10: Your friendship.

9: Inviting us into your life.

8: Your acceptance.

7: Welcoming us into your space.

6: Your confidence.

5: Sharing ways to improve.

4: Your trust.

3: Coming back to us again and again.

2: Telling your family and friends about us.

1: We can't do what we do without you!

To say thanks to both you and our community, we have improved our client referral program.

Monthly: Beginning January 1, 2007 every person who refers a family member, friend or acquaintance to us will receive a $20 gift card to a local restaurant.

Quarterly: In addition, we will enter your name into a quarterly drawing for a $250 Downtown Business Association gift card.

Annually: Finally, one lucky winner will receive hotel and airfare for two to a resort get-away.

So keep telling everyone you know why they should call ABD for all of their residential and commercial design/build needs from painting to remodeling to interior design to building their custom dream home!

8   F a c t o r s :   Move or Improve?

1. Remodeling is fun. Remodeling is very rewarding and enjoyable, more so after the work is done than while in progress, but nonetheless, a satisfying experience.
2. You’ll get the home you want. An advantage of remodeling is you are more likely to end up with a home that fits your unique needs than selecting one on the market.
3. You like the neighborhood and neighbors. Not all neighborhoods are created equal. Many clients decide to remodel to prevent uprooting their kids from a school they like or because the neighbors have become good friends.
4. You can avoid buyer’s remorse. Remodeling a home can be as lengthy of a process as buying a new one; however, you’re more likely to be happy with the end result.
5. Remodeling can be a good investment. If your home is average size for your neighborhood, is in need of improvements and your additions are style-appropriate for the house, then remodeling is a good option. If you manage the costs well, it is reasonable to expect the value of the improvements will exceed the cost.
6. You like your yard. Many older homes are blessed with mature trees, a large lot and years of landscaping efforts. As you look at homes that you may be interested in buying, don’t underestimate the cost and time required to take a yard that is no more than dirt and weeds and turn it into your dream garden.
7. You live close to your work, around the corner from downtown or have a view of the mountains or a lake. While you like the location, you dream of living in a larger house with high ceilings, an expansive entry, a gourmet kitchen and a master bedroom suite. In this case you can have the house of your dreams and the location you love by remodeling.
8. Your home’s floor plan. How the rooms are positioned in a home has a big impact on their use and how you feel about your home. You may have a favorite feature not found in other homes, but don’t like how other areas flow. ABD can remodel your floor plan to fit your exact needs. Call us to explore the possibilities!

Excerpts from remodelormove.com

CAPS Corner

The 2000 Census was the first to ask questions about who is living under each roof: 4% of U.S. households (3.9 million) now have three or more generations living together, and one-third of those feature parents who have invited grandparents to move in.

A 2004 study by the AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving revealed that 34 million people are looking after someone 50 or older. Of those, nearly 9 million live with the person they’re caring for.

The AARP designed a course that is overseen by the National Association of Home Builders. Its Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist (CAPS) program, “is the fastest-growing course we offer.”

Bob & Rita are graduates of the first National CAPS course, offered back in May of 2002.

From our clients

“We were extremely impressed by Jack’s carpentry and craftsmanship. The miters on the casing fit perfectly and the closet doors were perfectly aligned with the jambs...Jeff did a nice job matching the texturing...Bill was responsive...It was a good choice on Steve’s part in recommending oak, and Jack and Eric’s staining and finishing were very well done!”

- Dennis Eaton