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Ace Hardware Ranks Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Home Improvement Retailers
For a third consecutive year, Ace Hardware ranks highest in satisfying home improvement retail store customers, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Home Improvement Retail Store Study,. -
Keeping the Home Remodel Fires Burning
Some might think it counterintuitive for a building-supply business to expand during an economic recession. But this company, a wholesaler of plumbing supplies for contractors specializing in new construction and remodeling, is expanding its product lines to include kitchen appliances, countertops, lighting and other fixtures. -
Interest in Green Construction Growing
Custom home builders in the California market are noticing a growing interest in green construction among consumers. Here are their observations. -
Economy Puts Lumber Out on a Limb
The glut of homes in foreclosure, vacant or stuck on the market has the nation's lumber industry hanging on by a limb. Here’s a look at the current state of the industry. -
Outdoor Living Firms Join Forces
Two of the nation's largest outdoor living companies have joined forces, creating a new company that will pursue global expansion in the outdoor products and services category through multiple independent franchise brands. -
Custom Builder Turns Focus to Reclaimed Wood
This custom home builder in Bend, Ore. has a reclaimed wood side business that's keeping him busy during these slow periods. -
The Plastic Solution
A Plastics in Building & Construction Special Interest Group tells us here that plastics offer cost and energy savings as well as long-term performance when used for a wide variety of building materials. They believe they can help contractors and builders save money and score big in customer satisfaction. -
Something Completely Different
With all the heavy things going on lately, it's nice to take a moment for a good laugh. This series of true confessions comes to us from Redbook Magazine. I like the "Walk in closet" one about the contractor. Pretty funny. -
Price of Lumber Stable In Spite Of Hurricanes
Here's some good news. The late summer trifecta of Hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike have not driven up the cost of wood like past storms. -
Demand Grows for Sustainable Timber
It's a pretty crummy time to be in the building supply industry. But not for EcoTimber. The Richmond, Calif. firm, a national leader in environmentally friendly wood flooring, expects to see its sales rise 20 percent this year - even while the overall wood flooring industry is likely to face a third consecutive year of declining sales. -
What's Possible on the Outside?
Homeowners today can get an ever-expanding array of exterior products, including faux stone, enhanced fiber cement boards, patterned PVC planks and engineered wood. Many exterior products come pre-finished in multiple colors, and some have termite-poison built into the siding. -
Life Expectancy of Home Components
The National Association of Home Builders, together with Bank of America Home Equity, recently created a Life Expectancy of Home Components study that outlines the longevity of housing components. Here are some of the report's findings and tips for prolonging all your home's parts. -
Insulated Siding for Home Energy Savings
Insulated siding is an Energy Star product that can generate home energy savings by reducing consumption by up to 20%. -
Big 50 Distributors Focus on Cost Containment
For distributors selling to the construction industry, 2007 was a trying year as that industry entered a prolonged slump. The outlook is for much of the same this year, prompting some of the industry's largest distributors to remain focused on controlling costs and taking market share from competitors. -
Wood Product Resistant to Mold, Insects
Here’s a look at a relatively new lumber product that blocks the growth of mold and protects lumber from fungus, wood rot and insects.
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