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New, Useful Cabinet Storage Options
On March 13, 2020 in Cabinetry, Cabinets, DIY, General by Tricia Pesce Tricia Pesce
The designers at Marling locations can help you sort out what you may or may not need and also talk about how each might push up your price point. Here are some things to think about when you are considering cabinet storage options.
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How To Remodel a House
On August 6, 2019 in DIY, General by Tricia Pesce Tricia Pesce
You’ve done it - made the decision to have that remodel done. The design is great, you have your contractor picked out and you are ready! Or are you? Sure, you think you’ve got every detail planned - but stuff happens. So, despite your best efforts to be prepared for everything, prepare to be flexible. Here’s some tips and information you need to take care of and remember about a remodeling project.
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What to Know About Vinyl Windows
On April 30, 2018 in DIY, General, Windows by Lukas Radtke Lukas Radtke
Many homeowners building a new home look to vinyl windows for savings and aesthetics – but more and more people renovating are also going with vinyl windows. A recent report shows more vinyl windows are being sold than all other types of windows combined. A sales associate at Marling Lumber and HomeWorks can help you chose the right window for the right area and steer you through the maze of styles and attributes.
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It’s Nearly October and Time Is Not on Your Side
On September 30, 2015 in Cabinets, DIY by Tina Lenz-Mandt Tina Lenz-Mandt
It’s Nearly October and Time Is Not on Your Side
Windows, doors, cabinets – they all take weeks to get. If you want a new kitchen before the holidays, it should be designed and ordered now. When you are planning a project, get a realistic timeline in your mind and understand there may be things along the way that we can’t control and neither can you. The factory is in the middle of nowhere and it closed for two days because they had electrical problems, the truck driver miscalculated the weather and the diesel froze, one cabinet is missing and its getting put on the next truck, all the orders were on one computer drive and it crashed and it will take a week to restore the data at the factory. Yes, all these things have happened and each of them delayed someone’s project that needed to get done. Plan with a realistic timeline in mind – and then add a week for things you can’t control.
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