Remodelers

Fioretti called the remodelers "investors" _ not flippers _ and agreed that they are serving an important market function right now. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Kitchens remain the most popular room to remodel, according to housing experts, architects, builders, remodelers, and manufacturers we spoke with at the International Builders' Show. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The organization exists to help home remodelers find qualified green contractors and products. ❋ Gregory Unruh (2011)

The company sells tile and stone to homebuilders, developers and remodelers and has been hard hit by the real estate bust. ❋ Kate Linebaugh (2011)

The current version expires at the end of 2011, and builders and remodelers may push either to expand it or drop it altogether. ❋ Laura Saunders (2011)

The days of remodelers declining to bother with small jobs, such as porch additions and handyman work, seem to be gone, at least for now. ❋ Elizabeth Razzi (2011)

"This market is good for homeowners, but not for remodelers," Alfano said. ❋ Sandra Fleishman (2010)

Also important to remodelers themselves: scaling back expectations of the size of jobs that homeowners will seek. ❋ Sandra Fleishman (2010)

During the good times, Gibbs said, remodelers "got very easygoing," not only spending more money at big-box stores themselves rather than shopping wholesale, but also "[taking] clients there shopping with us." ❋ Sandra Fleishman (2010)

Landis said homeowners might ask remodelers for references to their banks or suppliers, both of whom would be in a position to know about the builder's financial standing. ❋ Elizabeth Razzi (2011)

Also, areas with some economic cushion -- such as the Washington region, where unemployment is lower than the national average and high salaries remain the norm for many residents -- still have a reserve of homeowners who have been waiting to get a contractor to answer the phone and who can afford big renovations, say local remodelers. ❋ Sandra Fleishman (2010)

Jamie Gibbs, a New York-based interior designer and landscape architect with an international clientele, advised remodelers to emphasize the quality and value they can bring -- and to offer more select items that can only be purchased by commercial vendors, or risk losing them to big-box stores, such as Home Depot. ❋ Sandra Fleishman (2010)

With homeowners holding on tighter to their hard-earned dollars -- or trying the do-it-yourself route -- remodelers are fighting to hold on to business by offering to do more for less, said remodelers and experts at this month's annual Remodeling Show in Baltimore. ❋ Sandra Fleishman (2010)

Some remodelers are cutting their margins sharply; others are willing to do competitive bidding again; and some are offering faster completion dates or more services than before, said industry experts such as Sal Alfano, editorial director of Remodeling magazine, a co-sponsor of the show. ❋ Sandra Fleishman (2010)

The remodelization [took] a [year] to [complete]. ❋ KrisAnn1970 (2018)

A man in [Maryland] is known for being "a [contractor] and doing remodelation" work. (As seen [on the side] of his truck) ❋ Killgasm (2009)

"Hey Ryan, can you practice today?" "Sorry can't, dad and [I are] doing some [remodeling] on my basement." /[wink] ❋ Cleverton (2008)

[I'm sorry] I didn't mean to [remodel] your [bathroom]. ❋ Drawnats (2015)

Jim, will you [sit the fuck down] and watch the game? No way bill, gotta do some cialis remodeling, [Amy] is [coming over] after the game. ❋ Crazy Edward (2012)

Any [one] would [rather] hire a Home Remodeler rather than a [carpenter] ❋ Smart Guy99 (2017)

[man] tprr ffps remodels are [a shit] [idea] ❋ Mst32 (2021)

Bill:[Your honor], my old lady done pi$$ed me off so much that I put my fist through the [drywall] before I shot out the flat screen TV we got down at the Walmart on a payment plan. Judge:Well Bill, this redneck remodeling of your's is going to cost you [30 days] in jail. ❋ Cha-cho (2016)

As in, "Dude, she wanted me to [munch] her box but she was [remodeling] and I wasn't [down with] going down". ❋ Holepuncher (2011)