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The Benefits of a Bath and Shower Visualizer to Close More Remodeling Sales and Reduce Mistakes

The Benefits of a Bath and Shower Visualizer to Close More Remodeling Sales and Reduce Mistakes | bathroom remodeling | Dealers | Bathroom Dealers
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Are customer selections slowing down your bathroom remodeling sales and dropping your closing percentages? Instead of getting a check after presentations are you waiting weeks and weeks for your prospect to visit the cabinet shop, your flooring supplier and to see the tub and shower surround panels you’re recommending?

And even after they do visit these businesses, are they even MORE confused how the patterns will look in a complete room (or if…

5 Reasons You Should Eliminate Tile Bathrooms and Showers in Your New Home or Remodel

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“I’ve eliminated tile in my homes (even in the bathrooms). My building process has been revolutionized with laminated wall panels and flooring.
If you’re still using tile; you need to stop right now!”

This quote from David Profenno, President of Home Town Builders (a production builder in Central Florida) may shock you. Eliminating tile in your bathrooms, may seem as sacrilegious as skipping a roof to new home builders and remodelers.

This…

The Business Case to Eliminate Tile on Your Bathroom Remodeling Jobs

The business case to eliminate tile in your bathroom remodeling job | Innovate Building Solutions | Innovate Builders Blog | #EliminateTile #BathroomRemodel #RemodelingJobs #ContractorIndustry
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I’ll warn you what I’m going to say might be more politically charged than debating who you think should be the next President of the United States. Here it is:

I think you should blow up, eliminate, get rid of, say sayonara to… tile in your bathroom remodeling jobs.

Right now, you’re likely saying, this guy is nuts. Tile has been around for years. Its tried (even if, at times) it isn’t true. It’s a premium product you have to have.…

No Shower Wall Panel Dealer Left Behind – 6 Hot Remodeling Trends You Need to Use to Grow Your Business

No Shower wall panel dealer left behind - tips to grow your business | Innovate Builders Blog | Innovate Building Solutions | #MarketingTips #BathoomRemodelers #Contractors
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Have you ever had a moment in your life (or in your business) where you’ve felt behind the times?

I can remember when I was a 25-year-old guy trying to sell my blue pearl Slingerland drum set (which I still assumed was hot). I remember a younger guy on the other end of the phone asked me what color it was. I said, “blue pearl.” He said, “Dude, you’ve got be kidding me, right?”

Reality slapped me in the face. The times, styles and popular…

10 Practical Ideas to Solve the Labor Crisis in Your Remodeling or Home Building Business

Practical ideas to solve the labor crisis in you remodeling business | Innovate Builders Blog | Innovate Building Solutions | #LaborCrisis #Laborworkers #Laborproblems #Installers
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I wish I could tell you I have this construction labor problem figured out. I wish I could say I’ve ‘been to the mountaintop’ and can now present to you the ‘quick and easy’ way to solve all your hiring and retention problems.

In plain English I’ll tell you, “I ain’t that smart.”

I can tell you it’s not hard identifying the ‘labor pains’ (OK – ladies, not those type of labor pains) in our remodeling and building world. I bet you’ll…

How to Reduce Labor Costs in Your Bathroom Remodeling Business

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If only I could find more qualified field people, my bathroom remodeling business would explode.

If only these customers wouldn’t keep changing their mind like they change their underwear. With all these change orders the customer service people at our local plumbing, tile and cabinet stores are on a first-name basis with my people.

If only this bathroom wasn’t dripping with intricate tile patterns on the floor and walls, we would have been…