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The 2009-2010 Remodeling Cost vs. Value is out. Over the years this report has been a great barometer of the residential remodeling and real estate markets. The most obvious result is that the remodeling market has become fiercely competitive leading to many remodelers laying off, reducing overhead, and working for less profit in order to…
Look to Your Past Clients For New work: In this economy of bankruptcy and unemployment it’s been very difficult finding new remodeling clients. Now more than ever is a time for remodeler’s to take a step back and look and take steps toward learning how to find work. Past Clients are Most Lucrative and Successful…
Time Management and Being Productive It always seems that there is never enough time in the day or days in the week to get things done. Time management for me its balancing a full time career, a part time job, estimates, carpentry billing, family, driving to sporting events, and home maintenance. So what gives? What…
Best Practice: Foam Insulation For Windows For years builders and remodeling contractors have been stuffing fiberglass insulation between the door and window jambs and the house framing as a way of “insulating” or sealing air leaks. Using Foam Insulation To Seal Windows is a better alternative and will seal out air leaks. The problem with…
Weaving Cedar Shingles The picture above shows cedar shingles properly woven into an existing wall of older shingles. The photo below shows how not to do it. In the picture below the shingles were installed into an old window opening and not woven properly. This results in two, large vertical seam lines that…
Poor Flashing, Water Damage And Carpenter Ants Defeat Entry Door A quick look at this entry door did not show anything unusual but a closer inspection revealed that the bottom of the door and sidelights had been spliced “quickly and poorly” prior to us. This article is about how to replace door sill rot. Two…
What’s So Dangerous With Water Bottles? A 1999 Natural Resources Defense Council study found that, with required quarterly testing, tap water may even be of a higher quality than bottled, which is only tested annually. Water aside, re-using plastic water bottles can be dangerous and pose more of a contamination threat than the water. …
Eco-Garage Sponsored By Dwell Magazine And Lexus Image: first-prize winner -Chunsheh Teo of Ratio Architects This post shows a recent Eco-Garage design submission that architect and friend, Dan Broggi, submitted for an eco-garage sponsored contest by dwell magazine and Lexus. Click on the photos to enlarge. The design is called the “Jewelry Case Garage.” Residential…
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