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  • Remodeling's Deadliest Sins

    Nine common business mistakes and how to avoid them.

  • In the News

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  • home design survey: useful aid

    Recognizing the general public's ever-growing interest in home improvement and residential design issues, and the importance of tracking this information for firms focusing on residential design work, the American Institute of Architects presented the results of its first Home Design Trends Survey...

  • eBAY resource

    EBay, it's not just for cleaning out the attic anymore. The online marketplace has become a catalog of ideas, and a source for purchasing items for home-remodeling projects, especially lighting. The company reported a record number of listings (432 million) in the first quarter of 2005. According...

  • Interview: Restoring Trust

    The projects that D.P. Thomas Construction complete each year on or near the water around Wrightsville Beach, N.C., range in cost from $150K to well past the million-dollar mark. What owner Dave Thomas started as a small remodeling firm in the 1970s has grown to become a local authority on the...

  • Business

    No more free estimates; credit cards vs. debit cards

  • Q&A: Stained Plaster Repair

    Q: What's the best way to remove a water stain from a sand-finish plaster ceiling? The plaster was applied over electric radiant-heating cable stapled to Gypboard backing, with a sand finish that won't tolerate any rubbing. Could we use a tinted wash that

  • Business: Help Your Remodeling Customers Find Financing

    Help your remodeling customers find financing

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