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January 2007

A Transition Path for Custom Builders

Adding luxury-home production operations can help custom builders transition to next business phase

Products

Products: Lighting + Electrical

Included in this overview are products from W.A.C. Lighting, Leviton and Meyda Lighting

Products: Garage Doors

Included are garage doors reflecting a variety of design concepts from 1st UDT, Wayne-Dalton and Cloplay.
Editor's Note

Checklist for a Full-Value Home Building Business

Here's a 23-point checklist of items to help home builders create full value for their company.

What's New on the Product Scene

A look at recently released products, including innovative concepts from Grabber, Mitsubishi and others

Fiberglass Opens Doors for Builders

As builders and consumers weigh the short-term versus long-term costs and as manufacturing techniques improve and distribution channels expand, fiberglass doors are slowly gaining market share and acceptance as a viable alternative to wood, steel and vinyl.
Selling

A Transition Path for Custom Builders

These custom home builders believe they've found a path to retirement by steering toward production building in order to give their businesses more value.
Design

Create Curb Appeal

Here are a few homes that honor time-tested principles of design and create beautiful, harmonious exteriors.

Builders Embrace Universal Design

Universal design concepts help create a home that is functional, accessible and attractive for a wide range of users, and adapts to the changing needs of a single owner over time.

High Style Residence

Cutting-edge technology meets high country living in this contemporary residence designed to appeal to metropolitan Seattle's upscale, tech-savvy home buyers drawn to the area by a lucrative employment market, scenery and outdoor lifestyle.
 

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