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4 Upgrades for Your Covered Patio
The covered patio sits outside your daylight basement. It doesn’t have its own roof – it has a first-floor addition, or a porch, above it. So, lots of shade, lots of posts (holding up the addition). Depending upon the orientation of your house and side yard, you might...
3 Tips for Keeping Warm In Winter and Cool in Summer
We tend to think about our house insulation in the winter, when the furnace keeps cycling on (or not), or when everyone’s bundled up in layers of sweatshirts and hats, whining. This is when we want insulation to act like a sub-zero sleeping bag, retaining our body...
Tile Band Options for the Shower
Considerations from our recent projects... In general, contrast is your friend; otherwise, a room becomes just ho-hum and flat. How much contrast, however, is a matter of personality. Introduce contrast with your decor or with an inherent accent ... like a tile band!...
GreatHouse Remodeling World Headquarters
We are thrilled to announce that GreatHouse Remodeling now has a permanent home at 1175 Mt. Bethel Drive in Marietta! After five years on a lease (for a warehouse as well as three bays for the office and storage), Tim took the opportunity to purchase the building in...
Building a Custom Barn Door
Greathouse craftsman Rod starts from scratch. This 48" wide barndoor’s needs a rustic feel, so Rod uses spruce with knots to give it character. The design has three 12x17 windows across the top, and two recessed 18”x 50” flat panels in the body. The door is built in...
What if you just remove that wall?
Who had the bright idea of putting a wall here? Sometimes your space just doesn’t work out, no matter how many times you move the furniture. Sometimes you need to think a bit more radically. What if you just move that wall? Or take it out entirely? Whoa. But this is...
…Maybe a good time for a Sharkbite?
Once upon a time, there was a leak.It appeared about a year ago, in my garage near the furnace – an occasional drip on the floor. I was avoiding it, since it came out of a mess of ductwork. I figured it was condensation from the AC line or something.Then that little...
Spring is Here
We are so thankful to be hard at work in this beautiful area and especially at this time of year. A great place to raise a family. GreatHouse. Great Living!
The GreatHouse Master Bathroom Remodeling Guide
Master bathroom remodeling projects are at the top of a lot of people’s wish lists. Many folks tackle a master bath renovation and a master bedroom remodel at the same time, adding walk-in closets or dressing or sitting rooms, creating one peaceful, private retreat....
5 Must-Haves for the Ideal Screened Porch
During our hot and buggy summers, it’s an amazing luxury to be able to relax outside, protected from mosquitoes and other bitey things on a screened porch. But all screened porches are not created equal, and there are five key must-haves for a...