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Doug Walter

Doug Walter, of Doug Walter Architects, in Denver, has specialized in residential remodeling for 25 years. He has a long history with Universal Design and aging in place. He helped write the NAHB’s Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist curriculum and holds an ICC Certificate as an Accessibility Inspector.

Ceiling design
Design

Things are Looking Up

Designers spend an enormous amount of time planning what to do with a room’s walls and floors, but they can miss a great opportunity to create drama overhead. We’re talking...
Sept. 3, 2024
crawl space to basement conversion
Construction Practices

Crawl Spaces to Basements: Proceed with Caution

A structural engineering professor I had in grad school said there are two vulnerable times for a building: when it’s first being constructed and when it is being remodeled.In...
Oct. 6, 2023
universal design
Universal Design

Rethinking Universal Design

Did you know that 80% of falls in a home happen in the bathroom?What’s worse is that 33% of those require hospital admission. And we’re not just talking about seniors here. People...
Oct. 6, 2022
kitchen lighting basics
Design

Better Kitchen Lighting in 3 Steps

Most U.S. kitchens are woefully underlit, and this kitchen in Maryland was no exception. The owner, Joanne, knew it and went online to find help. That’s where she ran across prior...
Feb. 16, 2022
model remodel home
Construction

Double or Nothing: Model ReModel West

Welcome to the 2019 Model ReModel. This is the fifth installment of Pro Remodeler's annual event, which follows a home remodel from demo to the final construction clean. Due to...
Oct. 23, 2019
Construction Practices

Bathroom Lighting

How to balance a client’s need for privacy with her strong desire for daylight? By looking up and grabbing a piece of the sky. That’s what we did for this Denver home when faced...
May 22, 2019
Design

Mini Mudrooms

Mudrooms are a perfect transition between the outdoors and indoors. As American homes have grown bigger, the mudroom has grown in importance, with some designers calling it an...
March 6, 2019
Construction Practices

Four Types of Stairs

From "A Beautiful Hazard" Straight StairsThe simplest, and also the most dangerous, since, if you slip at the top, your probably in for a ride to the bottom. This style is...
Oct. 30, 2018