Home Renovation Services

FREE IN HOME CONSULTATION  Home Renovation Window replacements Basement Finishes Kitchen Remodeling Bathroom Renovations Custom Home Building New Home Building Decks, Porches, and Patios Home Insulation Foreclosure Home Improvement Roof Replacements Window Repairs Siding Fireplaces Call us today 925-273-4108 Home Renovations that will help you sell your Home RSR Development is accustomed to all types of renovations in the San Francisco Bay Area  housing market. In order to sell a home now a days, people have to upgrade their current homes. Our home renovations include and are not limited to room additions, but expanding the size your home and replacing floors or repairing damaged walls. Home renovations will increase the value of your most valuable asset and increase the enjoyment of your everyday living. Renovations Renovations can and will improve appearance and comfort of your home, but you should  proceed only when you are ready financially and emotionally, renovating a home is a big commitment and requires a lot of attention in your part. Only knowledge will help you make informed decisions that will reduce the risk. Not all renovations are created equal. Some contractors will perform better than others when it comes to your home renovations. RSR Development recommends you start with a good solid floor plan as this will help you reduce misunderstandings in your renovation. Renovations should be planned to upgrade your home and improve your lifestyle so first step in home renovations is to decide whether the project is simple enough to do it yourself, or if you will require a contractor to do the work. However, if you feel that you can do it yourself, it is still good to get advice from some kind of trained expert before going to work. If you are renovating your home to listed for sale, we recommend you do the following: Kitchen Kitchen renovations, a good up to date kitchen with granite counter-tops, new cabinets, new appliances and new floors, will help you sell your homes fast and for more money.  Kitchen renovations can range from installing new countertops or new floors to adding new stat of the art appliances, an island or revising the layout. Kitchens can be easily updated by re-facing cabinets, resurfacing existing countertops and replacing old flooring. The kitchen is one the rooms that people, family and friends tend to gather together. The kitchen is the center of your home. This is why when you are looking for a new home; the condition of the kitchen is one of the deciding factors when you make the decision to buy a home or not buy a home. Updating the kitchen can make the space more functional. In general, kitchens undergo the most wear and tear of any room in the house (except the bathroom of course). When selling house, kitchens sell houses. So get started and get rid of old kitchen units and worn appliances. Renovated kitchen may clinch the sale. Renovations will more than pay back the money spent on upgrading kitchens and bathrooms in resale value. Until you actually sell, you will have the opportunity to enjoy the rooms too. Bathroom Bathrooms and kitchens are the most popular rooms to improve and because of the added  value these renovations give to your home. Bathrooms are the smallest or helps improve your home's value the fastest. Bathroom renovations can create stylish bathrooms that become not only add to the value of your home but also give you a quiet and relaxing place to end a stressful day... in a hot bath! Have your goals for any bathrooms renovations determined well in advance of the project so that your bathroom renovations stay within your budget. When designing your bathrooms, think of the following things: Size - What size do you want your bathrooms to be? A full bath will include a sink, toilet,  and a bathtub with shower. A three-quarter bath will have a sink, toilet, and maybe only a shower. A room with only a sink and a toilet is defined as a half bath. You might consider to add a window or a skylight. Remember that a bathroom without natural ventilation can get damp and moldy so ventilation is an important consideration.

Contractors Board Warns Consumers About Unlicensed Contractors After Disasters

SACRAMENTO — The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) is warning consumers about the dangers of hiring unlicensed contractors following a disaster, whether it is earthquake, fire, flood or mudslide. Unscrupulous, unlicensed contractors often prey on victims of natural disasters.

It is a felony to contract without a license in a declared disaster area. Consumers can protect themselves by using CSLB's resources tocheck a contractor's license status and history.

"Don't let a natural disaster result in a man-made one by hiring the first contractor who comes along," said CSLB Registrar Steve Sands. "Take your time and protect yourself against con artists who will take your money and run - or incompetent contractors who will perform shoddy work. Hire only licensed contractors and check their qualifications with the Board."

Consumers can verify a contractor's license status and order publications, free of charge, on this Website. You can also call CSLB, toll-free: (800) 321-CSLB (2752).

Contractors working on a job - from debris removal to rebuilding - totaling $500 or more for labor and materials must be licensed by the CSLB. To become licensed, a contractor must pass a licensing examination, verify at least four years of journey-level experience, and carry a license bond. As of July 1, 2005, all new licensed contractors have also had to pass a criminal background check.

The CSLB urges consumers to follow these tips when dealing with a building contractor:

• Hire only licensed contractors and ask to see the license.
• Verify the contractor's license by checking on-line at www.cslb.ca.gov.
• Don't rush into decisions and don't hire the first contractor who comes along.
• Don't pay more than 10 percent down or $1,000 — whichever is less.
• Don't pay cash, and don't let the payments get ahead of the work.
• Get three bids, check references, and get a written contract.
• Contact the CSLB if you have a complaint against a contractor.

The Contractors State License Board operates under the umbrella of the California Department of Consumer Affairs. The CSLB licenses and regulates California's 312,000 contractors, and investigates more than 20,000 complaints against contractors, annually. In Fiscal Year 2006-2007, the CSLB obtained nearly $45 million on ordered restitution for consumers.

RSR Development offers Home,Renovation, and Light Commercial Warranty on all projects

RSR is offering residential and commercial project warranties, read below.

Defination 1210_1-2-10YearFlyerWarranty

ion 2-10 Home Buyers Warranty HBW 307 022009

Re Modelers HBW 8030 Brochure (1)

ion 2-10 HBW 807 Remodel Warranty



Disclaimer:
This is not an offer to Sell, nor a solicitation for an offer to buy, to residents of any state in which registration
and other legal requirements have not been fulfilled 

Home Securities and Crime Rates

Is your home secure? Did you know that according to the FBI over 2,200,000 burglaries occur over the USA every year! 59% of those occur during daylight hours and 70.3% happen in residential properties. The private security industry is worth a staggering $104 billion dollars – even though owners said 40% of alarms are very effective, 57% said moderately effective and 3% said they didn’t think alarms were effective at all.

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Via: Fixr Install Electrical Circuit Panel Upgrade

A guard dog can be another security system, however there are pros and cons.

Pros

Dogs are not effected by power shut downs
They alert the owner before the burglar gets to the house
No service fees
By barking they let the neighborhood know
Dogs are portable
Cons

Guard dogs need training and attention
Dogs age
Burglars can cleverly distract dogs
Guard dogs can be unpredictable
When choosing a security system read the stats and get professional advice!

Protecting Your Home – Protecting Against the Deadliest Natural Disasters

With California at risk of natural disasters such as earthquakes, flash flooding and wild fires, it can always help to know how best to protect your home, new or old. Here is a Homeowners list of natural disasters by each US State and information on insurance and property protection.


Via: Homeowners Insurance

RSR Development Launches New Website

RSR Development has launched an all new company website. The new website is designed to showcase more about the company, it’s business projects and other exciting features such as photo gallery, and more. Designed from the ground up, the new site is focused on business with links to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Blogger. Homeowners wanting to learn more about the company may visit the RSR Development website for news and information.

The move to stand alone website allows RSR Development to create a dedicated company site that welcomes inquiries for estimates from perspective customers as well as providing a way to announce employment opportunities and links for homeowners to request warranty service and home repairs.

We hope you enjoy looking around the new site.

http://www.rsrdevelopment.com