PB September 2002

So what was wrong with the guaranteed low-price strategy?

If the adage 'the best time to ask for money is when you don’t need it' is true, then this is the perfect time for builders to fortify their credit lines.

Just like their parents, kids these days are savvy. The old rules of model home merchandising for girls -- ballet dancers and cheerleaders -- no longer apply.

Superintendent, construction manager or simply builder: By any name, these construction professionals sit squarely at the intersection of cost, quality, customer satisfaction and ultimately a builder’s good name.

Barbara Allen, a housing analyst with Arnhold & Breichroeder Inc., is convinced housing price reversals will take the entire economy into a deeper recession as soon as 2003.

Standard sizes of the 200 Series gliding window come in full-inch increments to simplify ordering and installation

Culinaire 18-gauge stainless steel sinks have a brushed finish.

Pro-Series PR-255 and PR-256 are general-purpose polyure-thane sealants for window, siding, door and roof applications.

The MC2000 combines multiroom audio and intercom features into one network.

Recessed lighting is tops and track lighting barely registers on the popularity meter, according to a National Kitchen & Bath Association survey of its members on customers’ preferences.