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In Woodinville, a nearby wetland, stream, or steep slope can quietly decide what you're allowed to build, thanks to environmental buffers that reach right into your yard. Here's how critical area buffers and setbacks work, what they mean for a remodel or addition, and how to still build smart near the city's watersheds and slopes.

That underused basement in your mid-century Issaquah home just became one of your most valuable assets. New Washington law now allows up to two ADUs per lot, including basement conversions, so here's how to turn that space into a legal income unit or in-law suite, from ceiling height and egress to moisture, cost, and return.

Climbing over a tub wall is one of the most common ways people fall at home, but converting that tub to a walk-in shower doesn't have to mean a cold, clinical bathroom. From curbless entries and hidden grab-bar blocking to anti-scald valves and designer finishes, here's how to build a safe, barrier-free shower that looks like pure luxury.

Real bathroom luxury isn't decoration added at the end, it's engineering built in from the start, and the details you feel are the ones planned before the walls close. From thermally heated shower benches to invisible tile-in drains and custom mitered stone, here are 10 finishing touches that turn a custom bathroom into a resort-grade retreat.