Dreaming of that new kitchen or finished basement is one thing, starting the to-do list is another. What’s the best way to prepare for a remodel?  By communicating effectively with your potential contractor at the very first meeting or during your first phone call.   Here are some tips on how to do just that: Know...Read More

From the Andrus Built team to you and your family, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! At this special time of year, we want to stop and thank all our friends, family and amazing clients for making 2013 such a great year! We look forward to the year ahead...Read More

So it’s time to update your outdated bathroom — but where do you start? Todays bathroom styles are more serene than ever before. Here are a few trends to consider as you remodel your bathroom: A Relaxing Vibe: Bathrooms aren’t just practical space, they’re places where we spend a lot of time refreshing and prepping...Read More

You’ve finally picked out the perfect paint color.  After taping samples to your walls for weeks, eyeing them in different lights, and matching them up to rugs, towels, or tile, you’ve got it!   Then you arrive at the paint store only to discover that a whole new decision awaits.  You have to decide on...Read More

From all of us here at Andrus Built, we’d like to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Thanks to all our friends, family and amazing clients 2012 was a great year and we are looking forward with excitement to the year ahead. Best Wishes in 2013! Sincerely...Read More

While we love all of our projects, both big and small, one of our favorite undertakings is an addition.  We love to dig in deep and transform a home from a good place to live a great place, perfectly specific to the family in residence. Yet, sometimes an addition or a large-scale remodel can seem...Read More

As the weather begins to warm, you’re likely fighting the temptation to get outside and enjoy spring!  However, before you head to Target Field to catch a ball game or off to the farmer’s market to stock up on spring produce, take a moment to consider investing in one of these popular spring home improvement...Read More

We don’t know about you, but there are few things that we find quite as promising as the untapped potential of an unfinished space, like that lying in the basement recesses of many of our homes. Turn your next round of home renovation efforts towards your basement and turn an unfinished space into the bonus...Read More

We would like to wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving! May the good things of life be yours in abundance, not only at Thanksgiving but throughout the coming year!Read More

After the historical Fourth of July storm hit Minnesota and Wisconsin this past week we are all taking a look at how well our houses are prepared for those treacherous winds and debris falling everywhere. Living in Minnesota you never know when your weather is going to do a 360 on you. That is why...Read More