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We have the best home improvement projects, expert advice, and improvement ideas for your home. Whether you want to customize a basic builder design, renovate an old home, or learn how to remodel a kitchen or bathroom, you can create your dream home with smart planning and the right home improvement contractors.  our remodeling ideas for projects that fit your time frame, budget, and style. We'll share our best home improvement projects, budget ideas, material recommendations, and remodeling advice to get your home improvement project started on the right foot. How to remodel, how to budget for home remodeling costs, how to plan a home addition, how to update your home's exterior, how to add architecture to your home, and more. Try new interior and exterior paint colors for free with our virtual Color Finder tool, and take our countertop and floor finder  to discover your perfect material matches. Find home improvement inspiration to create bathrooms, kitchens, garages, home ...

Home improvement, Or Renovation is the process of renovating or making additions to ones home Types of home improvement While "home improvement" often refers to building projects that alter the structure of an existing home, it can also include improvements to lawns, gardens, and outdoor structures. It also encompasses maintenance, repair and general servicing tasks. Home improvement projects generally have one or more of the following goals: Comfort Upgrading ventilation and air conditioning systems (VAC). Upgrading rooms with luxuries, such as adding gourmet features to a kitchen or a hot tub spa to a bathroom. Increasing the capacity of plumbing and electrical systems. Waterproofing. Soundproofing rooms, especially bedrooms and baths. Maintenance and repair Maintenance projects can include: Roof tear-off and replacement. Concrete and masonry repairs to the foundation and crack walls. Repainting rooms, walls or fences Repairing plumbing and elec...

I want to open your eyes to some residential building construction mistakes in Nigeria you need to avoid. In our 7 years experience as a construction company, we have repeatedly encountered these residential building  mistakes and advice clients against them. Poor Budget Planning This is the most recurring residential building mistake in Nigeria. People begin their dream house construction from a design perspective, rather than from a financial [budget] perspective. The erroneous assumption is to design the best dream house for yourself and then look for the money to build it. While this may sound nice in theory,experience has shown us over and over again that this approach to building your own dream house does not work. Rather, statistics shows that this is the number one reason for most abandoned or uncompleted residential building construction projects in Nigeria. Instead of looking for money to implement your dream house design, we advise clients to design their dream h...

Water damage is never just a temporary problem. Smaller issues inevitably lead to bigger problems when they are left unresolved. Don’t wait until the water damage becomes financially burdensome before contacting a waterproofing contractor.Curtis Construction Waterproofing is more than willing to come out and give you a free consultation which includes expected costs and viable options. With no obligations from you, what do you really have to lose in getting the answers you need about your most important investment – your home. Contact Curtis Construction Waterproofing today for a FREE consultation.

Steel is a vital part of our everyday lives from the cars we drive, the trains we ride, the appliances that make our lives easier and much more. Steel is durable and the most recycled material on earth. The steel industry has invested in the latest technologies to make steel more innovative, lower in cost to you and stronger than ever. Here are just some of the benefits of building with steel Strong and Lightweight – Significantly stronger than wood, needs no maintenance, easy to work with, and more economical. Durable – Won’t crack, chip, warp or sag. Can be engineered to better withstand hurricanes and earthquakes. Non-combustible – Fire resistant material. Versatility – Can be custom formed and cut to create high endwalls and large open spaces while maintaining its durability. Better for the Environment – Saves trees, is not treated with pesticides or other chemicals and does not encourage mold to form. Sustainable Building Material – meets criteria for “GREEN” building...

For some people, hiring a building contractor is considered a waste of money and so they decide to handle the whole construction of their dream house by themselves. After all, they will simply hire the specialized labour they need for every phase of the project and acquire all the materials needed. It doesn’t take long for many who have made this residential building construction mistake to realize that they are unqualified for the role they are trying to play. Besides the obvious fact that you have to be an idle person who doesn’t have a job or business to attend to, you also must be very knowledgeable about project management and civil engineering. So before you head out on your own to handle the entire construction of your dream house, here are some practical questions  you seriously have to answer; Experience: How much personal experience do you have to be competent in the construction process? Do you have the ability to recognize and stop potential probl...

Curtis Construction commenced operations in the residential sector, this is a field we have extensive experience in and assist home owners in resolving complex matters  .Our diverse range of in house trades and management can assist and resolve any matter from water related, structural, fire, natural disaster, rebuild or intricate building defects. Curtis Remedial Building Solutions assist home owners with numerous problematic issues including but not limited to: Alterations and Additions Renovations and Extensions Internal and external refurbishment Fit outs Remedial building Structural rectification & strengthening Waterproofing rectification & design Cavity flashing repairs Concrete spilling/cancer rehabilitation Underpinning Lintel replacement Crack stitching Window and door replacement Roofing repairs Render repairs Brickwork rectification Heritage works Façade refurbishment & upgrades Complete Internal refurbishment Rising damp concerns and ...

Construction mistakes you need to know , I want to open your eyes to some residential building construction mistakes in Nigeria you need to avoid. In our 7 years experience as a construction company, we have repeatedly encountered these residential building  mistakes and advice clients against them. Poor Budget Planning This is the most recurring residential building mistake in Nigeria. People begin their dream house construction from a design perspective, rather than from a financial [budget] perspective. The erroneous assumption is to design the best dream house for yourself and then look for the money to build it. While this may sound nice in theory,experience has shown us over and over again that this approach to building your own dream house does not work. Rather, statistics shows that this is the number one reason for most abandoned or uncompleted residential building construction projects in Nigeria. Instead of looking for money to implement your dream house design,...

Use professionals for your building construction Posted on September 13, 2015 A lot of waste is encountered by some people in a bid to save money at the expense of a quality job, hence they end up shooting themselves in the foot, it is important you employ a professional to oversee your project because he can read the plan well and he is trained to execute such jobs with little assistance, but most artisans can’t comprehend a plan of a building though they may claim to understand it, but cheap technical questions by a professional will expose their inadequacies. So hand over to the professional and save yourself from avoidable wastes from mistakes and also come up with a good project. Think professionally! think Curtis!!

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Cause of leakage in structures Posted on September 28, 2015 CAUSES OF LEAKAGE For leakage to occur, 3 conditions must be present · Water in any of its forms must be present. · Water must be moved along by some type of force, including wind, gravity for above-grade envelope components and hydrostatic pressure or capillary action for below-grade components. · Finally and the most important, there must be a breach (hole, bark, or some type of opening) in the envelope to facilitate the entry of water into the protected spaces available water is moved into the interior of a structure by numerous forces that include: · Natural gravity · Surface tension · Wind/Air currents · Capillary action · Hydrostatic pressure The first 3 typically are encountered on above-grade portions of the envelope, whereas the last 2 are recognized at grade or below-grade areas of buildings or Structures