PITTSBURGH (KDKA) So its the first weekend after the holidays are you thinking spring and home remodeling projects?

I think people are always thinking about home remodeling. Theres no bad time to update your house, says Nick Vedder of L&L Exhibition Management.

L&L Exhibition has arranged the 12th annual Pittsburgh Remodeling Expo, and over a hundred local exhibitors are betting homeowners agree that its time to update their homes.

Sure the holidays are just over, and it may seem a bit early to think spring remodeling, but dont tell the folks at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center that. A lot of people are turning out to get some good ideas.

Over ten thousand people are expected to show up this weekend to check out everything from bathrooms to kitchens to basements to garages to all kinds of outdoor improvements.

Just come to see all the new products out this year, and Im off work so its a good time to come, says Bill Phelan of Uniontown.

Like many, Kristen Wenskovitch of Gibsonia with her husband and newborn had some specifics in mind.

Few for the outside patio area that we are working on, yes, and we have an indoor flooring project that were looking for next.

And others were, well, sort of along for the ride.

What brings you out to this exposition today? KDKA money editor Jon Delano asked one gentleman.

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A sharp slowdown in government-built schools and infrastructure caused U.S. construction spending to fall slightly in November.

The Commerce Department said Friday that construction spending slipped 0.3 percent in November, after having climbed an upwardly revised 1.2 percent in October and 0.6 percent in September.

Much of the decline came from a 1.7 percent retreat in government expenditures. Publicly-built school spending fell 2.5 percent, while the transportation, health care and public safety sectors also fell.

Private construction spending rose a modest 0.3 percent in November. Home-building climbed 1 percent in November, offsetting the declines in the office, commercial and health care-related construction.

Total construction spending has improved a mere 2.4 percent from a year ago to $974.9 billion.

Construction activity has lagged broader economic growth for much of 2014, hampered by limited gains in homebuilding. Few potential buyers can afford new homes, a reflection of meager wage growth, tight credit standards and builders focused on pricier housing developments that are beyond the financial reach of most home-seekers.

Residential construction spending declined 0.5 percent over the past 12 months to $352.7 billion, although solid gains in the past two months suggest that homebuilding activity likely helped economic growth in the final quarter of 2014. Analysts at the bank Barclays projects that annualized growth in the October-December quarter will be 2.8 percent, a solid increase but down from an annualized gain of 5 percent in the third quarter.

Modest buying activity has dissuaded builders from breaking ground on more homes. Sales of new homes dropped 1.6 percent in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 438,000, the Commerce Department said in a recent report. That second straight monthly decline leaves home construction significantly below the annual rate of 700,000 that was common in the 1990s.

Still, broader economic growth should help to bolster construction. Employers have added 2.65 million jobs through the first 11 months of 2014, the most in 15 years. Each new paycheck helps to increase consumer spending, even though average wages have yet to meaningfully outpace inflation. The job gains have accompanied faster economic growth during the second and third quarters of 2014.

"As the labor market continues to show improvement and wages increase, especially for young adults, we expect the pace of single-family building to pick up this year," said Anika Kahn, a senior economist at Wells Fargo.

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A number of Miracle Method Surface Refinishing franchisees celebrated the holidays by doing work on over 20 college and university campuses across the country. Facility managers took advantage of Miracle Methods refinishing process to update tile floors and walls in residence hall bathrooms and academic buildings while students were away for the holiday break.

Facility managers have limited time over breaks, and our ability to repair and update tile, laminate, porcelain and cultured marble surfaces quickly and affordably is very appealing, says Don Dominick, Miracle Methods VP Commercial Accounts. Campus Facility Managers have learned about Miracle Method through exhibits at national facility manager conferences and word of mouth. About half of our new business on campuses comes from recommendations and referrals, adds Dominick.

Colleges and universities using Miracle Method over the holidays include The University of Alabama, Michigan State University, University of Illinois, New Mexico State, Augustana College, University of Texas, SUNY Fredonia, LSU, Illinois Wesleyan University, Wharton County Jr. College and others. Many of these same institutions also plan on Miracle Method being on campus doing work during their spring and summer breaks.

As an alternative to replacement, Miracle Methods process can save colleges up to 75% of the cost to remove, replace and regrout dated, damaged or leaking tile. According to Dominick, refinishing existing surfaces not only saves money but time. We can refinish the tile floors and walls in a community bathroom in as little as three days versus two weeks or more when demolition and replacement are involved.

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