The council represents more remodelers than anyone else, but we aren’t doing what we should to attract more.
Of the roughly 60,000 home building members of NAHB, almost one-third say they do a fair amount of remodeling, so we know that they are underrepresented on the council. I believe this is because they don’t really know what the council does, and that is something we are going to fix.
NAHB is the place to find the best educational curriculums, professional designation programs, advocacy for housing and remodeling and research into building products and practices. That makes it the best place for the new remodeler, the smaller-market contractor and the small builder.
Our message to them is this: If you are not a member of the NAHB Remodelors™ Council, you are leaving a lot on the table.
Membership in NAHB and the Remodelors™ Council provides you with opportunities that will enable your business to survive and prosper:
- A chance to learn, mostly for free, what the leading companies do to make themselves successful
- The best advice on how to deal with mold, lead, asbestos and EIFs
- Resources on warranties and liability insurance and information on what it takes to get a “right to cure” bill passed in your state
Membership is an investment that continues giving back year after year. There’s a reason why people who are really doing well take time away from their families and their businesses to help their competitors, and that reason is the NAHB Remodelors™ Council.
I want remodelers everywhere — including my competition — to understand the costs of doing business, the risks of a poorly visited contract agreement, the danger of ignoring lead and mold in their contract document and the value of endorsing programs such as the Quality Assurance Builders Standards from the Builders Association of Greater Indianapolis.
Remodelers who do a top-quality job, who can sell the best and are the most knowledgeable about the business are destined for success. The people with these skills will come from a builders association every time.
Your professional life doesn’t really start until you attend your first home builders association meeting. So call your local HBA, and keep in touch with all of the things that are good for your business.
Mike Weiss, CGR, GMB, CAPS is chairman of the NAHB Remodelors™ Council.
Professional Designation Courses Offered
The NAHB University of Housing offers several professional designation programs for remodelers and builders. For more information about these designations, click here, or call 800-368-5242 x8EDU.
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