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A national survey sponsored by American Express shows that home improvement is high on the list of priorities for Americans. However, the results also indicated a continuing proliferation of do-it-yourselfers. Kitchens were the room of choice for these respondents, followed by bathrooms and master...
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It's June, and that means, for nearly all parts of the country, that battles with snow and ice are at least four or five months away. The effects of this past winter's weather, however, are still being felt by remodelers in the nation's hardest-hit areas.Philip Busse, president of American Eagle...
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Faced with an extensive drought, city officials have imposed stringent regulations regarding new construction in Santa Fe, N.M."In order [for someone] to build, they have to zero out their demand on the city's water system," says Joe Abeyta, project manager at the City of Santa Fe Water Budget...
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As of 2003, S-B Power Tool Corp. and Vermont American Corp. merged to become Robert Bosch Tool Corp. All brands previously manufactured by either of those two companies -- Bosch, Skil, Dremel, Vermont American, Primark, and Gilmour -- are now part of the parent corporation.Reiner Beutel was named...
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A court of appeals has thrown out a significant portion of the $32 million originally awarded to Melinda Ballard in her lawsuit against Farmers Insurance Group.Only $4 million in compensatory damages remains from the award, with attorney fees -- to be paid by Farmers -- still being recalculated.
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That's because consumers have begun registering for a national do-not-call list, part of a group of amendments to the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule. Companies will be required to "scrub" their call lists at least every three months.
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Full-day classes for the NAHB Remodelors Council certifications will precede the opening of the 2003 Remodelers' Show in Baltimore this fall. In addition to the courses shown here, the full Remodelers' Show educational program is available at www.remodelersshow.com.
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Coordinating work schedules around employee vacations and days off was never a problem for Halsey Platt -- when his company was small. But today, Walter H.B. Platt Builders and Cabinetmakers, Groton, Mass., has 29 employees.
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What happens in the kitchen/bath showroom on a designer's computer screen and what takes place in the field when a job's installed are often not the same. So when designers are hired at Tegeler Design & Remodeling, Hiawatha, Iowa, they're required, as part of their training, to work on three or...
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Roughly one out of every five jobs Dutchess Building Specialists, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., does is for a client the company has worked for previously. "We'd go through this scientific process of trying to figure out exactly which siding panel was used, or which company out of three made the slate-blend...
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Bob Sturgeon was in the middle of an employee review when the idea came up: The employee wanted to know if it would be possible to hold a monthly or weekly meeting for everyone in the company. Two weeks later, Sturgeon set up a weekly production meeting.
When remodeler Soren Jensen was asked by his clients to hide all the appliances in this kitchen remodel, the one item that proved to be most difficult to cover was the microwave.
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David McNulty uses hoods with an airflow of 600 cfm for standard cooktops but upgrades to a 1,200-cfm hood for commercial-style ranges. He cautions that hoods over 900 cfm exert a powerful pull that can cause problems with air quality. In Minnesota, if designers specify 1,200-cfm hoods, they must...
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Designers and manufacturers recommend purchasing range hood and ventilation products that have the Home Ventilating Institute (HVI) label. The label assures buyers that the certified airflow and sound ratings are the result of testing by an independent laboratory. For more information, visit the...
The "capture area" of range hoods should cover most of the range surface. David McNulty prefers to have the hood extend 3 inches beyond the left and right edges of the cooktop.
Designers and contractors stress the importance of correctly sizing, designing, and installing range hoods for maximum efficiency.Or make the cooktop cabinet look like furniture by adding hand carvings, scroll valences, and corbels," says McNulty.David McNulty often makes hoods the focal point of...