Progress Lighting Utilize popular recessed lighting, even in fire-rated applications. Firebox eliminates expense and code requirement confusion in fire-rated applications. Self...
Safety Maker Safety Boot allows remodelers to quickly build OSHA compliant temporary guardrails and stairrails. Strong systems are freestanding and do not require bracing. High...
American Standard Keep on the cutting edge of bathroom style by recreating an old-world appearance. The Blacksmith finish features an antique wrought-iron look and fixtures offer...
Swan Offer additional kitchen options with a round solid surface sink. Swanstone round-bowl sinks are available in drop-in and undermount styles, and both styles are 181/2 in....
Kolbe & Kolbe Wooden interior doors are as well made as they are beautiful. Pine and oak units include nominal 13/4-in. thick panels on all raised panel doors, and stiles are ...
Tile of Spain Simulate the appearance of smooth marble in a ceramic tile with coordinated floor and wall collections. Tiles have water-jet cut edges and polished glazes coordinated...
Quik Drive USA Convert standard power drills into automatic screwguns with the QuikDriver attachment. The attachment tool uses QuikStrip screws that are pre-loaded onto rigid ...
Okon Low odor deck stain offers remodelers an alternative to conventional solvent-based woodstain products. Made from acrylic/water dispersible oil, stain can be used on new, ...
Selecting a name for a remodeling company can have far-reaching implications. Whether a concept projects a certain image to clients or relies on the family moniker, your company...
The Phoenix ranch that Michelle Harless purchased for her family was teeming with Aspergillus mold. Thomas, her 7-year-old son with cystic fibrosis, was hospitalized with...
Nothing frustrates remodelers more than a client or project that doesn’t play out the way it appeared when the lead first came in. Time spent qualifying leads can eliminate that...
Growth for growth’s sake will sink a remodeler unprepared for the turbulence that lies ahead. Complex issues, many unknown at present, will call into question the values that ...
Mike Shumate Work slows around the holidays for Mike Shumate’s Complete Design & Remodel, located in Carlsbad, Calif., just outside of San Diego. As a result, careful...
Jan Williams, CGR, 2000 Chair, NAHB Remodelors Council It’s December -- time for wrap-up. By this I mean a year-end evaluation of your business’s successes and failures...
Rod Sutton, CGRA, Editor In Chief Times are good when remodelers complain about too many leads. In addition to the usual telephone leads, electronic leads from Web-...
By Bruce Isaacson President, Homestore.com, Inc. Home Services "The overall economic outlook is good," said Dave Seiders, NAHBÆs chief economist at the 2000 Remodelers...
In Their EstimationThree remodelers offer their hands-on opinions of the estimating software they use.DatabaseRemodeling FeaturesEase of LearningCostsBest FeatureAccuracyRobert...
Each year, local Remodelors Councils accomplish many outstanding goals and activities. The Council Awards for Demonstrating Remodeling Excellence (CADRE) recognize local councils...
It's a remodeler's worst nightmare: You're just finishing the punch list on a high-end kitchen project and one of your workers slides the refrigerator back into place. There's...
Demand for radiant heating systems has increased dramatically over the past four years, despite contractors’ initial hesitations to learn and install the new technology. In 1996...
By Bruce Isaacson President, Homestore.com, Inc. Home Services Today, busy professionals need instant information and complete connectivity to their peers and suppliers...
Bruce Isaacson, President, Homestore.com Inc. Home Services The first NAHB Remodelors Council Distinguished Service Award was presented to Bob Hanbury, CGR, at the ...
Vinyl -- a product used to make goods ranging from record albums to women’s clothing -- dominates the replacement market. Homeowners, exhausted from the effort and expense of ...
Royal Group Technologies Roofing system allows remodelers to build greenroom and conservatory additions easily. Royal Ultraframe roof system uses aluminum frames capped with low...
Panasonic WhisperLite ventilation fans combine energy efficiency and high performance with space conservation. Fan draws less than 45w of power and creates less than 2 sones of...