects along an old railway...
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NAME-DROPPING IS A TIME-HONORED tradition in Los Angeles. Happily for Structure Homes, its moniker is one that's tossed around frequently and favorably in Pacific Palisades, a tony suburb just up the beach from Santa Monica. The builder/developer had already completed four other teardown projects...
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This month's top shelf products includes the SillGuard sill pan from Marvin Windows and Doors, Trade Titan industrial work carts from the Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp., and the NightWatch deadbolt, a new product from Master Lock.
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Earlier this year, at the International Builders' Show, Warroad, Minn.–based Marvin Windows and Doors introduced the new operable Ultimate Double Hung Magnum window, which measures a whopping 10 feet high by 5 feet wide. The introduction “is exciting because it's the first wood window to offer...
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This month's top shelf products include the Weather Guard steel box to protect valuables on the jobsite, the PC-12 cordless autospeed screw gun for making drywall installation easy, and a cool alternative to standard landscape lighting from Terra-Lume.