How To Prepare Your Home for Construction Work

Home Construction Project

If you’ve received your proposal, approved it, and met your job manager, then you’re getting ready to have work done on your home. Do you have to prepare your home at all? Do you need to move any of your furniture? Where will your pets be during the process? Here is a quick checklist to make sure you and your home are ready for your contractor:

      • Let the contractor know if you have pets. Contractors may be moving large and bulky items in and out of your home, and the last thing we want is for one of your pets to run out of the home. If you have pets, we recommend keeping them in a safe pre-designated area of your home.
      • Prep work and cleaning can go a long way. If you’re having walls painted or flooring replaced, taking down your wall decorations and moving smaller items out of the way will save time. If anything is too heavy, your contractor would be happy to help move it, but getting smaller items out of the way is a big time saver.
      • Let your contractor know if there are any dates or times where work will need to be paused, whether you have the time set aside for visitors or you will be away for an extended period of time.
      • Let your neighbors know if you’re having heavy construction work done. While you’re not legally obligated, it’s a nice gesture. Sometimes, the work you’re having done will require big trucks or lifts that may take up parking spaces or make noise.
      • Make sure the contractor team knows where they can access water and electricity for extension cords and hoses. 

The most important thing to remember is to talk to your job manager about what they recommend you do to prepare your home. Every contractor is different, so open communication is key.

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5 Ways to Bring Life Back to Your Outdated Kitchen

Kitchen

The kitchen is the central room of every home. It’s the room where the day begins with cooking breakfast and brewing a pot of coffee, and it’s where the day ends with preparing dinner and doing the day’s worth of dishes. 

A kitchen needs to be functional and make everyday tasks more efficient, but it’s also important for it to fit your style. When you have a kitchen you’re happy with and enjoy being in, you want to do more with it, like hosting parties and dinners or trying new recipes.

If you’re looking to give your kitchen a much-needed makeover, here are some ideas to consider:

Go Big on Color

To give your kitchen a whole new look, add color. You can do this by refinishing or replacing old cabinets, painting the walls, getting a new sleek backsplash, or choosing a colorful area rug. Whether you choose to go dark or light, make sure your color scheme is cohesive. For subtle pops of color, hang a few pieces of wall decor, incorporate plants, hang some colored or patterned curtains, paint a single wall, or try out some new lighting fixtures.

Create a Built-In Coffee or Tea Bar

If you’re a coffee or tea lover, a hot beverage bar is a must, whether you want it built-in, placed on a reimagined piece of furniture, or set up on your counter space. If you get a built-in, you’ll have some extra designated storage for spare bags of coffee, tea, travel mugs, and sugar packets. Then, add a few plants around the space and a sign with your favorite coffee or tea quote.

Hang Open Shelves

Open shelves are not for everyone, but when done and organized right, they can transform a kitchen and make it appear more open. Keep matching plate, bowl, and glass sets on the open shelves to keep it clean. If you like, add a few draping plants, a row of cookbooks, or baskets filled with snacks.

Match Your Hardware and Fixtures

Matching faucets and cabinet knobs can help tie in the kitchen’s color scheme, whether you choose a black matte finish or shiny copper. When you have a color chosen, incorporate it in other decorative ways sparingly throughout the kitchen to bring it all together.

Replace Your Countertops

Everyone has a countertop preference, whether you like the clean and sleek look of white quartz countertops, the contrast of a dark countertop against white cabinets, the unique and modern look of concrete counters, or the earthy tones of wood countertops. Changing your countertops can transform the appearance of your kitchen, and when picking the right one, can be more functional.

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Finance Your Construction Project With Hearth

Finance Your Construction Project With Hearth

February 10, 2021

Financing

BLM Construction has partnered with Hearth Financial to offer financing options that fit your budget and financial needs.

With Hearth, you can get competitive interest rate loans quickly without affecting your credit score. Here’s how the process works:

  1. Go to the Hearth website here to get pre-qualified rates in under 2 minutes without affecting your credit score.
  2. Answer a few pre-approval questions and submit.
  3. Compare lending offers.
  4. Choose the loan that fits your needs.
  5. Receive funding within 1-3 business days.

You can also use Hearth’s payment estimator to see what you could get within your budget. If you’re looking for another form of funding, you can also qualify to receive an interest-free home improvement credit card to use for financing your project.

For more information, click the button below to visit Hearth’s website. If you have any questions, please contact us at 717-650-1472. We’d be happy to answer any questions you may have!

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3 Reasons Why You Should Get a Sunroom Addition

Have you been looking to make an addition to your home? Sunrooms, also called solariums or sun porches, offer a space to entertain, relax and enjoy nature.

Three Reasons Why You Should Get a Sunroom Addition

February 3, 2021

Sunroom Windows

Have you been looking to make an addition to your home? Sunrooms, also called solariums or sun porches, offer a space to entertain, relax and enjoy nature without the hassle of dealing with outdoor elements, such as weather and insects. 

With the option of having a three season or four season sunroom, a sun porch can be used almost year-round and provides a sunny, versatile area that can be catered to what you need. Not sure if a sunroom is right for you? Here are a few pros to consider:

Versatility: Sun porches can be used as an extra living room, lounge, craft room, dining area, home office, playroom or even a home gym. Having an expansion provides the opportunity to create a space that fits into your lifestyle, whether you like to entertain guests, separate your kid’s chaos from the rest of the house or be a home body surrounded by plants.

Natural Light: One of the main benefits of having a sun porch is the natural light. The light supplied by having many windows makes this room perfect for plants, brightening up a space and giving the effect of being immersed with the outdoors. 

Increased Real Estate Value: Aside from lifestyle and aesthetic, as a homeowner, you’re also thinking about resale value. Adding a sunroom increases the curb appeal and value of your home.  

Should You Get a Three Season or Four Season Sunroom?

Insulated glass windows, and sometimes heating and air conditioning, are what sets the four season room apart from a three-season sunroom. These features make an all season room comfortable all year round.

A three season sunroom can be used in the spring, summer and fall seasons, but winter weather and blistering hot days would make the room uncomfortable and nearly unusable those times of the year. 

Note that a four season room may incur more utility costs due to the use of additional heating and air conditioning.

Get started with your sunroom addition today.

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