Houston, Texas (PRWEB) December 17, 2014

Home Exterior Systems, a Texas company, recently became a member of GuildQuality. Similar to what Yelp does with local businesses, GuildQuality is an online customer satisfaction surveying solution for homebuilders, remodelers, and home improvement contractors.

Founded in 2003, GuildQuality touts itself as the first of its kind for the home building industry. The company offers a suite of surveying, marketing, and performance reporting features for residential construction industry professionals to measure and promote their delivery of customer service. Industry experts can use GuildQuality's metrics to spot their strengths and weaknesses throughout every aspect of their specialty, and thus make the necessary adjustments or enhancements to make them better than ever before. The general mission of GuildQuality is to enhance the building profession by developing and promoting standards of quality as the primary measure of excellence.

To this end, GuildQuality partners with top-tier building industry manufacturers, associations, round-table groups, media companies, technology providers, and review sites. GuildQuality partners include Hanley Wood, Kohler, LeadPerfection, Certified Contractors Network, Custom Builders USA, GE Capital, and Southern Living. Also, GuildQuality has a trio of Service Excellence awards for recognizing its partners and members, who can sign up at the Becoming a Pro link at the company's website.

Ultimately, becoming a GuildQuality member is confirmation of the contractor's commitment to the betterment of the industry. Home Exterior Systems is no exception; having been around for as long as GuildQuality, the company has won several awards in recent years. The most recent one is from GuildQuality itself. Earlier this year, Home Exterior System won a Guildmaster Award, which has been given out annually since 2005 to homebuilding and home services professionals that GuildQuality recognizes as the very best in their respective fields. Additionally, Home Exterior Systems currently has a 4.8 rating out of a possible 5 stars at the GuildQuality website.

About Home Exterior Systems: Founded in 2003 by CEO Jay Sanchez, Home Exterior Systems provides a wide range of products and services designed to enhance the homes of residents in the area. The company's list of products and services include deck and patio construction, door and window replacements, lap siding, roofing, and powerwashing. Renowned for its quality of materials and customer service, Home Exterior Systems is the recipient of several awards, the most recent among them being Angie's List Super Service Award and the Best of Houzz badge for Service. In addition to GuildQuality, the company is a member of the Better Business Bureau, from which it has an A+ rating. The headquarters of Home Exterior Systems are at 19731 Lake Stone Court, Tomball, Texas 77377. The company can be contacted by dialing 281-542-9577, sending an email message to info(at)homeexteriorsystems(dot)com or completing the Contact Us form at the website, which is http://www.homeexteriorsystems.com.

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LUXE Linear Drains has bolstered its multiple award-winning collection of architectural-grade, 100% stainless steel linear shower drains with the addition of a new, stylish range of decorative linear pattern grate drains for modern design custom showers in both private homes and all commercial settings. Many prestigious contemporary architects, interior designers and custom home builders have sourced LUXE Linear Drains for beautiful showers and wetrooms in some of the most luxurious international hotelier brands and modern healthcare facility building projects across the country. LUXE Linear Shower Drain - Pattern Grate drains feature a classic square-hole pattern grid design that delivers a powerful visual as well as highly efficient performance in six standard lengths and two finish styles.

LUXE Linear Pattern Grate Shower Drains are more than ideal for every shower drain application imaginable in both style and function. And with the newly discovered, seemingly limitless design freedom provided by the entire LUXE Linear Drains collection, the design world has finally uncovered a new source of inspiration for custom shower design as well as a much-needed option for creating modern, ADA-compliant showers with true style appeal. The LUXE Linear Shower Drain - Pattern Grate series provides one more perfect solution for curbless or barrier-free entry, wheel-in-showers featuring uninterrupted large format porcelain tile designs for homeowners aging in place or the grandest of mixed-use, multi-shower lifestyle destination building projects found anywhere in the world. The trend continues for just one, or for 100 tub-to-shower conversions, as well as for the hugely popular zero-threshold entry design that promotes easy to use, safe showers that also meet all requirements for Title III, ADA-compliant showers in hospitality, healthcare, hotel casino resorts, stadiums, fitness centers, apartments, condos, military or multi-housing projects and more.

LUXE Linear Shower Drain - Pattern Grate, 100% stainless steel shower drains six standard lengths include 26", 30", 36", 40", 48" and 60", with several custom sizes, patterns and finish styles available per request. LUXE Linear Drains have been universally designed for remarkably fast, easy installations, featuring a welded 2" central diameter outlet that simply replaces the strainer and flange for easy, fast installations in any standard clamped down shower floor. In addition, all LUXE Linear Shower Drains are produced independent of any waterproofing membrane or specific manufacturer. Instead, the complete series of LUXE Linear Shower Drains are designed to be compatible with any and all approved waterproofing membranes, materials and methods.

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VOL. 7 | NO. 51 | Saturday, December 13, 2014

Memphis International Airport has hired a former American Airlines network planner to help increase service at the airport.

The Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority has tapped Will Livsey to serve as its new Senior Manager of Air Service Research and Development.

Livsey will be responsible for researching, developing and executing a significant increase in air service at Memphis International, which has lost dozens of flights following the downsizing of Delta Airlines service at the airport.

Livsey will work to maintain the airports current level of service and identify markets for additional air service and routes. He will also serve as a liaison between Mid-South passengers and the airlines, including meeting with regional corporate, leisure and convention travel executives in order to help the airport target appropriate destinations.

Livsey, a Memphis-area native, holds a bachelors degree in language and world business from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Business Administration in aviation from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

He has worked for American Airlines since 2008, most recently as a senior analyst for Network Development, where he was responsible for new domestic route identification and forecasting.

In October, the value of the pension fund that pays benefits to Shelby County retirees stayed around the $1.1 billion mark, where its been for most of 2014.

Thats according to the most current figures, released this week, showing the funds value having climbed to $1.12 billion, up from a little more than $1 billion in October 2013.

As of Oct. 31, the largest percentage asset allocation in the plan consisted of U.S. stocks, and their performance has helped the funds asset value.

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Montgomery County

These sales data recorded by the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation were provided by Black Knight Financial Services. For information about other residential real estate transactions, visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/homesales.

ASPEN HILL AREA

Arctic Ave., 13411-Karla L. Davis to JK Investors Corp and Jithesh M. Prabhakar, $241,675.

Delphinium Lane, 15304-Jonathan D. and Tonya Roebuck to Elias and Andrea Liabotis, $655,000.

Hallet St., 4422-Federal National Mortgage Association and the Fisher Law Group to Ismael J. Arguirres Benitez, $292,500.

Narada St., 13005-Nilo and Brazilda Ferraren to Kevin M. and Meghan K. Murphy, $335,000.

Vandalia Dr., 13520-Diana M. Cleaver and estate of Raymond D. Cleaver Jr. to Kenneth and Patricia Grier, $340,500.

BETHESDA AREA

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Because of the home's close proximity to water, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requires that a Base Flood Elevation test be performed. This test determines the highest elevation to which floodwater might rise and allows the builder to accurately calculate the height of the new foundation to avoid future flooding. Once the test is completed, soil boring is performed and the proper foundation, either masonry or pilings depending on the strength of the soil, is designed by an architectural engineer.

The reconstruction of the foundation begins with the removal of all steps, stairs and porches and the disconnection of all utilities, then the actual house lift occurs. When the new foundation is in place, the property is back-filled and graded to allow water to run from the foundation rather than collecting around it and causing possible future damage. The house is then lowered onto the new foundation, the utilities are reconnected, and new steps, stairs and porches are added, as well as any other renovation that is needed on the exterior of the house.

In the case of the Sea Bright residence, the soil strength will allow a masonry foundation, and the necessary materials have already been delivered to the location. Because of the uncertainty of weather conditions in late autumn, all involved hope that clear weather will prevail during construction so that there will be no delays and the foundation refurbishing process goes as planned.

Stone Creek Builders has been serving Monmouth County with residential and light commercial construction since 1988. It offers custom home building, reconstruction, renovation and design services, and works closely with its clients to ensure complete satisfaction with the finished project. From building mantels and moldings to creating a dream home for raising a family, Stone Creek Builders is able to create whatever its clients envision.

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3. Dont lose your rental deposits

If your landlords tries to keep all or some of your rental deposit, that could really set you back financially. Before you move in make sure you do an inventory and take photos which can be used as evidence later, if your landlord tries to deduct money from your deposit. Also check your contract to see if it says the carpets need to be deep cleaned, make sure you do it, and patch up any damage such as holes in the walls. Ensure nothing from the inventory is missing or broken. If your landlord unfairly tries to withhold your deposit, you can get it back through the arbitration process provided by the deposit scheme in which your money is held.

4. Get a good credit rating

Credit scoring is a system used by lenders to check how financially attractive you are to them, using your past actions to predict how you will manage your money in the future. If you dont have a good credit score youll struggle to get a mortgage. If youve been flat sharing and youve had a joint account with flatmates then watch out: if the person youve shared with has a worse rating than you, they could drag yours down. Improve your rating by getting on the electoral roll, always paying your bills and using a credit card without missing payments.

5. Become a property guardian

If you dont mind living in a church, a disused school, or an office, the average tenant could more than half their rent by becoming a property guardian. Basically, youre getting paid to babysit an empty building to fend off squatters and tramps. The monthly rent is typically 200 - 300 a month. This would mean someone paying 600 to live in a flat share could save 300-400 a month extra towards buying a home. So, a two-year stint as a property guardian could save you 9,600.

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6. Buy with a friend or do shared ownership

Shared ownership schemes allow you to part-buy and part rent your home. You buy a share of your chosen property (typically between 25pc and 75pc) which youll pay for gradually with a mortgage. You then pay rent to a housing association on bit that you dont own. Another option is to buy a whole property, but do it with a friend. If you do this its well worth paying to get proper legal agreements drawn up in case one of you wants to sell your share.

7. Build your own home

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PAW PAW - Paw Paw-based Heritage Custom Builders has been recognized as a Home of Distinction award winner in the category of Excellence in Home Design.

The national award, given for a modular home between 3,001 and 4,000 square feet, was presented at the Building Systems Council's annual Fall Showcase conference and trade show in Washington, D.C. The award, part of the BSC and the National Association of Home Builders 2015 Jerry Rouleau Awards for Excellence in Marketing and Home Design, is the pinnacle of achievement in the system-built housing industry, according to Tim Cassidy, owner of Heritage Custom Builders.

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