Energy-efficient windows can help make your home more comfortable as well as reduce your utility bills. Basically, energy-efficient windows reduce the amount of heat that enters or escapes through the windows. How do you know if a window is energy efficient? Certification programs such as...

Your kitchen counter fills a lot of roles including cutting board, food prep area, eating surface, desk top and, on occasion, seat. This means it has to be durable in addition to beautiful and the most popular surfaces aren’t exactly equal in these areas. With...

Need a New Grill? Visit our booth at the 40th Annual QCBR Home Show February 3-5, 2017 at the QCCA Expo Center in Rock Island and sign up to win a brand new Stainless Steel Gas Grill! Drawing Rules No purchase necessary Must sign up at the...

If you’re thinking of any type of home improvement, building or remodeling project, come on out and see us at the 40th annual QCBR Home Show this weekend. We’ll have our usual large presence with displays for cabinets, countertops, windows, doors and more. Stop by our...

For many years, wood windows were considered the benchmark for homes. Even as little as a couple decades ago wood represented roughly half of the windows in private homes. So what happened? Basically, vinyl came along and offered a less expensive and low maintenance option....