Right At Home – A Home Improvement Blog by Mosby
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9 Design Ideas for Small Bathrooms
One of the toughest bathroom design challenges is how to fit a sink, shower and toilet into a space the size of a shoe box and still have room to use it. Oh, and it needs storage for necessities. Plus, it must look good. That’s a lot to ask from a tiny space that...
How to Avoid Being Ripped Off By a Roofer
Some of the most unbelievable home improvement rip-offs come from scam-artists disguised as roofers. Reputable roofing contractors have to deal with an unfairly tarnished reputation because consumers are too often taken in by unlicensed pretenders. ...
How to Properly Remove an Inground Pool
A Glendale, Missouri home had an inground gunnite pool installed in 1964 (shown above). When Mosby Building Arts’ clients’ bought the house over 20 years ago, the family was thrilled to have a pool. It brought countless hours of fun – and maintenance. With the...
A Mason’s Advice on Brick Chimney Leaks and Repairs
Randy Sloss is the Mason for Mosby Building Arts, following in the footsteps of his mason father and grandfather. Along with brick, stone and tuckpointing work, he spends a lot of time on roofs looking at chimneys. Learn about brick chimney leaks, repair and...
Space Planning: Giving You Room for Recreation
We love playing games at home, and instinctively create spaces to recreate. For example, a certain chair across from a certain TV that’s regularly used to play video games is a dedicated recreation space. As the games get bigger, like pinball or table tennis, it...
The Great Debate: Do You Need a Bathtub in Your Home?
There comes a point in preparing for a bathroom remodel where a decision must be made: is a bath tub necessary? You Can Shower in a Tub But, You Can’t Bathe in a Shower The classic tub/shower combination remains a standard because of the flexibility of dual use....
The Basics of Repairing Wood Columns
It’s easy to see when wood porch columns begin to fail because they are in our sightline, and the majority of the time the rot begins at the bottom of the column. The sooner you tackle column problems the more likely it can be successfully repaired. Wood columns on...
How to Move a Stairwell
A St. Peters, MO woman bought a fixer-upper ranch house that needed some repairs and updates, but she liked its open plan and could see the potential. While she could take care of many of the projects herself, there was one item that she called “the elephant in the...
Don’t cover it up: The importance of a proper bathroom remodel
It’s a room in your home you go to every day and one that is constantly being used by guests--your bathroom. The bathroom is one of the highest trafficked rooms in your home and it comes to no surprise that it is also one of the most valuable in terms of home resale....
Q&A: How Do I Stop Roof Shingles From Blowing Off?
Question We live in rural Illinois in a north-facing home. I’m having a hard time keeping ridge cap 3-tab shingles on the roof because of high winds. The wind pulls them off 6 to 8 at a time while leaving the nails intact. I have layered the tabs in a north-south...
How to Make a Small Kitchen Functional and Beautiful
Jake Spurgeon Mosby Building Arts Designer Designers are problem solvers. Kitchens that seem too small to meet your needs are a design challenge that Jake Spurgeon loves to tackle. Here he shares some tips on how to make a small kitchen functional and beautiful....
Where Should You Put the Laundry Room?
Laundry is a constant chore, from what to do with dirty clothes, to the washing and drying, to putting the laundry away. Even though it’s a daily part of our lives, where to put the laundry room is too often treated as an afterthought. You need a space that makes it...