Category: Keeping Your Home Fucntioning in Cold Weather

Open that kitchen space up for family and friends to enjoy!


This is by far one of our favorite projects to do for customer’s! The “open floor concept” lets in so much more light and who wants to be closed off from family and friends while preparing amazing food in the kitchen?
We get asked all the time if this is possible and in most cases yes! The biggest question of course being…is it load bearing? Many times we can answer this question on the spot and in some cases an engineer can help and are not as expensive as most people think. In most cases electrical/plumbing can easily be relocated and if it is load-bearing there are many things that can be done to still open up your kitchen space. 
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Craftsman’s Corner: How to keep your home functioning in -20 degrees!

*First of all make sure to close any foundation vents under your house and windows to basements, cover if necessary with poly sheeting. For vents you can use good old cardboard and duct tape! Window coverings like heavy drapes can be drawn at night to help keep heat in as well.