Chief Architect With its virtual-reality technology, Chief Architect’s 3D Viewer app makes it easy for remodelers to share full 3-D models with homeowners, who can then...
Panasonic Cosmos Healthy Home System by Panasonic is the first connected healthy home system that helps remodelers address homeowners’ biggest concern: their family’s health...
LIFX LIFX says it offers the first antibacterial, germicidal smart light. LIFX Clean works as a regular white and color smart light, but it also has a disinfectant mode, ...
AZEK AZEK Siding, which is made from a state-of-the-art proprietary engineered polymer, offers popular styles along with the performance and low-maintenance benefits of rot...
BLANCO Perfect for small kitchens, the new QUATRUS R15 Medium Apron Front Sink has joined BLANCO’s stainless steel apron front sink collection. The compact 25”-wide...
We are all born and we will all die. This concept is also true when it comes to transitions for you in your remodeling business. Transitions are even more of an issue today since...
Lee MorganLee Morgan Construction / DallasRedGard Waterproofing and Crack Prevention Membrane I actually found out about RedGard on YouTube, and I’ve been using it for a ...
Wesley CrocketMahogany Builders / ChicagoFloatFloat is one of those things that once you start using it, you don’t know how you did without it.Float does three big things...
As rain poured through the roof of the Bullet family project, Joshua Dean and Ben Strout were bracing themselves for a night of cleanup.It came as one of many arduous challenges...
The residential remodeling market has remained strong throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, as Americans spent more time at home and made improvements to boost their home’s market...
Our place is too small, and so about a year ago, my husband and I decided to put in an addition. Nothing fancy, just a 10x12 room so he has a place to work and a 5x8 bathroom...
I sat on a panel recently for NARI Greater Chicagoland and unsurprisingly, the topics of hiring, company culture, and work-life balance were on everyone’s minds. One idea that...
In Part 1 of “How to Replace Window … Again” (PR, May/June 2022), we followed David Joyce’s careful process of removing a double-glazed tilt-in replacement window while ...
The ongoing skilled labor shortage is one of the most severe problems facing the residential construction industry. That’s why the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)...
When it comes to potential clients, identifying red flags early in the process can make a big difference. There is a lot of incentive from both the client and contractor to overlook...
I founded Custom Design & Construction in 1988, and today we have about $3.8 million in annual revenue and seven team members. In 2018, I started considering stepping back...
