40 Perspectives on the Decade Ahead

There are signs that remodeling is recovering, although some remodelers would disagree that a full recovery is underway just yet. Most remodelers tend to agree, however, that the market has changed significantly and those changes will likely not reverse any time soon.

A new generation has entered the marketplace, some say, and cost-consciousness has come to the forefront. Value and quality still count for some customers, other remodelers counter.

Qualified Remodeler queried readers about what has changed and what hasn’t. The results presented here paint a picture of remodelers adapting to change — as they have always done. Interestingly some basics haven’t changed; tried-and-true methods and strategies are still favored in many cases, but other methods seem to have fallen by the wayside, their effectiveness diminished by changing lifestyles and economic realities.

Following are some of the things remodelers say they are doing to cope with today’s changing market reality: