Greetings!
We're happy to share some interesting news and helpful tips with you this month.
In this issue: - Behind the Scenes: Titus Built's Custom Millwork
- Selling Your Home: Remodeling ROI
- DIY: Update Spaces Using Fabric Design
- Q&A for Your DIY Home Improvements
Read more details below ... We hope you enjoy "news that's on the straight and level" from Titus Built.
Best regards,
Jeff Titus
General Manager
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Custom Millwork & Bench-made Furniture
Titus Built's custom millwork and bench-made furniture is produced by highly skilled Master Craftsmen. Our expertise and custom millwork shop are here for you. We can help your accentuate your distinctive lifestyle with luxurious millwork for every room of your home. As a design-build company we know the importance of listening to your needs and we ensure that individuality and style preferences are heard and implemented into each and every project.
Experience truly beautiful custom woodwork that lasts a lifetime! Our wood products are made from the finest quality hardwoods, such as oak, cherry, maple, mahogany and walnut, reclaimed woods, and laminated woods, including birds-eye maple. We are knowledgeable in all of the latest trends and advancements in our field, and we do our best to offer only top-of-the-line products to our customers.
With many years of combined experience we can custom design and build most anything you desire from repairing your grandmother's chair to a full-fledged custom home interior including some of the suggestions below:
Millwork
Interior
- Wine Cellars/Bars
- Mudrooms/Cubbies
- Closet Organization
- Cabinetry/Vanities
- Libraries/Home Offices
- Wainscoting/Crown Molding
Exterior Finishes Paint Stain Distress Specialty finishes including: Ebonized & Lacquers Gold, Silver & Metal Leafing Multi-layered Old World Texture Finishes
Titus Built's professional team excels at uniting the needs, desires and budget of your project. From hall baths to new homes, let us put our experience to work for you. |
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Selling Your Home:
Remodeling ROI vs Stagnant Sales and the Cost of Carrying Your Home
The economy is beginning to pick up, but Return on Investment (ROI) for remodeling is still lower than pre-2006 percentages. One aspect that the Cost vs. Value Reports are failing to see is the ability to sell the home. The real estate market is still overflowing with homes for sale and competition is fierce.
What distinguishes your home from your neighbor's home? Crown molding, custom millwork such as built-ins, and updated bathrooms and kitchens all enhance your home. If your bathrooms and kitchen are dated, an appraisal will come back at a lower value than your neighbor's home. In turn, if you decide to remodel, the reported ROI to remodel has decreased in recent years. This is all true, but how quickly will you sell your home? Before remodeling, will you find a buyer to pay the appraisal price, and if so, how long will your home take to sell?
It has been our experience that most buyers run from houses that need work. When you factor in the sell-ability and the carrying costs of the home while you are selling it, we believe you will find most renovations, if done properly, pay for themselves. Therefore, one needs to re-evaluate the Cost vs. Value Reports; a remodeled, priced right home will sell far quicker. In the meantime, you can enjoy the luxury of your updated home as well as have fewer headaches, carrying costs and a quicker turnover time when it comes time to sell.
Remodel now! Sell your home for more money. Sell it more quickly than the competition.
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 DIY
Update Spaces with Fabric Design Trends and Colors
Interior decorating by combining patterns, fabrics and upholstery with updated trends can provide a rich, inviting atmosphere. There is not one design trend in fabrics today, but several - including jacquards, nubby yarns and chenille, as well as geometric floral designs using cool grays and other neutrals as the dominant colors.
Designing with patterns requires careful thought. Too many large patterns will create competition instead of uniformity and balance. When decorating, pick a favorite pattern as your main focus. Choose accent patterns and solids to complement your main pattern and keep an even number of accent patterns throughout the space to produce a cohesive theme. Don't forget to incorporate both large and small scale patterns to maintain balance throughout the room. Combine multi-colored fabrics with solid textured fabrics to create a visually appealing room while adding dimension to the space. Even numbers complement the space while odd numbers focus on the space. Therefore, leave the odd numbers of decorating to the accessories, providing focal points throughout your room.
Another transition to consider is using a non-traditional fabric on your traditional upholstery frames. Adding trendy fabrics to your traditional upholstery will bring personal expression to your home while avoiding a "catalog" look.
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Coming Soon: Q&A for Your DIY Projects
Titus Built Initiates a DIY Home Improvement Program on LinkedIn
Do you have home improvement questions? Soon you will be able to join us on LinkedIn and post your questions on Titus Built's blog where we will continually update and answer questions ... stay tuned for updates.
Sign up or link to us here:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreyatitus
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Report: 100% of Titus Built Clients Surveyed Would Recommend Us to Others
According to GuildQuality, an independent customer satisfaction surveying company, Titus Built is proud to report that 100% of our surveyed clients would recommend us. We'd like to send along our thanks to all of our clients who have already participated in the Guild Quality surveys.
If you'd like to learn more, please visit Guild Quality here.
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 Titus Built Recognized as Top 500 Remodeler
We are proud to be recognized as one of the Top 500 companies in the remodeling industry by Qualified Remodeler. Titus Built has received this prestigious recognition seven times.
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 Titus Built is Lead-Safe Certified
Jeff Titus has earned a Lead Safety for Renovation Repair and Painting Certification with the State of Connecticut in response to the new EPA regulation for the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP). Protect your family and make sure you only hire a contractor who is with a Lead-Safe Certified Firm.
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Give your Room a Facelift with "Mardi Grape" the "next" color for 2010 as Predicted by Color Marketing Group.
According to Color Marketing Group, the leading international organization of color design professionals, the new color is Mardi Grape. Mardi Grape is "a sophisticate crossover between purple, brown and gray." Read more here.
Keep up with current trends by giving your room a facelift with paint and accent accessories. "Mardi Grape" works well with many different colors such as gray, warm beige, camel, soft green, and brushed silver or gold. It works well with cabinets, too, in light colors such as maple or painted white or very dark colors such as ebony.
Find Mardi Gras Grape in the Benjamin Moore-Electric Chic Combo or Sherwin-Williams Colormix 2010 Simplified.
"John and I had high expectations regarding our renovation and not only did Titus Built meet these expectations but they exceeded them! From beginning to end I enjoyed the entire renovation process thanks to the professionalism of the Titus Built team."
The Weisenseels
Read more client testimonials here.
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| Welcome to Our New Clients:
Jones Family
Thank You to Our Repeat Clients:
Clancy Family
Fitting Family
Stephenson Family
Windas Family
Thank You for Your Referrals:
Sean Lentner
Nan Merolla
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