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 [...]

2012 STAR Awards – 8 Gold STAR Awards & Remodeler of the Year

TrendMark was awarded 8 Gold STAR Awards and Remodeler of the Year at the 2012 Remodelers Council STAR Awards Gala.

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!

TrendMark Remodel Featured on HGTV

Check out this episode of HGTV’s Bang For Your Buck, which features a recent TrendMark kitchen remodeling project for Cammy and Fito Agraz (the first kitchen featured)!

Featured Project: Sunroom Addition Complete with Indoor Grill – Year-Round Fun!

To satisfy their need for year-round entertaining space, the homeowners wanted to convert their back porch into a room where they could grill indoors. Their new fabulous light-filled room features a brick fireplace flanked by bookcases, stone flooring, cathedral wood ceilings, recessed lighting, and most importantly, a commercial-grade grill and hood.

Return of Investment for Kitchen Remodel

HGTV’s Bang for Your Buck Raleigh Episode Now that the February 19th episode of HGTV’s Bang For Your Buck has aired, TrendMark’s thrilled to know that its remodel entry, the Agraz kitchen, had the greatest ROI (return on investment) of the three kitchens featured on the show! After analyzing the elements of the three Raleigh [...]

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 [...]