While opening up the living room and kitchen, Airoom had to remove two load-bearing walls and install steel beams to support the ceiling and the second floor. Ductwork for...
The interior of the house was gutted and then rebuilt. "It had vermiculite insulation," David Compo says. "As soon as we took down the plaster, it just poured out of every...
Daring to go where few - if any - remodelers have gone before, the individuals and companies on these pages have raised the bar for the remodeling industry and dragged the rest...
Jeffrey Glass, CEO of Construction Concepts Corp. in Stamford, Conn., knows from experience that a great-looking project doesn't necessarily translate into a great photograph...
Bill Simone, owner of Custom Design & Construction in Los Angeles, used to spend at least 15 minutes on the telephone going through the fine points of an open position with each...
Top 10 Reasons to Use Terry Bennett Builders & Remodelers 10. Team of seasoned professionals 9. Professional offices and systems management 8. Business experience and reputation...
Top of the heap: Members of the Pinnacle Awards class of 2002 gather at PR's Benchmark conference in Boston to celebrate their marketing and design awards. Back row (left...
Wendy JordanYou'd think these were boom times, judging by all the remodeling my friends and neighbors are doing. Some might say this remodeling buzz is not surprising. After...
Photo: Cherry KimA former vocational education teacher in Parsippany, N.J., Bill Asdal, CGR, has been promoting technical and managerial construction education throughout...
Photo: Charles EdwardsLots of people read "Fixing to Stay," a study of Americans older than 45 that was released by AARP in 2000. It showed that 83% of respondents wanted...
Photo: Gary LaufmanDon't compare Harrell Remodeling's 1-year-old employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) to that of United Airlines, Enron or WorldCom. Unlike those companies...
Shirey Contracting owners Donna Bade Shirey (top right) and her husband, Riley Shirey, are joined by Kelly Jackson (front row), Tracy Maynock (top left), Kelly Lems and ...
Kim SweetIf you're anything like me; if your company is anything like mine, you've spent untold hours over the last month analyzing the year that's past and preparing for...
Kim SweetAt dinner downtown with a group of friends, the conversation turned to one couple's day of car shopping. They didn't have nearly as much to say about the cars as...