As the economy is slowly picking up steam, so does the remodeling industry. On January 26th Bob Peterson of the National Association of Home Builders, wrote the following:

Remodeling Market Index Rises to Five-Year High in Fourth Quarter of 2011

In the fourth quarter of 2011, professional remodelers saw remodeling market conditions rise to their highest level in five years, according to NAHB’s latest Remodeling Market Index (RMI), which climbed to 46.6, up from 41.7 in the third quarter. The RMI component measuring current market conditions rose to 48...