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Vintage Details Lend Character to New Homes

admin — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:01:45 +0000

Does your house tell a story? A new home may be energy-efficient and pristine, but it may be hard-pressed to compete with the charm and lore of an older home. Then again, vintage homes, for all their charisma, tend to have wrinkles, sags, and leaks that reveal their true age.

So which is better, old or new? Some savvy builders are opting for a little of both in an effort to deliver homes with character. Some are doing so by integrating reclaimed or vintage materials as accents inside or outside the home. Others are faithfully replicating historic architectural styles–down to every last cornice detail, porch column, and gable end–in ways that look authentic, but with products and practices that perform like new construction.

Here are some examples of new or remodeled homes that tell great stories.

Barn Raising
Tommy Sancic’s company, Olde Wood Ltd., recycles vintage wood from old barns and farmhouses that have structurally outlived their use. His personal residence in Malvern, Ohio, which showcases his wares, is arguably packed with more history than some museums.

Clad in random-width pine siding sourced from local farms, the rustic home is topped with an antique slate roof, rusted tin trim, a foundation skirted in reclaimed barnstone, soffits made of old-growth walnut, and exterior support timbers salvaged from an old woodworking shop in Cleveland, circa 1880. (The roof’s slate tiles are 9 pounds each, bringing the total weight of the roof to 80,000 pounds.)

The guest suite is paneled in 18- to 22-inch planks rescued from a demolished historic train station formerly located fewer than 8 miles away. Brick pavers in the exterior landscaping were sourced from industrial buildings in Cleveland’s Flats area.

In addition, the home’s kitchen cabinets, flooring, backsplash, fireplace, support beams, floor joists, stairs, bathroom vanity, and shower tiles are all made from reclaimed materials. All wood available through Olde Wood Ltd. is de-nailed, kiln-dried, and milled as dimensional lumber.

by Jenny Sullivan

http://www.builderonline.com/design/vintage-details-lend-character-to-new-homes.aspx?cid=BLDR100223003&page=1

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International Builders’ Show Registration Opens With Special Offers On Education, Hotels and More

admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 23:57:09 +0000

August 3, 2009 – The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) today officially opened online registration and housing for the 2010 International Builders’ Show® (IBS or the Show), the largest annual light construction tradeshow in the world. Scheduled for Jan. 19-22 in Las Vegas, the Show will attract tens of thousands of building industry professionals from around the globe.

“The International Builders’ Show is considered the premiere event of our industry,” said NAHB Chairman Joe Robson, a home builder from Tulsa, Okla. “With its combination of education offerings, product showcase and professional networking opportunities, IBS provides attendees with the knowledge, tools and insights they need to not only weather the current economic downturn, but to position themselves for success as the industry recovers.”

With more than 175 education seminars to choose from, attendees will have the opportunity to learn about a range of subjects, including sales and marketing strategies, the latest green building and remodeling techniques, or the current economic outlook. In addition, many pre-show courses are designed to help participants attain important industry designations, such as Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist, Certified Green Professional and several others. The Exhibit Hall offers builders valuable ‘face time’ with the manufacturers and suppliers of the latest and most in-demand home construction products. The show floor will feature the industry’s most important suppliers displaying the latest and greatest building products and services across more than 250 product categories.

This year, NAHB will introduce several new offers and incentives for attendees including:

- Complimentary four-day passes to the IBS Exhibit Hall for NAHB members who register by December 11.

- One- and two-day education passes, which include admittance to the Exhibit Hall all four days of the show, plus unlimited access to one or two days of education seminars.

- No cost education seminars for registered attendees on Friday, Jan. 22.

- Special $100 discounted registration rate for NAHB members attending IBS for the first time.

Includes full registration access to all education seminars and admittance the Exhibit Hall for the duration of the show.

In an effort to make attending IBS more affordable, NAHB will be offering discounted room rates from $32 to $199 a night at all of the Las Vegas hotels in NAHB’s hotel block. The discounted rate rooms are limited and are available only if booked by the end of August.

The 2010 International Builders’ Show is not open to the general public. Building industry professionals and their affiliates throughout the housing trades are welcome to register by visiting the show’s Web Site at www.BuildersShow.com.

Source: www.nahb.org

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New Book From NAHB Gives Sales Professionals The Tools To Sell Homes Even In A Slow Market

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:34:01 +0000

July 8, 2009 – In today’s challenging housing market, a sales manager’s state of mind can make all the difference on whether or not a sale is made. BuilderBooks, the publishing arm for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), has responded to this challenge in its newest release, Think Sold! Creating Home Sales in Any Market.

Author Tammy Lynch shares her more than 20 years of sales experience and provides practical strategies not only for engaging customers, but for overcoming internal roadblocks to success. Think Sold! Creating Home Sales in Any Market is a practical, how-to guide for developing the self-awareness, knowledge and skills needed to succeed in the competitive field of new home sales. This book teaches readers how to:

- Approach sales and life, from a position of optimism that will create successful outcomes
- Better understand the buying and selling processes
- Improve upon potential customer prospecting and follow-up skills
- Communicate effectively with various types of buyers and learn how to adjust communication strategies to increase rapport and alignment with buyers’ motives

“Particularly in a slower market, builders and sales professionals can really benefit from the skills taught in this book,” said NAHB Chairman Joe Robson, a home builder from Tulsa, Okla. “Readers will come away with a better understanding of how to reach consumers and improve upon their own sales and marketing practices to make sales in any market.”

The book covers everything from the home buying process and new home financing to strategies for making better sales presentations and sizing up the competition. Tammy Lynch explains how to overcome customers’ concerns and provides specific examples of how to explain the benefits of new home features in customer-friendly language. Think Sold! includes tools to help new home sales professionals practice and polish their presentations and demonstrations.

Tammy Lynch, CSP, CMP, MIRM, is a real estate broker, consultant, and owner of Lynch Consulting Inc./Results Source. A certified principal instructor for the NAHB University of Housing, she has won many awards for her achievements in the home building industry. The author has donated her royalties from first-year sales to Future Builders of America®, a nonprofit workforce development and student leadership program.

[EDITOR’S NOTES: Editors interested in receiving a review copy of Think Sold: Creating New Home Sales in Any Market, may contact Patricia Potts at 202-266-8224 or ppotts@nahb.com.]

Think Sold: Creating New Home Sales in Any Market is available for purchase ($21.95 NAHB member/$23.95 retail, ISBN 978-0-86718-653-6) at www.BuilderBooks.com or by calling 800-223-2665.

ABOUT BUILDERBOOKS: BuilderBooks publishes inspirational and educational products for the housing industry and is the official bookstore for the National Association of Home Builders, offering a variety of books, software, brochures, and more in English and Spanish.

Source: NAHB.org

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