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Galliford Try wins £72m London office revamp

Construction Enquirer

Developer Martin’s Property Investments has appointed Galliford Try to carry out the £72m remodelling and refurbishment of Adelaide House in central London. The works consist of the remodelling of the nine-storey, Grade II-listed building, adjacent to London Bridge to a Category A office standard.

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No Slowing Down for Home Improvement Projects and Sales

Pro Builder

According to MarketWatch, home improvement retailers Home Depot and Lowe’s have a 17% and 12% market share, respectively, and Bank of America predicts the two will continue to see gains. Bank of America also estimates 2020 home improvement sales and services reached $767 billion, making it the 20th largest economy in the world.

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Checklist for Hiring a Builder or Remodeler

Green Home Design Architect

If you are building a new home or addition, or remodeling your home, use this checklist to help you select a builder to perform the work. Does the builder or remodeler have a permanent business location and a good reputation with local banks and suppliers? Will the builder/remodeler provide you with names of previous customers?

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Contractors Are Skilled In Construction But Not Usually In Construction Accounting

Contractor Bookkeeping

Almost every Contractor understands how to do basic repairs and remodels on a house. Is it a kitchen remodel, a bath remodel, upgrading the laundry area? Perhaps you tracked everything with bank statements and Excel sheets and it worked fine for a while. As the project grows it gets a little more complicated.

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15th Century Yorkshire Charm

Natural Building

The Bank House in Yorkshire, England dates from the mid-fifteenth century and has true period style and character. It has been sensitively remodeled with modern conveniences. It is built with stone and timber and has the original beams, inglenook fireplaces, solid oak doors and stone mullioned windows.

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6 Kitchen Renovations that Pay Off

Pro Builder

The reason: According to Remodeling Magazine’s Cost Vs. Value Report, smaller kitchen renovations—such as replacing cabinet doors and upgrading appliances—have an ROI that’s almost 14.8% That’s not to say that you shouldn’t open your kitchen up if that’s what you’re pining to do; just don’t bank on it paying off big time down the road.

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Everyone Wants in on Housing Flipping

Pro Builder

Mortgage trusts, pensions, hedge funds, private-equity firms, investment banks and insurance companies all want so-called flip loans, drawn by yields in the range of 8% to 12% at a time when one-year Treasurys pay less than 0.1%. Remodeling. to make more loans to house flippers as well as landlords, who buy a lot of rehabbed houses.

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