Category Archives: remodeling

Apps for Homeowers who are Remodeling

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Mobile technology has broadened our horizons in so many ways. Applications on smartphones and tablets even have become useful to homeowners who are remodeling or redecorating their homes. These handy apps, available through Apple’s iTunes Store or the Android’s Google Play, can help the design process, keep your project organized and do a lot of your work on the go.

Will your upgrades add value to your home?  Contact the appraisers at www.scappraisals.com for your value questions.

Magic Plan

This incredible app measures your rooms and draws your floor plan by taking photos. The tutorial video helps you get started. Also check out the site’s details on using the floor plans for commercial use. Here’s how it works:

You take a photograph of the corners of a room. This allows the app to measure the walls and doors, identify the shape of the room and draw a floor plan.

For more than one room, you assemble them with your finger and the app will align the rooms, manage the wall thickness and door coherence.

Add photos, furniture and comments to customize your room. Then “publish” on the Web for an interactive floor plan. The app also can generate jpegs and pdfs.

Free for iOS. sensopia.com

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Products for a Master Bath Spa

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Body Spray Jet

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DIY or Not

How difficult are home improvement projects and how much can a handy homeowner save?

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Replace a stone vanity countertop – A carpenter will install a new 61-inch wide granite top for $443. If you have carpentry experience, you can do the job for $300. The granite top is sold in two parts, a slab counter and separate bowl that you glue to the underside of the top before fastening it to the vanity base.

Will updating/upgrading your home add value? Contact the appraisers at www.scappraisals.com for your value questions.

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