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A recent Wall Street Journal article detailed issues any homeowner should address before beginning to remodel your home. St. James Plantation custom home builder Mark Johnson Custom Homes, Inc provides the same quality construction to our remodeling clients as we do a custom home.

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Spending on remodeling is expected to reach $316 billion this year alone and the number is still climbing, according to the Home Improvement Research Institute. So make sure you know exactly how big a renovation you can afford and whether it justifies the time you intend to spend in your revamped home. The Nest, a home-improvement Web site, says before making any big changes to your home you should ask yourself these big questions:

How long do I plan to stay in my house after the renovations?

Am I doing just cosmetic fixes or am I ready for an all-out overhaul?

Am I prepared for the home upheaval?

Are the renovations keeping with the style of my home?

Are my DIY choices reasonable?

To view the full article, click here.

Courtesy of: Marshall Loeb, WSJ, MarketWatch

St. James Plantation custom home builder Mark Johnson Custom Homes contributed to the Kids Summer Stock 2009. Sponsored by the Food Bank of Central and Eastern NC, Kids Summer Stock is a community-wide food and funds drive aimed to help school children who no longer have access to free or reduced priced meal options during the summer months. Through a series of concerts, festivals, and events, collections of food and funds helped fill the empty shelves of Food Bank warehouses in Durham, Greenville, Raleigh, Sandhills and Wilmington. The drive was especially imperative at a time when food drive donations tend to slow down and at risk children are out of school and are still in need of three daily meals.