December 2010
Column
There are huge successes as the remodeling market rebounds. Craig Durosko share some of what he is seeing.
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Feature
With a strong focus on marketing and sales combined with smart management, San Diego-based Marrokal Design & Remodeling has maintained profitability even as revenues dipped in 2009 before rebounding this year. Because of that success and the way...
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While challenges persist, remodelers are more optimistic about the 2011 remodeling market than they’ve been since the housing boom.
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Today’s homeowners want everything from their kitchens and baths – pampering comfort, useful features and dazzling design
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Careful diversification has paid off for the Fort Collins remodeler.
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HighCraft Builders is using technology to make sure the company, its clients and its trade partners are all communicating clearly.
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Some remodelers have been known to take an adversarial, lowest-price-is-best mentality when it comes to dealing with their trade partners. They still view trade contractors as subcontractors. The good news is that most of these ultimately fail in...
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NAHB Research Center is helping remodelers and builders find ways to incorporate smart practices
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mackmiller design+build capitalizes on surprises to make a successful remodel.
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Professional Remodeler's Tom Swartz talks to remodelers Howard Chermak and Tom Panek about how the credits have helped their businesses and how they are positioning their companies for a post-credit market.
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Professional Remodeler's Tom Swartz talks to remodelers Howard Chermak and Tom Panek about how the credits have helped their businesses and how they are positioning their companies for a post-credit market.
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The truth is we probably need to come to grips with a new reality. Housing and the attitudes toward it have drastically changed. As I’ve written many times over the past few years, I think we’re in the middle of a seismic shift.
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For full-service remodelers it’s rare that a single marketing tool generates leads by itself. Over time an accumulation of good impressions — from referrals to classy promotion pieces to a good website and a healthy crop of job signs — makes the...
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News
The residential market’s “shadow inventory” is up more than 10 percent from a year ago, according to real-estate research firm CoreLogic. That puts overall inventory at more than 6.3 million unsold homes on the market, nearly a third of which are so...
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Housing affordability remained near its highest level nationwide for the seventh consecutive quarter
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Product Review
HardieTrim Crown Moulding from James Hardie is a durable, dimensionally stable trim accessory that can be used as window ornamentals and to enhance the design of the roof line.
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OSI’s TRIMTeQ is the industry’s first fastening and sealing system developed specifically for the installation of cellular PVC trim.
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Porter-Cable introduces the first ever maintenance-free pin nailer with its new 23GA, 1-3/8” Pin Nailer Kit.
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The Quik Drive PRO300S auto-feed screw driving system by Simpson Strong-Tie includes a new decking nose clip that ensures a clean finished appearance.
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TimberTech's Earthwood Evolutions is the industry’s first fully capped plank and is backed by a 25-year fade and stain warranty.
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The latest addition to the Versatex line of PVC architectural components, Versawrap is a one-piece, PVC cladding system for pressure-treated columns.
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