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3 Ways to Create an Organized Back-to-School Haven
As summer ends, the excitement and anticipation of a new school year begin to take center stage. For parents and students, the back-to-school season presents an opportunity to hit the reset button and embrace a fresh start. A key aspect of a successful transition is organization, a crucial element that sets the tone for a productive and stress-free academic year. At Gridley Company, we’re passionate about transforming spaces into functional, aesthetically pleasing areas that enhance your daily life. In this blog, we’ll explore three essential aspects of back-to-school organization.
Unveiling the Benefits of a Phased Remodel: Transform Your Home with Ease and Efficiency
Embarking on a home remodeling project is an exciting journey filled with endless possibilities. Whether you’re dreaming of a modern kitchen, a luxurious bathroom, or an expansive living space, you want the process to be as smooth and hassle-free as possible. That’s where the concept of a phased remodel comes into play. In this blog post, we’ll delve into numerous advantages of a phased remodel and how it can be beneficial to you. Let’s dive in!
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Six Ways To Enlarge Your Bathroom,
Without Expanding!
There are many reasons for why homeowners choose to remodel their bathrooms, but some of the most popular reasons are to make the room feel larger. With ranch style homes being one of the most predominate single family home architectural styles we see in California’s South Bay Area, small bathrooms that house a single sink and small shower stall are quite common and can feel very crowded. So how do you solve this problem when you can’t move walls to expand the size of the bathroom?
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Ultimate Guide: Plan a Kitchen Remodel
The holiday season has been a wonderful to spend time with friends and family. As we begin to take down our decorations and move into the year 2023 we often find ourselves feeling that our recently warm, full and bright home now feels empty! This is a very common time for homeowners to start thinking about their next remodel project, and after spending hours in the Kitchen preparing meals for entertaining your guests, it’s easy to become very familiar with what isn’t working!
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Learn How a Home Remodel Adds Value, Functionality, and Style
The 2020 pandemic forced homeowners to use their homes in new ways: as a functional office, a school, and as a place to unwind after work. A design + build renovation can address all your family’s multiple needs. Imagine reinventing the Master Bedroom to include the addition of a private office for deep focus just steps away. Then unwind in your home spa by stepping into your Master Bathroom that’s been remodeled with a dry sauna and steam shower. The pandemic also shone a spotlight on the importance of multi-generational families, making stylish in-law suite additions more in demand than ever.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Remodeling Your Home
Once you’ve decided to remodel your home, getting started can feel cumbersome. Benefit from this easy step-by-step guide that will not only save you valuable time and money throughout the process, but it will act as an easy-to-use reference for checking important details off the to-do list. Whether you are tackling the tasks independently or you’re working with a design-build remodeling contractor, such as Gridley Company, these steps can help.
Ranch Home Additions That Modernize & Refresh Your Residence
Traditional single-floor ranch style homes are abundant in the state of California after their rise in popularity during the 1950s and 1960s. Whether you own one of the classics or a new build that mimics the signature open-concept layout and devoted patio space, you may be interested in additions that will modernize your home, improve its overall functionality for your growing family, and/or incorporate universal design features that support aging-in-place. Design-build firm Gridley Company, based in the San Jose area, specializes in ranch style home additions that are creative, innovative, and seamlessly integrate renovations into the existing structure, inside and out.
Start Planning Your 2021 Spring Remodel with These Inspiring Design-Builds
Utilize winter dormancy to start planning your spring home remodeling project with inspiration from with these innovative and customized design solutions. These recently completed projects by design-build Gridley Company will not only show you what is possible, but they can help you envision new ways to improve your home’s value. Whether curb appeal, luxury interiors, or universal design features are improvements you’ve been thinking about making, the following highlights will give you some noteworthy ideas. Begin the planning process so that once the days get a little longer and the sun shines a bit brighter, you’ll be ready to jump into construction.
5 Top Reasons Design-Build Firms Simplify the Process & Maximize Your Results
Remodeling your home can initially feel intimidating, daunting, and incredibly overwhelming when you look at everything that needs to be done, but it doesn’t have to be. Let go of trepidations and embrace the idea that the process can not only be pleasant, but it can be easy when you hire a design-build firm.
The Increasing Popularity of Custom Design and Multi-Generational Homes in the Bay Area
With an increasing need for affordable housing and multi-generational living options, homes that add ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) that incorporate ADA or Aging-In-Place design modifications and Universal design are gaining popularity in the Bay Area. While keeping population density in mind, State regulations and local lawmakers are easing up on their permitting restrictions to accommodate families seeking more innovative housing solutions. Pre-pandemic, ADUs were built to offset the rising cost of living within the area, however their rising demand is now in response to the Baby Boomers’ desires to retire safely at home.
Design/Build Method Advantages
The design/build method offers homeowners many advantages for most remodeling projects.
Before design/build, homeowners typically used the design/bid process. If you wanted to remodel your home, you had to find and hire an architect to design your project and then find and hire a builder to construct it. This can be a time consuming two-step process and if things go wrong you can find yourself uncomfortably in the middle between your architect and builder.
Establishing Your Remodeling Priorities
In order to get the most out of your remodeling project, it is important that you and your remodeling firm know and understand the priority order of what is most important to you.
Questions to Ask References
Find a list of questions that you should consider asking a prospective remodeler’s past clients. Ask them all or select the ones you feel are most important to you.
Questions to Ask Remodelers
Here is a list of questions you might want to consider asking a prospective remodeler. Ask them all or select the ones you feel are most important to you.
Selecting the Right Remodeler
Importance of Selecting the Right Remodeler
- Not all remodelers are alike—some are highly qualified professionals, and some are not. Some are specialists and some are generalists.
- It is important that you trust and feel comfortable with them.
- You should choose a design/build remodeling firm that can reflect your sense of style.
- Remodeling your home is more than an investment. You will live in your home for some time, and selecting the right remodeler is an important part of making sure your remodeling project is done right.
Priced For Problems
Unlike when purchasing mass–produced, brand-name products, which are identical to each other regardless of the price, comparing the prices of remodeling firms is rarely the best indicator of the value you will receive.
In fact, one industry observer has said many times that “remodeling horror stories often start with a great price.” Why is that?