http://www.qualifiedremodeler.com/interactive/2006/08/22/78-million-boomers-cant-be-wrong/ Welcome to Market Memo, your source for current trends, notes, and analysis of the U.S. remodeling market. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 04:52:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.qualifiedremodeler.com/interactive/2006/08/22/78-million-boomers-cant-be-wrong/#comment-1274 Nick Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:16:43 +0000 http://www.qualifiedremodeler.com/interactive/2006/08/22/78-million-boomers-cant-be-wrong/#comment-1274 I agree that the baby boomers are looking to live long, healthy lives and a lot of them are looking for ways to defy the <a href="http://aging.healthtipster.net/Articles/Aging_Well.php" rel="nofollow">aging</a> process. My parents would be considered baby boomers and are just now starting to go camping. In their first 60 years of life it didn't even appeal to them and now they love it...go figure. I agree that the baby boomers are looking to live long, healthy lives and a lot of them are looking for ways to defy the aging process.
My parents would be considered baby boomers and are just now starting to go camping. In their first 60 years of life it didn’t even appeal to them and now they love it…go figure.

]]> http://www.qualifiedremodeler.com/interactive/2006/08/22/78-million-boomers-cant-be-wrong/#comment-78 Paul Mitchell Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:37:42 +0000 http://www.qualifiedremodeler.com/interactive/2006/08/22/78-million-boomers-cant-be-wrong/#comment-78 I was a design/build contractor from "82" to "91" and did residential remodeling and light commercial. After the recession of "91" I switched to straight architecture. The criteria for the plans I draw is slowly changing with more requests for things like residential elevators and handicap accessible master baths. I also am also seeing a move in the requirements for residential remodeling. One large remodel I am drawing plans for in the Tustin Hills area of Orange County, Ca. is for a very active couple in their late "70's". We are doing a two story addition with a master bedroom/ bath/ and separate his and hers walk-in-closets all on the second floor. The interesting thing about this remodel is we are building a shaft for a residential elevator to be installed at a much later date when they "might" need it. The are more active than my wife and I and we are almost 30 yrs. younger. Pretty amazing. I was a design/build contractor from “82″ to “91″ and did residential remodeling and light commercial. After the recession of “91″ I switched to straight architecture. The criteria for the plans I draw is slowly changing with more requests for things like residential elevators and handicap accessible master baths. I also am also seeing a move in the requirements for residential remodeling. One large remodel I am drawing plans for in the Tustin Hills area of Orange County, Ca. is for a very active couple in their late “70’s”. We are doing a two story addition with a master bedroom/ bath/ and separate his and hers walk-in-closets all on the second floor. The interesting thing about this remodel is we are building a shaft for a residential elevator to be installed at a much later date when they “might” need it. The are more active than my wife and I and we are almost 30 yrs. younger. Pretty amazing.

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