Just when you think its safe to go in the water, it isn’t! Let’s pretend it’s 2005. Monopoly money is floating around all residential properties, even the burn outs were getting contractor licenses and everyone was a builder, everyone a remodeler. Welcome to the party. During this time industry groups got heady with their importance [...]

Were in the top 10! By the Paul A lot has been said about our industry, much of it bad. Just today I read that the remodeling industry is in the top 10 for jobs not likely to recover. Hows that make you feel? We have unlicensed contractors running around and many price jobs too [...]

Here we go again, a request for a remodeling roundtable at the local level. Should you look into this? Yes! Go to the forum where we will be posting a set of simple rules to ensure a successful roundtable. This requires some volunteer commitment and is easy to start but less easy to maintain. If [...]

NARI, NAHB, NKBA and aaargh! By the Paul Because of a question posed by another contractor at a home show yesterday I explained my EIEIO certification. Excellence In Everything I Offer. Link To This Page1. Click inside the codebox2. Right-Click then Copy3. Paste the HTML code into your webpage codebox<a href="http://www.remodelcrazy.com/2010/headline/the-alphabet-soup-we-serve-up-or-why-i-am-an-eieio.html">The Alphabet Soup We Serve [...]

Get em while their hot! Group Certifications. I am a member of several trade groups, all of them offering certifications to members who want to show they have done over and above what is required to be counted as a professional in their industry. The National Association of the Remodeling Industry has CR= Certified Remodeler, [...]

Superbuild, a program involving Anderson Windows and other NARI national members is hitting the streets. It’s a FREE estimating and CMS program, web based and pretty good looking. Originally Superbuild began back in 1998 as an online superstore. What it is now I can’t tell entirely. NARI is proud to announce Superbuild is available to [...]