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GHBA Remodelers Council members offer tips to pick a contractor by Lorraine Hart of Ideal Consulting Services, published online on April 1, 2021 in the Houston Chronicle.  Read this article online at chron.com One of the first steps in planning a home remodel is to find a professional contractor. Whether you get a referral from

The Greater Houston Builders Association’s (GHBA) Remodelers Council was honored to receive the highest national award by the Washington, D.C. based National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for 2020. The award was accepted by Remodelers Council President, William Cole, CGR, CAPS, owner of Divine Renovation and Donna Buenik with the Greater Houston Builders Association. Will

Congratulations to our clients who received 2021 Best of Houzz Awards!         Houzz is a popular online resource for interior designers, remodelers, contractors, dealers and homeowners. The Best Of Houzz badges are awarded annually. Design and Service awards honor professionals whose work was the most popular among the Houzz community. 2021 Houzz

Congratulations to our clients, Houston award winners and finalists in this years Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) Houston's Best Prism Awards program. Our Houston clients were awarded the following: CRAFTSMANSHIP BY JOHN  Winner: Whole House Renovation $500,000 to $750,000 Finalist: Remodeled Kitchen $50,000 to $100,000 DIVINE RENOVATION Finalist: Whole House Renovation $250,000 to $500,000  REMODELERS

Congratulations to our Houston client, Dan Bawden of Legal Eagle Contractors Co., who won a 2020 Silver Master Design Award in the category of Universal Design. Qualified Remodeler Magazine's Master Design Awards receives hundreds of entries to its Master Design Awards competition from companies across the United States. Projects highlight creative solutions in the construction of extraordinary home

Congratulations to our clients, winners of 2020 Texas Association of Builders (TAB) Star Awards for their projects. Divine Renovation for Best Whole House Renovation $300,000- $400,000 Remodelers of Houston for Best Bathroom Renovation $25,000 – $50,000 and Best Email which Ideal Consulting did for them. In 1992, the Texas Association of Builders (TAB) launched the

Congratulations to our clients who received 2020 Texas Association of Builders (TAB) Star Finalist Awards for their projects. Abbott Contracting  Craftsmanship By John  Divine Renovation Remodelers of Houston  In 1992, the Texas Association of Builders (TAB) launched the Texas Star Awards, the only statewide tribute to excellence in the home building industry. The Star Awards

Congratulations to our East End Long Island, NY clients on the North and South Forks for winning awards in the annual Dan's Papers Best of the Best awards! The list encompasses restaurants, wineries, luxury hotels or the hottest nightspots, top-tier arts and entertainment or reliable and honest providers of home and professional services.  G.B. Construction

  Congratulations to Dan Bawden, President and owner of Legal Eagle Contractors in Houston. His company and projects were beautifully featured in Metropolitan Builder Magazine.  View the online edition at Metropolitan Builder

Congratulations to our client GB Construction & Development who won 3 prestigious Platinum National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) Contractor of the Year (CotY) awards in the following categories: Residential Bath $50,000-$75,000 Residential Bath $75,000-$100,000 Residential Addition $100,000-$250,000 The NARI CotY awards is a local competition that acknowledges the high quality of work being

Written by Nora Kleczka- published in the October 13th 2019 edition of the Houston Chronicle It’s not easy to decide whether you should remodel your home or if it makes more sense to move. As you contemplate the advantages and disadvantages of moving vs. remodeling, there are definite factors to consider.  These factors will depend on

Congratulations to our client, the team at Remodelers of Houston! Their master bath project in Bellaire won a Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) 2019 Houston Best PRISM Award in the category of Remodeled Bath over $50,000.  The Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) Houston’s Best PRISM Awards are an annual event designed to recognize excellence within

Written by Lorraine Hart, Ideal Consulting Services published in the Sept 1st edition of the Houston Chronicle.Read it online The GHBA Remodelers Council congratulates our members for winning Star Awards at the recent Sunbelt Builders Show.   Building industry experts joined the 25th anniversary of the Texas Association of Builders Star Awards Ceremony on August

By Lorraine Hart of Ideal Consulting Services Appeared in the Sunday, June 30th 2019 edition of the Houston Chronicle   The Greater Houston Builders Association’s Remodelers Council congratulates our members for winning prestigious 2019 Chrysalis Awards.   The Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence began in 1994. The Chrysalis Awards are open to every professional remodeler

Congratulations to our clients who have been recognized for recent awards! 2019 Chrysalis Award (Southern Region) 77 companies from across the United States were named winners at the 2019 Chrysalis Awards for Remodeling Excellence. The entries were judged on overall design, the creative use of space and materials, and the degree to which the project

The National Home Builders Association (NAHB) awarded a 2018 Council Award for Demonstrating Remodeling Excellence (CADRE) for Outstanding Council Chair to Kevin C. Vick of Vick Construction & Remodeling at the International Builders Show held in Las Vegas. Kevin received this prestigious honor because he was instrumental in working with the GHBA during and after Hurricane

Congratulations to our client Larry Abbott of Abbott Contracting for being awarded Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) 2018 Remodeler of the Year!  The GHBA Remodelers Council is known as the largest remodelers’ council in the nation. Larry served as the 2018 Remodelers Council president. This year, the Remodelers Council membership grew once again, outpacing its

Congratulations to our client Larry Abbott, of Abbott Contracting in Houston! Has has been selected as the January 2019 NAHB Remodeler of the Month.  Larry will be profiled in the 2019 January issue of Qualified Remodeler magazine. The purpose of the NAHB Remodeler of the Month award program is to celebrate local, active remodelers who stand out

Congratulations to Craftsmanship By John John Gillette and the team at Craftsmanship By John are proud winners of a 2018 Texas Association of Builders Star Award in the category of Best Specialty Room under $50,000. The winning project, bar/lounge, was part of a whole house addition/remodel of a 1930's home. View the winning project

Kevin Vick of Vick Construction & Remodeling was named 2017 Remodeler of the Year by the Greater Houston Builders Association. Kevin is an active member of the GHBA Remodelers Council and was President of the Remodelers Council in 2017 and Vice President in 2016. Under his presidential leadership, the Remodelers Council received a national award, the Council Award for

Congratulations to our Houston clients whose projects are 2017 Star Awards Finalists! The Texas Association of Builders Star Awards is the only statewide tribute to excellence in the home building industry. Vick Construction & Remodeling Remodeler - Best Bathroom Renovation $25K- $50K Remodeler - Best Kitchen Renovation $25K- $50K Remodeler - Best Bathroom Renovation $50K-

Award Winning Remodelers, to our clients congratulations! 2017 Remodeling 550 List Remodelers of Houston Full Service Remodelers as #125.  This is an annual listing of the biggest full-service remodeling and replacement contractor firms in the nation. BBB 2017 Excellence Award - Winner of Distinction This award recognizes businesses for their achievements and commitment to quality

Robi Kirsic, CKBR is the third recipient of the 2017 President’s Award. Dale’s first impression of him was, “a little young isn’t he? Doesn’t look like a remodeler, more like a hipster!” But WOW, what Robi had to say sure was good and the more Dale got to know him and listened, his eyes opened wide to

John Gillette president of Craftsmanship By John in Houston has been featured in the Nov/Dec Issue of Texas Builder Magazine. The article is titled “Craftsmanship by John Delivers on the Promise of Its Name.”   Read the article    

Congratulations to our New York clients who won Dan's Papers 2016 Best of the Best Awards. Of the thousands of nominees who vied for recognition in some 400 categories, the Dan's Papers readers picked who leads the pack in the Hamptons and the North Fork. Nature's Guardian Inc. Landscaper - Platinum Award Tree Services - Bronze Award RB Irrigation, LLC Irrigation - Gold Award  

Congratulations to our Houston clients who won a 2016 Houston's Best Prism Award. The Greater Houston Builders Association Houston's Best PRISM Awards recognizes excellence within Houston's home-building industry. Remodelers of Houston Home Addition over $150K -Master Suite Addition Third Coast Builders Whole House Renovation under $250,000

We are proud have our Houston clients Craftsmanship By John and Remodelers of Houston make the 2016 Remodeling magazine's annual list of top full service remodelers from all over the country. These chosen companies are considered to be leaders in the home improvement industry.

Congratulations to our Houston Clients who won  2016 Star Awards! The Texas Association of Builders Star Awards is a statewide tribute to excellence in the home building industry. Craftsmanship By John- Best Kitchen Renovation $100 – $250K Remodelers of Houston- Best Addition $100 – $250K

Congratulations to our Houston Clients who recently became Finalists for the 2016 Star Awards. The Texas Association of Builders Star Awards is a statewide tribute to excellence in the home building industry. Remodelers of Houston – Best Addition $100K-$250K Third Coast Builders -Best Whole House Renovation under $500K Craftsmanship By John Best Whole House Renovation $500K-$1M Best Kitchen Renovation

Congratulations to our New York client Robi Kirsic, owner of TimeLine Renovations Inc., for winning the John Quaregna Award from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). The John Quaregna Award is designed to recognize NARI’s young remodeling professionals for their efforts and achievements in the remodeling industry. Established in 2001, this award recognizes the

Congratulations to Houston clients Abbott Contracting and Legal Eagle Contractors for being named 2016 Better Business Bureau Award for Excellence – Winners of Distinction. This prestigious award is given to BBB Accredited Businesses and Charity Partners that maintain a superior commitment to ethics, overall excellence, and quality in the workplace. Congratulations on this honorable achievement!

This PRISM awards honor the Greater Houston Builders Association’s finest in the building industry. Congratulations to our clients for wining 2015 Houston’s Best PRISM Awards! Craftsmanship By John received a 2015 Houston’s Best PRISM Award in the category of Whole House Renovation over $750,000 View Project Photos Remodelers of Houston received a 2015 Houston’s Best PRISM Award in the

Congratulations to our Long Island clients who were recently awarded NARI 2014 Regional Contractor of the Year Awards  (CotY) GB Construction and Development Inc. Entire house $250,000-$500,000 DG Custom Built Homes and Remodeling Residential addition over $250,000 DJ’s Home Improvements, Inc. Residential kitchen over $120,000   &  Residential Interior Element  Create a More Successful Business!

On May 13th, the Better Business Bureau Education Foundation honored BBB Accredited Businesses and Charity Partners that maintain a superior commitment to ethics, overall excellence, and quality in the workplace at the 2015 Awards for Excellence event.  Abbott Contracting is a Distinction Winner of the BBB Award for Excellence.

Goette Customs LLC Remodeler – Best Kitchen Renovation $25,000-$49,999 Craftsmanship by John Remodeler of the Year Remodeler – Best Website Best Bathroom Renovation between $50,000-$99,999 Best Outdoor Living Space between $40,000-$60,000 Best Kitchen Renovation between $50,000-$99,000 Best Kitchen Renovation between $100,000-$250,000 Posted in Awards, Star Awards | Leave a comment

TimeLine Renovations Inc., remodeler in New York City, has been awarded a 2015 Guildmaster Award for exceptional customer service. GuildQuality, an independent customer satisfaction surveying company, has powered the Guildmaster Award since 2005 to celebrate service excellence in the building, remodeling, contracting, and home services professions. TimeLine Renovations Inc. was selected as one of the

Congratulations to our Florida clients for winning 2015 NARI Regional CotY Awards – Tampa Bay Area  Jamco Unlimited 1st Place Residential Interior Element $30,000 and over Residential Exterior Element 2nd Place Residential Universal Design Residential Bath under $25,000 Jeffrey M Wolf, General Contractor 2nd Place Entire House $750,000 – $1,000,000

Congratulations to our clients in the Tampa Bay Area who were recently awarded 2014 NARI Contractor of the Year awards in the following categories: Jamco Unlimited Residential Kitchen under $40,000 Residential Bath under $30,000 Entire House under $250,000 Remodeler of the Year J.S. Perry & Co, Inc. Residential Kitchen under $40,000 Residential Interior $100,000 and over  Residential Interior

Let’s talk about awards, certifications and recognition. The one thing that they have in common is the fact that the individual and/or the company they represent have gone over and above what is normally expected.  These individuals and groups have spent time and effort to learn more, to train their staff and to produce results