Interior Design

After a weekend of pumping water and hauling wet boxes to the curb, it is tempting to call a flooded basement finished once the floor is dry. But the dehumidifier’s droning gets old pretty quickly. The September 13 storm gave Fairfield County plenty of basements like that. National Weather Service reports measured 7.47 inches of The post What to Check First in a Flooded Basement After a Fairfield County Storm first appeared on Transforming Interiors.

The clock’s ticking on your flight to the Bahamas, and you’re already running late. But when you hit the garage door button as you back out of your driveway, it won’t close. It starts to, then suddenly stops and reverses back up. The door itself is most likely fine. Usually, a garage door safety sensor The post Why is Your Garage Door Sensor Not Working? (and How to Fix It) first appeared on Transforming Interiors.

Three different painters just quoted you three very different numbers for the same house. One bid is nearly double another, and figuring out which one is fair becomes a guessing game. None of the three bids are necessarily wrong, because scope, prep work, and siding type all factor into the cost to paint house exterior The post What Drives the Cost to Paint House Exterior? first appeared on Transforming Interiors.

Scald Prevention and Caregiver Checks An older parent turns on the shower and tests the water. Heat rises faster than anticipated, so the person pulls a hand back. The faucet may look familiar, yet the water arriving at the skin can still be too hot. Water heater temperature is one part of the problem. Families The post Water Heater Temperature for Seniors in Morris County: Scald Prevention and Caregiver Checks first appeared on Transforming Interiors.

It’s time to plug in that brand new gaming PC with top of the line specs. The second you do, the lights go out and the breaker flips for the fourth time this week. It begs the question, one you might not want to face. Is it just one circuit on the fritz, or does The post How Much Does an Electrical Panel Upgrade Cost in NJ? first appeared on Transforming Interiors.

A little after midnight last Sunday, storms began stacking up over northern New Jersey and didn’t let go. By morning, five to seven inches of rain had fallen on towns from Paterson to Paramus. A half marathon runner in Bergen County posted video of himself wading through waist-deep water on the course, and basement sump The post When Does a Sump Pump Replacement Make Sense? first appeared on Transforming Interiors.

Almost every marketing ploy uses the phrase “soundproof windows” in some shape or form. But how true is that statement? The honest answer is not very. The “soundproof” is more marketing fluff than it is a concrete statement, because no window can completely block sound. That said, noise reduction is a common benefit of new, The post Do Soundproof Windows Actually Exist? What Replacement Can (and Can’t) Fix first appeared on Transforming Interiors.

That perfect color that speaks to you on a spiritual level under the store lighting can read very differently once you get home. Choosing paint colors for low light rooms, in particular, gets incredibly challenging due to the numerous ways light interacts with the room. How much light does the room get? Where does that The post Choosing Paint Colors for Low Light Rooms That Actually Work first appeared on Transforming Interiors.

It’s hard to deny the appeal of a garage conversion, whether it’ll be used as a man cave, in-law suite, or whatever else. While it sounds pretty simple on paper, converting a garage involves tons of logistics and code compliance that might catch you by surprise. You’re going from a storage space to a space The post Should You Go Through With a Garage Conversion? first appeared on Transforming Interiors.

Installing a stairlift can feel like a relief when climbing stairs has become hard. At the top, a walker may sit out of reach while an open bedroom door leaves little room to stand. Before stairlift installation, family members check whether someone has room to stand and reach the next mobility aid.An installer measures the The post Preparing a Home for Stairlift Installation: What Families Should Check First first appeared on Transforming Interiors.