Do you like the way your Austin kitchen flows, but hate the way it looks? Do you want the latest trendy cabinets, professional stainless steel appliances and modern countertops, but don’t have the time, money nor inclination to knock down interior walls or tear up your foundation? We’ve developed the Rapid Kitchen to meet this…
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RisherMartin Fine Homesrecently broke ground on an exciting new project located near Barton Creek Mall. This new custom home is being built for a local Austin architect Richard Weiss, and his family, who specializes in modern architecture. Clean lines, beautiful stone work and stucco, as well as a metal roof with up to four foot…
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Good news about the state of the Austin remodeling market continues to roll in. Hanley Wood, one of the large construction focused media firms in the U.S., has named the Top 25 counties for remodeling potential in 2011. They scanned 3,000+ U.S. counties for factors such as home prices, the number of households, how many…
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This month we are proud to spotlight Austin architect Chris Allen from Some Assembly Required. Chris, a University of Texas at Austin alumni (Architecture) and his wife Gina, a UT-Austin alum in Marketing and Finance, team up to produce some of the most thoughtful Central Austin new construction and renovation projects around. The Some Assembly…
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Our Balcones Park project is continuing to make headway. As you can see, the new front porch has given this ranch some instant street appeal. We are also making lots of progress inside as well; these before and after pictures give you a good sense of how important light and open floor plans are to modern…
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RisherMartin, in conjunction with our branding firm lookthinkmake, is proud to announce our Gold ADDY Award at the 2011 Austin ADDY Awards! Our new yard sign, designed by lookthinkmake and fabricated by RisherMartin, won top prize in the “Site Exterior Static” category. Congrats to Sean and Patricia at lookthinkmake for yet another award winning marketing…
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RisherMartin is excited to announce our newest project – Parkside Austin. Located just across the street from Pease Park on Old Nineteenth St, these three modern homes are designed by one of Austin’s most innovative and progressive architecture firms – Alterstudio Architects (http://www.alterstudio.net). These unique, contemporary downtown residences will offer incredible access to and stunning…
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We see it in our own business, we notice it when we drive around Austin neighborhoods, we hear about it from our colleagues. Anecdotally all signs point in the same direction – the remodeling business is picking up. And now we are seeing it show up in the data. The Residential BuildFax Remodeling Index rose…
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It’s been a few weeks since we started our 1950’s ranch remodel in Balcones Park, but dramatic changes have already occurred. The new addition’s foundation poured yesterday after a week delay due to the sub-zero temperatures. Although the continuous freezes slowed us down on the outside, we were able to make great strides inside this…
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We were very excited to get started on another great project last week in Balcones Park. Transforming a dated 1950’s ranch style home can be a challenge, but thanks to the project architect Chris Allen at Some Assembly Required, this family’s home is about to receive a major overhaul. A large front porch is going…
Read more With real estate markets around the country still struggling, the data pointing to a strong recovery in the Austin and Texas markets as a whole continue to roll in. A new remodeling index, called the Residential Remodeling Index (RRI), was rolled out last week and it’s clear that Texas is heading in the right direction.…
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RisherMartin Fine Homes recently completed a wonderful transformation of a 1950’s cottage located in the historical Pemberton Heights neighborhood. Working with the client, we were able to design a new floor plan in the kitchen and family room. Removing a load bearing wall, separating the two spaces, we were able to create an open floor…
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