Posts Tagged ‘phase remodeling’

Home Improvement Trends

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Homeowners personalize their home rather than move;
Design Build Pros reveal new trend during National Home Improvement Month.

Toms River, New Jersey, May 1st, 2012—In honor of National Home Improvement Month this May, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) reveals that homeowners are personalizing their space during a remodel as the tough housing market forces more people to stay, rather than move.

According to a poll on NARI.org, 26 percent of respondents are planning to stay an additional 16 to 20 years in their homes because their home values have decreased during the recession. Twenty-three percent reported they are going to stay an additional six to 10 years in their homes.

This in turn, has sparked a new remodeling trend that centers on making homes better reflect individual lifestyles and tastes as people decide to live in them longer. “Homeowners are less concerned today with the impact on re-sale value and more focused on making their home useful, enjoyable, and personalized for the needs and desires of their own family for years to come,” Neil Parsons stated. (more…)

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Take Your Child to Work Day–Remodeling Field Trip!

Friday, April 27th, 2012

Monday, 4/23/12, at about 5:30 PM Connor, my oldest son, asks me to take him to work with him for “Take Your Child to Work Day”.  ”Sure”, I tell him, “What day is it?”  ”Thursday”, is his reply.  THURSDAY?  How am I going to possibly make Thursday work?  ”Sure Connor, I’ll take you.”  ”OK, but are we going to sit in front of you computer all day?  That’s kind of boring.” That, coming from the kid who could glue himself to a DS, but the thought of watching me design makes school look like the better option.

As a part of the design team at Design Build Pros, a good portion of my time is spent in my home office, working on CAD (Computer Aided Designs) for my clients, as well as other DBPros’ clients and clients from our Preferred Remodeler Network.  I do meet with homeowners at their homes during design, and visit the active jobsites as they progress.  However this week, I have two design projects that must be complete by the end of the week as well as some alterations a homeowner requested to a third plan, on top of my “normal” work load, and was not planning on leaving my desk.  On top of it all, rain is in the forecast for most of NJ on Thursday.  I’ll just have to make it work.

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Design Build Remodeling Consultant

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

Okay, you are ready to get some information and price estimates on a major remodeling project. You schedule an estimate to have someone come to your home. What should you expect? How do you process the information?

Most shopping and purchasing and purchasing decisions that people make are based on their personal history of similar transactions. Major home remodeling is a rare purchase for many. History and experience are very limited and likely non-existent. People purchase more homes in their life than major home renovation projects.

Thankfully you have an experienced, well-trained professional coming to your home to guide you…do you? What are their qualifications and expertise? A true design and build consultant needs to be versed in many areas. (more…)

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