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Harvard Says Remodeling Spending Downturn to Slow
Could the drop in remodeling spending from post-COVID levels regulate soon?
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Power Home Remodeling Now Offers Subsidized Childcare
The home improvement giant's move seeks to address a greater industry issue
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Contractor Facing Lawsuit in ‘Major Case’ by Ohio Attorney General
An Ohio custom builder and remodeler faces a lawsuit after alleged losses exceeding $1 million
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Learn from the Best in Home Improvement and Remodeling
This year’s Pinnacle Experience aims to help remodelers stay ahead of their competitors by featuring captivating keynote speakers and subject matter experts, collaborative roundtable discussions, and networking with proven players from across the country.
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Beyond the Deck
Designing and building outdoor living areas for your clients triggers a quandary: What style should it be? The easy answer is to slap a wood or composite deck onto the back of the house. But your clients are likely to be more delighted with an outdoor living area that takes its design cues from the house itself.
Decking: What's In on the Outside
Remodeling clients across the country are requesting maintenance-free, environmentally conscious decking products, and ways to improve the outdoors and the time they spend there. Manufacturers, builders and remodelers alike are stepping up to the plate by expanding their offerings. Here are five of the biggest trends in outdoor living today.
The Green Outdoors
With the topic of global warming now fixed in the national discourse, green building and remodeling has surged. Contractors, architects and clients are more likely than ever to ask: how can this project be energy efficient, resource-conservative, and healthy and comfortable, too? Those questions apply to outdoor living areas, too: how can we use green building principles to construct this deck?...
April 2007 New Product Preview
An overview of products from the 2007 International Builders Show, including Kitchen Fixtures
April 2007 Product Preview: Windows
An overview of window products from the 2007 International Builders Show
February 2007 Product Preview
Danze The Victorian-inspired Opulence two-handle, wall-mount faucet from Danze features a 12-inch spout. The range of products in the collection…
January 2007 Product Preview
New Products Klein Tools The Insulated Nut Driver kits manufactured by Klein Tools feature 3-, 4- and 6-inch hollow shafts. The tools are for…
The Payment Schedule
The topic for this month's discussion may seem elementary but actually is much more complex: what's the best way to get paid for your remodeling services? Our participants, Lynne and Jeff, give some valuable insight as to how they manage their payment schedule. Tom: Jeff, I'm going to start with you.