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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 [...]

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 [...]

Remodeling your home, bathroom and kitchen can save you big bucks!

Rodney Renner — Sun, 31 May 2009 15:23:02 +0000

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 [...]

Universal Design/Aging in Place Part 3

Rodney Renner — Sun, 31 May 2009 14:33:26 +0000

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.

Briefly again, Universal Design or “Lifetime Design”, as it is sometimes referred to, means creating an environment that is user-friendly at any age [...]

Universal Design and Aging In Place Part 2

Rodney Renner — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:15:27 +0000

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 [...]