Glass panels can be used in utilitarian or more poetic, elaborate ways. Whatever the application, they can add interest to your design and can be used to admit natural light. More
Thomas Buckborough signed up for a two-day class given by John Abrams at Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Warren, Vt. As president and design director at Thomas Buckborough Associates in Acton, Mass., he was looking forward to hearing about some new ideas and initiatives that could help him run his architectural design, build, and remodeling firm. More
This master suite remodel began with the home-owners' desire to reorient the existing driveway of their split-level house. The couple decided to take the opportunity to add to the house and enhance a 1980s upgrade that only hinted at the modern aesthetic they prefer. More
Although the benefits of holding professional certifications seem obvious ó they serve as effective marketing tools as well as a way of ensuring job quality, among other things ó many remodelers have been slow to get certification for themselves and their employees. More
Talking to clients about money; selling remodeling jobs; the color-coded offic More
For years, Thomas Buckborough had been looking for ways to add structure to his company's in-house design process. His quest finally bore fruit in the form of this “design project summary” sheet, first shown to him by a member of his peer group and then adapted to fit his company's culture and systems. “The intent of the form is to give anybody who looks at it a quick idea of the project,” Buckborough says. More
Delegation ó or the lack of it ó is probably the biggest obstacle facing new remodelers. A young remodeling company requires a lot of attention, and 60-hour-plus work weeks certainly aren't uncommon. But if the company is going to move out of its infancy, then its owner must start to pass responsibilities on to others. More
With clients there's sometimes a vast distance between imagination and visualization. Complex rooms, intricate rooflines, and curved walls can be great ideas but difficult for a client to picture and to understand how each piece must relate to the whole. More
The best of the best: That is what the REMODELING editors set out to find each year for the incoming Big50 class. Recipients of this coveted award can't just be good. They must be excellent -- and excellent when measured against their highest-quality competitors. They lead the industry in business acumen and customer service, running exciting and dynamic companies that stand as models for the industry. Read on to meet them. More
That technique has brought mixed results for amateur chef/remodeler Thomas Buckborough of Thomas Buckborough & Associates.Contractor Thomas Buckborough has figured out a way to leave a good taste in his clients' mouths once their remodel is finished. More
