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Year: 2016

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Join the Remodeling Growth Forum to hear how contractors can double the size of every job they sell with visualization & remote selling. Speaker: Our very own Mike Damora, K & B Home Remodelers.

How to Sell Using Just the Facts

Let’s face it, today’s time-strapped homeowner doesn’t have time for show-and-tell or the patience for high-pressure selling. I’ve been selling home improvement for about 35 years. A sales appointment today goes far differently from the way it did ten years ago. You can read more about my thoughts in an article published in the October 2016 edition of Pro…

The Four Key Guidelines to Exterior Design

The Biggest Obstacle, According to Most Homeowners, is That They Just Can’t Visualize what Their Home Will Look Like Buildings designed with careful attention to aesthetics arouse and enlighten their occupants and that promotes their good health – Robert Evans Using design software like Renoworks makes it possible for your customers to visualize their…

Design vs. High Pressure

Homeowners want to play an active role in their remodeling projects, rather than just be “played” by a salesperson. You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete. ― R. Buckminster Fuller You know you’re doing something right when you come to your…

Replaced 21 Year Old Roof, Shutters and Put a Second Layer on Roof of Shed

K&B was one of four companies we received estimates from (all four were Angie’s List members) and we were extremely impressed with their professionalism from the first day we met them. Mike came to the house and did an inspection and took a lot of time to sit down with me to review our options. (He even came back…

13 Frequently Asked Questions About HardiePlank Siding

HardiePlank siding, a specific type of fiber-cement siding, has quickly become one of the most popular forms of siding in the United States, and for good reason. It’s one of the best, most durable forms of siding available, and it puts old-school vinyl siding (and most other types of siding) to shame in terms of longevity and…

How to Pick the Right Entry Door for Your Morristown Home

The forsythias are exploding all across Morris County in vibrant yellow, signaling that spring has officially arrived. As Randolph residents emerge from their homes after winter’s chill, those noticing their front, side or rear entryways are approaching the end of their life expectancy may find themselves in a quandary as to what the first step is…

The Top 2 Reasons Why NOT to Choose Vinyl Windows

Choosing a replacement window today may have become at little easier; that is, if you know what you don’t want. For the past 30 plus years, vinyl replacement windows have been the prevalent front runner across the country. Advancements in manufacturing, as well as new technologies in glass coatings, along with the insertions of inert gases like Argon…

9 Questions to Ask Your Window Installation Contractor

It’s nerve-wracking to make any major improvement to your home. It costs a lot of money, and a lot will probably go right—but a lot can go wrong as well. Choosing the right improvement, materials, and contractors are all difficult decisions that complicate the process, but thankfully, with the right set of questions at your disposal,…

Five reason why you should choose James Hardie Fiber Cement over Vinyl Siding

1. Expansion & Contraction Because vinyl siding expands when heated and contracts when it cools, meaning it will actually move on your walls, great care has to be used to properly install it. VSI, the Vinyl Siding Institute, instructs that vinyl siding has to be nailed properly to allow the panels to move to compensate…