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Top 5 of 5: Getting ready for ole man winter

I don’t think there is any doubt left that winter is right around the corner. Just this last week when in Philly, I was left scraping my window with a credit card as I hadn’t put the scraper back in the car. As the seasons start to change, there are a few things you might […]

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Filed Under: Fall Maintenance Checklist October 20, 2012 By SLS

Guest Post: 106 Yards Later

What’s this, another logo change for Building Moxie? Well no not exactly but it sure is an interesting story. As you may recall I originally met JB at the Remodeling & Deck Expo back in 2010 which was being held in Baltimore. The next year the show was in Chicago & the Building Moxie crew […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles Tagged With: Guest Posting, Remodeling Show October 19, 2012 By SLS

Eco-Friendly & Efficient Swimming Pools

This week we have an interesting guest post by Thomas Jones who describes himself as “a keen renovator and DIY enthusiast”.  After spending years traveling the UK working other construction jobs, he is now working in the family owned business at FalconPools. For the last few years they have been specializing in Bio-Design or natural […]

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency Tagged With: Guest Article's October 17, 2012 By SLS

The Power of We: A great example

As I sit here writing this over 2100 bloggers from around the world are participating in this year’s Blog Action Day on the “Power of We”. Founded in 2007, Blog Action Day brings together bloggers from different countries, interests and languages to blog about one important global topic on the same day. This will be […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles October 15, 2012 By SLS

Learning and listening: How contractors and designers should work together

This week I was honored to have Mark Buckshon expand on our post from yesterdays article on the classes at the Remodeling & Deck Expo. For those of you who may not know Mark, he is not only specializes in marketing & is president of the Construction News and Report Group of Companies (CNRGC) but […]

Filed Under: Remodeling & Renovations October 12, 2012 By SLS

Remodeling & Deck Expo 2012: Day 3

As the saying goes, what goes up must come down… I know it is only day 3 & the show still runs till 2 PM tomorrow, but I am calling it a week & driving up north before heading home later this weekend. Overall I got to say it was a good show, there was […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: Remodeling Show October 11, 2012 By SLS

Remodeling & Deck Expo 2012: Day 2

Today the exhibit floor officially opened up, which you couple with 3 more classes & spending some time with great folks makes for a long but yet very quick day. The first class started at 7:30 with Carl Seville talking about “Forget about Green, Just go for Good Remodeling” followed up by one from Glenn […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: Remodeling Show October 10, 2012 By SLS

Remodeling & Deck Expo 2012: Day 1

Welcome to Baltimore Maryland, home of the 2012 Remodeling & Deck Expo. While the Expo floor doesn’t open up until tomorrow, the conference portion officially kicked off today. Based on feedback from the 2010 show where many smaller remodelers felt that the classes weren’t suited for their needs, so they decided to try something new […]

Filed Under: Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: Remodeling Show October 9, 2012 By SLS

Safety Sunday: You’re Feet

No matter if you work in the trades, have a job where you are always on your feet, or just out having a good time with your family; issues with your feet can turn a great day into one of pure misery. Whether it is athlete’s foot, blisters, hot foot, or any other issue it […]

Filed Under: Safety Third? Tagged With: Safety Sunday October 7, 2012 By SLS

Guest Post: The Green Truth, 6 myths & Realities

This week I was honored to be included in Leah Thayer’s “Best Practices” post on Daily 5 Remodel. For those of you who may not Leah she has earned the respect from many of us in the building & remodeling industries over the last 20 years as an award-winning business journalist. She grew up in […]

Filed Under: Going Green? Tagged With: Guest Posting October 3, 2012 By SLS

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