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“Grab bars have gotten so decorative-looking that I install them instead of towel bars,” says Binghamton, NY-based remodeler Mike McGowan.

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Instead, the early filers are Randy Crow, a North CarolinaRepublican who is making his fourth White House bid, and Dennis Knill, a home remodeler from Sedona, Ariz., who can't remember exactly the last time he voted.

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Brad Lundberg, a builder and remodeler for 33 years from Stevensville, Md., on the Eastern Shore, said business "has actually been fairly steady because we've been in business for a long time and get a lot of clients who come back."

Homeowners looking to remodel will find contractors willing to negotiate Sandra Fleishman 2010

If Sam were a remodeler and he kept misquoting, making mistakes on the repairs, doing what he wanted rather than what was good for my family and the project and scalping me by paying for materials from high-rolling buddies I wouldn't be bought off by continual apologies, excuses from his friends and the assurance that it wouldn't happen again and he just wanted to be allowed to get on with the remodel.

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And because most customers have "done a lot of research on the Internet first" and are tempted to go the do-it-yourself route or hire a handyman, the remodeler has to prove the work and the products are worth the money, Whalen said.

Homeowners looking to remodel will find contractors willing to negotiate Sandra Fleishman 2010

Steve Perlik of SEI Design/Build in Vienna, who has been a remodeler in the Washington area for more than 25 years, said, In this market, people want to stretch their dollars wherever they can.

Homeowners can charge some remodeling costs to credit cards Katherine Salant 2010

Can homeowners with conventional projects who hire a home builder or a remodeler to oversee the work pay for it in a fashion similar to the Atchleys?

Homeowners can charge some remodeling costs to credit cards Katherine Salant 2010

"I wanted to stay true to what it was; I'm a renovator not a remodeler," Mr. Nelson says.

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The policy of letting clients purchase things is not without risk to the remodeler, however.

Homeowners can charge some remodeling costs to credit cards Katherine Salant 2010

"Homeowners today want everything for nothing," lamented Greg Eskers, a longtime remodeler from Connecticut.

Homeowners looking to remodel will find contractors willing to negotiate Sandra Fleishman 2010