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Product Benefits That Benefit Pros || James Hardie’s Contractor Alliance Program

By offering pro siding installers marketing assistance, sales support, product education, and lead generation, James Hardie's Contractor Alliance Program is simply one of the most comprehensive of its kind.

by jb bartkowiak

Smart Home Security with Nest Pro || Outdoor Cams, Nest Secure & More

Products

Smart Home Security products just got a little, well, smarter and more connected with new offerings from Nest Labs. A look at the new Nest Secure alarm system, their outdoor security cameras...

by jb bartkowiak

Fro Pros Only :: A Review: The Home Depot Pro App and New Pro-Oriented Tech

Central, now, to their latest pro offerings is a new, just-for-pro The Home Depot Pro App. It is available both for the iPhone and for the Android. According to The Home Depot...

by jb bartkowiak

Architects Condo Remodel – a Space Optimized Redo with LG Squared :: Inside the Pro’s Home

On the day I visited, classical music simmered as Jodi was working to plow through some of her duties as bookkeeper. The signs of a wall removal are still present. A peeled...

by jb bartkowiak

For Pros Only :: The Organized Truck Is the Organized Professional

It’s 6:00 pm Friday night, the crew is picking up trash and cleaning the site as the last piece of aluminum is bent and installed on the 15 replacement windows we installed...

by Aaron Gillison

The Center for Green Building store front.

Sources Spotlight: The Center For Green Building :: Green Insulation, Coatings & Flooring

The Center for Green Building is a building supply store dedicated to selling products that are completely non-toxic (both to install and to live with), as well as manufactured in environmentally responsible...

by John Poole

IBS Recap with Special Correspondent Beth Bryan :: Universal, Efficient & Modular Design

While the Show is definitely geared more toward residential home builders, I came away with plenty of ideas, software and new products on my must-have list. Read on from my top five...

by Beth Bryan

Is a Small Interior Design Company a Good Fit for Your Next Home Project?

If you think that you want to hire a small company for your home project start asking around your area for references. Take the time to research, after all, if you aren't...

by Cynthia Weber

For Pros Only :: Collaborating on Houzz: Saving Time & Shortening the Sales Cycle

Tools

Houzz, as the panel suggested, helps to create an ad hoc visual language, a language of design - if you will ... shared by users of the site. Houzz formally added a...

by jb bartkowiak

Goodbye Window Film, Hello New Windows (Part 2)

Remodeling

When I left you, I was extolling the virtues of the Pella sliding doors and replacement windows I had just had installed. Pella sliders are a no-brainer. They open and close nicely;...

by Lisa Smith

Building Moxie with Baltimore’s Newest Ace Hardware :: Canton Ace Hardware

In the NeighborHood

A few weeks back I popped in to the grand opening of Baltimore’s newest Ace Hardware. A guest of the beaming Gina Schaefer, her company “A Few Cool Hardware Stores” is responsible...

by jb bartkowiak