From the local Patch news website from Madison, Conn., Special Windows Retain Historical Character Of Building Downtown: We had them custom made by Marvin Windows to match what was previously there instead of trying to buy pre-built windows and changing the look of the facade. This is an on-going project for possibly the next couple [...]
Qualified Remodeler magazine recently featured a rather impressive remodeling project: Just outside Boston, in the town of Wellesley, Mass., the owners of a home that bordered conservation land faced changing needs. After purchasing the 1,700-square-foot, 1930’s house, the residents performed a renovation in 1995 to increase the size to 2,000 square feet. Over time the [...]
Spacious houses with extra-large yards are often derided as “McMansions,” wasteful of the materials it takes to build them, the energy necessary to heat and cool them, and the water needed to maintain the lawn. Not Carl and Nan Adams’ 8,700-square-foot house in Nashville’s exclusive Forest Hills neighborhood. Carl, an environmental engineer with an international [...]
