A remodeled kitchen or bath is usually a dream come true for your client. So you'd think they would eagerly look forward to product selection. After all, choosing tile, appliances, and faucets is supposed to be the fun part of remodeling. But most remodelers find that their clients are overwhelmed...
There's no doubt about it: Consumers love showrooms. Those who operate successful showrooms point to business generated by walk-in traffic, brand awareness created by manufacturer advertising that pre-sells your showroom product, and the convenience for clients of having all their product choices...
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In this traditionally male business, there are a small group of women who are owners or designers doing sales, or even doing straight sales. But in many cases they're outselling their male counterparts.
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Back when he had 16 people working for him, David Merrick would “watch them make the same mistake again and again,” says the owner of Merrick Design & Build, Kensington, Md. He's happier and more successful running a “practice” with just four employees.
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Some fresh paint. Several new tiles. A few fixtures. All minor repairs. When Genevieve Duncan and Keith Snodgrass first thought about updating their war-era black and white master bath, they just wanted to make some small changes to bring it into the new century.
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There are countless ways to keep your finger on the pulse of your local economy. And not all of them involve pie charts, bar graphs, and columns of numbers. Remodeler Michael Mc-Cutcheon simply pays attention to what's going on around him.
Unusually wet weather toward the end of the year hindered remodeling activity in the fourth quarter of 2004, according to the NAHB.
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A recent survey conducted by Owens Corning found that nearly 80% of homeowners indicated “some interest” in home maintenance or repair services.
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New labor laws announced in December went into effect in February, tightening the restrictions on individuals under the age of 18 working on or near roofs.
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A recent study of the top 99 real estate markets found that one-fifth of the housing stock was overvalued by at least 20%.
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Marla Selko does her due diligence on remodelers: their licensing and insurance, their workmanship and expertise, their responsiveness to clients. She does her due diligence on homeowners: their project scope and budget, their expectations, location, and timeline. Then she plays matchmaker between...
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Remodelers tend to define their companies by the quality of the products they install, the high level of craftsmanship their crews supply, or the reliability of their trade contractors. All of those characteristics are critically important to success in this business, but they are increasingly...