Don’t You Deserve a Man-Cave?

With Father’s day quickly approaching this may be the perfect time to finally give him the space he has always wanted. Yes, we’re talking about a man room. Surprisingly, this is not too difficult a task for anyone to tackle. There are a few themes that most man caves fall into and it should be … Read more

First Impressions and WOW Factor; Wise Home Improvements

The jury is back with their ruling and the decision is unanimous. There are some improvements that payoff better than others. Before deciding what improvements to make it would be good to ask yourself two questions before jumping into any home improvement project, am I wanting to sell in the next few years and am … Read more

Landscaping Your Home for Spring and Fall

If you are thinking about or have already remodeled your home by adding on a deck or covered porch, now is the time to think about enhancing your investment with improvements to your landscape. Landscaping in the springtime is usually the best time to brighten up the look of your home with plants and flowers … Read more

Five Ways to Save Money When Remodeling Your Home

When remodeling your home, one of the first things to think about is whether or not the renovations you have planned will boost your home’s overall value. Putting your renovations to work for you—ensuring that they help make you money in the long run—can be a daunting task, especially when you’re renovating on a budget. … Read more

The Louisville Home & Garden Show is this weekend

The Home & Garden Show is this weekend. Visit the show to get great ideas for the spring remodeling and custom building season. The show is sponsored by LG&E and powered by The Home Builders Association of Louisville (HBAL). Here are a couple of quick links for more information about the show: Ticket and pricing … Read more

Staying busy: a list of our current projects

If you follow me on Twitter, you know I tweet out a lot of industry information like housing starts, mortgage rate information, real estate statistics, and much more. Sometimes you may get a bleak outlook from those tweets. Although things aren’t exactly rosy, we do have several proverbial “irons in the fire.” We’re always looking … Read more

Custom sun room and deck in East Louisville

We’ve shared a couple of videos before on this project in Winchester Acres in east Louisville. The sun room is now complete and the homeowners have done a nice job with the finishing details. The second video shows the deck we completed for the homeowners a while back. It’s a Trex product and nicely connects … Read more

P.L. Lyons Summer Update

Although it’s felt like summer in Louisville for a couple of months now, we can officially say that summer is here! It’s been a busy one for us already so we thought this would be a good time update everyone on the projects we have going on. We have a lot of current jobs in … Read more

Why are estimates important?

Why is a detailed estimate so important in today’s building climate? When a builder gets a complete set of building plans, the builder is expected to give the client a cost estimate or quote as it is commonly referred to. When I started in the building business, the standard way of estimating a house was … Read more

Saving money on your summer energy bills

Imagine that you are in a very, very cool place. Close your eyes and picture yourself in the snowy mountains…for those in the real world—the real hot world of Louisville, Ky, it’s hard to concentrate on anything other than to stop sweating! We haven’t even officially reached summer and already we’re seeing temperatures in the … Read more

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