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The Renner Companies Newsletter – September 2011

Rodney Renner — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:09:04 +0000

Attached you will find the September 2011 newsletter for The Renner Companies. Inside you will find Part 3 of The Stages of New Home Construction. Please feel free to sign up for our communications as well as forward to all your friends. Knowledge is a very powerful thing!

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Stages of New Home Construction: II

Rodney Renner — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:03:37 +0000

by: Marla Renner

Preface

Building a home, for the average person, is something one can only wonder at. For a professional, it is second hand. No two homes are built exactly the same, but generally speaking, they are. Every home has a foundation, walls, ceilings, a roof, doors and windows, but have you ever wondered just how you go from raw land to the all [...]

Why Choose Design/Build?

Rodney Renner — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:10:46 +0000

By Ian B. Jones

I am often approached by potential clients that want to know the advantages and disadvantages of choosing a design/build solution over the more historically prescribed design/bid/build solution for their home construction projects. This is a very complicated conversation that has many conditions and variables to be determined before coming to a [...]

Remodel Your Home and Save Money Doing It

Rodney Renner — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:14:24 +0000

Okay, so you’re considering remodeling your own home – but you have some questions. You’ve come to the right place, because here are some answers:

Q: Do I Need Previous Construction Experience? A: No. Our job is to guide you every step of the way, including regular site visits during your construction process. You never have to lift a hammer or [...]

Top 15 Green Home Building Ideas

Rodney Renner — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:07:58 +0000

So, you’re looking for ideas for building your home and making it green. Green homes are healthy buildings for the occupants and the environment. They are also economical buildings, boasting reduced energy, water and maintenance costs. However, constructing or renovating homes in an environmentally responsible manner requires a great deal of planning and there are hundreds of building [...]

25 Interesting Home Building Ideas

Rodney Renner — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:45:57 +0000

When building or remodeling a home, there a lot of things that one should consider. And during this process, sometimes it’s the little things that are overlooked. These things may seem small but can make a tremendous difference over time.

The number one thing to not overlook is Energy Efficiency. If you don’t remember anything [...]

Building an Energy Efficient Home

Rodney Renner — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:35:15 +0000

by Marcus Pickett

Efficiency is an important concept in today’s world. At work, it makes you more productive. In the household, it makes everyone more organized. It makes chores go faster, schedules more structured, and it even allows cars to conserve on costly fuel. It’s all about becoming more effective and less wasteful. Therefore, why [...]

Building a New Home

Rodney Renner — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:23:51 +0000

by Matt Myers

Prospective homeowners should give careful consideration to their decisions when planning to build a home. A great home is one that you are happy to wake up in every day, which is efficient in its layout and usage, that is interesting yet practical, and that brings joy into the very basics of living. [...]

6 Questions You Must Ask Before Building

Rodney Renner — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:18:44 +0000

by Marc Dickinson

Homeowners build new homes for many reasons: to customize the design, choose features that preexisting homes cannot provide, or maybe to live in a specific location. For something unique, you could choose a timber framed, panelized, or other type of “kit” home. These are constructed with “building systems” prefabricated in a factory, [...]

US housing construction leaps from all-time lows!

Rodney Renner — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:26:42 +0000

by Veronica Smith

US housing construction rebounded more vigorously than expected in May from all-time lows, official data showed Tuesday, stoking hopes the real-estate crisis at the heart of the recession may be easing.

The Commerce Department reported permits to build privately owned homes, an indicator of future activity, leapt to a seasonally adjusted annual [...]