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I want to build an alcove bed (see Hibernating Dreams: Alcove Beds | Apartment Therapy New York for examples) against the outside wall of our smallest bedroom. The HVAC vent is of course against this wall. I am 99.44% sure that the duct runs perpendicular from the main ducts down the...

I am in the process of refurbishing my kitchen cabinets (painting mostly, some repairs, some storage enhancements, some trim). One of the repairs I need to do is to the drawers. They are crummy. Literally. No dovetails, miters here ... badly made, old, crumbling plywood drawers. I'm tired...

One thing I have been including in the many variations of my split-model redesign is "erasing" part of a cantilever. Attached is a rendering of my existing house. My remodel methodology is to start with a correctly measured model of my house as-is and make changes from that. What I have ...

I saw the recently updated thread about Solar Tubes and have a question. I tried Googling, didn't find an example. Would it be possible to wall-mount a diffuser for one of these things? I know it would be awfully bright, I'm thinking of a transom-type effect. Another idea would be to steal a...

Our upstairs tub/shower has a hot water issue. Specifically, it takes forever to get hot, and when it does, you have to leave it cranked all the way to the hot side to keep it close to comfortable. The pressure is really low as well. It is the only fixture in the entire house that has this...

I have two plans I created for adding onto our 1970's 4-level split. Shown are renderings of the current house, the design with a 13'x10' addition to the front, and the design that builds up. In both remodeling designs, the existing bathrooms, main floor (kitchen/living/dining) and existing...

We have a 1970's era split level house that I am contempating several addition variations on. One of these is extending the dining room out about 6'. We use the dining room daily and it is just too small. I know we can cantilever a 2' extension without doing any foundation work. There is an...

I've finally come up with a redesign for my 1970's era four level split that I think will get me where I want to go. We (me, hubby and our three now-little girls) just need a little more room and some space-flow correction. And another bathroom. Did I mention the three little girls? :D...

We own a typical 1970's four level split. Most of the roof pitches are 4:12, with a large section being 3:12. We have some minor ice damming problems on the 3:12 section (home inspector). The entire roof needs to be replaced in the next couple years, it currently has two layers of shingles...