How to Find a House Leak
Although water leaks often show clearly visible signs such as stains, mold, or rot, locating the source of the leak can often prove to be a complicated process. Follow these tips to give yourself a better chance of finding your leak. Check Your Roof If you have a leak, one possible culprit is your roof….
Will Fiber Cement Hold Paint Longer Than Wood?
All the fiber cement we sell comes factory-painted. That means it’s primed and painted before we ever put it on. It comes with a factory finish that’s guaranteed for 15 years. The manufacturer, James Hardie, has a broad palette of 26 popular colors to choose from. You might be thinking: hey, I want something unique!…
Choosing the best shingle + siding combination for your home
Siding and roofing isn’t exactly something you buy more than a couple times for your home. This can be quite expensive compared to other renovations you may make to your home, so you want to be sure you do it right. It’s almost like a formula. Not every roof color, siding color, and house style…
No Surprises Contracting
Be sure you and your contractor are clear on what will happen and when. When remodeling jobs go sideways, it’s for a reason, and that reason is almost always about communication failure and expectations that went unmet. It’s the remodeling company’s responsibility to communicate with you, the customer. You should not be put in the…
How To Interview A Contractor
Many people don’t ask contractors questions because they think they don’t know what to ask. Actually, you don’t need to know much, or anything, about construction, to find out what you need to know before hiring a contracting company. Think about that conversation as a job interview because that’s what it is. You’re hiring someone…
How To Remodel The Outside of Your House
Here’s how you find the contractor you need and get the job you want. Contracting and contractors intimidate people. They’re like auto repair shops. Most people wouldn’t know how to frame out a room or put on a roof any more than they’d know how to fix their own car. Why would you know? That’s…
Vinyl Siding: It Is What It Is
You’ve probably seen a bunch of alternatives, including the many different brands of vinyl siding. Like everything, siding evolves. And 35 years ago, if you asked someone about siding, chances are they would’ve mentioned aluminum siding. Right now it’s a cultural cliché, thanks in small part to the movie Tin Men, which featured characters, self-described…
K & B Home Remodelers Earns Esteemed 2016 Angie’s List Super Service Award
Award reflects company’s consistently high level of customer service K & B Home Remodelers has earned the home service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of customer service to members of the local services marketplace and consumer review site in 2016. This achievement is particularly significant as Angie’s List experienced…
Join The Remodeling Growth Forum
Join the Remodeling Growth Forum to hear how contractors can double the size of every job they sell with visualization & remote selling. Speaker: Our very own Mike Damora, K & B Home Remodelers.
Design vs. High Pressure
Homeowners want to play an active role in their remodeling projects, rather than just be “played” by a salesperson. You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. ― R. Buckminster Fuller You know you’re doing something right when you come to your…
Replaced 21 Year Old Roof, Shutters and Put a Second Layer on Roof of Shed
K&B was one of four companies we received estimates from (all four were Angie’s List members) and we were extremely impressed with their professionalism from the first day we met them. Mike came to the house and did an inspection and took a lot of time to sit down with me to review our options. (He even came back…
13 Frequently Asked Questions About HardiePlank Siding
HardiePlank siding, a specific type of fiber-cement siding, has quickly become one of the most popular forms of siding in the United States, and for good reason. It’s one of the best, most durable forms of siding available, and it puts old-school vinyl siding (and most other types of siding) to shame in terms of longevity and…
How to Pick the Right Entry Door for Your Morristown Home
The forsythias are exploding all across Morris County in vibrant yellow, signaling that spring has officially arrived. As Randolph residents emerge from their homes after winter’s chill, those noticing their front, side or rear entryways are approaching the end of their life expectancy may find themselves in a quandary as to what the first step is…
The Top 2 Reasons Why NOT to Choose Vinyl Windows
Choosing a replacement window today may have become at little easier; that is, if you know what you don’t want. For the past 30 plus years, vinyl replacement windows have been the prevalent front runner across the country. Advancements in manufacturing, as well as new technologies in glass coatings, along with the insertions of inert gases like Argon…
9 Questions to Ask Your Window Installation Contractor
It’s nerve-wracking to make any major improvement to your home. It costs a lot of money, and a lot will probably go right—but a lot can go wrong as well. Choosing the right improvement, materials, and contractors are all difficult decisions that complicate the process, but thankfully, with the right set of questions at your disposal,…
Five reason why you should choose James Hardie Fiber Cement over Vinyl Siding
1. Expansion & Contraction Because vinyl siding expands when heated and contracts when it cools, meaning it will actually move on your walls, great care has to be used to properly install it. VSI, the Vinyl Siding Institute, instructs that vinyl siding has to be nailed properly to allow the panels to move to compensate…
Restoration of the Boonton Opera House
Here at K&B Homes, we believe that history is so important to keep around your town. But in order to keep the beauty of the past on your main street you need to keep the building in the best condition possible. With renovations lasting roughly around 6 weeks, we have the privilege of renovating the…
Choosing a Window Material: Vinyl or Fiberglass?
Home renovation is no small task. You probably already know that choosing the right materials to use in your remodels will make a world of difference down the line. What building materials are best suited for window frames? Fiberglass and vinyl are both readily available options and are comparable in a number of ways, but…
Sustainable Siding: What Makes a Building Material Green
If you’re an eco-conscious 21st century consumer, you’re not alone in wanting to invest in products and solutions that minimize your environmental footprint. Don’t worry – undertaking a major home improvement project, like renovating your home’s siding, doesn’t have to produce a negative environmental impact. As you undertake your search for the right siding material,…
How to Properly Install James Hardie Siding
K & B Home Remodelers, a James Hardie Preferred Remodeling Contractor located near Morristown, New Jersey will now show you how to properly install James Hardie Fiber Cement Siding, which is quickly becoming the most desired exterior cladding in Morris County. Unlike aluminum and vinyl siding, which usually goes directly over most home’s existing wood…
