Remodeling Myths – Busted!

Minneapolis Home Remodel As the United States housing stock ages remodeling is becoming an increasingly popular trend.Whether you are interested in updating your kitchen, bringing more natural light into your living space or creating a fresh new look, renovations can help add personal character to your homes and, in some

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Making Your Kitchen Design Functional

Remodeling a kitchen – Lower your cooktop, cutting board or section of work surface from the rest of your kitchen. has many design elements that both you and the designer have to make decisions on. Between picking out the flooring, the cabinets, the appliances, the layout etc, the list really

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Top Four Tiles to Love

Using tiles to finish a space is a great way to showcase the style of the family and to give it that extra splash of color the space is looking for. The best part about using tiles is you can use them in almost every space of your home. The

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Choosing a Tub: Let Me Count the Ways

Many people are surprised when they research the wide variety of shapes, materials, and colors bathtubs come in these days. Every type of bathtub provides a different purpose. When we were younger we would think the 14 inch rectangular general purpose tub was the only one out there. Now, when

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Hot Kitchen Trends of 2011

According to a survey by the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) on hgtvpro.com suggests there will be some changes in the direction that kitchen and bath styles will take in 2011. Taking a closer look at these new kitchen styles may pull some inspiration for your kitchen.Shaking it upAdding

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Faking A Clean House

True, our mothers all taught us to always be ourselves and to never to lie. But with such busy lifestyles when it comes to our homes, sometimes we all have to just fake it a little bit. Here’s an overview of the some of the best tips for the main

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Part 5 | Tips: Making Your Choice. Series: 5 of 5

In our last blog post of the series we will be discussing the topic of making your final choice. After you’ve narrowed your candidate list to one name, you are ready to choose your remodeler. If you’re confident your remodeler is committed to fulfilling your remodeling project wants and needs,

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Part 4 | Tips: To Narrow the Field: “Trust But Verify”

In the previous blog (part 3 of the series), we talked about the questions you should be asking at your first meetings with your selected remodeling companies. Once you narrow that field down you may want to suggest a second meeting with your preferred candidates to discuss your project in

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Our Client’s Thoughts…..

“We used Excel Builders this past winter for a large remodel project that included expanding our upper ½ story and finishing our lower level. Trent and Maggie were so easy to work with, and really made what could have been a trying experience relatively painless.My husband was very impressed with

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Minneapolis Home Remodel – New Master Suite & Basement

The homeowners of this 1949 Minneapolis home came to us with the goal of adding more space to their home, specifically the upper level and the basement. They are in a great neighborhood and decided they would rather enhance their current home than move into a larger one. We designed

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