January 2000
Feature
If any doubts remain that the remodeling industry and the Internet would connect, they should be wiped away now that Amazon.com, the Internet’s largest retailer of music, books and videos, has begun to sell hardware products.
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Bill Asdal, CGR, of Asdal Builders LLC in Chester, N.J., a long-time member and former chairman of the NAHB Remodelors Council, was named 2000 Remodelor of the Year during the council’s awards banquet in Philadelphia.
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Business Management In the book, 'Building Partnerships: How to Work With Trade Contractors,' Bob Whitten offers this tip to remodelers:...
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Using tools during the winter can present a safety hazard. Keep in mind the following tips when working in the cold.
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Easy-to-remember phone numbers dramatically increase advertising response rates, according to a study by Michael J. Motto Advertising, Providence, N.J.
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Remodelers who have reached a level of professionalism have moved their estimating process from paper to electronic
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Several post-secondary industrial arts programs are part of a pilot program to receive woodworking tools in an effort to increase the numbers of students entering the construction trade.
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Hard Copies [8]
The operations manual at TCI is considered a benchmark quality practice by the NAHB Research Center and was instrumental in helping win the company a 2000 National Remodeling Quality Award.
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Remodelers can make custom and semi-custom cabinetry that resembles fine furniture.
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It appears that the U. S. Postal Service survived Y2K, unless it’s Spring and you’re just now reading our January issue.
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Learning From Labor [11]
When a local college student wandered into Magee Construction five years ago to inquire about internship possibilities, Wayne Magee didn’t think his business could afford the time to train an intern or that he even needed the extra help. Today, that...
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Project Persistence [13]
Having lived in their 25-year-old Georgian house for three years, Rob and Nancy Harris were convinced that their kitchen needed an overhaul.
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Remodelers could be cited for OSHA violations even if their employees are not exposed to the hazard, under Ca
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Remodeling Forecast [15]
According to the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, homeowners spent $92.4 billion remodeling their homes during the past 12 months.
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Senior Remodeling [16]
The American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) reported in 1996 that 89 percent of seniors ages 65-74 would like to stay in their homes and never move.
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Show and Sell [17]
Don Novak knows that exhibiting at home shows can pay off-to the tune of $3 million during the 30-plus years he’s had a booth at a local event.
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Shower System [18]
Swan Corp. offers a four-page, full-color guide to its new Retrofit Shower Systems.
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