Remodeling articles

Recent articles from Remodeling

Down in the dumps: remodelers are struggling to keep up with rising disposal costs.(ViewPoint: News+Notes)
June 1, 2006... Recently, Jeff Rainey noticed that the price of the 20-yard containers his company uses for construction debris had risen again, this time to about $425 per drop-off and pull. He checked with local colleagues to see if this was normal, and the results were "scary;" they were experiencing...

Make your way to the Windy City.(ViewPoint: InPerson)
June 1, 2006... In 2006 the Remodeling Show heads to the Lakeside Center, McCormick Place, Chicago. This year's Show, owned and operated by our publisher Hanley Wood, LLC, is expected to attract more than 10,000 remodelers and home improvement professionals from around the country. Each year they come to...

... And two against.(Single-Payer Health Carr)
June 1, 2006... I can't believe my eyes! I am a hardworking business owner whose biggest obstacle is the government, and I read an opinion in a trade magazine that advocates more government. You are correct in pointing out the crises we face with health care costs. I believe that something needs to be...

Two in favor ...(Single-Payer Health Care)
June 1, 2006... Thank you for your excellent editorial in the April issue ("A Healthy System," p. 17). Your description of the advantages and cost savings of the single-payer health care system clearly states the facts and dispels the propaganda about "socialized medicine." Small businesses are the...

Ahead of the curve.(ViewPoint: FirstWord)
June 1, 2006... As I write, a U.S. Department of Energy report lists the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in the Mid-Atlantic region at $2.94. In 1973 during the OPEC oil embargo, the price was about $1.80 in today's dollars (see www.zfacts.com). I can remember those days, waiting for hours...