In three weeks, 101 recorded U.S. cases of COVID-19 ballooned to more than 33,000. As of April 6, the country has more than 348,000 confirmed cases—more than any other single country. Streets are empty, businesses are closed. People can’t go to work, or congregate too closely. One in five Americans have been ordered to stay home, according to reporting from The New York Times. Goldman Sachs projects the country’s GDP will drop 24% next quarter as a result. That would be the worst GDP drop in U.S. history, by a lot.
The outbreak’s impact on everyday normalcy in the U.S. is unprecedented, as is it’s impact on the remodeling industry. There’s no guide for how to navigate a remodeling business through a global pandemic the scale that we’re experiencing. With that in mind, we’ve reached out to a number of remodelers and industry organizations to get a better understanding of how COVID-19 has impacted their markets and how they’re responding as a result.
We will be publishing their responses in a series of posts that will extend the length of the crisis, however long that proves to be.
HEAR FROM:
Joseph Irons, President and General Manager, and Melissa Irons, Showroom and Operations Manager
Irons Brothers Construction, Shoreline, Wash.
Bryan Sebring, Owner
Sebring Design Build, Naperville, Ill.
Dean Mon, 2020 Chairman of the Board
National Association of Home Builders
Vince Nardo, President
Reborn Cabinets, Anaheim, Calif.
Jan Burchett, Executive Director
Kansas City NAR
Brian Gottlieb, President
Tundraland, Appleton, Wis.