These long, warm summer days and comfortable evenings are what we wait for all year long in Northeast Ohio. At Dover, we are seeing more homeowners add on outdoor living spaces to gain more practical square footage while taking advantage of the outdoors during our beautiful spring, summer and fall seasons. In terms of investment,…
Located just off of the kitchen and overlooking the backyard, the sunroom in this charming home was anything but sunny: It had dark paneling on the walls making the room feel outdated and small. Our main charge was to create a continuous and inviting space that flowed effortlessly from the newly-remodeled kitchen . Bright and…
Today’s new-build home designs feature master baths as part of a master bedroom suite—but that was not the case 70 years ago. In my experience as a designer, I see modern-day homeowners re-interpret space and get creative with remodeling projects to make the most of the good stuff that they have in their older homes.…
For this three-part renovation project, we began with the most labor-intensive and time-consuming segment of the job first—the kitchen. As you can see in this photo, the kitchen had been remodeled, yet functional cabinets, work space and countertops were non-existent. Soffits with lighting elements brought the ceiling lower and made the space feel small and…
Many of us are enamored by the nostalgic charm and character of older homes—I’m one of those people; and as a designer, I’m also attracted to the quality construction built into these homes. However, renovation projects in older homes can often times be an adventure, as you never know quite what you’ll find under the…
We’ve been very fortunate over the years to be able to attract and retain good people at Dover. Truly, our employees here are more like family, and as such, there is a great deal of time, thought and effort that goes into every new hire that we bring on as a part of our team.…
Design-Build is a wonderful tool for the homeowner with a large remodeling project and today’s “Dialogs with Dover” video discusses the definite advantages of the Design-Build process. Simply put, Design-Build Remodeling is a system of contracting with one company handling the architectural/engineering designs, the proposal and construction all under one single contract. As the client,…
Cleveland Home + Remodeling Expo March 14-16, 2014 NEW Cleveland Convention Center, 300 Lakeside Ave. Visit Dover Home Remodelers @Booth #551 It’s almost springtime and most of us are getting that itch to open the windows, let the fresh air in and dig into some projects around the house. And with the winter we’ve had…
At this point in the process it’s likely you’ve had several conversations with your contractor. Your discussions should include what the scope of work for the project consists of, design ideas, products being used and a general idea of what the cost will be. Before you start on any home improvement project, it is important…
The year was 1984: The Soviet Union boycotted the summer Olympic Games in LA, Michael Jackson’s hair caught on fire during the filming of a Pepsi commercial, and Apple introduced its iconic Macintosh personal computer—this, before the advent of the worldwide web. It’s safe to say that we’ve come a long way over the past…