Related Information The Financials Project Snapshot Before & After Floor Plans Time Line and Payment Schedule Before & During Pictures The Internet, a proliferation...
Alan HanburyLiars always figure, and figures always lie. Heard that one before? I know that most of you know how to use percentages to make your results look better. For...
Over the past 25 years as a builder, building inspector and lumber industry representative, I've inspected a great deal of framing all over the country. While terminology and ...
The solid-surface floor includes one of the bathroom’s most creative aspects: the custom-designed medallion. Jack Hussey patented the design, and the Avonite pieces were...
Purchasing manager Chris Everett.Tom Poulin, CGR, owner of Poulin Design Remodeling Inc. in Albuquerque, N.M., saw his profits increase by 22% in one year. But he realized...
With technology changing rapidly, pre-wiring is the key in keeping a system from becoming obsolete, says Bob Pafundi. Different wires are designed for different functions...
Kim Sweet"This job would be so great if it weren't for the people." How many times have you heard that sentence, perhaps from your own mouth? (Usually it's said with a laugh...
In a time when the number of skilled laborers continues to decline, Chicago Women in Trades is working to train and educate an often overlooked and underrepresented source of ...
Mark IV Builders electrical subcontractor Henry Sanchez photographs work spaces before installing wire.An investment in two digital cameras has provided Mark Scott, president...
The Remodelers Foundation is a volunteer organization in Portland, Ore., dedicated to enabling the elderly and those with disabilities to stay in their homes. Foundation secretary...
Wendy JordanI used to think the way to handle a business problem was to tough it out alone. Better that than let anyone else see my inadequacies, I thought. Besides, my ...
The Alpha Group of Remodelers Executive Roundtables tops off an Australia visit to fellow group member Gary Stevenson, owner of Windowline Pty. Ltd., with a walk atop the...
Stan Ehrlich The new home sector has shown extraordinary strength as the national economy has meandered through the past three years. Low mortgage rates have allowed millions...
Before applying new siding, Feinmann Remodeling prepared the house to avoid future moisture problems. After the vinyl siding and the original clapboard siding were removed...
"We are moisture specialists," says Mark Tiffee, who considers the building envelope the primary defense in protecting the structure. "Water-proofing the home avoids future...
Lighting, both natural and electric, plays an important role in the appeal of the new kitchen - it has all new windows and a task lighting system. The remodeled kitchen ...
