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6 Top Kitchen Remodeling Trends of 2022
We're not highly influential kitchen remodelers here at Angell's Construction. Our work has never been featured on the cover of Better Homes and Gardens (even though it could be), and no smiling HGTV casting agents have ever shown up at our office with a contract...
6 Bathroom Remodel Mistakes to Avoid
As a professional bathroom remodeler in Central Minnesota, we don't just spend a lot of our time updating "throne rooms" for the 21st century. We undo plenty of bathroom remodel mistakes as well! To be sure: We're more than happy to spend however much time our clients...
The Pros and Cons of Finished Basements – And 5 Ideas for Your Basement Remodel!
How do you add livable space to your home? You could certainly build upward or outward – and our team would be delighted to help you with that. But these are not inexpensive projects. Adding a second story to a 2,000 square foot house can cost as much as $200,000....
The 4 Kinds of Fireplaces for Your Home
Imagine how content your ancestors must have felt to gather around the fire at the end of the day, long before electric light would ever cut through the darkness. This primordial pleasure is no less enjoyable today – all you need is a fireplace. As one of the Twin...
4 Things to Think About Before You Build a New Garage
Maybe your home doesn't have a garage, and you're tired of sweeping thousands of tons of snow off your vehicle every winter. Maybe your home's current garage is finally feeling its years, and you'd rather build anew than continue to own a burgeoning earwig colony....
4 Types of Window Leaks – And How to Fix Them!
A window exists so you can appreciate a view of the outdoors – and maybe let a little fresh air in, when the weather is agreeable. It should never let bad weather in without your consent. Unfortunately, a leaky window does not follow this principle. What makes a...
Guide to Storm Damage Repair
What to Do and What to Look For After a Storm Has Damaged Your Home Your home exterior would have enough problems if it only had to endure pleasant weather. Hot, sunny days and brisk winter chills both gradually wear away a home's roof and its siding. Just to make...
How Summer Weather Affects Siding and Roofing
Your siding and roofing never really get to take a season off. It's obvious what they have to put up with during a Midwestern winter when bitter cold and violent blasts of wind are the norm. But the summer does not come without its own trials for siding and roofing,...
Guide to Decking Materials
If you wanted to build a deck back in the day, you had two options: Build it out of wood, or don't build it. Now, we could do without many modern-day problems, but we wouldn't like to return to an era when decking materials were so limited. Today's homeowner enjoys a...
Three Season Porch vs. Four Season Room: What’s the Difference?
If you have ever visited someone in a tropical state like Florida or Hawaii, then you have probably admired their lanai – basically a large, airy room-like porch with screened or open walls. A lanai just can't be as useful in a state like Minnesota or North Dakota....