i have a home, built in 94, and were looking to remodel the windows in the bedroom and in the dining room, we are looking to shrink the windows from 30 inches to 24 or 28. is that up to code? for oregon?

The home is in WA state and the architect said it could be 6 mo before approval.

we are remodeling a home. the kitchen is really small. in order to make it larger we would need to knock a wall out. the problem is the stairs to teh basement are directly behind that wall. we were told we could easily move the basement stairs to another section; this seems crazy to me. can this be done? easily? we were thinking of moving the kitchen all together to a larger room that is not in use and we were told that it would be much harder to do that then to move the steps. what do you think? anyone have any exp moving steps? seems like a lot of work to me.

I am a stay at home mom and I go to school full time, but I was in the army so my school is free and I get extra money and that covers all my books AND child care with a little extra left over. We own a house but were PCS’d with my husband and rented out our house. I really like upscale luxurious things and am not afraid to do it myself because well, we would barely be able to afford it other wise and can’t justify allocating that kind of money for stuff like tile backsplashes and hardwood floors and tiled showers, nice cabinets stuff like that. So I would like to gradually be able to do this stuff myself but know that it can be very tedious and possibly even close to impossible for someone who has zero experience. So how does one acquire this experince short of being taught by their father as a child as that door has long shut. Can I take classes? Follow professionals around? What can I do?

Which is best home remodeling service provider in Bethesda?

So, who does a better job on remodeling kitchens? Home Depot or Lowe’s?

All the “tips” I’ve seen are either not practical at all (e.g. upper class fancy remodels) or are some type of advertisement telling me to go some other site and use some contractor’s services.

I have a guy I like, his birthday is coming up. He remodels inside homes alot, his tools are in rough shape from what I can see. His phillip screwdrivers are all nearly stripped. I want to get him something useful and he can have a long time…………………he has a circular saw he uses to cut wood but mentioned something about another type of saw. Guys – - what would this handy guy like that would really make him happy? Without spending alot of money…………..I really need your ideas/input.

I have a three bedroom two bath manufactured home .
I want to remodel it and turn it into a home .
I would like to add on more rooms and expand my kitchen
but I’m stomped because I don’t know where to begin and I’m being told that there’s not much I can do because it is a manufactured home. Is there anyone out there with any ideas or know anything about remodeling manufactured homes.