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Landscape Design
In addition to adding some curb appeal to your home, updating and maintaining landscape design has many advantages. The idea is to expand your living space past just the inside ...
Childproofing Your Home
Ways to Childproof Your Home: Children are known for being very curious beings when they are at a young age. The minute a child begins to crawl is the minute ...
LED Lighting
Reasons You Should Choose LED lights: People are always looking for the fastest and simplest way to save a buck. Little do they know, something as easy as changing the ...
Cutting Kitchen Clutter
Ways to Cut Kitchen Clutter: We’ve all done it. Walked into the kitchen with a million things in our hands and just placed them wherever it seemed fit. However, what ...
Family Room
Decorating Ideas for Your New Family Room: Family is one of those wonderful gifts that life gives you without asking for anything in return. All of your traditions, customs, behaviors ...
Laundry Room
Ways to Spruce up Your Laundry Room: When people think of home remodels, the laundry room isn’t typically the first room in the house that comes to mind. However, remodeling ...
Adding More Storage Space to Your Home:
One universal thing that many homeowners wish for is more storage space. It seems as though there is never enough room in the house and people may find themselves throwing ...
An Introduction to Our Service Offerings
The general contractors at Center Island Contracting can help you lessen the burden of refurbishing your old home or constructing your new one. Attaining that perfect home you’ve always wanted ...
3 Ideas for Your Foyer Remodel:
If you stop and think about it, aside from the exterior of your house, the first glimpse guests get of your home is what they see the moment they step ...
3 Ideas for your Kitchen Remodel:
With the kitchen being the center of the household, you want to make sure your new kitchen remodel resonates with the dynamism and heartiness that revolves around you and your ...
3 Ideas for a Bathroom Remodel:
Sometimes, the bathroom is the only room in the house where you can be alone. The average person will spend about a year and a half of their life in ...
How to Add Insulation to Your Home
Both older homes and newer homes usually do not have proper insulation and can possibly be costing you money. Air can leak through the windows, doors, and walls, which wastes ...
Different Types of Flooring for Your Home
When deciding on what flooring you should choose for each room, it is important to not only think about look, style, and feel, but to consider how well the flooring ...
3 Great Basement Conversions for Your Home
Having a basement in your home is already a great selling point for anyone looking to buy a house, but having a finished basement immediately boosts your home’s value due ...
Why Walk-in Closets Are a Great Home Addition
Walk-in closets are one of the most popular features one can have inside their house and can make a great home addition if you don’t already have one. Walk-in closets ...
3 Reasons to Invest in Landscape Design
Whether you are building your new home or redesigning your old one, the outside is just as important as the inside. There are many reasons why landscaping should be a ...
Benefits of Building a Home
Building and designing a home can be costly due to having to purchase the land and pay for the actual construction of the home. However, the pros outweigh the cons ...
Types of Home Improvement Projects
Home Improvement Projects and Their Costs: When it comes to home improvement, you always want to make sure you are getting out what you put in. Before you go ahead ...
Readying Your Home for Cooler Weather
How to Prepare Your Home for Wintertime: With cooler temperatures approaching, not only are there numerous ways you can keep your home warm and comfortable, but you can save on ...
Remodeling Projects
Most people are eager to bring their home remodel ideas to life, but putting that brand new flooring in your kitchen or adding on that two-car garage isn’t always smooth ...
Building Permits
Obtaining Building Permits for Home Improvement Projects: Checking with your building department about how to obtain building permits should be one of the first steps when planning any home improvement ...
In-House Generators
The Benefits of In-House Generators: There are many benefits of in-house generators, the most important one being that your home will never be without power no matter what the conditions ...
Revamp Your Kitchen – Countertops, Islands & Cabinets
3 Great Design Ideas for Your Kitchen Remodel: The kitchen is the hub of the home, which is why any type of kitchen remodel shouldn’t be taken lightly. The kitchen ...
More Points on Hiring a Contractor
The Pros and Cons of Hiring a General Contractor: When you are contemplating a new home improvement project, there are additional things to consider other than when and how to ...
Bathroom Remodeling
3 Great Ideas for a Bathroom Remodel: A bathroom remodel doesn’t have to be as stressful as it sounds. Most general contractors will tell you that winter is a surprisingly ...
Center Island Contracting – 2015
Our Contracting Company is the Jack-of-All-Trades: Whether you are revamping, remodeling, or reconstructing, the general contractors at Center Island Contracting are dedicated to helping you achieve your ideal home. Our ...
Mother-Daughter Suite
A mother-daughter suite is a great way to have family living on your property while simultaneously staying stress-free, independent, and having your privacy. In fact, building a mother-daughter suite has ...
Home Renovations
Home renovations are an excellent choice for living a more comfortable and sustainable life without having to move. It’s a good idea to have a plan of action and design ...
Comparing Comps
Comparables are used when trying to assess the current value of a home. To find out what your home is worth, it is compared with recently sold establishments in the ...
Buying a Home
Before buying a home, it is important that you take certain steps to ensure you get the most for your money. There are many things that can go wrong if ...