Short form: Sample med-arb clause for small jobs (i.e., projects less than $3,000):

HammerSmith, a design/build firm in Decatur, Ga., reached its 10th anniversary this year.

R.C. 'Rosie' Romero Jr., CR, founded Legacy Custom Builders, Scottsdale, Ariz., in 1988 with the intention of selling it to his employees. This year, it finally happened.

A few months ago I got a call from John, a small remodeler with a 10-year track record and a respectable reputation.

Remember when customers clamored to get rid of their 1970s-style bathrooms, with their confined spaces and lack of amenities? Now there's a new enemy: the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Are your HVAC ducts going in according to a specified plan? Are they being tested?

We Americans love our celebrities. Why should remodelers be any different?

No space in the home serves as many functions or stirs as much passion as the kitchen.

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.

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