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  • Maintain a Healthy Relationship Throughout Your Remodel with These Tips

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    Remodeling is a stressful process. The disruption of your regular habits, and the pressure to stay on-time and under budget can easily strain your relationships. However, there are things you can do to help make sure that your relationships remain healthy during your home’s remodeling project.


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    • Work collaboratively. Differing design styles can be happily merged into a remodeled space. Work together to weave together both of your personal design styles and remodeling ideas.
    • Stay current on the progress. It’s important for both of you to know how the project is progressing. Keep a master schedule of completion goals, and update each other if the project falls behind.
    • Keep the lines of communication open. Don’t wait to let your partner know you’re unhappy with something. Approach any concerns you have immediately in a constructive way that allows the two of you to work together to solve it. Avoid accusatory language and placing blame. The bottom line is that everyone must periodically compromise.
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    If you are in search of additional home remodeling tips, contact the professionals at Country Club Homes. Contact us by telephone at 203-762-0550 or visit our website, www.countryclubhomesinc.com.

  • The Studs of Construction: Understanding the Lumber in Your Home

    You’ve encountered the studs of construction before: You measure and mark the walls to hang a piece of artwork. The first nail goes in easy-breezy, the second one nearly jars the teeth out of your head as you pound it in. That’s a stud. Homes in Fairfield County and around the country are usually framed…

  • Adding a Sauna to Your Home is Great for Your Health

    An in-home sauna may seem like an unnecessary luxury, but in reality it can provide significant benefits to your health. A sauna’s heat works to sooth your nerve endings, relieve tension, reduce joint pain, and relax your muscles.  Spending time in a sauna also works to calm your body and relieve it of stress which promotes…

  • Create Cleverly Concealed Work Spaces in Your Home

    Have you discovered that you could benefit from additional workspaces in your home? Using creative built-in storage is an excellent way to create unique spaces designed specifically to meet your family’s needs. Contemporary Family Room by New York Architects & Designers Murdock Solon Architects via Houzz   Considering adding a: Homework center: Does your kids’ homework spill out across…

  • How to Tell if a Wall or Column is Load-Bearing

    Many homeowners seek to open up space in their home during a home renovation project by removing a wall. This can connect spaces and completely transform a home’s layout. Before a wall can be removed it must first be determined whether the wall is load-bearing. This can be determined by: Traditional Staircase by Wilton Design-Build Firms Country Club…