To our valued friends and customers, As you know, Santa Clara County is one of six Bay Area counties that have been ordered to shelter in place, except for essential needs, running until April 7.The health and safety of our community is most important to us, and Pine Cone Lumber will remain open...
Consolidation in the home building industry is more active than ever. You can’t open a trade newsletter, website, or magazine these days without reading about another merger, acquisition, or strategic investment between home builders. Consolidation in our industry is more active than ever, and...
A majority of U.S. homeowners expect to make improvements on their homes in the next year to build up their home's value, the Chase Home Lending survey finds. Around 80% of respondents to the survey plan to take on a home improvement project and 60% reported completing a project in the last sixth...
Competitors are the biggest reason why Ryan Parsons, co-owner of The Brothers That Just Do Gutters, in Lagrangeville, New York, is adamant about collecting a 50% deposit on every job sold. Since those jobs are usually around $2,000, that’s not an enormous amount of money. But securing it—even some...
This article originally appeared on the BUILDER website. Whether for cooking or entertaining, kitchens serve an important role in today’s households. To see what cabinets, counters, appliances, and overall trends homeowners are looking for right now, BUILDER staff sat in on Metrostudy and Meyers...
Four years ago, Atlantic Builders, a diversified firm in Fredericksburg, Va., near Washington, was the poster child for excessive warranty work. “It was a classic case of building a house and then rebuilding it,” says principal Tom Schoedel regarding the two points against revenue he was spending...
