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Who doesn’t want to bring their dream home to life?  Do you have visions of opening up your floor plan, completely changing the exterior of your home, adding an addition, or updating your home for multi-generational living? When your home needs extensive remodeling, multi-phased remodeling is the perfect solution.  By remodeling in phases, you can […]

Zieba Builders recently had the pleasure of winning Best of Houzz 2015 for this whole house remodel for a family in Tustin. Designed by architectural partner, Steve Sennikoff with architectural detailing by Zieba Builders, this multi-generational remodel provides two homes in one.  Our client’s vision was to incorporate their love of Key West architecture, create an open […]

Remodeling in Phases to Make Big Dreams Come True Here are five steps to successful phased remodeling:  1.  Start with a clear long-term vision.  What ultimate goals are you trying to accomplish?  What are the priorities? What timeline do you hope to give to the completion of the master plan? A great way to communicate […]

The outdoor kitchen has evolved. Outdoor cooking is as American as baseball and apple pie.  But a lot has changed since the humble fires of the cowboy and hot coals in the Weber grill.  Today’s outdoor chef is looking to create the ultimate al fresco dining experience.  Here are five tips on how to help […]

Tile countertops all but went out of vogue more than 20 years ago. But for certain period-sensitive design work, tile countertops are the perfect choice. For a current project, we have designed a 40’s era kitchen inspired by beautiful hand-crafted Malibu tiles. To make our final selections, I took my client to one of my […]

Zieba Builders has been awarded “Best Of Houzz 2012” by Houzz.com in the Design category.  The work of the Design Award winners was the most popular among the 1.2 million members, also known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 16.5 million professional images to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site and iPad/iPhone app. The […]

One of the greatest rewards for doing what we do is when a client’s vision comes to life in a way that inspires others.  Such was the case for our clients Heather Morrison and Neil Navin, Heather and Neil approached us to look at a major addition they had designed by architect John Trautmann. The […]

A BIG NAME TILE COMPANY, with gorgeous showrooms and full-page ads in Architectural Digest, had a tile my client loved for her Moroccan inspired home addition.  The tile captured the essence of the Moorish architecture with colors and shapes used elsewhere in the home’s addition.  We could see why she loved it. The sticking point was […]

  Joe and Karen Zieba Welcome to Zieba Builders’ blog site.  We know remodeling and home construction can be very stressful.  Much of this stress is due to lack of honest information about design, construction, project costs, and contractors.  Our goal here is to provide news and information about our team, our projects, related community […]

We have a new face at Zieba Builders! Welcome Kelly Bogdanoff, Design Assistant.  Kelly is a CAD Designer, Graphic Designer and Uber-Can-Do Girl Extraordinaire. Kelly graduated cum laude from CSU Long Beach in 2009 with a Bachelor of Arts in Design and an emphasis in interior design.  Before joining Zieba Builders, Kelly worked as a […]