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2012 Home Building Trends
We are not surprised what the experts in the housing industry are saying will be this year’s home building trends. The biggest factor and influence being the economy. Although the economy is finally showing some big improvements, learning from past … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Trends
Tagged addition, build, builder, builders, building, construction, economy, family, home, home building, home improvement, lifestyle, Maine, opinion, remodel
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Baby, it’s cold outside.
When I headed off to the office this morning, the temperature inside the car read 16 degrees, so it seemed like a good idea to re-post a previous post about fireplaces. The first fireplace dates back to the 16th century. A … Continue reading
Posted in December 2011, Housing Industry, Housing Trends
Tagged builders, building, construction, detail, family, home, home building, home construction, home improvement, lifestyle, Maine, musings, remodel, renovate, winter
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Mainely Speaking
American’s Health Rankings, produced by the United Health Foundation, American Public Health Association and the Partnership for Prevention, has ranked Maine # 8 in the country as the healthiest state. The rankings took into account a number of elements that … Continue reading
Happy Anniversary Baby!
We are celebrating 20 years of business. We’ve witnessed the horrific 9/11 attacks, Gulf War, the new millennium, OJ Simpson trial, 3 Presidents, 3 recessions and the birth of social media and google, facebook and twitter. Although technology and building materials are … Continue reading
Posted in February 2011, Housing Industry, Housing Trends
Tagged building, economy, family, floor plan, home, home building, home construction, life, lifestyle, Maine, musings, remodel, winter
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No man is an island.
It’s no surprise that the kitchen is usually the favorite room in the house. For many, it’s the only time that the entire family can be together during the day. Our dining room table hasn’t been used since the holidays because … Continue reading
Posted in February 2011, Housing Industry, Housing Trends
Tagged builder, construction, custom, economy, family, finish work, home, home improvement, island, kitchen, lifestyle, remodel, renovate
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Baby, it’s cold outside.
When I headed off to the office this morning, the temperature inside the car read 16 degrees, so it seemed like a good idea to re-post a previous post about fireplaces. The first fireplace dates back to the 16th century. A … Continue reading
Posted in December 2011, Housing Industry, Housing Trends
Tagged builders, building, construction, detail, family, home, home building, home construction, home improvement, lifestyle, Maine, musings, remodel, renovate, winter
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The jolly rancher
It’s no surprise that the new trend in house building for 2011 will be downsizing. We have seen it coming over the past couple of years. As I mentioned in an earlier post, McMansions are a thing of the past. Less square … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Industry, Housing Trends, January 2011
Tagged builder, building, construction, economy, family, home, home building, lifestyle, Maine, remodel
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To build or not to build
The decision to build a new home sometimes happens by accident. Many of our customers have come to us because they couldn’t find what they wanted in the existing home market. The inventory of homes available just didn’t fit the … Continue reading
Posted in December 2010, Housing Industry, Housing Trends
Tagged economy, family, home, home building, home construction, lifestyle, Maine, opinion, remodel, renovate
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He loves me, he loves me not.
Gone are the days when you would place an ad in the paper or a home publication and wait for the phone to ring. Up until recently, it was all about page rank on that all mighty search engine. In order … Continue reading
Posted in December 2010, Housing Trends
Tagged advertising, construction, economy, home, home building, home improvement, lifestyle, Maine, marketing, News, opinion, remodel, social media
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Green this, green that. Enough already.
My monthly issue of Professional Remodeler arrived in the mail today. The first page that caught my eye was the Editor in Chief, Jonathan Sweet’s editorial about ‘going green’ and how the phrase has been so over used. I couldn’t agree more. Whether or … Continue reading
Posted in Housing Industry, Housing Trends, November 2010
Tagged builders, building, economy, family, home, lifestyle, Maine, remodel, renovate
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