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Gorgeous Backyard Patio and Firepit in Fort Washington, Maryland Every project we do, we start the same way. We sit down with our clients and discuss what they want, then we actually listen. It might seem silly to say but you’d be surprised how many people say
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When we met with these homeowners, they weren’t sure what they wanted to do with their backyard. They had a vegetable garden but didn’t know how else to use the space. It was an awkward shape, and it wasn’t quite flat. The homeowners were to the point where they considered relocating to a home that had a better backyard. However, 7th State Builders were able to make this backyard transformation worth staying.
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Do you prefer a canopied entrance or a classic-styled porch? Homeowners find themselves choosing between timber designs, cut stone flooring, and a broad array of columns. Which of these matches the front porch designs in your mind?
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Your home is your haven — it should feel like it. When you’re ready to add an addition to your home — whether it’s a second-story deck, master bedroom, sunroom, or extended kitchen — 7th State Builders is the contractor Maryland residents know they can trust.
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Beautiful Firepit Before and After for Small Side Yard It’s never the size of the space but how we use it. For this homeowner, they had a back deck but then had this small side yard they didn’t know how to use. It went unused for a
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With summer just on the horizon, many homeowners are looking forward to spending more time in the sunshine and beautiful weather. While some homeowners may enjoy spending time in their yard, others would instead prefer the comfort of being indoors, with only a touch of the outdoors. If you’re looking to expand your indoor/outdoor living space, adding a screened-in room, 3-4 season room, or a sunroom to your home may be the perfect solution. Though, how do you choose between the three? Aren’t all indoor/outdoor living spaces the same?
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It would be a pleasure to say this doesn’t happen often. However, you’d be startled by the sheer amount of homeowners we get contacted by to fix other contractors’ mistakes. And to completely honest, while we love being busy, this isn’t the reason we want to be busy. As a community of small businesses, home remodeling contractors can really affect each other. One person’s poor communication, bad quality work, and unprofessionalism make homeowners weary of the rest of us. Again, it might not be so, but we run into this more times than we like to count. Take this entire deck remodel, for instance.
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$19.18 Billion. According to the Storm Events Database of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), that’s the amount of damages incurred by property owners because of hurricanes, tornadoes, and tropical storms in the United States in 2020. In Maryland alone, where strong winds and storms are common, property owners had to deal with multi-million dollars’ worth of damages in the past 15 years. If you are a homeowner who needs a roof replacement after a storm, you might be faced with an average bill of $24,700 to replace your asphalt shingles or about $40,318 for metal sheet roofing. The numbers are mind-boggling to think that there’s a good chance you also have to deal with other damages to what’s perhaps the most significant investment of your life.
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When a project finishes and people think the addition was already apart of the existing house, that is an awesome compliment. That is what we kept hearing about this new deck and patio we built in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. The homeowner wanted an open deck to walk out on and an underneath patio area and fire pit. We ended up creating a two-tier patio to link the two spaces. In all, this project blended the three areas in a way that was stunning and looked like it was always there.
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When warm weather arrives, you’ll be spending more time outside—which might inspire you to enhance your outdoor living space with a new deck or patio. Which of the two makes more sense for your house? Let’s take a look.
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