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Now is a great time to start your remodeling project, as some unique home features can be designed with you in mind. At Northwood Construction, we’ve been working on highly customized remodeling projects that would benefit any homeowner. So whether you’re looking to improve the functionality of your space, or crave certain features that your…
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Your unfinished basement is filled with potential, and it’s wise to take advantage of it. When you finish a basement, you’ll increase the value of your home because it increases your overall livable space. Typically, a finished basement in a Colonial-style home (which is typical in Northern Virginia) can add up to 35% more livable…
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Over time, our needs change, and you may be outgrowing your current home. Often, it’s more cost-effective to modify the house you’re living in instead of packing up and moving to a new one. This is especially true when you love your neighborhood and you don’t want to leave your current community, which is one…
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Our guide, Remodeling Costs in Northern VA, has been updated for 2022 and is now available on our website as a free download. This is the 8th Edition of this guide, and we have been publishing this guide since 2014 as a remodeling resource for those living in Northern Virginia. We have updated the current…
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One the most significant decisions to be made when remodeling a kitchen is your kitchen flooring options because there are many choices: Porcelain Tiles, Ceramic Tiles, Natural Stone, Natural Wood (finished in place), Pre-finished Wood, Engineered Wood, Laminate, Vinyl Squares, Sheet Style Vinyl, Luxury Vinyl Flooring and even Cork. Fortunately, no one flooring fits all.…
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Multiple room renovations – Are they worth it? When we talk with customers, they will often lay out multi-year remodeling plans for their homes. “First,” they might say, “we want to remodel our kitchen. We’ll take care of that over the next few months. The next year, we’d like to renovate the master bathroom. In three years,…
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Thinking about expanding your living space without the hassle of moving? A home addition can provide the extra room your family needs while increasing your home’s value. In many cases, you can build a home expansion that makes it possible to stay in your current home while ensuring that it’s got the features and spaces…
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Are you thinking about a bathroom remodel? If so, it’s important to understand how to determine bathroom remodeling costs. Many homeowners underestimate the amount of work involved in remodeling a bathroom and are surprised by the quotes they receive from a professional. In this blog post, we’ll take a closer look at the real cost of…
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Building a room addition above an existing garage appears to be a relatively straightforward way to increase living space, but there are actually quite a few challenges. A new room above a garage can potentially improve the home’s curb appeal, but like all remodeling projects, adding a 2nd story above a garage has a broad…
Read MoreYour family, home and furnishings are important to you so they are important to us. Every remodeling project should have necessary precautions to limit the spread of dust and particles (as it should always be not just because of COVID-19). One of our biggest concerns is to make sure we have as little impact on…
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