June 2009
9 posts
Prairie Grove Considers Requiring Remodeling... →
By Scott F. Davis, Northwest Arkansas Times
The Prairie Grove City Council tabled on second reading an ordinance requiring a residential remodeler’s license from the Arkansas Contractors Licensing Board for contracts greater than $20,000.
Dramatic Powder Room Remodel With Granite Slab... →
Remodeler Mark Daniels of Mark Daniels Kitchen & Bath in Manassas, Va. installs a single slab granite floor in his sleek powder room. View the final project and a slide show of the step-by-step installation.
Homeowners not afraid to splurge for remodels →
RenovationHouse projects increase as many decide to get creative
BY TIM FALL (The Oklahoman)
Inventory stack-ups in new and used homes are causing sweat beads on the foreheads of many Realtors, builders and sellers, even in Oklahoma’s relatively chipper housing market.
In one sector, though, things are looking decidedly up: Renovations and remodels.
Existing Home Sales Hit Bottom →
Kitchen & Bath Design News
Existing-home sales dipped to their lowest annualized level in years during the first quarter of 2009…Housing analysts believe, however, that existing-home sales are now beginning to stabilize, amid signs that first-time buyers are responding to low mortgage interest rates and tax credits.
Free Building Permits in Denver →
Friday, June 5, 2009 Denver Business Journal
Denver residents have pulled 291 free building permits for $1,422,198 in home-improvement construction during the first week of the city’s two-week offer of free permits, officials said Friday.
Composite Decks Recalled by Louisiana-Pacific →
Decks Can Deteriorate and Break, Posing Fall Hazard
Remodelers build on spark of recovery →
By Lisa Rauschart, special to The Washington Times
Drive around the neighborhoods of the greater Washington area and you may literally see more signs of economic recovery.
Contractor Conundrum →
by J.N. Sbranti for the Modesto Bee, Modesto, CA
Nailing down jobs hard when rivals are unlicensed
Power to the people →
By Onell R. Soto, staff writer, San Diego Union -Tribune
One Block Off the Grid uses community activism to build networks of solar energy systems so homeowners can get volume discounts