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Future-proof your home with Smart Home Technology and Universal Design Features
Ready to Remodel Your Northern Virginia Home? If you’ve lived in your home a while, or even if you’ve just purchased it, chances are that the home is not yet up to date with smart technology. Once the walls are closed, it is difficult to add wiring. If you’re ready to...
8 Design Ideas for Creating Dedicated Spaces in Your Home
Due in part to the pandemic, the idea of creating dedicated spaces in your home has flourished. Families not only want separate areas in the home for privacy, they are desiring areas designed for one unique purpose, like a home office or gym. Now is your time to get...
How to Create a Fitness Garage Gym in Your Home
Every fitness garage gym is going to look a little different—that’s the beauty of the concept! By incorporating your gym into your home, you can completely customize it to your individual wants and needs. Still, there are a few essentials that most fitness experts...
Smart Homes Are the Future
Incorporating smart technology into your home has been a major area of growth for the remodeling industry over the past few years. And homeowners are excited about the possibilities for their homes. With products ranging from temperature controls to air filtration...
Incorporating Wellness Design into Your Home
People are interested in becoming healthier, and not just with their physical fitness and diets. They are looking to incorporate wellness features into their homes. You may think that because your home is clean that it is healthy. Surprisingly, it may not be. For...
A Sunroom vs. a Screened-in Porch – which is right for you?
When thinking about remodeling with a room addition, many families want to create a room that helps bring the outdoors indoors—like a sunroom vs. a screened-in porch. They love the expansive views offered by a wall of windows, or the warm fresh air on a summer evening...
The Remodeling Emotional Roller Coaster
At the beginning of your remodeling project, there is elation. You are excited to have made the decision to remodel, have chosen your remodeler, and the process is underway. Congratulations, you have just boarded the remodeling emotional roller coaster. Strap yourself...
What is the Right Roof for Your Home?
When remodeling your home with an addition, second floor bump-up or whole-house remodel, one of the decisions you have to make is on the type of roofing material. Considerations include matching the existing roof, style, color, materials, durability, and weather...
Chefs’ Tips for Cooking in Your Newly-Remodeled Kitchen
Now that you’ve remodeled your kitchen (or if you’re looking forward to remodeling it), you’re bound to be excited about cooking in it! Shiny new appliances, gleaming countertops and ample cabinet space make it a pleasure to be in the kitchen. And no matter where you...
Six Adaptable Ways to Live in Your House During Your Remodel
There’s no doubt that remodeling can disrupt the household…no matter what size the remodel. If moving out isn’t a necessity or an option during your remodel, there are manageable ways to mitigate the impact the remodel can have on your family. Consider these six...
7 Ways to Increase your Home’s Value
Homeowners are always concerned with ‘what’s their house worth.’ Other than normal appreciation, there are ways you can increase your home’s value. Here are seven options to consider. Add Square Footage There are a number of ways to increase your home’s value by...
5 Remodeling Project Trends Expected in 2022
People are always curious about what’s coming next. And in remodeling, we like to look at what consumers are asking for. What the industry is seeing are five remodeling project trends expected to boom in 2022. Remodeling Project Trends for 2022 Trend 1: Better mudroom...
Build Up, Not Out: Adding a Second Story to Your Home
Many of the older homes here in Northern Virginia are smaller than what today’s families want and need. And the houses can be built on smaller lots, especially the closer towards Washington, D.C. they are located. So when families want to add space, they don’t have...
So You’re Remodeling…What Could Go Wrong?
Congratulations. You’ve chosen to remodel your home or business. You’ve vetted the company, collected your funds, and you’re ready to begin. What could go wrong? Plenty. We’ll be honest, right from the start. Although remodeling companies make every effort to...
What’s Most Important in Your New Kitchen?
Kitchens must serve as multi-functional rooms. Learn what’s most important in your new kitchen, regrets, and home chef trends. Schroeder Design/Build.
Trust Your Home Remodel to the Design Build Professionals
Since 1986, Schroeder Design Build has worked with over a thousand clients, many of whom have trusted us to remodel their entire home. The secret to our continued success is creating a customized plan that’s well orchestrated and communicated throughout every phase of your project. Our highly-qualified, experienced, and dedicated design, construction, and customer service teams are all under one roof, and focused on you and your family’s needs, every step of the way.
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