2012 Gold STAR Award-Winning Remodeling Projects

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2012 Gold STAR Award-Winning Remodeling Projects

  TrendMark was awarded EIGHT Gold STAR Awards and Remodeler of the Year at the Home Builders Associations 20th Annual STAR Awards Gala at the Renaissance Raleigh Hotel. Below are the project photos and details: Remodeler of the Year – After Gold – Best Kitchen $40,000 – $50,000 Gold – Best Bathroom $36,000 – $44,000 Gold [...]

Selecting Granite Countertops

UNDERSTANDING GRANITE Granite is the premium countertop material for kitchens and bathrooms, adding timeless beauty and durability as well as increased value to the home. By definition granite is a common, coarse-grained, light-colored, hard igneous rock consisting chiefly of quartz, orthoclase or microcline, and mica with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern referred to [...]

Gold STAR Award Winner – Best Bathroom

2010 Gold STAR Winner Best Bathroom Remodel Soothing but dramatic, this master bath remodel started with added floor footage and a redesigned skylight opening that now dominates the room. Bianco pietre travertine tiles in browns and creams cover the walls surrounding the soaker bath and oversized shower, as well as the tub surround and floor. [...]

TrendMark Top Award Winner

TrendMark was awarded SIX Gold STAR Awards at the Home Builders Associations 18th Annual STAR Awards Gala at the Renaissance Raleigh Hotel, making us the top awarded remodeling company! Our awards included Gold STAR Best Sunroom; Gold STAR Best Whole House under $175,000; Gold STAR Best Bathroom $30,001-$50,000; Gold STAR Best Room Renovation; Gold STAR Best Bathroom over $50,001; and Gold STAR Best Whole House $175,000-$250,000.

Toilet Choices – Don’t Flush Good Money Away

Toilets are by far the main source of water use in the home, accounting for nearly 30 percent of an average home’s indoor water consumption. Older, inefficient toilets are a major source of wasted water in many homes. Replacing these toilets with WaterSense labeled toilets (products that meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s criteria for water efficient usage) could save nearly 11 gallons per toilet in your home every day!

Ask the Contractor – Leaky Toilet

I have to jiggle the handle to get my toilet to stop running. How can I fix this? Toilet leaks are caused for multiple reasons. The first thing to check is to see if the handle is loose. If so, it can be tightened from inside the tank. Another cause could be the chain between [...]

TrendMark Portfolio now on Flickr

We have added many of our project photos to Flickr.  You can now view projects to help you get ideas for you next project. http://www.flickr.com/photos/trendmarkinc/collections/ Whole House Additions Kitchen Remodels Bathrooms Outdoor Living Custom Homes Whole House Additions Kitchen Remodels Bathrooms Outdoor Living Custom Homes Whole House Additions Kitchen Remodels Bathrooms Outdoor Living Custom Homes

Remodeling on a Tight Budget

Have you been itching to redo that hallway bathroom, your kitchen nook, or any other part of your house, but the thought of how much money it might cost — as well as the time it will take — to get it done just makes you file the thought away for “some other time”? Don’t [...]

Featured Project: From Plain to Pizazz!

The traditional southern styling of this Raleigh home and its location inside the Beltline instantly attracted the homeowner. Oozing with charm, the 20-year old home had the space and floor layout the family needed, but updates were in order for some of the rooms! After putting together a plan with the new homeowner, TrendMark first [...]