A tough economy, a changed industry ... Remodelers are adjusting their business practices to adapt.
These remodelers identified a need in their markets and branched out, garnering more leads and helping to sustain their businesses.
The new remodeling HR is slow and cautious to hire. And remodelers have surprised themselves with how efficient they can be with smaller but stronger teams.
Remodelers whose businesses are doing well are establishing strong, mutually supportive relationships with their trade contractors.
Leads are fewer and jobs smaller. You need to go farther and work harder to sell a job. To get that signed contract. Here's how to adjust your sales process to the current economy.
Blast mailings alone won't cut it. Today's marketing needs to be personal. Many remodelers are exploring new ways of marketing to further build brand.
Keep in mind: Complexity, not size, is the determining factor when it comes to "small jobs."
Remodelers are streamlining their design processes and implementing new technologies to boost efficiency.
Remodeling company owners adjust their administrative staff, retool job descriptions, and scrutinize spending to meet the economic challenges.
Why is it that selling is not most full-service remodelers' strong suit?
In an exclusive partnership, the HIDfast hidden deck fastener system will be sold only through the Azek channel.
New PureWood Porch Flooring features a classic tongue-and-groove design ideal for outdoor living spaces, urban renewal homes, and Arts and Crafts-style homes.
MoistureShield Vantage Collection composite decking balances performance and cost, while offering recycled content.
A new Gate Kit is available to match RadianceRail, Ornamental Rail, and BuilderRail railing kits.
The maker's cedar-alternative product offering expands with WeatherBoards Fiber Cement Individual Shake Siding.
SuperPaint Advanced Machine Finish is available to the building trades from siding prefinishers.
Available in four colors, new Foundry stone siding offers the look fo stone in a simple vinyl siding system.
Manufactured using injection molding, Cedar Cove 8-foot roughsawn siding offers more detail than thermoformed panels, the maker says.
An expanded collection of Strong Frame ordinary moment frames includes a 16-foot-tall column, and 14-, 18-, and 20-foot-wide beams.
Engineered to accommodate the effects of swelling due to moisture expansion, pointSix OSB Flooring features a patented tapered-edge technology.
Three rounds of fire testing before inspectors helped FlameBlock Fire-Reistant OSB Sheathing earn a Class A flame spread rating from UL.
Unlike steel prefabricated shear panels, iLevel Shear Brace can be field-trimmed allowing builders to customize the material to fit, despite uneven foundations and varying wall heights.