12/20/19 - 25 years?!! I was just going to do the handyman thing to get
me through school and be a psychologist… And at some point, many employees and
clients later, it occurred to me that the world might need an honest contractor
more than it needs another psychologist. And here we are, celebrating those 25
years with employees past and present. Feeling grateful (but I still suck at
bowling…) 
11/11/19 Remodeling Stats and Spending Trends to Inform Your
Improvement Plans
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Thinking about remodeling? You're not alone. According to
a report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies,
home improvement spending in the U.S. is up more than 50% since 2010.
The study found that, "Spending on improvements and repairs to the US
housing stock continued on an upward trend in 2017, setting a new high of
$424 billion. This represents a 10% increase from 2015 and more than 50% gain
from the low in 2010." According to their analysis, 22 million
homeowners across the country completed at least one home improvement project
in 2017."The report[…] attributed part of the increase to a shortage of new construction and a reliance on aging housing stock that requires upkeep and repair," said the New York Times. "Other factors include higher housing prices that have increased the available equity for home improvement loans, and a growing population of older homeowners who are financially equipped to pay for renovations." The primary "spenders" fall into three main categories: Homeowners using surging equity to make improvements, homeowners playing catch-up on deferred maintenance and updates, and rental property owners. The average expenditure on home improvement was rather modest; 40% of participants reported spending less than $2,500, and almost 75% spent less than $10,000. Most common improvements The most common project in 2017 was adding or replacing flooring, with 5.2 million homeowners, or 7%, upgrading their floors. The next most common projects were:
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