A report on attitudes to homeownership shows that owning a home and remodling it are still important to homeowners, despite the down economy. More
Homeowners and service providers are optimistic about 2009 as survey identifies drivers behind home improvement projects. More
With telemarketing leads harder to get and media leads ever-dicey, more home improvement contractors have turned to canvassing. But that doesn't mean canvassing has become any easier. The door-to-door search for leads is still uncertain territory where each company needs to find its own way. More
Rick Engstrom, owner of Engstrom Siding & Windows, in Siren, Wis., finally had to say something. The salesman was performing up to expectations in all ways except one. "I told him, 'You've got one foot on a banana peel before you ever get in the door,'" Engstrom recalls. More
