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    Bob Bell, owner of Bell's Remodeling in Duluth, Minn., has two employees, both of whom have been with him nine years. The company does about 50 jobs a year for an approximate...
    April 1, 2004
    Sidebars:LIRemodel improves cash flow with scheduling, extranetParagon General Contractors manages client performance, too With 160 employees and annual averages of 300 remodeling...
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    Sidebars:Another cooling solution As a professional remodeling contractor, how would you solve the following situation? Your clients own a historic, 19th-century home with a ...
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    Sidebars:SnapshotThe FnancialsBudget History For repeat clients, especially friends, Mike McCutcheon of McCutcheon Construction in Berkeley, Calif., makes an extra effort to ...
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    Maybe you live or work in a neighborhood like mine. Fifty-year-old homes of no more than 2,000 square feet get sold for $400,000 and torn down. They're replaced with million...
    April 1, 2004
    The definition of and synonyms for benchmark include "standard," "point of reference" and "targets." Benchmarks provide direction and suggest a course...
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    Turning one wall into a half-wall and relocating the dining room/kitchen pass-through let McCutcheon Construction bring more light into the dining room and give Luli Emmons, ...
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      www.pathnet.org   The nonprofit Building Materials Resource Center in Roxbury, Mass., accepts donations such as these lightly used cabinets and sells the products...
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      This cutaway shows the module, trunk lines and individual tubes to each room. Photos courtesy of Unico System As a professional remodeling contractor, how would you solve...
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    Hand-drawn plans can be all a remodeler needs to get and complete a job. On projects without structural work that don’t require permits, even a quick sketch might suffice. The...
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    Related Articles LIRemodel improves cash flow with scheduling, extranet Paragon General Contractors manages client performance, too   Aasif Bagdadi and Dave Taraboletti ...
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    Hand-drawn plans can be all a remodeler needs to get and complete a job. On projects without structural work that don't require permits, even a quick sketch might suffice. The...
    April 1, 2004
    Nothing transforms more than the power of light. The interior of this late 1960s-style split-level was dark and dated with 8-foot ceilings and a cramped kitchen. It presented ...
    April 1, 2004
    Related Articles Performance and Project Management Paragon General Contractors manages client performance, too For Bob Kocis, owner of LIRemodel in Huntington, N.Y., performance...
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      This sample page shows average customer satisfaction ratings for the past 30 companies in each of 17 areas addressed in the survey. If your clients want a kitchen that...
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    Remodelers Council members from the Community Builders Association of New Jersey tour one of Bill Asdal’s remodeling projects, also a research site for the National Renewable...
    April 1, 2004
    Consulting company Re-modelers Advantage is launching a comprehensive business education program that doesn’t require participating remodelers to leave home, the truck or the ...
    April 1, 2004
    Remodeler: Washtenaw Woodwrights Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. Architect: Architectural Resource LLC, Ann Arbor Project location: Ann Arbor Age of home: 35-40 years Scope of project...
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    Related Articles Performance and Project Management LIRemodel improves cash flow with scheduling, extranet Microsoft Project scheduling software helps Paragon General Contractors...
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      Alan Hanbury The definition of and synonyms for benchmark include “standard,” “point of reference” and “targets.” Benchmarks provide direction and suggest a course of action...
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    From materials selection to layout, Erich von Tagen designed the decks to withstand adverse weather and Oregon’s wet climate. He used a preservative-treated wood product, fastened...
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    Remodeler: Corcoran Builders Inc., Rockville, Md. Architect: Manion & Coratola Architects, Bethesda, Md. Interior designer: Sroka Design Inc., Bethesda Project location: ...
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      Kim Sweet Maybe you live or work in a neighborhood like mine. Fifty-year-old homes of no more than 2,000 square feet get sold for $400,000 and torn down. They’re replaced...
    April 1, 2004
    While survey firms do big business among big builders, most remodelers keep their customer satisfaction research in house. One of the main reasons: cost. If you're looking for...
    April 1, 2004
    Consulting company Remodelers Advantage is launching a comprehensive business education program that doesn't require participating remodelers to leave home, the truck or the office...
    April 1, 2004