Michael J. Brown Remodeling and Repair

Michael J. Brown Remodeling and Repair I have been in the remodeling business for 26 plus years. I’ll bend over backwards to make sure you’re a happy customer

I worked in the Wichita Falls area for 20 of those and recently moved to Buda, TX with my wife Kathleen, so I have a ton of references.

Recent job out in east Austin. Client had an upstairs game room which he wanted to use as an office space. The game room...
12/21/2025

Recent job out in east Austin. Client had an upstairs game room which he wanted to use as an office space. The game room was open space so walls and a door were needed to seal it off from the rest of the house for privacy.
Fun job. I definitely got my steps in!

Rustic beams add a touch of elegance to your home. Over the last few years, I’ve learned to take common construction lum...
11/21/2025

Rustic beams add a touch of elegance to your home. Over the last few years, I’ve learned to take common construction lumber off the rack and transform them into 100 year old beams. It’s time consuming, and even a bit of a work out, but step by step, the decades of weathering start to come through and you end up with a piece of wood that looks like it’s from the civil war era.

Recently had a client request me to replicate this expensive piece of furniture, yet adhere to a beer budget while doing...
11/21/2025

Recently had a client request me to replicate this expensive piece of furniture, yet adhere to a beer budget while doing it. She was very happy with the finished product and even happier with the bill

Here we go! First things first! Do you know where your water main is and how to shut your water main off? Refer to a pos...
01/10/2024

Here we go! First things first! Do you know where your water main is and how to shut your water main off? Refer to a post I made earlier on this page and it will explain it in detail.
Get your spigots covered. Buy the good ones if you can afford it. If you waited too long and you haven’t put up your Christmas lights, don’t! Christmas lights are a great way to keep your outside spigots from freezing. Just wad them up, plug them in and hang them on the spigot. The covers are better, but if you’re in a pinch, this works.
Also, back in February of 2021, a lot of Exterior mounted Rhinnai type water heaters didn’t survive. Put some Christmas lights in the box, but make sure you keep them at the bottom and away from the flame. Don’t seal up the vents. It needs oxygen to operate.
Inside your house, drip faucets, open up the kitchen sink cabinet to get warm air in there.
Stock up on firewood if you have a fireplace.
Bring your pets inside!
Check on your neighbors! Some of our seniors need help!
We can do this!

Raised beds in San Marcos, TX. With gravel, took about 12 hours total. Made with 2x6 cedar and cedar cornerposts.
12/12/2023

Raised beds in San Marcos, TX. With gravel, took about 12 hours total. Made with 2x6 cedar and cedar cornerposts.

I can’t tell you how many times I have repaired this common problem. I wish gutter installers would stop doing the insta...
08/17/2022

I can’t tell you how many times I have repaired this common problem. I wish gutter installers would stop doing the install this way.
What you can’t see in the photos is the open ended gutter with no cap. Shingles and step flashing are meant to work with water running downhill. By leaving the ends uncapped, in a heavy rain, water will build up and be forced uphill and get under the shingle or behind the flashing. The better way is to cap the end and add a drop. I actually made our gutter installer come back and do it the proper way 13 years ago and there have been no problems.
My client in the photos now has soffit damage, fascia damage and decking damage..in just 2 years.
If you’re getting gutters tell them to cap it and drop it,..or you’ll be calling me to repair the damage.

10/13/2021

Mastic is an amazing adhesive for wall tile. It is easily spreadable and very effective for holding the tile in place,..providing there is no load placed on it, either by a pulling pressure or a compression pressure. Backsplashes, wall tiles and accents are perfect for mastic.
Mastic is NOT used for floor tile. When doing floor tile, use a thinset product. On a pier and beam home with a flexible subfloor, use a modified thinset.
These floor tiles came up waaay too easily

08/13/2021

Due to the high cost of living, as well as the fact that I have never raised my rates in the last 10 years, my new hourly rate will be $55 an hour. I resisted as long as I could.
I hope that you will still call on me for your remodeling needs.
Thank you!

Small repair job for one of my longtime clients, A.Hunter.Gate post had water starting to creep in through the top end g...
07/08/2021

Small repair job for one of my longtime clients, A.Hunter.
Gate post had water starting to creep in through the top end grain, (that’s where wood is most vulnerable to water), and ultimately rotted out the inside of the post.
Repaired post without pulling it by using a type of scarf joint. This one was called a “half lap“. Careful cutting, polyurethane glue and four good screws took care of it.

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