DIY: Home remodeling

Advice Published Tuesday June 5, 2012

DIY: Home remodeling

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If you're like a lot of homeowners, you've already knocked out a do-it-yourself home remodeling project or at least have plans for one.

Or, if you're hiring help, you're most likely to be tackling a bathroom or kitchen remodel, or replacement of windows and doors. Those projects ranked as top requests in a recent survey of remodelers by the National Association of Home Builders.

That's the case locally, too, said Aaron Bryant, who works in sales at Ferguson Enterprises and is the president of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry's greater Omaha chapter.

He said consumers usually want a clean and contemporary look. But in older houses, he's seeing a lot of interest in restoring the home's original materials.

Another popular trend, he said, is bathrooms becoming sanctuaries. Showers with car-wash body sprays and rain heads and iPod docks are examples.

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