For remodelers using universal design, the Beyond Barriers catalog from Access One offers hundreds of difficult-to-find items. Products include complete kitchen units, roll-in...
In purest form, a lead carpenter is responsible for scheduling subcontractors, ordering materials, and managing budgets and schedules. A lead-carpenter system allows a remodeler...
Sonny Lykos, president of Construction Solutions in Naples, Fla., admits he has an obsession: improving the reputation of the remodeling industry. Hiring only the most skilled...
Soft-Lite Windows received one of two Energy Star Regional Window Partners of the Year awards, which recognizes manufacturers that have incorporated energy efficiency into their...
Most remodelers reach a point where they must decide if major company growth is a profitable option. For some, the costs of growth surpass any benefit from the sales increase....
Roger Friedell, CR, knows the value of making sure the right people are in the right place at the right time on a remodeling project. Not only does it ensure that projects are...
When school’s out this summer, students in Naperville, Ill., school districts 203 and 204 will have different mementos of their efforts. Some will have diplomas, some will have...
This spring, Sen. John Chafee (R-R.I.) and Rep. E. Clay Shaw Jr. (R-Fla.) introduced twin bills in the House and Senate. Coined The Historic Homeownership Assistance Act (H.R....
Stylemark has expanded its manufacturing operations. Through an increase in production and operating efficiencies, the company expects to expand manufacturing capabilities by ...
Although stone and other countertop materials have been gaining a larger portion of marketshare in recent years, laminate countertops still make up a huge majority of sales in...
In planning his schedules, Friedell Co. production manager Dave Carson knows delays will accumulate around three key activities: Exterior work. "So many uncontrollable variables...
Bob Stadtlander, instructor for a building course through the Iowa City Community High School District in Iowa City, Iowa, involves his students in the process of obtaining bids...