PR September 2002

Small remodeling companies that hire people formerly employed by larger firms might do well to look at an unusual way to cut health insurance costs.

The polished chrome, brushed chrome and satin chrome finishes of Abstractions cabinet hardware are designed to blend with stainless steel kitchen appliances and surfaces.

The proposed Historic Homeownership Assistance Act received the support of the U.S. Conference of Mayors during its summer meeting in Madison, Wis.

The Carrara raised-panel interior door now comes in an 8-foot version, along with standard (6-foot, 8-inch) and 7-foot heights.

Remodelers trying to help customers find an easy, relatively in-expensive way to im-prove their home’s ap-pearance.

The 11318EVS SDS-max is one of three new demolition hammers that remove 350 to 400 pounds of 5,000-pound-per-square-inch concrete per hour

A firm that handles both design and construction can make life easier for its clients.

Laid between tile (or stone or marble) and the subfloor by a tile installer and then connected by an electrician, the Nuheat floor-warming system is designed to heat the floor to 85-88 degrees.

With growing interest in green remodeling, contractors, designers and architects might want to read The Resourceful Renovator, A Gallery of Ideas for Reusing Building Materials.

Half-round and full-round rope moldings in thicknesses from 3/8 inch to 1 inch are stocked in maple, oak, poplar, cherry and flexible formats in 8-foot lengths and MDF in 6- to 12-foot lengths.