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Remodeling Expenditures See Strong Growth in 2021

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Remodeling Expenditures See Strong Growth in 2021. Fri, 10/22/2021 - 09:56. Remodeling projects are picking up speed across the U.S. A surge in home remodeling activity is causing an increase in maintenance and home improvement expenditures benefitting the residential construction industry. . Remodeling.

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Remodeling Sentiment Remains High in the First Quarter of 2022

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Remodeling Sentiment Remains High in the First Quarter of 2022. Remodeling market conditions are stable year-over-year, and remodelers are enthusiastic about more growth in the year ahead. . In the first quarter of 2022, the Current Conditions component index was 89, remaining unchanged compared to the first quarter of 2021.

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Labor and Material Shortages Delay Home Construction

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Labor and Material Shortages Delay Home Construction. Tue, 10/26/2021 - 09:51. While homeowners and homebuyers have lined up to remodel existing homes or purchase new ones, they have been forced to wait for months to start and finish projects, in part because the supply of housing isn’t catching up. Building Materials.

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Remodelers Are Significantly More Confident Than in 2020

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Remodelers Are Significantly More Confident Than in 2020. Fri, 04/09/2021 - 09:56. Remodeler confidence jumped 36 points compared to the first quarter of 2020. Remodeler confidence, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ Remodeling Market Index, hovered below positive at 48 during this time last year.

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Low-Cost Fire Protection For New Home Building/Remodeling

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Low-Cost Fire Protection For New Home Building/Remodeling. Thu, 12/09/2021 - 14:28. AFCIs became an NEC requirement in 1999 and combined with other fire prevention technologies and building materials, they have helped significantly decrease electrical residential fires, according to the USFA. . Fire Administration (USFA). .

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Fire Resistant Building Materials Becoming Popular in Wildfire Country

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Fire Resistant Building Materials Becoming Popular in Wildfire Country. Fri, 09/03/2021 - 11:01. Kelly Webb of AK Webb Remodeling & Construction in Salem, Ore., Building Materials. Building Materials. A fire-resistant house doesn't have to look like a bunker.

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These Home Improvements Offer the Greatest Return on Investment

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Thu, 05/06/2021 - 09:55. The majority of the top-value creating home improvement projects this year focus on the exterior of the home, but overall, return on investments are significantly lower due to rising material costs. in 2014 to 60% in 2021. in 2014 to 60% in 2021. Remodeling. Remodeling. cbroderick.