2010 How Remodelers Are Surviving

2010: How Remodelers Are Surviving

These articles appeared as part of a feature section in the January issue of REMODELING.

• Remodeling Company Makeup After the Recession

  Coming out of the recession, small and nimble look to be the traits most important to remodeling companies in 2010.

   

• Trades and Suppliers Feel the Pinch

  With both trades and suppliers overstretched in a tough economy, remodelers are finding it challenging to keep projects competitively priced and on schedule.

   

• As Large Jobs Vanish, Small Jobs More the Norm

  An increasing number of remodelers are taking on small jobs and maintenance and repair work. The challenge: how to make money doing these smaller jobs.

   

• The Remodeling Industry in 2010: Starting Over

  The remodeling industry ain't what it used to be. The recession has brought about deep change — a new way of doing business. Here's what that reorganization looks like.

   

• Don't Bank on It

  Securing financing is getting more personal in the wake of the credit crunch. Remodelers are finding they may need to dig deeper within clients' finances and with their own lending partners.