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Every indication predicts another strong year coming for the remodeling industry, and we are all busy, right? Our first NARI Touchpoint question asked: how are you doing? The results are a bit lackluster but do show that most of us are doing slightly better than average.
• Two NARI members reported "Outstanding.” Wouldn't it be nice if we all were experiencing results like this?
• No non-NARI contractor reported "Outstanding” results, so there is a reward in belonging to NARI!
• Too many contractors reported less than average results. For as strong an economy as we are experiencing, too many of us are still struggling. Clearly there is room for improvement.
• The good news is that no one reported truly dismal results.
• The mean score out of 1-5 was 3.5
If you missed out on the first question it's not too late to reply, look for a link at the end of this week's question.
Following up, we want to know: Are you taking enough time off? Please answer this week's question in number of weeks you took off this summer, June through September. The survey is just 2 questions, quick and easy!
On Facebook, we'd love to know about your fantastic and fun moments this summer. Please post some vacation shots, enough to make your fellow remodelers jealous! Member David Merrick spent some time on St. Augustine beach relaxing with his granddaughters. What did you do?
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NARI and the National Remodeling Foundation are working together to solicit donation to support Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts in the Texas Gulf Coast. All donations will go to Rebuilding Together who has an extensive network to support those in need. Make a donation and support recovery in the Texas Gulf Coast. Learn more.
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Our Social Media Engagement Campaign will soon come to an end! Please continue to spread the word and like/follow the following pages if you have not yet done so:
NARI HQ Facebook Page
NARI HQ Twitter
NARI HQ Pinterest
NARI HQ Instagram
And please don’t forget to support your local Chapter by liking your Chapter’s Facebook page as well!
Weekly Tip: Add tags to anything you post, including photos and updates. Adding a tag creates a link that people can follow to learn more. In order to tag an individual, or a company, you must first be friends with that individual or like that company’s page. Now all you need to do is type their name into your post and they will be tagged. Read this article for more information about tagging on Facebook!
In conjunction with tagging, one should know how to properly share a post that is not your own. Simply follow these steps:
1. Click Share below a post
2. Select Share in the dropdown menu
3. To choose where you want to share, click Share on your own timeline at the top of the popup menu, and select one of the following options:
o Share on your own timeline
o Share on a friend's timeline
o Share in a group
o Share in an event
o Share on your Page you manage
o Share in a private message
4. If you'd like, write a message (optional)
5. Click Post
Questions? E-mail marketing@nari.org.
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The 2018 CotY National Awards program is open for entries for projects completed between December 1, 2015 and November 30, 2017. All NARI remodelers are invited to participate in this annual competition. The Early Bird deadline is coming up soon on November 6. The final deadline to submit an entry is December 5, 2017.
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The 2018 NARI Achievement Awards recognize outstanding achievements by an individual, company, or NARI chapter that has worked to promote or enhance professional remodeling. These honors are bestowed annually across 11 categories celebrating leadership, professionalism, and dedication to the remodeling industry. The deadline to submit a nomination is December 18, 2017. Click here for all the details.
Kitchen & Bath Industry Show
The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is North America’s premier annual event dedicated to the kitchen and bath industry, and NARI HQ will be exhibiting in Booth S5068. Register today with discount code ORLANDO to receive your FREE exhibit hall pass!
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Design & Construction Week® (DCW) features the co-location of the NKBA's Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® (KBIS) and the NAHB International Builders' Show® (IBS). In 2018, this synchronization of tradeshows and markets occurs in Orlando, Florida, again January 9-11. The fifth annual DCW will bring together 80,000+ design and construction professionals in the largest annual gathering of the residential design and construction industry. NARI members receive special discounts to explore the exhibit floors of both shows—a combined total of 2,100+ exhibits! Register for your DCW expo pass today.
HIVE
HIVE is the marquee event in the nation that touches every aspect of housing. Join the best and brightest construction and design professionals, academics, and thought leaders from an array of industries passionate about design, business strategies, and innovation to stimulate new ideas and shape the future of how people live, work and play in Los Angeles, CA, December 6-7, 2017. Register today with code NARI to receive a discounted rate! The first ten members to e-mail marketing@nari.org are eligible to receive a FREE pass and there aren’t too many left
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NARI’s partnership with The Home Depot can help your members reduce expenses, and keep job costs competitive. Your members can take advantage of the following benefits:
- Earn up to 2 percent cash back on every purchase semi-annually*
- Next-day delivery
- Procurement options with real-time pricing & availability
- Dedicated account support and concierge service
- Consolidated purchase tracking & reporting
This year, The Home Depot is helping NARI members earn even more. We’re serving your members at the local level by joining all NARI chapters. Learn more.
For assistance enrolling call 866-333-3551 or watch this short video.
*After meeting a $12,500 semi-annual purchase minimum, the rebate is paid from the first dollar.
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Long live diligence. It’s not found everywhere or in everyone, but in those who pay attention to detail and take pride in their finished work. And it’s found in Ram® trucks. Now during Ram® Fall Commercial Truck Season, NARI Members receive an extra cash allowance on top of most national and local incentives. Plus, we’re extending this offer to NARI Employees and same household Family Members. Diligence can be passed on, and now so can these savings. See your local dealer or WWW.NARI.org/FCA for more information.
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Best Practices for Finding and Retaining the Best Candidates
November 2, 2017 Noon CT:
Presented by Angie’s List
You could do more projects if you had the workforce to do the work. That seems to be a very common problem for remodelers today. This webinar will discuss best practices:
• To use for searching and finding qualified Candidates
• To identifying the traits that signal a winning employee
• For developing creative retention strategies to keep your best workers. Click here to register
Inside Out: Bringing Indoor-Outdoor Living Spaces to Your Clients Remodel
Presented by: Brenda Brunk, Product Planner, Marvin Windows and Doors
November 16, 2017 Noon CT:
As the indoor-outdoor living trend continues to grow, so does the demand from your clients. From living areas to backyard kitchens, indoor-outdoor trends can give a home an inside-out twist. Creating seamless transitions between these spaces is an important consideration when remodeling a home -- one design change can blur the lines between indoors and outdoors and can have a great impact on the way your clients experience everyday life.
Join us for this webinar to learn about things to consider and the solutions available when designing a new indoor-outdoor space into a remodel.
Click here to register
Manage your jobs on the GO
November 28, 2017 Noon CT:
Brought to you by BuilderTrend
All remodeling companies are looking to utilize their mobile devices to better manage their jobs when in the field. This webinar will take a look at the current devices, software and apps that are available to construction companies today. More specifically, we will discuss how correctly utilizing these available apps can save a construction company up to 9 hours per week and exceed the expectations of the information-hungry buyer of 2017.
Click here to register
*These webinars are free but require registration.
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Starts: January 8, 2018
The Universal Design Certified Professional (UDCP) Program addresses the concepts of Universal Design: client’s needs assessment, design applications, construction techniques, electrical systems and plumbing systems.
The UDCP develops universal design and construction competencies in the professional conducting residential remodeling projects. The UDCP course serves as a prep course for UDCP Certification.
WHERE: Room S310C Orange County Convention Center
WHEN: Monday, January 8, 2018 from 8:00 AM to 5:00PM
LENGTH: This is an 8 Hour class.
The exam associated with this class will be held on January 9, 2018, 8:00 to 12:00, room S310C
The first 4 people to enroll and attend the class and certification exam will receive a VTFI 3 day pass.
Click here for more information and to enroll
Starts: January 22, 2018
Are you a full service remodeler?
Do you support the remodeling industry as a trade contractor or supplier?
Are you looking for a way to set yourself apart from the competition?
If so, then NARI’s CR, CRS, or CRA designation may be for you.
The CR Study Group will fine tune your competencies in all areas essential to success as residential remodeling professional. The CR Study Group is a facilitated program that will build your knowledge in all areas of residential remodeling and serves as preparation for the Certified Remodeler (CR) exam. It also supports the preparation for the Certified Remodeler Specialist (CRS) and Certified Remodeler Associate (CRA).
WHERE: Virtual, teleconference
WHEN: Starts Monday, August 28, 5-7 pm Central
LENGTH: Twelve consecutive weeks every Monday for two hours
This Study Group will prepare you for the May 2018 CR, CRS, or CRA exam.
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Pro Trade Craft
Warm and dry basement living space begins with keeping the basement dry —
All moisture from outside must be directed away from the interior walls and slab. The drain pipe can go to daylight, a drywell, or a sump pump—depending on the circumstances.
Step-by-step
• Cut the slab back about a foot and a half or two feet, dig out the dirt down to the bottom of the footing, but don’t go deeper, or disturb the ground that the footing is bearing on.
• Install a drainpipe wrapped in a filter fabric sleeve on a bed of gravel.
• If you have a block foundation it’s a good idea to drill drain holes into the cores on the bottom blocks, so moisture can drain into the new perimeter drain.
Remodeling
Sue, a client, emailed me something like this:
“We have been talking for some time now. What Bob and I need is your frank assessment of how we can get closer to being successful running our business. At this point the business is more or less running us and we are sick and tired of that being the case. The next time we speak, tell us exactly what you think we need to do to get out of our own way. Don’t hold back.”
Bill and Sue (names changed to protect their privacy) run a design-build remodeling company. Bill brings field experience. Sue’s background is in several different industries.
Builder
Here's insight into a geographical mismatch between where our acute shortages are, and where there's an oversupply of skilled workers.
Four reasons are often given for housing's labor shortage, now much more acute in the wake of three destructive hurricanes that ripped through the Caribbean, Florida, and Texas and a wildfire conflagration that blasted California, north of San Francisco.
• Skilled workers left the field after losing their jobs during and after the Great Recession;
• Immigrants are a waning stream of new skilled labor;
• Skilled laborers are aging out of the trades at a faster rate new young ones are coming in; and
• Young people don't get motivated by the thought of careers in the building trades.
Which is a root cause, and which is, instead, a symptom?
Pro Trade craft
How to reduce ice dams, improve thermal performance, and boost durability of homes with vented attics
I have been doing energy audits for about six years now. I enjoy studying the building science and putting it into use to solve problems for customers. The only problem is that the work is typically in the attic or basement, which are two miserable and challenging places to work.
A drawing of a roof/wall ventilation scheme is easy to understand and looks easy to install. On paper, it is.
In practice, it is anything but easy. Lying on rips of plywood across ceiling joists and reaching deep into bird’s mouth cavities fishing around for fibrous insulation — usually pushing against your face, arms, and shoulders, is no picnic. It is often hot and always dusty.
Pro Remodeler
This simple checklist will help you plan for a successful 2018
Many cultures have a tradition of marking the passage from one year to the next, whether it’s a party or just spending time with friends and family. Some also look at it as an opportunity to take inventory of the previous year and make resolutions for the new one. In business, the fourth quarter of the year can, and should, be a time for serious planning. This involves looking at the passing year’s financial results and beginning to make and test new forecasts and budgets for the coming year.
As you get ready to launch into 2018, take a look at your fourth-quarter planning process. Are you currently investing enough time and energy into preparing for 2018? Are you creating a written plan, the way you would create a blueprint for a remodeling project? Are you making sure you have alignment and buy-in on the 2018 plan and budget from all the key team members?
Remodeling
To make sure your project goes as smoothly as possible, pick up the notepad before you pick up the hammer.
Once your clients hand you a remodeling job, it’s entirely up to you to turn their visions into a reality. Of course, even with the skills and resources you have, it’s not always possible to get started and complete the project at your own pace — sometimes, little headaches pop up that stall your remodel or even leave it in a standstill.
As you know, you can’t foresee everything. But there are several preventive steps you can take in order to complete every project as smoothly as possible. Here are five suggestions to help make remodels headache-free.
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