Low interest rates increase home improvement opportunities

In a recent article in the Boston Globe newspaper, Kermit Baker who is director of Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies said, “Lower financing costs are beginning to stabilize the downturn in existing home sales, as they also are reducing the cost of financing a home improvement project.” We recently signed a contract with a
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Buyer Beware!

It sounds simple, but how many of you actually ask for references?  A lot of consumers don’t for whatever reason.  Maybe you don’t want to “insult” the company representative.  Maybe you don’t want to look foolish because you’ve heard of the company…you think…and they wouldn’t be in business if they weren’t good, right? The very
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FAQ’s

I receive a lot of emailed questions and wanted to address some of them here for you.  What I’ll try to do is put a few on this blog from time to time.  Maybe you’ll see an answer to a question you’ve been wanting to ask. Q:  How far from Richmond will you go to
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HardiePlank® siding cost vs. Vinyl cost

According to a publication called Side By Side on the website of the Vinyl Siding Institute “the initial purchase price <of fiber cement siding> (including labor and finish costs) is over 49% higher than vinyl siding”. (page 10 of 12) REALLY??? Tell you what……you get all the estimates you want to get on plastic siding…..then…….have
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Who “does” HardiePlank® siding?

I’ve been noticing that more companies are offering HardiePlank® siding in print ads.  But what exactly does that mean?  Who actually “does” HardiePlank® siding? I’ve been on appointments behind some companies that advertise HardiePlank® siding only to be told by the homeowner that all the representative did was try to talk them out of HardiePlank® siding to
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