| Happy New Year!I hope you enjoyed the | | | | been thrilled |
| holidays and had some quality rest and | | | | |
| relaxation. I know I did. I also spent some | | | | with the look and performance of them.In |
| time contemplating my new year resolutions. | | | | addition to my top three resolutions, I have |
| My wife would probably classify the effort as | | | | a number of other items that I am also still |
| more like planning my new year home projects, | | | | contemplating for 2006. They include: |
| and she is probably more accurate, but no | | | | installing a Hot Tub, re-surfacing a deck, |
| matter. Planning and setting goals are always | | | | and landscaping.Over the next week I will |
| a good thing to do at the start of a new | | | | sharpen my pencil and cost out each of the |
| year, regardless of what they are.On the top | | | | "resolutions" and try to maximize the |
| of my list of new year resolutions (a.k.a. | | | | resolutions with the allowed budget. A must |
| home improvement projects) is re-shingling | | | | task for every home improvement |
| the roof. It is followed by re-siding the | | | | Do-It-Yourselfer.I know 2006 is already |
| home with vinyl siding. I am still | | | | shaping up to be an exciting year in our |
| contemplating this idea, as I have never been | | | | home. I hope it is the same for you.Over the |
| a big fan of vinyl, but after years of | | | | past 20+ years Mark Donovan has been involved |
| painting I am getting more wetted to the idea | | | | with building homes and additions to homes. |
| of vinyl. This may be the year I break | | | | His projects have included: building a |
| down.Third on my new years resolution list is | | | | vacation home, building additions and garages |
| replacing a couple of all wood windows with | | | | on to existing homes, and finishing |
| vinyl clad windows. I did this on a number of | | | | unfinished homes. |
| other windows on my home already, and have | | | | |