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I wanted to do a quick blog post on something new we’re seeing for bathroom remodeling projects. There has been a relatively recent change in the building code in Massachusetts that requires all glass within 60 inches of any water to be tempered. Where we’re seeing this apply is in most bathroom renovations.
In most bathroom [...]

I recently received an email from a client as we were wrapping up their project. I wanted to share their kind words about their experience working with Red Apple Renovations. You’ll be seeing a review on Angies List as well
Thanks for the email and thanks to everyone for the great job on the basement! [...]

I recently had the pleasure to read the words that one of our previous customers wrote in an email to a prospective customer. The email was in response to question about Red Apple that our prospective customer had as they were evaluating which contractor to choose. The words that the people who’ve experienced working with [...]

A quick blog from Sabina our Designer about how our client’s have been using Houzz.
When beginning the design process of a renovation, it’s essential for me to “see” what our clients are seeing in their imaginations. Because designers speak in “design jargon” and the clients are using more descriptive terms, frequently we can be speaking [...]

You truly never know what you will see during a remodeling project. Let me show you the picture below:

What you’re looking at is what remains of a large corner post that supports the second floor of house dating form the early 19th century. At some point during a previous remodeling project, they wanted to make [...]

We just started a new whole house remodeling project. The house was built during the 1800s and we’re starting a complete interior remodel. Take a look at the “skeleton” of the house in this vide0 – http://tinyurl.com/7ejf4bs.

I wanted to put out a short blog about our value engineering process and point you to a recent article in remodeling magazine. One of our goals is to have the budgets and the design choices of our clients line up. We do this by working through the design process with their budget in mind. [...]

Sometimes at Red Apple Renovations we get to do very cool things. Yesterday was one of those times.
We have a project we’re working on that involves remodeling an existing house on the beach. The plan for the project was to lift the house about 7 feet so there would be better views as well as [...]

I wanted to share some very nice feedback we received on a project we recently completed.
Hi guys,
I can hardly believe it, but the bathroom project is finally complete!!!  And everything looks fabulous.  The bathrooms are beautiful.   I can’t tell you how much we love Joe.  He is so nice and easy to work [...]

In 2009, Massachusetts became one of the first states to adopt a “Stretch” energy code. The goal of the code is to have construction perform at least 20% higher than the standard “base” energy code.
Each year since 2009, the requirements of the stretch code have become more stringent. The most recent set of guidelines went [...]