Month: March 2020

A Look Into America’s Largest Exterior Remodeling Company

7 months ago

More Than Just Windows: A Look Into America’s Largest Exterior Remodeling Company | Window World

Did you know …

Window World sells and installs over 1,000,000 windows in homes across the country each year. In fact, we’ve sold and installed 1,000,000 windows every year since 2009. What you might not know is that Window World also sells and installs a variety of exterior home remodeling products beyond windows. Our current offering features a diverse selection of home solutions, including vinyl siding, garage doors, impact products, and more.

It wasn’t always this way, of course. We got our name selling windows, but we became “America’s Exterior Remodeler” by offering whole-home solutions to people in need. As we embark on our 25th year in business, let’s look back at how we became who we are today.

A humble beginning

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Window World’s first location in 1995.

We started in a roadside stand in Wilmington, NC, with a promise: “Superior products. Professionally installed. At a guaranteed low price.“ At

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‘Flipping Out’ star Jeff Lewis says he laid off half of his staff, his design business is ‘tanking’

7 months ago

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Jeff Lewis, star of “Flipping Out,” has hit hard times.

On a recent episode of his SiriusXM show, the 50-year-old revealed he has been forced to lay off half of his employees amid the coronavirus pandemic, due in part to his expensive lawsuit against his ex, Gage Edward.

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Lewis said that the newest lawsuit was filed the day before his birthday, so he expected at the time to be served on his birthday.

Jeff Lewis has had to lay off half of his staff. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

Jeff Lewis has had to lay off half of his staff. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

“Forget my birthday. During this time right now, to be doing this is sick,” Lewis said, noting that he now has to hire another attorney. “The amount of money that we are spending

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HVAC DESIGN, air conditioning and heating systems for a comfortable home.

7 months ago

Welcome to Perfect Home Hvac Design

An HVAC Design (Manual J) is the first stepping stone of a good comfort system, whether you are installing air conditioning, forced air heating, a radiant heating system, or considering a geothermal system.

Any hvac contractor worth his salt knows this, and will perform an hvac design load calculation to determine your home’s actual hvac comfort system requirements, before he tries to sell you a system.

For too many years, hvac contractors have not been required to perform the proper load calculations before getting a permit from local authorities. Very few building authorities across our country have required any sort of design or sizing justification before a permit was issued.

Consequently, the hvac trade has been inundated with “contractors” whose only qualifications seem to be that they could afford the license fees, a white van, and advertising space!

The results have been

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Best 5 useful tips on exterior paint colors 2020 (Photos and Video)

7 months ago

As the trends grow, people see more innovations. Therefore, their imagination starts working in ways that are more creative. Exterior paint colors 2020 were born to satisfy your need to stand out from the block. Designers want you to say goodbye to good old neutral and calm shades for your house facade and instead welcome brighter colors. Exterior paint trends 2020 are all about not limiting yourself. Let your imagination do its job. In case the budget is tight, you sure can adjust those exterior color trends 2020 to your own wanting.

We are going to talk about 7 useful tips on exterior paint 2020. These simple yet important points will help you gasp the whole idea behind exterior trends 2020.

Color combinations in exterior paint trends 2020

exterior paint trends 2020

There are some basic rules when it comes to color combinations. The all-known color wheel and color theory along with it exist

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2020 Toyota Supra Design Analysis: Interior, Exterior, Details | Automobile Magazine

7 months ago

“In many ways, this car is a mess. An intriguing and attractive mess, yes, but a mess all the same. Lines don’t flow very well, details don’t really work, there are conflicting lines and surfaces, and there’s no coherent mechanical plan behind the non-running concept car seen in Detroit [at the 2014 auto show]. But go back to the 50 words in the preceding and note the one that counts: attractive.”

For all its oddities and awkwardness, the FT-1’s styling exercise appealed to a wide range of observers, including the most important one, Akio Toyoda, the CEO of Toyota who pushed the concept to production five years later. Our own omniscient Georg Kacher told us long ago Toyota was working with BMW on a joint-venture sports car. So instead of what I described five years ago as “a three-dimensional sketch,” which is all the FT-1 was, we now have a

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Doors | Department of Energy

7 months ago

Adding a storm door can be a good investment if your existing door is old but still in good condition. However, adding a storm door to a newer, insulated door is not generally worth the expense, because you won’t save much more energy.

If you plan to purchase a storm door, consider features that improve the energy efficiency. 

Storm door frames are usually made of aluminum, steel, fiberglass, or wood (painted or not). Wooden storm doors require more maintenance than the other types. Metal-framed storm doors might have foam insulation inside their frames.

High-quality storm doors use low-emissivity (low-e) glass or glazing. Other features may include screens with self-storing pockets, full-length screens with removable glass panels, and screens and glass that slide past each other. All of these features add convenience and cost.

A glass storm door could trap heat against an entry door and cause damage if the exterior

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Contemporary Design Group – Home

7 months ago

Top 10 Reasons to shop with
Contemporary Design Group Member Retailer

We provide superior customer service every step of the way, from design to delivery.  
We’re local, independent, and active members of your community.  
Our designers are not only talented, but they’re also professionals.  Many are graduates of top design schools and ASID accredited. 
Our dedicated buyers shop ’till they drop.  We never stop searching for the most unique and high quality designs for your home.
We offer several exclusive Contemporary Design Group products that you can’t find anywhere else.
We negotiate great prices from our manufacturers and pass the savings on to you!
We’re proudly affiliated with the Sustainable Furnishings Council, a non-profit committed to promoting sustainable furniture practices 
We’re passionately committed to helping you create a beautiful, comfortable, and stylish home.

Our members have been recognized for their excellence by groups like the North American Home Furnishings Association, 

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exterior cladding | Architecture & Design

7 months ago

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Avoid Buying a Home With a Bad Layout Design

7 months ago

Buyers might not know a bad layout design when they first see it, but they will know if something doesn’t quite feel right about the house. Generally, that feeling is caused by a bad layout. The best house layouts don’t cause this reaction. There is no uncertainty about a good home layout.

Moreover, it’s often very difficult to correct a bad layout without spending a lot of money. Before deciding that a bad layout can be improved by moving walls, ask a contractor to tell you if the walls you want to relocate or remove are load-bearing walls because, if so, it might be impossible or financially unfeasible.

Common Bad Layout Designs

Homeowners can easily become oblivious to the layout after occupying the same space for a number of years. Day-to-day activities become rote after a while, and it might not make any difference to a homeowner how

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WELCOME TO INDIA’S BEST INTERIOR DESIGNING COMPANY IN MUMBAI

7 months ago

BEST INTERIOR DESIGNERS FIRMS IN MUMBAI

Are you looking for some exotic interior ideas that can turn your home in an enticing paradise?

Delecon Design company is among the most sought best Interior Designers in Mumbai. We are renowned for our state of art services aiding in transforming interiors. We are backed by an excellent team of architects and Best Interior Designers in Mumbai who hold professional expertise in the field. Having said that with sheer immensity and hard work we have earned our place among Top 10 Interior Designers in Mumbai.

BEST RESIDENTIAL INTERIOR DESIGNERS IN MUMBAI

Our expertise ranges across a myriad of categories including residential, commercial and interiors for office and hospitality. Headed by Mr. Rajveer Sharma, the creative force behind the architectural excellence and sensibility, Delecon Design Company has progressed to find its place in the list of interior designers in Mumbai & Interior

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