Qualified Remodeler Magazine Recognizes Remodeling Firms for Business and Design Success

Fort Atkinson, WI (PRWEB) November 22, 2013

Qualified Remodeler magazine recognized remodeling firms from across the country with its Top 500 Remodelers rankings and Master Design Awards.

Qualified Remodeler’s Top 500, the original ranking of the remodeling industry’s top-tier firms, recognizes remodelers for significant and sustained success based on installed remodeling dollar volume, total years in business, industry association membership, industry certification, industry awards and community service. The complete Top 500 list is available on ForResidentialPros.com.

The Top Performers, representing the top 17 firms in the country based on dollar volume of work performed in a specific business category, are:

   •      INSURANCE RESTORATION: Belfor USA Group Inc.
   •     WINDOWS: Window World Inc.
   •     BATHROOMS: Bath Fitter
   •     SUNROOMS: Champion Window Mfg. & Supply Co. LLC
   •     ROOFING: Power Home Remodeling Group
   •     GUTTER PROTECTION: LeafGuard by Beldon, Inc.
   •     SIDING: ABC Inc., dba ABC Seamless
   •     DOORS: RF Installations, LLC
   •     WATERPROOFING: Mid-Atlantic Waterproofing
   •     HANDYMAN: Handyman Connection
   •     WHOLE HOUSE: Aspire Design Inc.
   •     KITCHENS: Kitchen Magic
   •     BASEMENT FINISHING: Four Seasons Home Services
   •     LIGHT COMMERCIAL: Gardner/Fox Associations Inc.
   •     ROOM ADDITIONS: Four Seasons Home Services
   •     DECKS: Four Seasons Home Services
   •     OUTDOOR LIVING: BOWA

Thirty-six residential remodeling firms from across the country were selected for Qualified Remodeler’s 2013 Master Design Awards, the oldest and largest national remodeling design competition in the U.S.

From bathroom remodels to whole-house renovations, the awards program recognizes remodelers, architects, builders, kitchen and bath specialists, and other housing professionals for outstanding project design and construction. A panel of industry experts reviewed each of the entries and selected the winning projects based on aesthetic appeal, construction techniques, handling of unusual situations, attention to detail, functionality of space, financial success and overall impression. The Master Design Award winners, along with photos and descriptions of their projects, are featured on ForResidentialPros.com.

The following firms received special recognition from the judging panel:

   •     JUDGES’ VISION AWARD: My House Design/Build/Team, Surrey, B.C., Canada
   •     BEST IN SHOW: Allen Associates, Santa Barbara, Calif.

Gold winners for Master Design Awards

   •     WHOLE HOUSE MORE THAN $500,000: Phil Kean Designs Inc., Winter Park, Fla.
   •     WHOLE HOUSE $200,000-$500,000: Rossington Architecture, San Francisco
   •     WHOLE HOUSE LESS THAN $200,000: Jackson & LeRoy Remodeling, Salt Lake City
   •     ROOM ADDITION MORE THAN $100,000: My House Design/Build/Team, Surrey, B.C., Canada
   •     ROOM REMODEL: The Wills Co., Nashville, Tenn.
   •     KITCHENS MORE THAN $100,000: Landis Construction, Washington, D.C.
   •     KITCHENS $50,000-$100,000: CG&S Design-Build, Austin, Texas
   •     KITCHENS LESS THAN $50,000: RisherMartin Fine Homes, Austin, Texas
   •     DETACHED STRUCTURE: TR Building & Remodeling, New Canaan, Conn.
   •     RESIDENTIAL SPECIALTY: Architectural Resource, Ann Arbor, Mich.
   •     FINISHED BASEMENT: TreHus Builders, Minneapolis
   •     EXTERIOR FACELIFT: Golden Edge Construction, Huntington Beach, Calif.
   •     LIGHT COMMERCIAL: Scott Wilson Architect LLC, Franklin, Tenn.
   •     BATHROOMS MORE THAN $50,000: CG&S Design-Build, Austin, Texas
   •     BATHROOMS LESS THAN $30,000: RTP Builders, Warrington, Pa.
   •     HISTORIC RENOVATION: Architectural Resource, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Winners of the Master Design Awards, as well as Qualified Remodeler’s Top 500 Remodelers list, were honored during a gala event on Oct. 16 in Chicago.

ABOUT QUALIFIED REMODELER MAGAZINE
Founded in 1975, Qualified Remodeler (QR) is the premier publication serving contractors who specialize in residential and light commercial remodeling. QR is sent monthly to an audience of 84,200 remodeling company owners and executives, architects and suppliers.

Qualified Remodeler, published by Cygnus Business Media, is part of the Cygnus Residential Network that also includes Kitchen & Bath Design News and its integrated web portal, ForResidentialPros.com. Cygnus reaches millions of professionals annually. As one of America’s top business-to-business media companies, Cygnus is leading the way in providing targeted content to top decision-makers and organizations.

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