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RA Cooks Renovations

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RA Cooks Renovations

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Kettering-based design-build remodeler serving Dayton & the Miami Valley for 17+ years. Visit our showroom. See the difference!

Kitchens, baths, basements, whole-home renovations & additions, plus roofing — designed in our showroom, built by our in-house crew, warrantied in writing. RA Cooks Renovations | Cabinetry Design + Premium Cabinet Showroom

Since 2008, RA Cooks Renovations has been the trusted name for high-end kitchen and bathroom cabinetry design in the Dayton area. Our showroom in Kettering, OH showcases a curated selection of premium cabinets, countertops, tile, and finish materials—tailored for homeowners who expect elevated design and lasting quality. We specialize in guiding our clients through the design and material selection process with ease, offering expert insights, personalized solutions, and products that bring both function and beauty to every home. Full-service remodeling is available for clients seeking a turnkey solution.

11/09/2026

U.S. homeowners spent $139.1 billion on energy-related home improvements in one year 💡 A new Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies paper breaks down where that money went.

✔️ 16.9 million homeowners (19.5%) did at least one energy-related project in 2023
✔️ Roofing led: $45.8 billion, averaging $11,040 per owner who did the work
✔️ HVAC was next: $40.4 billion, averaging $8,400
✔️ Windows and doors: $22.1 billion, averaging $5,610. Insulation: $3.5 billion, averaging $2,260
✔️ Older homes carry the most catch-up: 34.5% of owner-occupied homes built before 1960 still have single-pane windows, vs. 16.3% of homes built in 2000 or later

What this means for you: roofs and furnaces are the big-ticket items, so budget for them before they fail instead of after. If your house is older, windows, drafts and insulation are worth a look at the same time.

Which one is next on your list: roof, HVAC or windows? 👇

📍 RA Cooks Renovations | Dayton, OH design-build remodeling
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11/09/2026

Same cabinets. Same counters. The only thing that changed is the lighting 💡
Recessed lights for the room, pendants over the island and LEDs under the uppers. Layered light makes a kitchen look twice the price.
Save this for your remodel 🔖
📍 Dayton, OH | Design-build kitchens, baths + basements

11/08/2026

White kitchens just lost the top spot 👀 In Houzz's 2026 Kitchen Trends Study, wood passed white as the most popular cabinet color in renovated kitchens.

✔️ Wood cabinets: 29% of renovating homeowners, up 6 points in a year
✔️ White: 28%, down 5 points. Off-white holds steady at 15%
✔️ Medium wood tones lead (15%), then light (11%) and dark (3%)
✔️ 24% go two-tone. Among them, white is the top upper-cabinet color (40%) and wood the top lower (37%)
✔️ White is still the #1 countertop color (37%), so the look is warm cabinets + light counters

What this means for you: you don't have to pick a side. A wood island or wood lowers with light uppers and counters gets you the warmth without making the whole room dark. Bring the samples home and look at them in your own kitchen light before you decide.

Team wood or team white? 👇

📍 RA Cooks Renovations | Dayton, OH design-build remodeling
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11/08/2026

Tile and grout are NOT waterproof 💧
Water gets through hairline cracks in the grout every shower. What stops it is the membrane behind the tile. Skip it, and the wall rots where nobody can see it.
Ask your contractor what's behind the tile before they start 🔖
📍 Dayton, OH | Design-build bathrooms, kitchens + basements

11/07/2026

Shout-out to Hamilton Parker 🙌 We use Hamilton Parker on RA Cooks projects, and their tile guide answers the questions homeowners ask us most:

✔️ Porcelain is denser, harder and less porous than ceramic, so it's the better pick for high-traffic floors, wet areas and outdoors where freeze-thaw matters
✔️ Ceramic is usually less expensive and easier to cut, which makes it popular on walls and lower-traffic spaces
✔️ The glossier the finish, the more slip risk when wet. Save polished and glossy for walls; lean matte or honed for floors and wet rooms
✔️ Seal your grout. Always. It's one of the most porous materials in any tile job
✔️ Large format (24x24 and up) means fewer grout lines: a cleaner look and easier upkeep

What this means for you: pick tile for the room it's going in first, then for the look.

Thank you , a third-generation family-owned Ohio company in business since the 1930s, for the tile, stone and masonry our clients love.

Porcelain or ceramic: what's on your bathroom floor right now? 👇

📍 RA Cooks Renovations | Dayton, OH design-build remodeling
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11/07/2026

6 details that make a kitchen look builder-grade, even with brand-new appliances 👀
Swipe for what we do instead →

None of these are about spending more on finishes. They're layout and planning calls that get made before demo day.

Which one is in your kitchen right now? Comment the number 👇

📍 Dayton, OH | Design-build kitchens, baths + basements
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11/06/2026

Where does your bathroom fan actually send all that steam? In a lot of homes, the answer is: into the attic 😬

✔️ The U.S. Department of Energy calls venting into the attic "a major source of moisture" and "a bad practice." It can lead to mold and moisture in the attic and may violate local building codes
✔️ DOE says it's common to find bath fans, kitchen ranges and even dryers venting into the attic instead of outside
✔️ Bath fans must exhaust to the exterior of the home. An attic or crawl space doesn't count, even a ventilated one
✔️ The duct should be at least as big as the fan outlet, run as short as possible, and be insulated (at least R-8 per DOE) where it passes through an unconditioned attic
✔️ EPA: run the fan or open a window when you shower, and keep indoor humidity below 60% (ideally 30-50%)

What this means for you: winter is when warm, wet air hits a cold attic and condenses. Take a flashlight up there and look for wet insulation near the eaves, mold or mildew, or warped wood.

Do you know where your bath fan vents? 👇

📍 RA Cooks Renovations | Dayton, OH design-build remodeling
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11/06/2026

They put CARPET around the bathtub. 😳

Wait until you see what we did with this bathroom. Swipe →

They didn't need a tub. They needed a great shower, a vanity in the best light, and a real place for their clothes. Same footprint, completely different room.

And what they loved most at the end? It wasn't the tile. (Slide 8.)

Tub or shower: which would you keep? 👇

📍 RA Cooks Renovations | Kitchen & Bath Design · Dayton, Ohio

11/06/2026

Gorgeous finishes can't fix a bad layout 😬
Open the dishwasher and the oven at the same time in a tight aisle, and nobody gets through. Plan for 42" of walkway (48" if two people cook) before you pick a single finish.
Save this before you design your kitchen 🔖
📍 Dayton, OH | Design-build kitchens, baths + basements

11/05/2026

Carpet. Around the tub. In a primary bathroom. 😅
Swipe to see what this Dayton-area primary bath looks like now →

What changed:
1️⃣ The tub spot became a floating double vanity
2️⃣ The small framed shower became one big custom tile shower
3️⃣ Carpet → tile
4️⃣ A new layout made room for a walk-in closet
5️⃣ All of it planned on paper before demo day

Be honest: does your bathroom still have carpet? Yes or no 👇

📍 RA Cooks Renovations | Dayton, OH design-build remodeling

Address

1922 S Smithville Road
Kettering, OH
45420

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday	8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday	8:30am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+19379386911

Website

https://racooksrenovations.com/

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