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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 03:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> If you need countertops for your home,  <a href="http://www.concreteexchange.com/" target="_blank">Cheng Concrete Countertops</a> can be your solution.  If you need to,  you can build it yourself.</p>
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<p>  <img height="125" alt="Concrete countertops for homeowners and designers" src="http://www.concreteexchange.com/images/hp-pic-designers.jpg" width="195" border="0" /></p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most difficult part of any renovation is managing contractors.&#160; Most in the business are honest and responsible.&#160; But no one would deny there are a few bad eggs. Here’s an article that can help, by discussing a ‘reiterate-and-confirm letter’. Did you know that you can create a binding agreement without securing the other party&#8217;s [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> The most difficult part of any renovation is managing contractors.&#160; Most in the business are honest and responsible.&#160; But no one would deny there are a few bad eggs.</p>
<p> Here’s an article that can help,  by discussing <a href="http://www.authorviews.com/authors/solakian/excerpt.htm">a ‘reiterate-and-confirm letter’</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p> Did you know that you can create a binding agreement without securing the other party&#8217;s signature? A simple letter that I call a &quot;reiterate-and-confirm letter…&quot;</p>
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<p> It’s from a book called <a href="http://www.sterlingpublishing.com/catalog?isbn=9781402727542">The Homeowner&#8217;s Guide to Managing a Renovation</a>,  by Susan Solakian.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the most frustrating parts of being a home-owner can be finding contractors who you can trust. A new site called Remodeleze tries to help.&#160; It has areas for home-owners and contractors, and it promises to soon have them for business services and suppliers.&#160; Homeowners can search for and rate contractors in their areas.&#160; [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p> Homeowners can search for and rate contractors in their areas.&nbsp; Contractors can present galleries of their work.</p>
<p> If you&#8217;re looking for someone to do some work for you,  check it out!</p>
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