Custom home in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. Creating a sense of community is something we strive for everyday. So far this week we’ve discussed the need to tailor our rooms, our overall homes, and our communities. Here are some suggestions about ways to tailor, and the benefits of tailoring.
Custom home in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. Creating a sense of community is something we strive for everyday. Yesterday’s blog highlighted the importance of tailoring our homes to our needs. Part of this involves focusing on the quality not quantity of space for all aspects of a home, including
Kitchen remodel in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. A compact kitchen that makes the space avalible even bigger. When designing a custom home or an addition, bigger isn’t always better. This is also true for home remodeling that involves reconfiguring spaces. When your home is tailored to your needs, it
Home addition in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. Light shelves are an option for windows like these to diffuse sunlight. A light shelf is a horizontal shelf-like light reflector, which can be mounted inside or outside of a window. It helps reflect daylight into areas that are farther away from
Another way to bring more natural light into a space is through skylights located in the roof of your home. If you have rooms with vaulted ceilings or no attic space, you can have skylights that light the rooms directly from the roof. If this is not the case, you can also have part of
Whole home remodel in Bryan / College Station, by Stearns Design Build. This home features two sets of clerestories. Windows are normally placed low on walls so that their views can be seen when you are standing and sitting. After all, windows are just for looking out of… right? While this is true,
Windows on the East, West, and South side of your home receive direct sunlight throughout the day and can cause your home to gain unwanted heat. During the colder winter, some of this heat might be welcome, but you definitely want to keep it out during the hot summer. Overhangs and awnings are green building solutions that achieve this result. Plus, nature has another solution that utilizes trees and plants to shade windows. What are the benefits of each of these ideas?
There are lots of reasons to consider bringing green techniques and ideas into your new home design or your existing home’s remodel. A lot of times the most discussed ones are about saving money or saving the planet—but, today we’d like to focus on three that center on what green building really comes down to: improving your quality of life!
So, what are defining characteristics of window types? The main distinctions in windows include the number and type of glass panes, as well as any coatings on the glass pane.
It’s great that there are so many options of high efficiency windows that you can choose from. This makes saving energy and increasing the comfort of your home all that much easier to do. Though, easier might not seem like the right word when you’re staring at a vast array of windows. But, there are labels with information on each window to help you not feel overwhelmed or out of the loop when you and your contractor are selecting upgraded windows to install.
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