The Hyde Park duplex we are working on has beautiful and historically significant fireplaces.  We researched these fireplaces when we remodeled the neighboring duplex last year and were excited to discover that they are actually finished with tiles created by Ernest Batchelder.

Green remodeling is an increasingly popular route to take when taking on your new project.  Many people are surprised about how many sustainable design options are out there to choose from, all with an extremely affordable price.  There are advantages to every material that you could pick for your remodeling job.

We just finished a great project with our client, Michelle Cour, and she was so pleased with her renovations that she treated the team to lunch at the 75th St. Brewery!  Debby, Brad, Megan, Jake, Tom and Michelle had a delicious lunch and shared funny remodeling stories.

Schloegel Design Remodel is proud to be showcasing our Express Custom Kitchens concept for the first time on the NARI Remodeled Homes tour.  Come see how we magically transformed this 25-year old kitchen into a beautiful new “living room” in less than three weeks.

We recently completed a new patio which includes an open area protected with a roof structure, an arbor and a pergola.  The beautiful patio is a stained and stamped concrete surrounded by a curved wall finished with a natural thin stone veneer and capped with the same fieldstone that is used on the walkways and steps.

Having reached an important milestone in this project, Tom Stumpff, takes a well-deserved break from his daily activities.

Under Tom's direction, the crew has completed all the carpentry ruff-in, along with electrical, mechanical and electrical ruff-in.

Spring is finally here!  As we begin to stash away those boots and winter coats, we begin thinking about spring cleaning.  Spring cleaning means, to many of us, a time to clean the windows and baseboards.  Get into the corners where cobwebs have grown over the winter.

Jake,

We uncovered pine flooring in our 1859 built house it was covered with carpet and ply wood which we removed to find leveling compound. Is there any way to remove the compound short of just scraping with putty knife?

- Tom

Tom,

I don’t know of any other way of removing leveling compound other than with a chisel and a hammer.

Debby Allmon was featured in this past Sunday’s Kansas City Star answering a reader’s question about the safest way to remove floor-to-ceiling wall mirrors.

Jake-

Our old family home was struck by a tornado and is now condemned. There is over 1000sf of beautiful 60 year old oak hardwood on the floors. Can this be removed and reused? If so, what would be the best way to go about it? We would love to use this wood in our home, both to save money and to remember the old home place.