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tag: ranch

Smart Design Advice for Hot & Humid Climates (i.e. The South)

Matt Risinger, Blogger | May 18th, 2012

Architect Peter Pfeiffer talks about how to utilize smart design for a house in a hot climate zone. His green building advice is practical and following his advice will result in a house that's well designed for the rigors of a hot climate. If you want a comfortable, efficient, durable house and you live in the South then this video will give you tons to think about.

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Fine Homebuilding is On Pinterest

RYagid, senior editor | February 21st, 20122 comments

Check out the Fine Homebuilding boards on Pinterest for design inspiration

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A Custom Built-In Entertainment Center

RYagid, senior editor | January 9th, 20122 comments

A modern built-in accomodates TV and stereo storage

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Kitchen Remodel

Thewoodpecker, member | May 27th, 2011

This kit chen was done on a campanelli house flip I was working on

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Jack helping us move the basement stairs

b_ward, member | March 16th, 2011

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We got 2-year-old Jack, a Shetland Sheepdog, a month ago from a couple that could no longer keep him.  He is new at...

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Radiant Floor Heating: Can One Floor Heat Two Stories?

ScottG, contributing writer | October 20th, 20103 comments

  Would a house be comfortable if you just heat the bottom floor?   With 6,000 heating degree days a year, Omaha, Nebraska, isn’t exactly balmy come mid-winter. If a ranch-style house has a radiant-floor heating...

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Roof Top Rigid Foam - Taking Efficiency Through The Roof

Matt Risinger, Blogger | September 23rd, 20106 comments

Over the last year I've really been working on how to get my houses to the next level of greater energy efficiency and this video will show you my latest secret. We're laying down a thick layer of rigid ISO foam boards on top of the roof.

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Multipurpose Shaker Island

kperkins41, member | November 4th, 20091 comment

Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4   I started by focusing on function.  This island had to have; -a surface large enough for newspapers and posterboard on the sitting side as...

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Installing Baseboard

cmg70, member | June 28th, 20093 comments

Inspecting lumber

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Double Decker

pnbdinc, member | April 27th, 2009

The upper balcony was falling off of the house, and the downstairs bedroom had only a window to the outside.   We designed and built a deck that is twice the square footage of the...

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55 year old half-bath turned into a full bath wet room

sparkytoo, member | March 13th, 2009

Welcome to "the Money Pit".  Water supply to the old toilet broke off in wall 2 months after taking title to the house, flooding the bedroon below.  Tore the miniscus in my left knee...

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Converting a New England Carriage House into a Ranch-Style Home

spinoza2, member | March 10th, 2009

Last summer we purchased a 10,000 sq foot lot with a carriage house and in-ground swimming pool. With this I restored the turn-of-the-century carriage house and built an 1100 sq foot house around it...

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Outdated to Outstanding: A Fireplace Facelift

JoanneP, member | February 27th, 20091 comment

The layout of the room and the off-center outdated fireplace made it difficult to figure out the best way to place the furniture or use the bland fireplace as a focal point.  Working with the...

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Converting a New England Carriage House into a Ranch-Style Home

spinoza2, member | November 24th, 2008

I purchased this 10,000 sq ft property with an in-ground swimming pool and a 100-year old carriage house. The garage was still in excellent condition, so to preserve it and to best make use of the...

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