After nearly three years of conversation, Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies and the NAHB have convinced the Census Bureau that the remodeling market is indeed undervalued.

Very few remodelers use the pen-and-paper method to write estimates nowadays. It’s common for most estimators to create a spreadsheet template in a…

In a time of massive technological change in the trade industries, vocational-technical education programs can be a source of new labor for remodelers. Vo-tech students are not slackers who want to avoid mathematics, science and English at all costs.

Looking around their soaring living room space, Bob and Linda Wiggins have nothing but rave reviews for their dramatically transformed house. Producing the whole-house remodel was high drama of another sort for ICON Remodeling.

Time flies in the remodeling industry. Finding time for family and relaxation is difficult enough for most remodelers, so it's no surprise that many professionals claim they don't have the minutes to spare for participation in local trade associations....

For Mike Shumate, CGR, of Carlsbad, Calif.-based Complete Design & Remodeling, good advertising isn’t about finding people who might be interested in his business -- it’s about finding business he wants.

Internet HOMExperts home maintenance service from INTEGREX offers homeowners the option of having a professional handyman perform a preventive maintenance inspection of their home.

Don’t let common marketing mistakes take away from your professional image and ability to attract new customers.

New online tools for remodelers

So, you’ve decided to join the Internet boom and establish an online presence for your business. This is a smart move. Many of your toughest competitors are there and prospering already.