Notes from the job site.

Practical guides, budget breakdowns, and lessons from twenty years of remodeling Arizona homes.

A line-by-line breakdown of where the budget goes, from cabinets to counters to permits.

How to tell the difference between a settling crack and something more serious.

Resale value, accessibility, and what we recommend depending on the house.

Adding square footage is not always the right answer. Sometimes the bones are good and the layout is the problem.

What holds up to dogs, dust, and 115-degree summers, and what does not.

What we install, what we do not, and why the answer depends on the house.