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11/14/2013 Is Your Kitchen Keeping Up with Tech Trends?
The kitchen is the center of the home. It's no longer exclusively used for cooking and eating meals — instead, the kitchen is the gathering place, used to recap...
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10/17/2013 Planning a Remodel? Make Sure Your Expectations are Aligned with Your Budget
If you were to buy a new car today, how much would you spend? You’ve likely got a number that automatically pops into your head when considering a vehicle...
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09/09/2013 CB Construction Project Profile: Finding a Committed Contractor
When Lakewood homeowners Marion and Phil began their search for a contractor to remodel their kitchen, they weren’t originally sure what company to use. By...
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08/12/2013 Kids Headed Back to the Classroom? Prep for the School Year With These Tips
Back to school season: the time of year most parents love and almost all children dread. With the kids out of the house and back in the classroom, now is the...
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07/17/2013 Homebuyers: Here's What You Should Consider Before Buying a Home that Needs Remodeling
There are a lot of things to consider when buying a new home. Is there enough space to accommodate my family? What can we afford? Is it our style? Fortunately,...
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06/10/2013 CB Construction Project Profile: Adding a Garage to Complete the Home
Surprises are usually an unwelcome guest when accompanying construction projects, often bringing delays, extra costs and additional negatives throughout the...
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05/13/2013 Sleek, High-End Designs Set the Trends for Custom Master Suites
Following a day full of work and other activities, there’s nothing better than coming home to a luxury master suite. A custom master suite can provide you with...
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04/08/2013 Start a New Summertime Tradition in an Outdoor Living Area
Summer presents the perfect opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Outdoor gatherings are a summertime tradition during months of beautiful weather...
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03/12/2013 The Most Important Strategy for Your Remodel: Finding a Cohesive Team
The construction process can be stressful for homeowners living through a remodel, and those stressors can be exacerbated by a lack of communication between...
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02/11/2013 Get Your Home Ready for the Rest of the Year With a Spring Remodel
How did your home hold up during the holidays? Could a home remodel make next year’s festivities even better? Though we just wrapped up the 2012 holiday...
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01/14/2013 CB Construction Project Profile: Sticking to an Important Deadline
When remodeling a home, there are always guidelines in place like budget restrictions and a timeline. Though things don’t always go according to plan during...
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12/10/2012 If Steve Jobs Were a Builder…
Technology has made life pretty simple. When your iPhone is scheduled for an update, it tells you. If an update for your Mac is needed, you can be sure that...
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11/21/2012 Can Your Home Handle the Holidays?
A kitchen should be warm and inviting to family and friends—is yours? During the holidays, a great amount of time is spent in the kitchen, preparing meals for...
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10/09/2012 Home-Remodeling Bids Don’t Tell Whole Story
Chris Black, president of Dallas' CB Construction, doesn't like to surprise his clients. The same can't be said of all home remodelers. It happens to the...
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09/11/2012 Kids in School? Time to Fix What’s Not Working at Home
The school year has started. For savvy homeowners, so has home-remodeling season. Chris Black, president of CB Construction , says that the start of the new...
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08/13/2012 Stop Spiraling Remodeling Costs with a Team Approach
You want to turn your 1970s kitchen into one with boasting modern appliances, granite countertops and cherry cabinets. Or, maybe you want to add that master...
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07/09/2012 CB Construction project profile: The perfect home office
Working from home can be luxury – being able to schedule your own hours, working in the comfort of your home, no daily commute to and from an office. However,...
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06/11/2012 Lower Cooling Bills by Hundreds of Dollars with Smart Home Renovations
Summer is a time for vacations, trips to the beach and backyard barbecues. For many homeowners, it's also a time for home renovations. Families that travel...
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05/16/2012 Economics of Remodeling
Considering a home construction or remodel project? A few things you may ask yourself are: “Is this project necessary right now, and is it a wise investment?”...
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04/10/2012 Use Your Tax Return Refund Towards a Profitable Investment
Tax season is here and many people are already planning how they will use their refund money. Rather than spending your income tax return on a vacation or a new...
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