One of our missions at Castle Building & Remodeling is to help educate the public about remodeling.  One area of the remodeling industry that is particularly murky and tough to navigate is typical project costs.  Almost daily we receive a call that starts with “We are really early in the process and don’t want to waste your time but we are trying to figure out about how much it will cost if we do ……. to our home”.   Castle Building & Remodeling is proud to roll out a new Project Costs section on our website, designed to answer this question for about 50 of our most common projects.  Each project type has a page that looks like this and is linked to a PDF with a breakdown on project costs by category of work. 

We have also added a page about Financing options Castle offers and a link to resources that provide low interest loans, rebates, and other incentives to remodel.  Interestingly we are seeing a pronounced shift in attitudes away from financing and are seeing a return to the desire to pay cash for home improvements or repairs.  We are still seeing clients who want to do things right and that will last (which can cost more), and then sometimes we are seeing them utilize a credit card to help stretch their budget (or maybe it is just the rewards points they are after).   

Whether you need more info on project costs or financing options offered, please give us a call at 612-789-8509 in Minneapolis or 651-699-4164 in St. Paul.

Castle’s owner, Loren Schirber had an interesting conversation recently with Kurt Nowacki of Rock Solid Companies, when Kurt approached him about co-sponsoring the 5^th Annual All Northeast Community School BBQ.

It was great to hear how Northeast schools, businesses and organizations like PEN and the Edison Community & Sports Foundation are working together on the BBQ.   This Community BBQ will be held at Thomas Edison High School from 3pm to 8pm on August 25th, making it an easy dinner plan since its Open House night!  Everyone is invited!

Castle’s philosophy is that without good schools in our communities, families leave the area preventing continued community growth in local businesses and other aspects of the community. Our schools are a very important part of our community and Castle Building & Remodeling is proud to be a sponsor of the event!

Mark your calendars…we’ll see you on August 25th!

Please click on the button above and nominate Castle to win a $50,000 hiring grant from Intuit (Quickbooks).  Let the world know why you love us and why you appreciate businesses that are truly a part of your community.  This could also help us win a $25,000 or $50,000 hiring grant!

Castle is excited to announce our entry in the 5th Annual B.L.E.N.D. Award! The B.L.E.N.D. Award organization encourages and rewards builders, architects, and homeowners to blend newly remodeled or constructed homes and businesses into their existing Minneapolis neighborhoods. Industry professionals and neighborhood residents select projects for recognition, following guidelines with a focus on projects that not only ensure the redevelopment builds upon the qualities that have made Minneapolis a place where people have chosen to live for so many years; respects privacy, light access, private views of neighboring properties; but also encourages redevelopment and construction of homes that are diverse and innovative in design all while remaining compatible with the neighborhood.

Castle’s entry boasts an extraordinary 2^nd Story addition and remodel of a 1920’s center hall Colonial in South Minneapolis, which expanded this living space without sacrificing the period feel and remaining authentic to the integrity of the neighborhood’s streetscape.  The architectural details of the home were kept intact and replicated with arched openings, built-in corner cabinets, breakfast nook, crown moldings, bead board ceilings with cove detailing, wainscoting, and a blend of stained and painted woodwork helped create the charm and beauty of yesterday with the functionality of well-designed twenty-first century space needed for today.

A recent WSJ.com article talks about a new online tool that measures the economic impact on communities of spending at local independent businesses versus the larger national chains. In one city, the tool showed that for every $10 spent at local independent businesses, $4 goes back into that community! Compare buying at Castle Building & Remodeling versus The Home Depot, and how that local buying benefits and gives back to the community in so many ways. The article goes on to talk about how independently owned businesses are contributing more tax dollars to neighborhood development than the large national chains. Click Here and read the full article!