Ways to Maximize National Home Remodeling Month

May is National Home Remodeling Month and many local home builder associations are hosting home shows and parades of homes in honor of the month-long celebration.

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) recommends the following eight ways to connect with the remodeling contractors your operation serves.

• Recording a PSA for local radio stations about the benefits of hiring a professional remodeler using templates from NAHB.
• Pitch to local TV talk shows on a remodeling segment, discussing topics like how to choose a remodeler or how to avoid contractor fraud.
• Use social media to reach new audiences and promote hiring home professionals.
• Organize and sponsor a consumer remodeling fair to bring together remodelers, lenders and product manufacturers.
• Organize a tour of remodeled homes or include remodeled homes in your parade of homes event.
• Hold a seminar about remodeling for local senior citizens at aging-in-place facilities or other community organizations.
• Conduct a month-long campaign to enlist remodeler council members to include yard signs on their finished remodeling sites.
• Work with community partners to remodel a home for a charitable cause.