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Barrett Home Renovation & Repair

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Barrett Home Renovation & Repair

Kelly and Richard Barrett offer home renovation and interior design services to the Flathead Region.

07/04/2024

Great Day at the Polson 4th of July Parade. God bless the USA!

07/03/2024

Polson Fireworks are on for tonight!!! Enjoy the show and come to the parade tomorrow. Happy 4th of July!

06/04/2024

In this business I’ve see some strange things - and even in my own home.

Although the home is very well built, there have been some head scratchers (like the backward p-trap in my kitchen… how do you even do that?). This is one of those head scratchers…

My son woke me last night to tell me that the kitchen sink fell out (what does that even mean?) and that he didn’t do it!

Sure enough the bottom mounted stainless steel sink had debonded from the granite counter and sank a couple of inches on one side. I put a box of dishwasher pods under the disposal and went back to bed.

Troubleshooting in the morning I found that the installer had used 2 pieces of floor trim and drywall screws to wedge mount the sink on either side against the cabinet (again - how do you do that?). No clue why it had not failed earlier.

Now the sink is properly secured and posted to the floor. Not the most beautiful fix but definitely the most effective. Easy to disassemble maybe I’ll install some proper wedge mounts in the future - or maybe not as you can’t beat a post to carry a load.

At Barrett Home Renovation and Repair we treat each job as if it were our own home. Let us fix your next head scratcher!

04/13/2024

Reset/rebuilt dock steps and redesigned an uneven dock/deck transition to better shed water. I do love working on the Flathead!!!!

02/22/2024

Custom lighting can both brighten and beautify your home. Let us help with your lighting renovation - antique lighting repair, new lighting customization and standard lighting installation.

01/31/2024

Tung & Groove storage closet built to enclose a bath fan retrofit that extended into the loft above. Let us help you with your custom solutions.

12/01/2023

Finally some snow as we get ready for the holidays!

11/22/2023

Sometimes the Island isn’t big enough …. Three Island projects showcased this week:

The Gourmet Kitchen - Replaced an old tile top with white marble using repurposed antique bed frame legs to support the larger top and add seating. Replaced the electric cooktop with a Wolf range and professional ventilation. Removed the ugly fluorescent lights with high intensity recessed lighting (on a dimmer).

The Country Kitchen - Expanded an island with Hickory Butcher Block. The wood top was placed on the existing granite and can slide to allow seating for 10 around the island or slide back into place for easy drawer access. Replaced the very ugly fluorescent lights with three custom pendulums on a dimmer - covered the ceiling from previous lighting disaster with faux copper tile and wood trim.

The Tiny House Kitchen - Built a Cherry Butcher Block island with seating on one side and washer & dryer on the other making a small but efficient Kitchen/Laundry/Dining/Bar combination.

From warm wood to stylish stone and appliance installations to suit your needs let us help you with your next kitchen remodel or renovation.

11/16/2023

Barrett’s tip of the day - update your Antique light fixtures to low power LEDs!

Most incandescent bulbs have gone the way of the buggy wip and LEDs are now available in many designs and offers warm colors similar to incandescents.

But what about a that antique lamp that has had the same incandescent bulbs forever. My recommendation is to change them out - especially for the larger (and hotter) medium base bulbs.

Most light fixtures use paper/cardboard as an insulator over the socket. Over time and heat the paper will basically burn up allowing a short between the bulb housing and socket. Blue arc, loud pop and then darkness as the breaker trips (or dimmer fails).

When changing the bulbs inspect the color off the insulator between the socket and the housing:

- If it is light brown you are fine

- If it is a darker brown then the paper has started to fail - you should probably have it replaced. That said, with a low power LED it should last a long time.

- If black then it has carbonized and should be replaced - or when you do change the bulb you may get the blue pop and then darkness.

Moving to LEDs will reduce your energy costs and extend the life of your light fixtures. Adding dimmers will beautify your home and further extend bulb and fixture life.

Please let Barrett Home Renovation and Repair know if you need any assistance to update or fix your home lighting.

11/14/2023

Turn the Ordinary into Extraordinary - convert dressers and antiques into custom vanities.

Many years ago Kelly was tired of the same boring “spec” vanities found in most homes. She bought an old dresser and asked that I convert it into a vanity … I said that was crazy! As usual she was right …

Dressers can be repurposed into single vanities, double dressers to double vanities - we’ve even converted an antique credenza. The drawer designs are functional and hide the ugly plumbing under the sink.

Add new sinks, faucets and your favorite pulls - and you can make your new custom bath look like something out of a magazine.

Let us know if we can help with your custom bath remodel.

11/12/2023

Richard’s Tip of the Day….. fix that mess under the sink!

Is the floor under your sink wet, slimy and moldy? Is the floor itself sinking, crumbling?

Are cans and the other stuff shoved under sink rotting or corroding?

Is your current fix to put a pan under the leaky drains?

Lastly, do you have a slow drain or does water blow into the second sink when you turn on the garbage disposal?

1) Fix the plumbing!

I’ve seen p-traps installed backwards (the “J” shaped pipe that saves your dropped diamond ring … and keeps the gray water stink from wafting into your kitchen or bath.). I’ve seen double p-traps … for no good reason.

I’ve seen water trying to run up hill always leaving the garbage disposal with soup in the bottom. Or slow drains trying to push through far more pipe than needed.

And the Harry home owner fixes with crud catching flexible (accordion) pipe, duct tape and maybe some plumbers dope.

This all needs to be cleaned up before you replace the sink floor.

2) Replace the sink floor

Light damage can be fixed with mold inhibiting paint. But in most cases, you should replace the wood flooring which typically is not much better than cardboard - and clean up the mess beneath!

To replace the floor I build a simple subfloor frame and use T111 - a textured and primed exterior grade OSB. The cost is about the same and it is far more water resistant than plywood or other laminates.

But still fix the plumbing!

3) Stop shoving so much stuff under the sink!!!

We all do it…..

My fix is to fill jugs of water (heavy plastic or glass) and place them along the back wall. This gives you extra water in times of emergency, protects the plumbing and keeps you from loosing items you do need in the black hole that exists in every deep cabinet.

Remember- water flows down hill and every extra plumbing connections is a potential leak (I wish my gutter guy understood that …..).

Time to fix that mess under the sink.

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41637 City Lights Court
Polson, MT
59860

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+14066099495

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