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NARI would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the NARI Newswatch a look at the most accessed articles from 2018. Our regular publication will resume Wednesday, Jan. 9.
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Remodeling Magazine
From April 25: Does it drive you crazy to be wrong? I don’t like it. Being right is nicer.
Because we make so many decisions and have a lot to remember, it is inevitable that we will be wrong frequently. So, your only choice is how to respond to being wrong yet again. Here are some suggestions.
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Forbes
From Nov. 7: Do you follow the home improvement industry? If so, the Home Improvement Research Institute thinks you should pay attention to these key trends in 2019. The nonprofit trade association is comprised of global building product manufacturers, national retail chains and allied organizations on the media and information side.
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Entrepreneur James Noel is trying to make Las Vegas’ home improvement industry more efficient.
Noel is CEO and co-founder of Las Vegas-based startup Emprove, a technology platform that connects homeowners with contractors who can provide cost estimates for home improvement projects.
The company launched in Las Vegas in June and lets users discover home improvement project ideas by browsing through a design idea catalog similar to Pinterest.
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Remodeling Magazine
From May 30: For remodeling business owners, there is a hidden danger lurking that is often dismissed or ignored until it's too late.
Known as the "silent killer" by doctors, it festers and hides until the next thing you know, you're on on the way to the hospital.
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Remodeling
From June 27: A brewing trade war threatens to make matters worse before they get better.
Already hampered by a protracted labor shortage, replacement contractors are also being hit with sharply rising material cost increases that experts fear will further dampen growth.
“It’s the perfect storm on the cost side of the equation,” said Paul Emrath, NAHB economist.
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Remodeling Magazine
From Aug. 15:
Times are good for many remodeling companies. It is normal for most to have a longer backlog than they’ve ever experienced. Six months or more isn’t unusual, and some companies have signed construction contracts that extend their backlog over a year.
A big backlog is great. The security of having all that work in the hopper — what a good feeling.
However, like most things, there can be some downsides.
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As open floor plans continue to grow in popularity, homeowners want more choices that reflect their personal style. GE Appliances offers more premium finishes than anyone to match the unique taste of every homeowner—from Stainless and Black Stainless to Slate and Black Slate.
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Remodeling Magazine
From May 16: A business suffers when there are no clear guidelines for how to operate. As a business matures it becomes clearer about what it is about and what it will not do or tolerate anymore.
The nature of the business typically changes in three different ways. You might be surprised by them. Here they are.
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Curbed
From Nov. 14:
Megan Ross is an assistant superintendent for a large Maryland-based general contractor. Ross, a former architecture major, had realized she’d rather build structures than design them, and is now on construction sites every day, coordinating subcontractors and monitoring the progress of jobs. At her first position out of college, she earned a salary of over $50,000; two years later she says, “I have friends in architecture who are making half of that.” The work is a joy, she says. “It’s one of the best careers you can have.”
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Pro Remodeler
From June 13:
What does the Better Business Bureau have in common with Major League Baseball and print publishing? Like many well-worn institutions in America, they’re all trying to figure out how to be accepted by the consumers and businesses that view them as anachronisms to their lives in a digital age.
Whether the public’s perceptions are accurate is almost beside the point. To prove naysayers wrong, these once-unassailable pillars are now reshaping their analog personas to push meaningfully into a digital future.
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Miracle Sealants Levolution is a revolution in Tile Spacing & Leveling Systems for all tiles, especially large format tile. Levolution is an all in one system that can be used for both floor & wall installs. This system is recognized by industry professionals for its best performance. Levolution has the least expensive component cost per square foot and saves up to 51% in labor over other systems.
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Pro Remodeler
From May 23:
Bringing years of battles to a close, in March, a California court approved new guidelines regarding formaldehyde emissions in composite wood.
The requirements were part of an agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency, the Sierra Club, and industry trade associations (including the National Association of Home Builders).
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Remodeling Magazine
From April 11:
With many baby boomer business owners looking to be living the next stage of their lives, there are a number of companies with one or more employees moving into the owner-leader role.
Over the last few years, I have worked with several companies going through this phase. Recently, while talking with an owner and the designated future president of the company, I offered some advice about how to grow into what the company needs. Here is what I suggested to the employee who is to become the leader.
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