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Coping with an Enormous Backlog

When there is a surge in leads, sales and projects in design, remodeling companies are left with the challenge of getting projects through pre-production (estimating, design, material ordering and project planning) quickly and accurately to get jobs into production. Business owners that are facing...

How Contractors Keep Up With Construction Industry Trends

The construction industry is constantly evolving and trends can seem to come and go very quickly. When it can take months or years to plan, build and finish a new home, office building or other structure, how can contractors keep up with trends so each project is new and fresh, without becoming...

Telling Your Remodeling Company's Story

Telling your company's story is an essential part of marketing your services to potential clients. Some tell their story well, while others struggle. Those who aren't telling their story leave price as the only way for customers to compare companies, Doug Howard writes for Remodelers Advantage....

Five Winter-Friendly Exterior Projects

Winter may not always be the first season that comes to people’s minds when they are thinking of revamping the exterior of their homes. However, the winter season can provide a great opportunity for homeowners to improve their homes and for professional contractors to stay busy all year long. As a...

Contractor Tips: Go Green with your Remodel

If you’re planning to tackle a remodeling project, keep in mind that it’s an excellent opportunity to make use of all of the green options available today. When doing so, make sure that you are adding green elements that are both practical and sustainable. Below, we’ve listed some ways that you can...

Callbacks, Downtime & Substrates, Oh My!

Remodelers can face many challenges on the jobsite. Those challenges can be anything from inclement weather delaying an exterior project, to multiple projects with a variety of substrates, or downtime caused by several items on the “punch list” that need to be finished quickly in order to complete...

Guidance to Compliance: Tools for Navigating IRC Wall Bracing Requirements

Wall bracing is critical to the structural integrity of a building. Building codes require that walls resist wind pressures and wall-racking forces and provide weather protection. Bracing strengthens the frame to help keep walls square when enduring strong lateral forces like high winds or...

Know Where Your Lumber Comes From

If you want to know more about the lumber that you purchase, your search doesn’t have to stop with the lumber store. Did you ever wonder what that stamp on the side of your lumber stood for? That tiny stamp holds a wealth of information. Every piece of lumber sold in the United States, whether it’s...

8 Tips to Help Find Employees During Low Unemployment

A shortage of skilled labor continues to plague the remodeling industry. In time like these, it’s more important than ever to reach out to potential employees instead of waiting for them to come to you. Below are eight strategies you can use to help find employees for your small business. Keep in...

Your Guide to Building Permits

One aspect of home improvement that many DIYers don’t think about is the building permit. Not getting one, however, can make the job cost way more than anticipated. That is due to the fines and added expenses that could result. Simple repairs don’t normally call for permits but major changes,...

Secrets of Shed Building

Building a shed requires a lot of patience and attention to detail. There is no need to call in professionals, but in order to build a good shed you should follow these expert tips. To begin, you must first draw out a plan of where you want the shed to go and how you want it to be built. Lack of...

The Right Steps to Effective Contractor Safety Management

For owners of a contracting business, safety management is every bit as important as quality of work and customer satisfaction. In fact, effective contractor safety management can result in an improved return on investment and reputation, which is vital for gaining new business. When a contracting...

How to Lay Big Tile

By now we can all agree that the condition of the substrate is a critical factor in the durability of a tile installation. Deflection, delamination, and expansion and contraction in structural members and subflooring can cause cracking in even the most durable tile and stone flooring materials. But...

Breaking the Fall

A roofing contractor in Akron, Ohio, was sentenced to three years in prison last September after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 39-year-old employee who, in November 2017, fell from a three-story roof while working without fall protection. This trial was the result of...

Three Perspectives on Getting Change Orders Right

Change orders are one of the business processes that many builders and remodelers feel most uncertain about. Part of the reason might be that we want to do right by the client and have already started to have a good working relationship with them, so we may be reluctant to rock that boat. So many...

Deck Privacy Ideas

Your deck can be the ultimate outdoor living space, but you may not feel comfortable using your deck if you feel that all your activities may be on display to the neighborhood. Fortunately, there are creative, easy, and effective ways to add an element of privacy to your deck, no matter what your...

Your Deck: Do-over or Makeover?

If your old deck is looking worn and shabby, you might be thinking it’s time to demolish it and start over with a newly designed deck. While that’s a perfectly reasonable approach, there are others ones that may better suit your need --and your budget. Depending on the condition of your existing...

Home Builder Marketing: Beyond The Business Card

With no model homes to show or an in-house sales team to troll for new business, custom home builders rely on reputation to sell themselves to prospective clients. So their standard marketing tool is the business card, which hopefully gets passed along by a previous client to relatives or friends....

The Future of Home Design – During and After COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the way we live in a matter of months. With less time out in the world, we have realized the ways that our homes now need to change, too. Tiny apartments clustered around communal laundry mats and all-inclusive workout rooms must reassess safety in a...

Opening Up A Bearing Wall

At over 6 feet 3 inches tall, my client always felt as if he had to duck when walking through the narrow pass-through between the dining room and living room in his recently purchased retirement home. For this remodeling project, he not only wanted to expand the width of the opening to more than 8...

Tips for Final Walk-Through Success

The final walk-through of a home remodeling project is an exciting time for both the client and the contractor. It’s the moment when you can demonstrate the fruits of your labor and marvel at the transformation. For contractors, it’s also a key time to emphasize customer service and make sure that...

3 Clever Ways to Use Cable Rail Indoors

These days, more and more homeowners are looking to merge the indoors with the outdoors for an open, cohesive ambiance. Large windows and doors can accomplish this look, but using similar design touches inside and outside are another way to merge the two areas. For example, matching the interior...

Essential COVID-19 Jobsite Safety Practices

Since mid-March, organizations such as the Construction Industry Safety Coalition and Occupational Safety (CISC) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have provided resources and safety recommendations at jobsites to ensure the safety of construction employers, employees, and...

Top Ten Code Violations

About 45% of residential field inspections result in a code violation. That’s according to the Common Code Violations survey released in 2013 by the International Code Council (ICC) and the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB). Researchers polled code officials across the U.S. about the...

Coaching Through the Unknown

Marketing and selling in our industry during these uncertain times can feel like a night at the casino. Many of the sales and marketing managers I know are buckled up on this rollercoaster called 2020, having the ride of their lives! The truth is, some of the most experienced people I know are just...