Nick Bajzek

Nov 5 2009 10:28AM | Permalink | Email this | Comments (0) |
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As promised, here are some more products I saw last week at the Remodeling Show in Indianapolis. Yesterday I featured some great new products from Fasco, Regency, Geocel, MositureShield and others. Today I have some videos and more write-ups for your approval. 

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Johnson Hardware
The company has some great options for installing pocket doors. I’m personally a big fan because the doors free up about 8-10 extra square feet and I think they are quite nice on the aesthetic level. The company also has a solution for those builders or contractors that say pocket ...Read More

Nov 4 2009 1:29PM | Permalink | Email this | Comments (0) |
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Remodeling Show Product Highlights

As promised, here are some of the great new products I was able to check out at the Remodeling Show (Twitter hastag: #RemShow). Be sure to click on the links for more!

I’ll be featuring more products tomorrow. Check back around lunch time or look out for the word on Twitter. Follow me (and follow some of the people that follow me!) on the messaging service @nbajzek. 

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MoistureShield / A.E.R.T.
Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies (A.E.R.T.) has a new deck tile in the MoistureShield EcoShield Deck Tiles. One thing you won’t notice is how it’s put tog...Read More

Nov 3 2009 9:10AM | Permalink | Email this | Comments (0) |
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Big news this morning in the power tool/hardware/equipment world: manufacturers The Stanley Works and The Black & Decker Corporation announced earlier this morning that they have entered into a merger agreement to create Stanley Black & Decker. The value of the all-stock transaction is valued at approximately $4.5 billion.

According to a press release issued by the combined company, the Black & Decker shareholders will receive a fixed ratio of 1.275 shares of Stanley common stock for each share of Black & Decker common stock they own. 

Update: “A lot of the value of this transaction is in the brands,” says...Read More

Nov 2 2009 9:44AM | Permalink | Email this | Comments (0) |
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Hi folks, I’m back from last week’s Remodeling Show in Indianapolis. I hope you followed some of my ‘tweets’ online on www.twitter.com (I’m @nbajzek just in case you didn’t). Show synopsis: the consensus on the floor is that while traffic was down considerably (the show organizers combined the Deck Expo and Remodeling Show into one cohesive event) there were plenty of great conversations and sales leads.

From where I stand, I thought the show went very well. First, some quotes from Carl Seville during his “Dry Home: 7 Things that Must Happen”. He laid out seven points all builders and remodelers should follow when it comes to maintaining a tight building envelope in our homes:

1. Ventilate
2. Right size HVAC
3. Air seals intact
4. Allow walls to dry out
5. Drain
6. Def...Read More

Oct 27 2009 8:56AM | Permalink | Email this | Comments (1) |
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Hey folks, T-minus one day and counting until my colleague Jay Sweet and I invade Indianapolis for the Remodeling Show. Despite the fact that most of the industry is expecting a quiet show, I’m looking forward to it. This is the perfect chance for remodelers to check out some smaller regional players in the market. And it’s a great opportunity to have some face time with the bigger manufacturers as well.

A manufacturing rep told me earlier this year at IBS that although the show floor traffic was a little light, he reported an uptick in the quality of traffic. So it’s not all bad.

Anyways, I’ll be attending Carl Seville’s &ldqu...Read More