Steel doors with narrow profiles are beautiful. The nearly seamlessly glass gives you an uninterrupted look into the outdoors. But if you’re worried about people suing that two-way view to scope out your home, your doors can be designed to protect you against break-ins. Here’s how: Secure the locks against three seams. Most thieves still…
If you’re renovating your commercial buildings, you don’t just need a good steel door. You need an architectural door that meets your industry’s regulatory standards. What is an architectural door? This is a catch-all term commercial and industrial doors. As a general rule, commercial doors need to meet higher standards than residential doors do. These standards…
Renovating small houses can be hard, especially if you want as much space as possible. So start with windows and doors that are made with thermally broken steel doors. With these replacements, you can: 1. Open the space with natural lighting. Traditionally, small homes have few windows and the windows are small. The more natural…
Whenever you’re planning to make home improvements, a little knowledge goes a long way. You don’t have to know how to apply exterior paint seamlessly, but you need to know how to ask about the right paint for your region’s weather. You don’t need to know how to assess foundations before you buy a house,…
When you own rental properties, everything is about the bottom dollar. That doesn’t mean you’re the villain from It’s a Wonderful Life. You don’t want a Potterville made with bad framing and leaky windows. In fact, it often means high-quality purchases are the best tools for long-term profitability and good tenants. So whether you just sealed…
Renovating your house is an exciting undertaking that can help restore the original beauty of your home while allowing you to be creative. When it comes to renovating it can be as simple as replacing your front door but here are several tips you can use to complete a historical renovation. Tip #1: Do Your…
Winter will soon be bringing freezing temperatures across the country. Some of the most vulnerable parts of your house to that cold air are your windows. Drafts can creep in through unsealed edges. Even the temperature can transfer to your home’s warm air through the glass and casing. If you’re in the market for new…
After choosing an entry door for your home, the next step you will need to take is to decide what kind of hardware (which includes the handle, lock, and hinges) you will want for your door. While you will want to consider style in order to ensure that the hardware goes well with your door…
If your home’s entry door is looking tired or outdated, then you may be considered having it replaced. However, with so many options for entry doors on the market, it can be difficult to know what type of door to use. With an entry door being the main line of defense for your home, as…
If you are like many homeowners, then you likely come and go every day without giving much thought to the condition of your front door. In fact, if you mainly enter and exit your home via the garage, it may have been a while since you have even used this entrance. However, if you have…
When it comes to your property, you don’t want to just get something off the rack, so to speak. Whether it’s your windows, your flooring, or your stair rails, you need to get something that suits you, and that is just as unique as you are. That’s why, if you haven’t considered architectural doors before,…
If you want your home to feel minimal and clean, you may be curious about what kinds of changes you can make when you want new doors in your home. If you’re concerned that your doors are too bulky or a poor fit for the minimal design that you want, it’s a good idea to…
Sometimes a basic window and curtain pairing just isn’t enough. Some views need more help than others. In this article, we offer a few tips to achieve modern windows in your home. ROOMS WITH A VIEW Every window should tell a story. If yours looks out into a dumpster dive alleyway, you need to re-VIEW…
Minimalist design began in art and architecture as a reaction to busy colors and densely decorated interiors, and has since moved to a design philosophy that reflects simplicity, form and function, and the essential identity of a space or piece of art. Minimalism built on both eastern and western traditions. The noise of the early…
Historical renovation is known for bringing wonderful light into dark spaces, and new windows and doors that provide this light while keeping an interior environment comfortable are one of the greatest benefits that accrue to a home during a renovation. Homeowners and architects will consider the issues related to this increased light on art collections…