Holiday - Austin Home Renovations

Oct 30

Happy Halloween: A House Built Out of Pumpkins (and What It Gets Right)

We’ve been remodeling Austin homes since 1999, and this is the first house we’ve seen built entirely out of pumpkins. Corn husk roof, pumpkin walls, a fence out front. It’s a little outside our usual scope, but we had to look closer.

A small house built from white and gray pumpkins stacked on metal shelving, with a thatched corn husk roof and a wooden fence, in a pumpkin patch under a blue sky

Photo: Helen Brittain, via Unsplash.

It turns out the pumpkin house gets a few things right, and they’re the same things your house needs.

1. A frame that carries the load

Pumpkins are heavy. The whole thing only works because the pumpkins sit on a metal frame that holds them up. Your house works the same way. The studs, beams, and foundation do the quiet work, and you only notice them when something goes wrong. A door that suddenly sticks, a crack that keeps coming back, or a floor that slopes a little more each year is worth a look before it turns into a bigger job.

2. A roof that sheds water

Look at the corn husk roof. It reaches out past the walls, so water runs off and away instead of down the sides. That overhang is doing the same job as the one on your roof. Fall is a good time to walk around your house and check the basics: loose or missing shingles, gaps around flashing, and gutters full of leaves.

3. Knowing when something isn’t built to last

This house will not make it to Thanksgiving. Yours should. If you’re planning a project this winter, now is a good time to start the conversation, because good work takes some lead time.

Thinking about a project? Let’s talk. We offer free consultations, and you can reach us here or call (512) 892-4490.

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Happy Halloween from all of us at Austin Home Renovations.

Apr 21

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Happy Easter

By Bill Jackson Holiday No Comments

Wishing you and yours a beautiful Easter and a season full of light, growth, and new beginnings. If you’re thinking about a home project, we would love to help you bring it to life.

Dec 22

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Holiday Joy!

By Jacki Holiday, Inspiration

The days are shorter, the weather is cooler, and the city of Austin skyline is bright with Christmas lights. It’s the best time of the year to enjoy life’s simplicities, even while social distancing, as most of us are during 2020. Austin (and all of Central Texas) is known for its mild winters, so make sure to enjoy as much outdoor time as possible during the holiday season.

We know the holidays are going to look different for a lot of us this year, so Ron Day and I wrote a new Christmas song dedicated to our first responders, medical personnel, members of the armed forces, and all those not able to be with friends and family this Holiday Season. Things are going to look different this year, but we’re going to have a merry Christmas anyway!

We hope you all stay safe, warm and cheerful this holiday season! Whether you decide to get together in a social distance manner, or keep your time with loved ones virtual, we hope that you find a special way to enjoy the holidays with the people you care about most. May you be able to continue on with old holidays traditions with your loved ones, and start all new traditions during these weird times as well.

All of us here at Austin Home Renovations wish you and your loved ones a very merry Christmas! Thank you for continuing to trust Austin Home Renovations with your homes! We look forward to the new year of 2021 and hope to be able to see more of ya’ll in person when things get back to normal.

Nov 16

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Is Your Home Ready for the Holidays?

By Jacki Holiday

The holiday season seems to sneak up quicker every year, leaving us to ask, “Where does the time go?”. The year of 2020 was a strange and difficult one, to say the very least, and the holidays approached in the blink of an eye while most of us were social distancing at home. Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hannakuh, New Years Eve and the days in between may look different for most of us this time around. We may end up enjoying all of the holidays from the comfort of our own homes instead of going on a big trip. The silver lining to being stuck in the house is that this is the perfect opportunity to get your home in the condition that you’ve always wanted it to be in for the holidays.

Make Sure Your Backyard is Ready

Living in Austin, Texas means that the winter months are perfect for hanging out in the backyard. Outdoor kitchens make for great holiday get togethers with family, friends and neighbors for a number of reasons. An outside kitchen allows you to host social distance holiday gatherings in the privacy of your own backyard. It’s easy to maintain a safe distance from guests when outdoor socializing, so it’s one of the safest options if you decide to host this year. If you have the backyard space, now is the best time to transform it into your outdoor oasis for the holidays!

Make Sure Your Dining Room is Ready

Beyond getting new furniture, there are many dining room renovations that you can do to get the area in tip-top shape for the holidays. You can update the light fixtures to something both aesthetically pleasing and welcoming. You can also paint the dining room walls with an inviting accent color in order to add an element of comfort to your holiday get together environment. We’re happy to help with the painting and fixture projects.

We Can Help Get Get Your Home Ready for The Holidays

We know that the holidays may look a lot different for you these days, but we hope that you are able to spend it with your loved ones and find joy in the simplicities of your home. If you decide that this is the year to revamp your backyard area, dining room, or anything else we’d love the opportunity to help you out. Contact us for a free quote today!

Ronnie Jackson