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1-Minute Interview: 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 scheduling is necessary.
Panasonic
WhisperLite ventilation fans combine energy efficiency and high performance with space conservation.
Rules for Success
It’s December -- time for wrap-up. By this I mean a year-end evaluation of your business’s successes and failures.
Peachtree
Operable sidelite entry door can now be combined with a matching sidelite on the opposite side, for flexible entryway design.
Okon
Low odor deck stain offers remodelers an alternative to conventional solvent-based woodstain products.
Bull Market for Clients
Times are good when remodelers complain about too many leads. In addition to the usual telephone leads, electronic leads from Web-based referral services and remodelers’ Web sites add to the deluge.
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. in diameter and 81/2 in. deep.
Stanley
Interior mirrored doors offer design flexibility with framed, wood-framed, and frameless styles.
In Their Estimation
Three remodelers offer their hands-on opinions of the estimating software they use.