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Kaufman Homes is in the final stages of this extensive remodel in Laurel Springs. Our schedule indicates we will be done close to the middle of March which means we will have done phases two, three and four in two and one half months (read about phase one here). I am pleased with the time frame, considering this remodel was an extensi ...
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We have finally installed the last of the kitchen and family room cabinets and put the finishing wood touches to the cabinets and ceiling areas in each room with 3 ½” crown molding with all cherry crown in the kitchen and painted crown in all the non-cabinet ceiling areas in the family room.
Installing the granite
The granite supplier has mea ...
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Mark your calendars! The 15th annual Yard, Garden and Home Improvement Show comes to the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem the weekend of March 16th. Presented by the Home Builders Association of Marion and Polk Counties, this “most colorful show of the year” offers a plethora of ideas to update and improve your home.
Featuring the latest in gar ...
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In the progression of things we now were ready to remove the old support beam for the original small opening and put in a larger and longer beam to carry the larger opening and its roof load. To remove the old beam we had to support the ceiling/floor joist carrying the upper floor and the main roof load by building temporary support walls on each ...
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On January 2, 2012 we resumed the remodel job in Laurel Springs. The holidays were over and the kids were back in school. Phase two entails a complete remodel of the kitchen, creating a larger opening between the family room and the kitchen, exchanging the swinging door into the utility room with a space saving pocket door, addin ...
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Kaufman Home’s success in remodeling has been greatly enhanced with five highly skilled technicians who each have fully equipped trucks allowing them to do all phases of construction at the highest skill level.
In remodeling and repairs, one of the most difficult things to do is to repair cracks and patches on drywall due to settling issues, lea ...
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Dripping faucets, chipping paint, overflowing gutters, clogged vents, cracked seals and a sagging roof … ah, the joys of owning your own home!
Regular home maintenance solves these problems and protects the value, condition and safety of your home, but keeping your home properly maintained can be a major pain. Even the most-well intentioned home ...
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The torrential downpour in January of 2012 caused a lot of headaches for homeowners and businesses in Salem. I am sure there could be many stories written of instances where the extreme wet weather caused varying degrees of problems.
I was personally aware of a happening where a friend of mine had a good part of their back yard slide down ...
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As a follow up to our article at the beginning of December 2011 on, preventing and minimizing fires in your home I thought it would be good to include a very important article on wood burning in your home. With the increasing natural gas and fuel oil heating costs, many homeowners are turning to wood burning stoves to keep their home w ...
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I personally had an experience at my home a few years ago with a small fire that could have been disastrous. A candle up on a pedestal was not extinguished before going to bed and the candle in the glass container burned to just liquid and broke the glass spilling the hot candle fluid on top of the table cloth starting a big fire. Luckily o ...
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Stefanie Stonebrink has recently become our designer after years of construction experience, starting in 1994 after a degree from Oregon State University. Her first job was working as hands on worker, superintendent and designer, with her well known builder father Ken Nolan.
Since 1997she has been a successful custom and spec homebuilder designi ...
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Remodelers and homebuilders fall into one of three categories: Accounting driven, Marketing driven, or Construction driven. It is very important to know which kind of builder you are consulting with in order to know what to expect from them and their building processes.
Accounting Oriented Builder:
They are always fixed on their bottom line as th ...
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The year 2011 saw a continuation of changes that Kaufman Homes started at the end of 2008. At that time, because of changing economic conditions, we realized people were staying longer in their homes because it had become increasingly difficult to sell existing homes and even a greater problem of building and financing custom homes. Thi ...
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When it comes to heights for bath, kitchen, utility countertops or dining surfaces, the heights should be based on the needs of the homeowner. The main purpose for remodeling or building custom home is not just to have a new pretty kitchen, bath or utility room, but to also to make the living experience more enjoyable and comfortable.
Ki ...
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NW Natural Gas has a great website on energy saving issues as well as new trends in the building industry. They are very proactive on presenting new natural gas technologies to save energy. It is interesting to note that in spite of NW Natural providing ways to save on energy costs, gas prices in Oregon have still decreased 26% in ...
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Julie Vonflue has become our decorator, bringing years of experience working for Tim’s carpets, Style Craft Carpets and also as a freelance decorator.
Julie has a bachelor of fine arts degree, from Pacific Lutheran in Tacoma, with an emphasis on design.
She has a great caring personality and is really good at connecting with the customer decorati ...
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The year 2011 saw a continuation of changes that Kaufman Homes started at the end of 2008. At that time, because of changing economic conditions
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When it comes to heights for bath, kitchen, utility countertops or dining surfaces, the heights should be based on the needs of the homeowner. Th
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In Salem, as well as most parts of Western Oregon, our weather is usually mild enough to allow certain remodeling projects and custom homes througho
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