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Historic Homes and Districts in the St. Louis Area

Posted by RIGGS Company

· April 30, 2009

Many people don’t want to be in an historic district or even have their home become a historic structure because they fear having restrictions levied on what they can and cannot do to their own property. To live in a home that was built over fifty years ago or has a connection with someone of historical importance (George Washington slept…

Post-New-Ordinance Remodeling in Kirkwood

Posted by RIGGS Company

· April 18, 2009

It’s old news now, but in 2007-08 the firestorm over infill housing was at its peak and had the city of Kirkwood divided on how to handle its citizens’ concerns. Those who didn’t want any new development in Kirkwood were in favor of ordinances so strict, no one could build anything. Those against it wanted to “leave well enough alone”. …

Historic Home Renovations in the St. Louis Area

Posted by RIGGS Company

· April 8, 2009

Having a remodeling company that has been based in Kirkwood for 50 years, we have participated in many historic renovations. We have also done dozens of projects in other communities such as Webster Groves, University City, Soulard and downtown St. Louis. In fact, RIGGS Company & Design won a Chrysalis Award for the best historic renovation in the nation on…

Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling Still Hot in St. Louis

Posted by RIGGS Company

· March 30, 2009

If you plan to invest in your home but are concerned about what is happening with the economy, investing in a new kitchen or bath is your safest bet right now. A number of our clients in the St. Louis area are doing kitchens and baths due to cost verses value, for resale. It’s not that our clients are…

Neighbors and Remodeling

Posted by RIGGS Company

· March 18, 2009

My next door neighbors tore down their home on December 31, 2005 with the intention of building a new one starting spring of 2006. It’s now April 2009 and they’re still not in! The hole from the old house was there until March of ’07 and construction has been going on ever since. Not a good way to make friends…

Leadership

Posted by RIGGS Company

· March 10, 2009

Leadership is a difficult quality to put a definition to. Is it charisma, confidence, intelligence, or a willingness to take on responsibility? It’s all of those, I’m sure but I think it goes much deeper than that. I’ve known many people that had all of those traits and still weren’t good leaders. Leaders have an inherent sense of right…

Today’s Green Building is Yesterday’s Common Practice

Posted by RIGGS Company

· February 28, 2009

Green building practices are not completely new. Many of the techniques to acquire a LEED (Leadership in Energy Efficient Design) certification for your home have been plain old “good building practices” since long before LEED came along. When I was a kid working for my father, one of my jobs was to grout between the foundation and the 2…

Shopping at Schnucks

Posted by RIGGS Company

· February 15, 2009

I hate going to an unfamiliar grocery store. I don’t know where anything is and I feel like I’m lost in the wilderness. Our regular store was closed because of a small fire in the back and they had evacuated everyone. I’m too impatient to wait so I went a little further down the street to a Schnuck’s market. I…

Kirkwood Landmarks Commission

Posted by RIGGS Company

· January 30, 2009

I used to call it the “Hysterical” Board of Commissioners before I was asked to be on the Landmarks Commission in Kirkwood.I’m in my fourth year and that opinion has changed dramatically.RIGGS Company & Design is a remodeling company after all; we change the appearance of our client’s homes!How dare the “hysterical” board tell me or my client that they…

Tom the Plow Man

Posted by RIGGS Company

· January 15, 2009

I have a lawn tractor with a snow plow attachment. At 4:00 AM this morning I was driving down the street toward my office to plow the parking lots because I’m too cheap to pay the outlandish prices the plow guys get. Done by 5:30, I headed home to do my own drive and walks, so I didn’t get into…

Historic Homes and Districts in the St. Louis Area

Post-New-Ordinance Remodeling in Kirkwood

Historic Home Renovations in the St. Louis Area

Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling Still Hot in St. Louis

Neighbors and Remodeling

Leadership

Today’s Green Building is Yesterday’s Common Practice

Shopping at Schnucks

Kirkwood Landmarks Commission

Tom the Plow Man

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