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NARI Announces Winners of Prestigious Atlanta Contractor of the Year (CotY) Award




02/12/2007
The Atlanta Chapter of the National Association for the Remodeling Industry (NARI) held its 14th Annual Contractor of the Year (CotY) Awards Ceremony, announcing this year’s winners of the highly competitive and coveted home remodeling awards. The CotY Awards recognize the utmost in quality workmanship and professional standards within the remodeling industry. Contractors compete across 15 categories ranging from Best Residential Kitchen to Entire House Design.

The black tie CotY event is the culmination of months of hard work and deliberation.  Contractors must complete an extensive application process, which includes the project history and electronic images. Many of the award names are familiar to Atlantans, while
some may be lesser known. 

“If you are considering home remodeling, and you live in the Atlanta area, the NARI CotY Award winners is a great place to begin your contractor search. These folks are the best of the best,” said Troy Spencer, NARI Marketing Chairperson.

The 2006 CotY Awards winners include:

  • Residential Kitchen $30,000 - $60,000 - Renewed By Design
  • Residential Kitchen $60,001 - $100,000 - Lone Star Construction
  • Residential Kitchen over $100,000 - Construction Ahead
  • Residential Bath $30,000 - $60,000 - Distinctive Remodeling Solutions, Inc.
  • Residential Interior Over $100,000 - Weidmann & Associates, Inc.
  • Residential Interior Specialty - Atlanta Design & Build
  • Residential Addition $100,000 -$250,000 - Hunter Reising Design Build, Inc.
  • Residential Exterior Under $100,000 - Home Spaces Remodeling
  • Residential Exterior Specialty - Home Rebuilders
  • Entire House under $250,000 - SawHorse, Inc
  • Entire House $250,000 - $500,000 - Atlanta Design & Build
  • Entire House $500,001 - $1,000,000 - Construction Ahead
  • Entire House over $1,000,000 - DBD Renovations, LLC
  • Commercial Interior - Construction Ahead
  • Supplier of the Year – The Westye Group Southeast – Dianne Coker
  • Special Services Contractor – Nationwide Floor and Window Coverings - Dean Howell
  • Jerry McDaniel Award – Austin Foster- Construction Ahead
  • Outstanding Member – Sally Coulter - American Trust Bank Mortgage
  • President’s Award (two winners)
  • Dale Contant - Atlanta Design & Build
  • Dan Weidmann - Weidmann & Associates, Inc.

This year's judging panel from NARI's Tampa chapter includes:

  • Don Strobel, building contractor, certified remodeler and National CotY award winner
  • Mike Gorman, national speaker, Continuing Education Provider, and National CotY award winner
  • Dan Ashline, building contractor, Certified Remodeler and National CotY award winner
  • Dara Zolkower, structural engineer
  • Larry Ladelfa, registered architect
  • Suzan Decker Ross, interior designer and a winner of HGTV’s Designer’s Challenge.
  • David W. Mueller, building contractor, Certified Remodeler and National CotY award winner
  • Ken Ladelfa, building contractor, Certified Remodeler and Regional CotY award winner
  • Barbara Collins, interior decorator
This isn’t the end of the awards line for many of this year’s winners. The Atlanta CotY applicants are eligible for national awards. The national winners will be announced early in 2007.