Some valuable resources for decision making are the numerous trade, professional, and consumer organizations who establish construction standards and will provide product specifications or installation information to the general public as well as their membership.
The following information resources are meant to be utilized in conjunction with the Home Building Consumer's Guide & Video but whether or not you choose to purchase this product, you'll find these links most useful. The specification worksheets which are included with the Guide & Video, are also a very effective means to itemize the features you intend to incorporate into your new home or remodel project.
An excellent beginning point to
determine what product or service best fits your situation is to
contact the appropriate organization and request or find
information to assist you when making a particular
decision. This enhances the synergy between consumers and the
marketplace.
These information resources work well in combination with the guide & video:
Consumer Reports Online is the Web's source of unbiased information about products and services based on testing conducted in their extensive state-of-the-art laboratories. The site offers two levels of access. Visitors can get solid consumer advice for free. Paid site subscribers have access to exclusive product and service Ratings and recommendations. You can subscribe for $2.95 per month or $24.00 for a full year. (Or Consumer Reports magazine subscribers can have full access to Consumer Reports Online for just $19 per year.)
As you develop written specifications for your home design and building project, these links will be very helpful for locating manufacturers and/or determining industry standards:
These information resources are helpful to the consumer and professional alike:
Should you like to suggest other information resources, please send your recommendation.
Working in combination these informational resources provide consumers with a very "Naderish" approach to remodeling or a new home construction project. As far as we're concerned, the homebuilding experience is as much about lifelong learning as it is about creating a home style to match one's life style.
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