The Renner Companies

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 get your boots dirty (or even wear boots for that matter)!

The number one thing to not overlook is Energy Efficiency. If you don’t remember anything else, remember to make sure your new home is Energy Efficient. If you are considering remodeling your current home, make sure that is at the top of your list also. This will save you a considerable amount of money over time and may pay for some of the other little connivence options you may be considering.

by Marcus Pickett

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. These 8 steps will help to guide you through the process:

by Marc Dickinson

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.

Embarking on a remodeling project is an exciting and creative process. When considering your remodel, take time to imagine, brainstorm, and plan. Design ideas can be found in lifestyle magazines, online, and from experienced professional remodelers. While researching ideas for your remodel, feel free to ask the Renner Company about some of the most popular room requests they receive from their customers.

In the last two articles we gave a brief overview of what Universal Design and Aging in Place issues are all about as well as the differences between the two.

In Part One of this series, we gave you a very brief idea of what Universal Design and Aging in Place is all about. We would like to expand upon that in this installment. The term Universal Design (UD) has a fairly broad scope. Aging in Place really is a portion of UD. The definition of Universal Design is; “The design of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design”. The intent is that anyone … tall, short, young, old, obese, blind, deaf, partially impaired, severely impaired, mentally challenged, etc., can use the space or product without any special adaptation or special knowledge and so that in the future, no matter which of those categories someone fits into, the house will be suitable without major modifications. Flexibility of use is the main idea.

The reports are in! An article in Professional Builders Magazine states that, according to the Pew Research Center, nearly 50 percent of Americans say they would rather live in a different community than where they now live. And of those people, most of them are looking toward the suburbs or smaller communities. Apparently, city dwellers were ‘less enthusiastic’ about their environments than those living in suburban, small town or even rural areas.