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Many of the most exceptional remodeling designs are drawn by architects hired directly by their clients. The trick for remodelers who don’t run design/build firms is to figure out how to become a member of this team.

In a high-rise home, it pays to prepare for building restrictions, parking crunches and permit pickiness.

A water feature gives a rural home the wow factor.

If you're like most remodelers I've met, you find certain aspects of your business exciting and intellectually stimulating, but other aspects have far less appeal.

Pictures from NARI Spring Boards, volunteer projects and a Vendor Appreciation Day.

Every year, S.J. Janis Company Inc. in Wauwatosa, Wis., holds a dinner event that does triple-duty as a state of the union, in-house education session and awards ceremony.

As the remodeling market grows ever more competitive, it becomes impossible to ignore other industry players, regardless of your company's size or time in the business.