Is your contractor properly licensed?

You’ve done your homework as a smart consumer.  You got more than one estimate.  You checked the BBB.  You looked at some work the contractor has already completed and you visited a job that is currently being installed.  You like the price and you like the company rep you spoke with. What’s left to do
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This won’t happen with HardiePlank® siding

Here is yet another story of a house fire that could have been prevented if a non-flammable siding had been installed on the exterior.  This house fire claimed no lives, but it could have been far worse. HardiePlank® siding by James Hardie® Building Products is noncombustible and approved for fire-rated construction.  You can accidentally put
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What an AMAZING offer!

I’ve got a great story about why homeowners shouldn’t always believe what they read. One of the contracts that our company has written this past week was from a homeowner who had questions about our labor warranty. It seems as though there is an AMAZING company in Central Virginia who claims in a mailer that
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Press Release!

Blue Ridge Exteriors has been designated as the only VIP Preferred Remodeler in all of Central Virginia by James Hardie® Building Products. In an email to Blue Ridge Exteriors, Paul Gentzel, Director of National Business Development for James Hardie® said “as our only JH exclusive dealer in (Central Virginia) you will hold our highest level.” We’re very
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Can you trust online reviews of home improvement companies?

I always suggest to potential customers that they check company credentials before signing a contract, but are all references unbiased? Did you know that there are websites online that provide “unbiased” feedback on home improvement companies?  I say “unbiased” because when a company signs up for these sites they have the opportunity to review any
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