Now is a Great Time to Remodel

2013 CATT Remodel Committee Mission Statement 

Our mission is to stimulate consumer interest in remodeling by utilizing a variety of advertising media and to promote CATT and its members.

This is a great time to think about remodeling your North Tahoe or Truckee area home. These factors make the next year or two the best time in the last 15-20 years to remodel or build an addition!

• Labor and materials competitively priced
• The slowdown in new home construction means homeowners will have a far wider selection of builders and lower labor prices - this can create a competitive construction environment

• Smaller projects, usually less than 500 square feet, do not require the payment of mitigation fees to local government or special districts
• Retrofitting with "green" energy efficient appliances or materials may result in a rebate back to you from suppliers or utility providers!
• And despite what you may have heard about the flow of credit, financing for remodels is available! Financing a home improvement project, rather than paying cash, may give you a new tax deduction in the form of interest paid on the home improvement loan. Consult your tax advisor for guidance.
• Some improvements can generate an increase in market value. Check out this website for some general numbers about rate of return: www.costvsvalue.com. According to that info source, a bathroom remodel done in 2008 will generate about an 86% return in value, while a wooden deck addition will generate a whopping 97% return in value.

Other reasons to remodel your home:

• To replace outdated fixtures and features
• To add more usable living space (vs. buying another home)
• To enhance the appearance
• To increase fire safety
• To improve erosion control and water quality

NOW is the best time to start your planning and the Contractors Association of Truckee Tahoe can help!

Instead of flipping through pages of the phone book, look to CATT as your best source for reliable referrals to the design/engineering and building industry. Our members are expected to abide by a Code of Ethics, which gives you, the homeowner, assurance that high standards of conduct, excellent customer service, and remarkable craftsmanship are the norm, not the exception. We can help you disseminate your job description to our members for multiple bids, saving you precious time and energy.

Days slip by and become weeks. Weeks become months. Don’t wait any longer. If you want or need a change to "Home Sweet Home," fill out the Request Construction Bid form, select a building professional from the CATT Directory, or contact CATT to get the wheels turning. Make your dreams come true!

Thanks to the following contributors who provided information for this webpage:
Pavlo Gesmundo – Mountain Life Construction
Ken Kress – Lake Tahoe Tile and Design
Kenda Sawhill – Spectrum Solid Surfacing
Andrew Cross – Truckee Tahoe Lumber Company
Ira Cross – Truckee Tahoe Lumber Company
Cheyenne Myers – Alcal Arcade Contracting
Karen O’Connell – Sierra Pacific Windows
Bill Theirl – Weather-Tite Log Siding Products
Kerry Kilcoyne-Henry – The Lighting Showroom
Dennis Boyer – Integrated Home Systems
Deb Kelly – Kelly Brothers Painting
Scott Eckard – Eckard Roofing
Larry Peyton – Peyton Insurance Agency
Paul Kucharski – Citizens Bank
Jaclyn Butler – Rock & Rose

Photos supplied by:
Pavlo Gesmundo – Mountain Life Construction
Cheyenne Myers – Alcal Arcade Contracting
Frank Ross – Gary Davis Group
Betty Scott – Home Concepts Design Resource Center
Dennis Boyer – Integrated Home Systems
Barry Lease – Incline Builders
Bill Theirl – Weather-Tite Log Siding Products
Scott Eckard – Eckard Roofing