Learn all the techniques you'll need for your remodel from choosing the right tools to saving money on your project.
Home owners who manage their own remodel and renovation projects can save up to 20 percent off the cost of the job, according to the Owner Builder Center. Whether you hope to pursue a career in home remodeling or just want to save that extra 20 percent, there's a program to suit your needs.
Castle Building and Remodeling
Castle Building and Remodeling offers home remodeling courses broken into topic modules. Subjects include kitchen, basement, bath and half-story projects. The school has accreditation from the Better Business Bureau and belongs to the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Builders Association of the Twin Cities Remodelers and the National Kitchen and Bath Association. Castle Building and Remodeling has approval from Minnesota GreenStar for certified green homes and remodeling and teaches its programs based on green building practices and design.
Castle Building and Remodeling
2600 Johnson St. NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
612-789-8509
362 Snelling Ave. S.
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-699-4164
castlebri.com
Owner Builder Center
The Owner Builder Center offers a two-day house building and remodeling class that takes place in weekend sessions at the Holiday Inn in Sacramento. Topics of the course include how-to instruction on site work, utilities installation, foundations, floor framing, sub-floors, wall framing, wall construction alternatives, roof framing, exterior trim, siding and windows, roofing, electricity, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems (HVAC), carpentry, trims, cabinetry, ceramic tile, countertops and flooring. The course also familiarize students with topics related to local codes and permits and finance renovation and remodeling projects. Students learn avoid common pitfalls and save money, too. Out-of-town students can take advantage of a discounted group rate on hotel accommodations from the hotel.
Owner Builder Center
4777 Sunrise Blvd., Suite A
Fair Oaks, CA 95628
916-961-2453
800-233-4838 (toll-free)
ownerbuildercenter.com
Penn Foster Career School
Penn Foster Career School offers a Home Remodeling and Repair correspondence course that results in a career diploma. Topics covered include home renovating, building materials, fastening tools, hand tools, safe scaffold use, reading construction drawings, site preparation, foundations, framing; floors, walls and stairs, cornices and roofing, windows, doors, siding, installing insulation and drywall, interior finishing, wiring, plumbing and heating, kitchens and bathrooms. The program includes remodeling techniques for the basement, bathroom and kitchen and a seven-part series on building an addition with a kitchen. Students entering the remodeling field will benefit from the final chapter on the business of home remodeling. Tuition includes textbooks and instructional DVDs.
Penn Foster Career School
PO Box 1900
Scranton, PA 18501
570-961-4033
800-275-4410 (toll-free)
pennfoster.edu
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