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Homeowners Spent 15% More on Home Improvements in 2020

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Homeowners Spent 15% More on Home Improvements in 2020. Pandemic travel restrictions and business shutdowns created supply chain issues around the world, causing shortages of many building materials and sending consumer costs skyrocketing. “But Remodeling. Remodeling. cbroderick. Thu, 06/24/2021 - 11:00. Read More. .

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Millennials Lead in Home Service Projects and Spending

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Tue, 11/24/2020 - 09:40. Being cooped up at home pushed Americans to spend more on home improvement projects this year instead of entertainment or travel. Top projects this past year were interior painting projects, bathroom remodels, and new flooring installations. . Remodeling. cbroderick. Read More. . Demographics.

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Home Improvement Has Surged, Here's Why and Its Effects

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Tue, 09/15/2020 - 09:45. Not only is necessity a factor, but with travel and public activity restrictions, many Americans find themselves with more money to spend elsewhere. Remodelers. Home Improvement Has Surged, Here's Why and Its Effects. cbroderick. Home improvement projects are at an all-time high, according to NPR.

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Design Trends Survey: What's in Store for Housing's Look and Feel

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A quarter of architectural designers report using a new material in 2020. With that, a significant number of designers specified cementitious, vertical/board and batten, stone, and engineered wood claddings and finishes more so than they did in 2020. . They’ve traveled enough, they’ve seen enough. We’ve got Pinterest, Houzz.

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Renovating El Cortez: the neon jewel of Fremont Street

The Korte Company

The hotel is also a shapeshifter, with countless remodels, renovations and additions speckling its 80-year run on East Fremont Street downtown. Our plan was to work methodically, remodeling the tower two or three floors at a time, moving from the top down. A lockdown in early 2020 emptied the hotel. And we got to work.

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Can construction solve COVID nurses’ need for space and supplies

The Korte Company

lost $323 billion in revenue through 2020 and are expected to lose another $53-122 billion in 2021 , according to the American Hospital Association. The pandemic gave the nursing pods strategy a potential boost in 2020, though it’s likely most hospitals will continue to retain a primary, central station as well.

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Curt Horstmann won’t sit still

The Korte Company

Starting in 2020, he led the historical library’s remodel piece by piece, restoring it to its 1920s charm with some 21st-century upgrades. We have not designed anything through Korte on the remodels. So far, outdoor work has consisted of cleaning and sealing masonry, some tuckpointing and a roof replacement. Incredible.”