Wondering how to clean your bathroom properly? In this post, we’ll outline great bathroom cleaning tips to get your toilet, bathtub, shower, countertops, and more sparkling! Clear Items from Your Surfaces Before Cleaning To make your life much easier, make sure to clear items like toothbrushes, bottles, brushes, and more from the surfaces you’re planning to clean. …
Continue ReadingHome Remodeling & More: What You Can Do To Increase The Value of Your Home
Remodeling is an excellent way to add value to your home, and, in recent years, home remodeling has become increasingly popular. Experts project, in fact, that in the last half of 2021 some $332 billion will be spent on home improvements. Â Maybe you’ve looked around your own home and wondered what increases home value. …
Continue ReadingHow to Decorate a Small Bathroom
Decorating a small bathroom may seem like a challenge due to spacial limitations, but there’s no reason to despair. You may not be able to make it any bigger, but you can sure maximize the space you’ve got. Â Half baths can be great to have in your home, but successfully decorating a small bathroom …
Continue ReadingWhy You Should Consider Door Sidelites
Ever look at a home, enamored, and wonder what makes it stand out? Chances are the home features door sidelites. Sidelites are framed windows that can be placed on the sides or above your front door. In this piece, we’ll detail how sidelites can improve home aesthetics, how to choose colors, styles, and materials, how sidelites impact security and privacy, and how to fit them into …
Continue Reading5 Things to Look for When Hiring a Contractor in Denver
You’ve made the decision to embark on a bath remodel, and finding the right bathroom renovation contractor is crucial to ensure a successful project. While budget considerations are important, they shouldn’t be your sole determining factor when choosing the right contractor. To help you in your decision-making process, we’ve put together a brief list of …
Continue ReadingHullco Joins the West Shore Home Family
West Shore Home – Now Serving Chattanooga & Knoxville TN Having recently acquired Hullco, West Shore Home is excited to announce we’ll be offering bath, shower, door, and window remodeling services to the Chattanooga and Knoxville regions of Tennessee. The staff at Hullco dedicated themselves to making life better for their customers. We plan to …
Continue ReadingYou’ve Booked a Window Replacement. Now What?
Whether it’s a project you’ve been putting off for a while or one you just recently noticed needs to be done, you’ve taken that giant first step of scheduling a window replacement. So now what? How do you prepare for new window installation? You may have a few days or even weeks before the installation …
Continue ReadingProject Showcase: Walk-In Shower Remodel in St. Petersburg, FL
West Shore Home helped this customer update their old outdated bath with a new shower that could provide accessibility and style. Notice the low threshold step for ease of getting in and out, as well as the grab bars and bench. The new shower is not only beautiful, but highly functional for accessibility needs as …
Continue ReadingHighlights from the Consumer Reports Window Buying Guide
Consumer Reports, one of the most trusted names in unbiased product reviews and ratings, provides a comprehensive guide to buying replacement windows for your home. Below, we’ve outlined some of the most salient tips and takeaways from the most recent version of the guide. WHAT KIND OF WINDOW FRAMES ARE THE BEST? According to the …
Continue ReadingHow To Insulate Your Old Windows For Winter
Window insulation should be on the mind of every homeowner in the winter months, particularly those who live in older homes. There’s a lot to love about living in an older building, but, while many older homes boast fine craftsmanship, they were not built with the same energy-efficient materials as modern-day homes, nor were they …
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