All Blog Posts Tagged 'remodel' (7)

By: Victor Lisabeth President, Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area, Inc. Your home is your castle, but sometimes that castle may need a facelift. Remodeling is a great way to create a home environment that can meet your family’s changing needs and tastes without you having to spend a lot of money. Before you spend your hard-earned dollars, however, make sure that the changes you make now will have longer-term benefits for you when you look to sell your home in the future. You… Continue

By Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D. NAHB Senior Economist, Elliot Eisenberg, Ph.D., gave a presentation to the Home Builders Association of Peoria, Ill., about the economic benefits of the remodeling industry. While I often give presentations to builders and politicians about how important new home building is to the local economy, last month I had, for the first time, the pleasure of extolling the many virtues of remodeling and how important it is! The event was the summer meeting of the Remodelers of… Continue

Showcase of Remodeled Homes Contract The Home Builders Association of the Grand Traverse Area announced they are planning a new event this year showcasing Remodeling Projects. The event is scheduled for October 3 & 4, 2009 in the Greater Grand Traverse Region and is open to all types of remodel projects including kitchens, bathr… Continue

Learn about these top 10 energy wasters and savers. Compact Fluorescent Lighting One of the easiest things you can do is to change your light bulbs. It’s best to switch out incandescent bulbs with CFLs in areas that are lit for extended periods of time, typically two hours or longer. Switching a CFL on and off too frequently will shorten its life. CFLs are four times more efficient (using 50 to 80 percent less energy) and last up to 10 times longer than typical incandescents, which hav… Continue

The decision to hire a home remodeler can be intimidating. This section will give you the tools and inside information on finding, evaluating, hiring and working with a remodeler. Your home is your biggest investment, and the best way to protect it is by hiring an ethical, professional remodeler. Let’s get started! Find a Professional When you hire a remodeler, you are buying a service rather than a product. The quality of the service the remodeler provides will determine the quality of… Continue

Lew Sichelmanmailto:lsichelman@aol.com WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Question: Is installation of a gas tankless water heater (to replace a storage-tank water heater) tax-credit approved under the economic stimulus package singed by President Obama in February? Question: Is that $1,500 lifetime ceiling for each item under the tax credits for energy efficient home improvements? In other words, is it $1,500 each for the windows, solar panels and tankless water heaters, or is it $1,500 for all impr… Continue

Hey fellow Michigan remodelers: Here's a word of caution I wish someone had told me BEFORE I bought a copper sink handmade in Mexico (but purchased in Michigan) for my bathroom remodel. In Michigan, bathroom sinks need an ANSI certification in order to pass permit codes. My sink doesn't have one. Neither do most of the vessel sinks in the big box stores like Home Depot and Lowes and on Overstock.com. I can take my sink back, but I don't want to ... it is perfect for the space. From what I've ga… Continue