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Sun Design Remodeling Specialists Ranks Highly in Remodeling Magazine
Remodeling Magazine, in its annual “Remodeling 550 Ranking,” has named Sun Design the nation’s 30th largest full-service residential remodeling company — and the second largest in Virginia — based on 2009 revenue.
The Remodeling 550 is a list of the nation’s largest residential renovation companies. It comprises four categories: full service, specialty and replacement, insurance restoration [...]
Vice President Biden Announces 200,000 Homes Weatherized Under the Recovery Act
Vice President Biden Announces 200,000 Homes Weatherized Under the Recovery Act
At an event with homeowners and workers who benefited from the program, today in Manchester, New Hampshire, Vice President Joe Biden announced a major Recovery Act milestone—the weatherizing of 200,000 homes under the Recovery Act. As a result of the Administration’s unprecedented commitment to energy [...]
Recall of Counterfeit Square D Circuit Breakers Due to Fire Hazard
Miami Breaker Recalls Counterfeit Square D Circuit Breakers Due to Fire Hazard
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Counterfeit “Square D” [...]
New Air Conditioner Regulations
This year the EPA banned the use of the R-22 refrigerant in the manufacturing of air conditioners. Because R-22 depletes the Earth’s ozone layer, EPA is gradually reducing amounts of that chemical that can be produced. But to preserve the useful life of R-22 equipment people have already purchased, EPA allows R-22 to be used [...]
Bill Would Give Contractors More Time to Sign up For Lead-Safe Certification Training
A bill with an amendment to modify a controversial Environmental Protection Agency regulation passed in the Senate on May 27 and the two houses of Congress have made plans to conference their two versions of the bill.
The regulation in question—the “Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program LRRP”—implements a new rule that requires renovation and repair [...]
Maytag Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
Maytag Recalls Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt [...]
Connecticut Based Landlord Pays Fine for Failing to Warn Tenants about Lead Paint
A Connecticut landlord has agreed to pay a penalty of $2,140 and perform a lead abatement project valued at $20,360 for allegedly violating federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements. These violations potentially put tenants at risk of exposure to lead hazards.
In a recent enforcement action, EPA alleged that Michael Perugini violated the federal Lead Disclosure Rule [...]
Tainted Chinese Drywall Concerns Went Unreported for Two Years
A leading East Coast homebuilder learned four years ago that the Chinese-manufactured drywall it had installed in several Florida homes was emitting foul odors, according to documents obtained by ProPublica and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
The company, WCI Communities, was so concerned that it started planning to tear out the material and rebuild the houses. But it [...]
Sculptural Glass Doors Introduces New Entry Door Designs
Sculptural Glass Doors Inc recently added two new designs to their award winning line of entry doors. ‘Accord’ is a bold art glass door that provides great curb appeal as an exterior front door. ‘Viento’ is a flowing organic design in ClearCast Glass that performs especially well as a double door [...]
Spring Brings Out Home Improvement Con Artists
With “Snowmaggedon” a distant memory and warm spring breezes starting to blow, thoughts turn to sprucing up the old homestead. Maybe a new roof after a hard winter or some new landscaping? Whatever it is that catches your fancy, homeowners looking to remodel their homes should be on high alert for con artist contractors floating [...]
