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While everyone tries to balance family and work life, married business partners are working on two sometimes diametrically opposed relationships simultaneously. Paul and Nina Winans, married 33 years, began their annual couples retreat workshop (Feb. 26–27, 2010, in Tempe, Ariz.) to help others encountering the same challenges, says Nina, who had a bookkeeping background when…
'Twas only a few years ago, when the housing boom was in full roar, that homeowners didn't have to fret too much over whether the money they invested in remodeling would be paid back at resale time. Indeed, it was practically a no-brainer: Home sale prices were going up so high and so fast that…
Extensive renovations to much of the Marshfield (Mass.) Police Department’s interior, which took place from April to July, included a complete remodel of the building’s lobby, dispatch area and records room. The months of full-time labor that it took for those projects to come together was completed at virtually no cost to the taxpayer, said…
For lack of a kitchen sink, Darrell and Colleen Brandt wash their pots and pans in the bathtub. Sheets of cardboard and drywall serve as their countertop. It's exactly the situation the Golden Valley couple were trying to avoid when they chose a contractor for their kitchen remodel. In September, they hired the Home Depot…
Use this checklist to help you select a builder or remodeler to work on or build your home. Does the builder or remodeler have a permanent business location and a good reputation with local banks and suppliers? How long have they been in the building business? It usually takes three to five years to establish…
An unlicensed Napa (Calif.) contractor has been ordered to pay full restitution to three customers he defrauded or he faces a six-year prison term, the Contractors State Licensing Board said this week. Ronald Russell Clawson, 27, pleaded no contest in Napa County Superior Court last week to elder abuse, identity theft, grand theft and fraudulent…
The troubled housing market isn’t just hurting homeowners who want to sell, it’s torpedoing incomes for builders and remodelers as well. As a result, contractors have cut bids by 20% in many parts of the country, according to a survey by The Wall Street Journal, which adds that many contractors are willing to take on…
The dynamic home remodeling trio of Brandon Keyser, Jason Ball and Al King was wondering which of their many fine projects to exhibit for the recent Oregon Remodelers Association Home Tour. “Our one in Vancouver was the one we really wanted,” said Keyser, a general contractor for 13 years. “It’s beautiful. But it was too…
People who refrained from splurging on big home-improvement projects during the housing boom are reaping the rewards now. Depending on the region and the job, some homeowners are paying as much as 20% less for home-remodeling projects than they would have a few years ago. Many contractors are willing to accept smaller jobs and "handyman"…