Emma Wilson’s parents knew if scrap wood was in the home, their 9-year-old daughter would get ahold of it. If drills weren’t locked away, Wilson would find them. A pile of stray...
Deep down, Alaina Dedo always wanted to be a carpenter, but she submitted to the idea that it would never happen. “I didn’t really know where to go or who to talk to,” says Dedo...
In 2018, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos famously revealed that he leaves a vacant chair in every meeting that involves an important decision. The empty seat symbolizes the customer. That...
What lessons does this year’s New American Remodel offer to industry pros? According to architect and general contractor Phil Kean of Phil Kean Design Group, they include how ...
What kind of business do you have? What do you do? You might answer, “We’re a remodeling company. We remodel homes.” My next question is, “What is your real business? And what...
A written safety plan is an essential part of protecting workers and others on a construction jobsite. To make it easier for remodeling firms to prepare such plans, NAHB recently...
If you haven’t heard of GAF Energy’s Timberline Solar shingles—it may be time to catch up.The nailable solar shingles are an industry first, and have garnered plenty of attention...
Most remodeling businesses are a product of evolution, not design. It goes like this: The company owner was interested in construction and completed some projects that grew to...
The remodeling industry has seen enormous uncertainty over the past few years. While market conditions look a little clearer today, it can still be hard for company owners to ...
Growth We’re projecting very similar to what we have seen over the last few years. We’re projected to continue growth probably north of 30% year over year. What we’re seeing ...
Industry Growth My expectation is that growth in the bathroom remodeling market will be modest in 2023—flat to low single digits. The increasing rates will lead to more people...
Concerns I have three concerns for 2023. First is that we might have a sales slowdown. We’ve been using our busy times to build our backlog as much as we can. When sales are ...
Growth We had such exponential growth (35%) in 2022, and I’m not sure if that was an anomaly because of pent-up demand. We’re taking a more conservative approach for 2023 because...
Growth We are still projecting double-digit growth for our business unit next year. The majority of that will come from geographic expansion and product expansion because of ...
Growth We’re projecting about the same sales volume as 2022, so flat. We’re also predicting continued supply chain issues and inflation. We’ve struggled with our gross ...
Winter months are a great time for homeowners to consider an electric floor heating system. However, for many professionals, only a small portion of their projects involve electric...
Several years ago, I was kicking around ideas of how to communicate employee accomplishments to everyone inside our organization on a regular basis. It’s important to recognize...
