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San Antonio Remodeling Advice From Real Projects
Practical lessons on kitchens, bathrooms, tile, flooring and home remodeling — based on the work we actually do in San Antonio homes.
Bathroom · 3 min read
The first row of tile decides the whole shower
Every row above it inherits whatever the first row does. Get it wrong by a hair at the bottom and it is a visible wedge by the ceiling.
Bathroom · 3 min read
The wall behind your tile matters more than the tile
A wall half an inch out of plane will ruin a two-thousand-dollar tile order. Here is what it takes to fix one properly.
Kitchen · 3 min read
The decision that has to be made while the wall is still open
Under-cabinet lighting looks like a finishing touch. It is actually a framing decision, and there is a short window to get it right.
Remodeling Process · 3 min read
What you will actually be living without
People plan for the cost and the timeline. Almost nobody plans for six weeks without a washing machine.
Bathroom · 2 min read
We seal grout that already has sealer in it
Most modern grout ships with an additive that technically waterproofs it. That is not the same as keeping it the colour you chose.
Bathroom · 3 min read
Everything that happens before a shower looks like a shower
Concrete out, drain centred, walls framed, board sealed, mud bed floated. None of it survives into the finished room, and all of it is what keeps water where it belongs.
Kitchen · 3 min read
You might not need the full remodel
The cabinets stayed. Everything around them changed. Sometimes that is the whole trick — and it is thousands of dollars cheaper.
Flooring · 3 min read
The floor is the statement
Carpet and tile are answers. So is turning the slab itself into a glass-smooth, metallic surface — here is what that actually involves.
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