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Hanley Wood Housing 360

Insights Into Homeownership

Click here to download the summary report; click below to download the survey press release.

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Insights Into Remodeling

A national survey of homeowners and renters. Click below to download the PDF.

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Remodeling Cost vs. Value Report 2011-12

A sluggish housing market continues to affect remodeling return on investment, but the...

City Watch: Top 20 Best-Performing Markets for Remodeling

From the Top 100 Markets list, we take a closer look at the 20 best-performing markets...

Where's Waldo? Finding Those Homeowners Who Are Most Likely to Remodel

The more data you have about a household and the more focused you are in marketing...

 
older homeowners spend more than other age groups on all types of remodeling, particularly larger projects.

Remodel Ready? Housing 360 Research Findings

Housing 360 research indicates that prospects for remodeling are looking up.

The Remodeling 550: 2011 List Overview

REMODELING magazine's list of the largest home improvement companies in the nation.

Read about the Big50 Class of 2011

Learn from the best practices of these 50 companies, which managed to thrive, despite...

 

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Remodeling Interactive: Labor Burden

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What you pay an employee and what you charge for that employee's labor are two different things. It seems obvious, but many remodeling contractors lose money on every job because they are not covering all of the costs associated with maintaining employees.

Related Articles

  • Tracking Labor Costs

    Over the years I’ve asked clients and colleagues how they estimate labor costs. The answer is usually the same: They define one number that represents hourly labor costs, including burden, and apply it throughout their estimates, no matter who does the work or what the tasks are.

  • Overhead Keeps the Business Running, Even When There's No Business

    Variety can be a good thing, but remodeling companies that want to measure their performance against standards need to be on the same page.

  • Labor Pains

    Tracking direct costs looks easy, but labor presents some sticking points. What, for instance, is to be done with labor costs for a production manager who spends part of each day on more than one jobsite?

 
 
 
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