PR December 2004

Making money is all about maximizing performance — using your tools, people and materials as efficiently as is practical. This month we look at annualized sales per field employee, office employee, sales employee and total employees. Are we being more efficient in garnering sales or producing projects with our present staff than last year, or last summer? Or perhaps with the lead carpente...

Applied to any glass surface, the overlay will actually strengthen the original glass' surface. With over 200 colors and textures to choose from, each UV-resistant glass is handcrafted for windows, skylights, front-door sidelights or anywhere else. Contact: 800/944-4746 www.stainedglassoverlay.com Circle 128

There once was a time when you thought that if you built the best room addition, remodeled the best bathroom, installed the best windows you would be guaranteed success. But little by little, job by job, you began to realize that it's difficult to get your clients to pay the kind of money you need to have for the quality of work that you do.

KWC Rain One Eighty is a flat disc showerhead available for both ceiling and wall-mounted applications in polished chrome and Splendure brushed nickel. The 8 1/2-inch-diameter showerhead swivels 35 degrees and has 180 water outlets on its face. The showerhead's flow rate is 2.5 gallons per minute at 80 PSI and it comes with KWC's Jetclean technology for easy cleaning.

Bob DuBree, CR, president of Creative Contracting in North Wales, Pa., and his company have been named Professional Remodeler's 2004 Remodeler of the Year. ,

Crane's Solid Core family of siding products introduces its newest, CraneBoard Double Seven. With a 7-inch profile, the siding features an authentic wide board, straight-face design and textured appearance. The purple solid core backing includes Perform Guard to repel insects such as termites and carpenter ants, and has an R-value up to 4.

Brick: It exudes warmth, character, staying power. Brick often commands a higher resale value and naturally provides thermal mass, which offers some insulation. Under normal weather conditions, it could see a century or more of use, according to Brick Industry Association estimates. But for all its durability, brick is vulnerable to external factors that can decrease the lifespan of a brick hom...

Applied to any glass surface, the overlay will actually strengthen the original glass' surface. With over 200 colors and textures to choose from, each UV-resistant glass is handcrafted for windows, skylights, front-door sidelights or anywhere else. Contact: 800/944-4746 www.stainedglassoverlay.com Circle xxx

How many remodelers does it take to change a light bulb? At David and Ellyn Robbins's Highland Park, Ill., house it takes one — a multi-skilled carpenter, namely Bob Stone, CLC, who has 32 years of remodeling experience. Why? For one thing, the ceiling in the Robbins's entry is 20 feet high, and climbing a stepladder to change the bulb up there is beyond what the Robbinses are comfortable...

These custom-engineered structural concrete insulating panels for floors, rooftops, interior and exterior walls have a 45-degree welded-wire truss design. They provide R-40 insulating performance and sound co-efficient protection of STC 50+. The Green Sandwich Panels are made of 40 percent recycled material by weight, 60 percent by volume.