Blizzard of 2011

The blizzard did it’s best to shut down the Chicago area, and it succeeded for one day. However, we are back up and running today. I was out assessing the damage from the storm. Thankfully I didn’t find any. However, even though the door was closed, we won’t be using this toilet until somebody gets out a shovel!

Thankfully, we had a shovel and broom handy.  This toilet is now 100% functional!

All Crimson remodeling projects have a toilet on site so your bathroom can remain private and not be used by a crew of workers!  Less cleaning and stress for you.

New House Old House Home Show At Pheasant Run

For the first time Crimson will have a booth at the Old House New House Home Show.  This year’s event is September 25th and 26th at the Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.  The show will feature over 300 businesses in the remodeling and building industry.

Stop by and visit us.  We will be in booth 907.  Be sure to bring your remodeling questions!

Crimson Selected As One Of The Top 500 Remodelers In The Country

Crimson was recently selected as one of the Top 500 Remodelers in the country as selected by Qualified Remodeler Magazine.

It’s always an honor to be selected for this list.  The annual list is published each year and recognizes firms on six criteria;  sales volume, years in business, association membership, certifications, awards and community service.

Crimson was selected as number 493 on the list which is still quite an achievement for a company of our size.  The number is not as important to us as is the recognition of our industry peers.  We continue to offer great service to our clients and it’s nice to be acknowledged for our efforts!

Neil Judges Qualified Remodeler Master Design Awards

Neil recently spent two days in downtown Chicago where he was one of five judges from around the US to judge the 2010 Master Design Awards from Qualified Remodeler magazine. While helicopters and movie cameras whirled outside the hotel filming the new Transformers 3 movie the panel slaved over 300+ entries in 22 categories.

It is quite an honor to be selected as a judge for this competition.  Neil took the job very seriously and did his best to give each entry the respect it deserved.  Projects entered in the competition ranged from construction details such as a floating stairway to a $28 million whole house renovation of a 40,000 square foot home!  Some of the highlights included a 75 foot curved pergola to a complete restoration of a Greene and Greene home in California.

It wasn’t easy, but in the end they had to pick one project as best in show.  The results will be revealed in the October issue of Qualified Remodeler.

Joel Is Mentioned In A Daily Herald Article

Joel got a nice mention in a recent article from the Daily Herald.  The story chronicles a charity project that the Chicago chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) took on earlier this year for a family in Elk Grove Village.  Find the complete article here.  Thanks to all of those at NARI that allowed us to be a part of this important project.

Neil Quoted In Recent Outdoor Remodeling Article

Recently Neil was quoted in the Daily Herald as part of a story on outdoor living.  Writer Arlene Miles explores the reasons and solutions for outdoor living space.  She also explores the recent trends in outdoor spaces and why someone would want to tackle an exterior renovation.  Find the entire article here.

Neil & Joel Attend Remodeling Roundtable In New Hampshire

Neil & Joel recently attended another remodeling roundtable in Concord, New Hampshire.  While there they toured Cedar Mill Group and learned more about how Geoff Martin runs his remodeling company.  In turn they made suggestions to Geoff on how he could increase the quality of his company.  As you can see from the photo things got pretty heated!  All the energy in the hotel conference room set off the alarms and the Concord fire department was sent in to check out the situation!  Actually the second floor of the hotel was being remodeled (can’t seem to get away from it no matter where we go) and the dust set off the alarms.

Thanks to Geoff for sharing his company and hospitality with us.

Crimson Wins 2010 Guildmaster Award

Guild Quality announced the winners of their annual Guildmaster Awards and we are proud to say that we made the list!   Guildmaster awards are given to top remodeling companies from around the country that demonstrate that they have the ability to consistently deliver an exceptional customer experience. We work hard to deliver an exceptional remodeling experience and are proud that our clients recognize our efforts.

Guild Quality is an independent resource to measure client satisfaction.  Each of our clients are contacted twice by Guild Quality after the completion of their project and asked about their experience and how Crimson may improve  our service, product or experience.  We take all these comments to heart and use them in the future management of our company.  These interactions have offered us great insight into our process and have led to many refinements over the years.

This was our second consecutive Guildmaster Award.

Naperville Home Show A Success

Thanks to all of you that braved a less-than-springlike weekend to come out and see us at The Naperville Home Show.  We met some great people over the last two days!

Being the first home show we have ever done, it was quite a learning experience for us.  We learned some things to do (wear VERY comfortable shoes) and some things not to do (don’t wait until 3 days before to order your banners).  All-in-all it was a great experience and we are thinking about doing it again sometime soon.  If we do we’ll keep you updated.

Naperville Home Show March 19-21

This weekend we will be at the Naperville Home Show.

Be sure to stop by and see us.

Bring your remodeling ideas with you!

The details:

Where:   North Central College Recreation Center (Crimson is in booth #313)
When:   Fri 4-8pm   Sat 10am-6pm   Sun 10am-5pm
Admission: $5      Get a $1 off coupon

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