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What is the Most Important Advice a Professional Designer Can Give?

A Little Advice, Please The best advice we, as professional designers, can give through the whole remodeling process or design process is to really be open to suggestions and being open to things that maybe pull you outside your box when it comes to choosing the new look for your space. You’re going through this…

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What Remodeling Project Needs a Permit?

This question comes up a lot. To be honest, most projects require a permit. It’s pretty much when your project involves more than two trades, whether it’s electrical and plumbing, framing, or even if it’s just taking down a high counter and putting all of your cabinets back; there are certain municipalities that still require…

Cabex senior project manager Scott Langlais
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Preparing For a Remodel: Protection Protocol

The First Step Remodeling is an exciting project to undertake, but it can be disruptive while being done. Walls move, fixtures change, plumbing and electrical work turn off and on repeatedly. There’s a lot of work going on beneath clouds of dust and noise. That’s why the first step on site in any remodeling project…

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Home Improvement Design Trends 2021 Part 4: Condos Vs. Homes

Trends in Condo Renos Senior Designer Joe Clark spoke with Sarasota Style Magazine about what home improvement trends we can expect to see this year. In Part 4 of 5 of the full interview exclusively on cabexconstruction.com, Joe talks about trends in condo and home renovations. Are There Different Styles For a Condo Renovation From…

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Home Improvement Design Trends 2021 Part 3: Going All In

Going All Into Design Senior Designer Joe Clark spoke with Sarasota Style Magazine about what home improvement trends we can expect to see this year, especially in the Sarasota area. In Part 3 of 5 of the full interview exclusively on cabexconstruction.com, Joe talks about how homeowners are going all in when it comes to…

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The Cabex Experience

Here at the Cabex group, we hold ourselves to the highest standards in the industry. We believe the process of design-build should be exciting and fun. We created a team of the area’s top designers and construction professionals. Remodeling is a passion here. The passion drives us and sets us apart from other companies here…

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5 Mistakes People Make When Planning a Home Renovation… And How You Can Avoid Them

Mistake #1: Not Planning Your Budget Before you speak to anybody when planning a home renovation, you need to know your budget. Know what you can afford and what you would like to spend. Keep in mind that these two numbers are never the same. Decide on your limit for the redesign and construction of…

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How to Rescue an Out-of-Date Home

Twelve is a dangerous age if you’re a house. Since they built you, a whole new, more contemporary look has taken over. This is a big problem in Sarasota, with its glut of over-embellished, vaguely Tuscan-style out-of-date home from the building boom that took place before the Great Recession. They’re big, comfortable, with great features…