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    Kevin Gilday

    A National Award Winning Porch Design in Potomac Maryland

    This porch design by Gilday Renovations received two awards from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. The project won the Southeast Region which includes nine ...

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    Kevin Gilday

    A Design & Renovation Experience That Covers All the Angles

    Every time Lisa Kristiansen and Steve Robinson looked out their french doors to nowhere, they knew they had work to do. Those doors were supposed to lead to a deck - or something ...

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    Kevin Gilday

    Luxury Porch Additions

    Porches provide transition space from indoors to outdoors. Protected from sun, rain and insects but open to fresh air, a porch is an outdoor room where you can escape your ...

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    Kevin Gilday

    Considering Porches -or- How the Greeks Invented Outdoor Living

    Are you looking to add curb appeal to your home? You probably love the idea of expanding your living space or providing more room for entertaining, and stretching out on a fully ...

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    Kevin Gilday

    How Porch Renovations Add Curb Appeal

    Considering Porch Design -or- How the Greeks Invented Outdoor Living Are you looking to add curb appeal to your home? You'll probably like the idea of expanding your living space ...

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    Kevin Gilday

    Curb Appeal

    Something Is Missing Curb appeal. You know it when you see it because you feel it. But, what is it exactly?

    Kevin Gilday

    Home Remodeling: Design & Craftsmanship

    When we talk about the fine points of home additions we tend to make it all about the designers. In fact, a design plan is just the beginning. An enormous amount of thought and ...

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    Kevin Gilday

    It's Only A Porch: Why Does It Cost So Much?

    First of all it isn't "only" a porch. In custom renovation there is no "only" anything. It is all about details--studiously conceived and finely crafted details. All those ...

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    Kevin Gilday

    Home Additions That Go Against the Grain

    Prospective clients will often say “we want an addition that doesn’t look like an addition.” People want home additions to respect the architectural character of their house. We ...

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    Kevin Gilday

    New Home Additions Blur the Line Between Indoors and Out

    In an earlier post (The New Family Room Addition Is a Porch) we talked about how the luxury porch is gaining popularity in the category of home additions. The example here is a ...

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    Kevin Gilday

    The New Family Room Addition Is... a Porch

    A new generation of porches is bringing indoor aesthetics and comfort to the great outdoors. The screen porch has been steadily gaining the sort of popularity that the family room ...