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spring is in the air! | St. Louis Home Remodeler

And if spring is in the air with the awesome temperatures we're supposed to have all week we won't see any more photos like this!

Let's all say it together, NO MORE SNOW!

bundle up! | St. Louis Home Remodeler

It is COLD outside this week! COLD. When it's this cold we have to limit the work we do outside and luckily we do have lots of inside work right now to keep up busy. But if it's not quite this cold and just plain old chilly, our tough guys are outside in lots of layers toughing it out!

Just another day on the job | South St. Louis Home Remodeler

Jordan.

Mudding and taping.

Taping and mudding.

Or I guess he's really just mudding here!

And I guess I really need to understand the WHOWHATWHEREWHYHOW of construction before I use terms on the blog! HA!

And Phil and Angelo having their morning meeting. Getting ready for the day. Takin' care of bidness.

ALRIGHT. I need caffiene!

Happy Tuesday!

Our article in The Webster-Kirkwood Times

We were so honored that the Times did an entire article (front page no less!) about Rick's November trip to Sudan and although we know a lot of you get the Times we wanted to link to the article so EVERYONE can read it!

Go HERE to read the article!

Thanks to Marty Harris at the Times for writing such a great article!

Kuhn's winter tips! | St. Louis Home Winterizing Tips

With the temp at 2 degrees when I started my car this morning I think winter has hit. Or it's at least not close to being over yet! And what a winter we've had! So much snow, cold temps and now we're frozen over in ice! While the space heater roars away under my desk and I blow on my hands to keep warm I thought I'd share some of Kurt's winter tips with you!

1.  Vaseline on the car door rubber gaskets to prevent them freezing

2.  Have a lock de-icer sprayer (but don't store it IN your car :)

3.  Make sure to use pet-friendly (birds, etc.) and kid safe de-icer pellets (THIS is our current favorite but there are lots of good ones on the market)

4.  Make sure to double check your gutters and downspouts are clear and not blocked up with ice

5.  Consider running a humidifier constantly to prevent wood floors and trims from shrinking and also consider the possibility as well of adding a humidifier to your furnace to keep consistent and adequate humidity running in your home.   Estimated cost as per Galmiche and Sons to install is $ 650 +/-

6.  Consider purchasing Yaktrax or have your golf shoes ready

7.  Wear extra layers of clothes and turn down the thermostat to help save energy bills

8.  Consider installing shrink film on your really leaky windows to help insulate and eliminate drafts

9.  Double check all of your door thresholds and jambs... if you see light coming through then you need to add weatherstripping or raise the adjustable door threshold to seal the bottom of the door

10.  Double check the R-Value of your attic insulation and consider adding more insulation to your attic

11.  Double check your door and window trims to see if cold air is leaking through at the transition to the wall... could possibly add caulk at that transition

Now we just need to hunker down and get through the rest of winter! Trying to wait patiently for spring but wishing it would hurry up and get here!

Kuhn welcomes Lucy!

One of our clients just had a beautiful baby girl, Lucy! And they let me come over to take some photos last week that we're excited to share with you!

Isn't Teresa just glowing? Such a sweet and happy family!

Congratulations to both parents (and Grandpa Mithen!)... we couldn't be happier for you!