With ticket prices getting more and more outrageous and the wait time for movies to be released on DVD getting ever shorter, it's no surprise that more people are investing in home theaters. Whether they want an all-out “theater” room with reclining chairs and a special lighting design or just a big plasma screen with a primo sound system in the family room, homeowners are looking for equipment that replicates the cinema experience. More
When remodelers flourish, their subcontractors and suppliers also flourish. Neil Kelly Co., Portland, Ore., harnesses this truth and runs with it, creating a lucrative source of business by way of cooperative advertising: sharing the cost of advertising with subcontractors, suppliers, and other professional partners. More
Twenty years ago, the remodeling world was very different from what it is today óso was the rest of the world. Join us in comparing trends and prices of today with those of 1985, when the magazine began. More
Launched in January, the online network brings the same kind of how-to and case-study ideas to remodelers and other construction professionals that HGTV's popular TV shows and Web sites deliver to consumers. More
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Most modern contracts account for at least some known and unknown risks such as force majeure events (e.g., unusually severe weather, labor strikes) and differing conditions on the project site. But one risk not often addressed is price fluctuations for labor, materials, and equipment. More
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Most of our ReaderPanel respondents agree that today's remodeling customers are more savvy and knowledgeable óabout costs, products, and what they want done ó than customers have been in the past. More
Jonathan Levy, owner of Builders Integrity Group in Naples, Fla., uses a digital voice recorder for three types of communication: daily personal reminders (“So much safer than driving and writing,” he says); in client meetings (“If they know you're recording them, they're going to say less and be more specific”); and with trade contractors (“It makes them hold to their commitment”). More
Installing the Grohe multiple-head body spray shower gives clients a master bath that's tour-worthy, say Jeff and Robert Jertberg, cousins who own Van Berg Construction in San Diego. More
