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January 2007

Column

Happy New Year!
Welcome to the new and improved Professional Remodeler. As I write this, it's three days before Christmas. By the time this issue hits your desk, all the holiday hubbub will be over, New Year's resolutions will have been pledged and the...
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The Benefits of Adversity
One of the best ways to learn is at a time of adversity. It's unpleasant to go through short-term adversity and it is definitely unpleasant when it's long-term. The old saying "No pain, no gain" is often referred to with sports, but...
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Feature

2007 Remodeling Company Innovators

The eight remodeling companies featured here were selected not because they have found a different way to do business. Whether it's a focus on green construction, an imaginative Web site or a dedication to quality and customer...

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Five-Year Plan: Garage Addition to a Whole-House Remodel
Sometimes remodeling projects come about because a family needs more room. Other times because a homeowner wants a new look. But in the case of remodeler Michael Pollard's home, it all started because of a driveway dispute with his neighbor....
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Home of a Different Color
When Byrd Development principal Richard Byrd — whose company currently does almost 100 percent of its projects as spec work — saw this 1980s harbor home, he knew it had the potential to retain its architecture without being both...
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January 2007 Product Preview
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Mold-Free Remodels
Mold damage can be costly, but you'll have nothing to fear if you control moisture. Mold problems — and solutions — are rooted in the design, construction and operation of buildings. Applying several easy building practices and...
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News

Go with the Flow
Though the homeowners had high hopes for the remodel of the lower level of their home, their project had been in limbo for some time given discord with their neighborhood association, which did not approve a previously designed addition that...
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Innovation and Change
Here we are at the beginning of 2007. All is possible at this time of year because we're leaving the past behind. Working in the remodeling industry is certainly a good way to learn about new beginnings. Change has been one of the few things we...
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News from the Remodeling Industry
Most remodeling clients come out of the process unhappy about something. Three years ago, Stebnitz Builders in Delavan, Wis., decided to see what they could do about that. The company sent a survey to past clients and potential clients who hadn...
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QA

How to Improve Your Web Site
Terri King, Co-Owner, Blue Canyon Construction Located in Seattle, Blue Canyon Construction is a remodeling firm and custom home builder. In business since 1992, most projects are in the Seattle and Puget Sound region. King's husband, Rick, who...
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