The kitchen stove is a visual and functional focal point in many kitchens. And there are several options from which to choose. This week’s mini-lesson will give you an overview of many of those options, including, ranges vs cooktops, plus electric, gas, induction, convection, and dual fuel cooking. This lesson should help you choose the best stove for your new kitchen. We’ll also talk about the very basic differences between cooking with gas versus cooking with electric.
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I’ve been wondering for a while now about the current trends and rules for crown molding, baseboards and other types of interior trim and molding. In my internet search, I didn’t find a lot of articles on the subject. There’s some information defining the different types of trim, but not a lot of hard and fast rules to go by. In this week’s episode, we're going over the few rules that I did find, I’ll cover whether it’s acceptable to paint the trim in different parts of the house different colors and I’ll discuss some less traditional trim options that you may not have heard of or considered.
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This week I want to give you a quick update on the status of my project. My structural engineer finally completed my foundation plan (kind of), I got the official plot plan done and my POA approved my design.
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I’ve hesitated to do an episode on the cost of construction because homebuilding costs can vary greatly from house to house and region to region. But, “How much does it cost to build a house?” is a question that comes up a lot. So I decided to give you some information collected by the National Association of Home Builders. They did a cost of construction survey which asked builders from around the United States to break down their construction costs for the typical home they built in 2017.
This week’s episode will cover a lot of numbers that you cant possibly remember, but I want to give some points of reference for our own project.
I’ll not only share the average cost for each major category of the building process, such as site work, framing and the foundation, but I’ll also tell you what percentage of the total cost of construction each segment represents.
Here are some quick averages:
The average single-family home built in 2017 was 2,776 square feet, so almost 2800 square feet.
The average lot size was about 11,186 square feet.
The average construction cost of a typical single-family home in 2017 was $237,760.
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