Home Improvement Essentials
Making Minor Improvements that Pay Back Big Time!

       


 

Stone Work

Stone veneers let you bring the warmth and beauty of natural stone to any project.  It's light weight feature allows for cost savings and causes less stress to be placed on the foundation. It can be quickly and easily installed without footings or other special structural support.

Let CMS Transform your existing Brick, Wood, or Sheetrock walls with beautiful Stone veneer. We transform elevations, fireplaces, backsplashes, wine cellars, kitchens & baths with the stone of your choice. Stone veneers can be applied directly to most surfaces without any additional support or modifications to your home. Today’s manufactured or cultured stone veneers are as beautiful and enduring as natural stone, and in some cases more so with hundreds of styles, colors, and textures available choosing the perfect stone to compliment your home or building has never been easier. Dare to implement your dreams. Call us today for a no obligation quote.

 


 

CMS Stone Ground Effects:

Rotting Wood:
Roach-Motels in the Rough!
Is Aged & Damaged Siding Hurting Your Home's Equity in More than One way?

Joe & Mary had a problem; -- Roaches; -& not only roaches but an ever increasing myriad of bugs - from ants to silverfish! It almost seemed like their house was becoming a magnet for such pests! They also noticed that it was costing more to heat & cool the place.

Well, it turns out that the original siding on the house was getting old & beginning to rot out close to the ground.  The rotting wood was beginning to mold & was full of entry holes. Because many insects can actually eat rotting wood as well as the funguses that live on it; --the house was becoming a haven for pests.

Soon after making that discovery, Joe & Mary learned that damaged siding can lead to even more serious problems - as things from the outside like rain & debris get inside the walls! There have been cases where mold growth actually forced people to leave their own homes! And, damaged siding really does a hatchet-job on a home's equity - the very thing that many people will use to assist their retirement!

Joe & Mary didn't have lots of money to spend on home repairs, -but, they knew that waiting might be disastrous! So, they contacted Charles Moody Services for a consultation.  What they learned after the consultation changed everything!  What the consultant from Charles Moody Services told them was that most of their siding was still good. It was only a section about a meter off the ground -all the way around the house that had been damaged by rain-splatter over the years. So, rather than buy new siding for the entire house, the consultant suggested having the good siding repainted as part of a "Ground Effects Package" for their house; -- And ask the bank to fund the entire upgrade with an equity line.  Considering that the package would address the deterioration, repair the breaches, protect against future moisture splatter-damage & add equity to the house (& look wonderful); --the presumption was that a bank would happily provide such a reasonable loan.  And the bank did!  Money was no longer an issue!

So what is a "Charles Moody Ground Effects Home Package"? Well, basically - it's a rock-hard surface that goes around the perimeter of a building for:

  • Structural reinforcement

  • Added Protection

  • Resistance to future wear

It is built by either replacing or preparing the existing surface (depending on the current level of damage & other construction factors).  Once the surface has been properly prepared, man-made stones that simulate the look & strength of natural stone are carefully placed in such a way as to simulate expensive stone construction - but at a mere fraction of the price!  The result has the look & feel of an authentic stone supporting structure! However, what has actually been done is a durable surface made out of amazingly natural-appearing man made stones has taken over the function of the previously damaged material!  It looks better and it is structurally stronger; --With a whopping 75-year warranty on this "stone"!  If only your siding had lasted that long! At least what's left actually may!

Well, Joe & Mary were totally amazed & pleased beyond words.  The final job:

  • Looked better than the original construction!

  • Was durable -with a 75 Year warranty from the 'stone' manufacturer!

  • Actually cost less than replacing all the siding would have!

  • Drove the equity in their home way up!

  • And the bugs mysteriously stopped appearing!


So, whether you're like Joe & Mary, -needing a relatively small home facelift; -Or whether you need more (such as illustrated by the images here): Let Charles Moody Construction Services consult with you about high-end, low maintenance improvements & makeovers! You'll discover that the price is better than you suspected & the gain in equity offsets the investment substantially. The improvement also benefits the "curb-appeal" of the property & makes the neighborhood a nicer looking place. 

Once Charles Moody Services shows how many affordable options you have & the advantages of knowing what changes provide the best highlights for your home's style; --You'll wonder how you ever got along without us!