Chosen “Best of Houzz 2015”

Hiline Builders Inc. of Fair Oaks Ca. Receives
Best Of Houzz 2015 Award

Best of Houzz 2015

Over 25 Million Monthly Unique Users Rated Top-Rated Home Building,
Remodeling and Design Professionals in the United States and Around the World.

Sacramento Ca, USA, January 29, 2015 – Hiline Builders Inc. of Fair Oaks Ca. has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. Sacramento’s leading Remodeling and Design-Build Firm was chosen by the more than 25 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than 500,000 active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best Of Houzz award is given in two categories: Design and Customer Satisfaction. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 25 million monthly users on Houzz, known as “Houzzers.” Customer Satisfaction honors are determined by a variety of factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2014. Winners will receive a “Best Of Houzz 2015” badge on their profiles, helping Houzz users around the world who discover and love a professional’s work to learn even more about that business’ popularity and satisfaction rating among their peers in the Houzz community.

“We strive to be the Builder that sets the Bar for Customer Satisfaction and Quality Design-Build Projects.”


“Houzz provides homeowners with a 360 degree view of home building, remodeling and design industry professionals, empowering them to engage the right people and products for their project,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of industry marketing for Houzz. “We’re delighted to recognize Hiline Builders Inc. among our “Best Of” professionals as judged by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts who are actively remodeling and decorating their homes.”

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About Houzz
Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish – online or from a mobile device. From decorating a room to building a custom home, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community powered by social tools, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality. Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Houzz also has international offices in London, Berlin and Sydney. For more information, visit www.houzz.com

Arch Viz

Featured image by Chris Azzy of stabstudio.com

My Fascination with Architectural Visualization

(arch viz), has me diligently studying to become proficient in the art.

Architectural Visualization involves the use of various software programs and rendering engines working in concert to provide photo realistic renderings of architectural interior and exterior models. With Autodesk’s 3D Studio Max, the VRay rendering engine, and photoshop for post production realism, it’s possible to create both stills and animated renderings that will fool any viewer into thinking they are real photos.

Some of the images are stunningly beautiful

and draw you in with their magical allure. Like this tranquil waterside scene called Bolgatty Palace by Ajai Pk ajaipk.com

Animated Architectural Renderings

Provide a great marketing concept for Architects and Contractors trying to sell their ideas-



This is an exciting new adventure for me and I look forward to being able to showcase my work here in the near future.

Revisiting Remodeling Magazine’s Cost Vs. Value Report

I’ve passed this report along in the past-

and it’s still the best tool I know of to help people get a good idea of what they can expect to spend on their prospective remodels.
So here again is the Remodeling “Cost vs. Value Report” updated for 2014.
This report not only aligns you with the expected expense broken down by mid range and high end projects, but it also allows you to see what you can expect as far the return on your investment, ROI, for your project. See what remodeling activities return the most value.

Just scroll down to the “National Data” and select your region and you’ll be able to download the report for the area nearest you. Or scroll down further to the National Averages for an overview of average costs.

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The Future of Remodeling- My Take

I’m in the middle of reading “The Demographic Cliff” By Harry S. Dent Jr. and it’s left me to ponder over the future of remodeling.
I sat in on a speaking engagement by Mr. Dent a few years back at the Pacific Coast Builders Convention and he has since become sort of a folk hero of mine.

Dent writes and markets an economic newsletter that reviews the economy in the US and around the world by focusing on generational consumer spending patterns, as well as financial markets, and has written nine books, of which two recent ones have been bestsellers.
Harry Dent has been providing predictions on the economic future for decades and has become one of the most respected people in his field.The demographic Cliff By Harry S. Dent Jr. Continue reading The Future of Remodeling- My Take

California 2013 Title 24

California Energy Codes 2013 Part 6

The revisions to the California Energy Codes are now being enforced as of July 1, 2014.
Referred to as the “California 2013 Title 24 Part 6”
These new codes are now a part of the C.B.C., (California Building Code)  2013 Energy Codes.
Unfortunately the information contained in this revision is far too long winded to include in it’s entirety. But I’ll try to cover some of the most significant changes.
Most of the information covered here will pertain to residential low rise construction including additions and alterations. Continue reading California 2013 Title 24

The Davis Project



This is a project we did a few years ago for Oliver and Patsy Davis.
One Sunday morning I read this story in the local paper about an elderly couple in Sacramento who had been scammed by an unlicensed contractor.
After taking all of the money they had to fix up their distressed home, in excess of $170,000, he disappeared leaving them with a destroyed house and no money left.
I couldn’t stop thinking about how wrong this was and someone needed to help.
So I began making phone calls and sending out emails and eventually got in contact with the local Rebuilding Together organization who was able to recruit other organizations like the Bayside Church in Granite Bay, and State of BEing.
We were able to collaboratively secure labor help and donations and a year and a half later they were able to move in.
Thank You so much Cindy Slagter and Rebuilding Together Sacramento, My Friends forever Mandy Snell, James and Brenda Bufford, from State of BEing, Dave Coburn and the Bayside Church, Senator Ted Gaines.
And all of the generous people who donated their time and money to get this horrible tragedy turned around.
Oliver Davis has since passed. May he rest in Peace.

Are You Really Ready to Remodel?

Contract Negotiations What to Expect
Although most of the content of this writing can be considered universal in almost all remodel projects, bear in mind that not all information herein is to be taken as “written in stone”.

As a 30 year Residential Contractor, I find that there are a handful of very important procedures that are taken far too lightly by homeowners who are prospecting remodels and new home construction.
The following are some of the steps that should be taken in the proper order to assure a smooth and seamless project.

Do your homework
There is a lot of due diligence that can be done prior to searching out your Project Contractor. Some of the things that need to be researched are; Continue reading Are You Really Ready to Remodel?