PR October 2002

Prareit and Kavita Garg found Sandy McAdams, CGR, CAPS and owner of Sandy's Design & Remodeling, through her local home builders association's annual remodeled homes tour.

Using critical-chain project management, the New Zealand chapter of Habitat for Humanity set a world record in 1999 by building a four-bedroom, 1,080-square-foot home in less than four hours with a construction team of 130.

Sierra Premium Shake now is available stained and primed. Designed for use as exterior accents or on an entire house, the fiber-cement product comes in cedar, mahogany, maple and redwood.

Price remains a big factor with many remodeling clients and therefore with remodelers.

All business leaders want to maximize resources and return on investment.

With the Replacement Sash Kit, remodelers can increase the efficiency of old double-hung windows without disturbing interior or exterior trim, the company says.

The mood was unusually somber among the remodelers attending the NAHB Fall Boards in September.

A properly designed and installed whole-house ventilation system provides fresh air, filters and mixes the air, and then distributes that air around the house, all with minimal maintenance.

Silver Shield is a multilayer radiant barrier system for attics.

Clodagh, an Irish-born designer who lives and works in New York, incorporates the Chinese practice of feng shui into the City Spa bathroom.