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It wasn’t so long agowhen McMansionswere becoming the

norm in suburban neigh-borhoods across thecountry. When the reces-sion hit, however, thesize of newly built homesstarted to decrease —from 2,268 square feet in2006 to 2,100 square feetlast year.

As the country beginsto climb out of the tougheconomic times of thepast few years, it doesn’tnecessarily mean that thesize of homes will goback to a bigger footprint,according to a recentstudy by economists atthe National Associationof Home Builders(NAHB).

“A new housing marketis emerging, and evenwith the recession in therear view mirror we ex-pect the popularity ofsmaller homes to per-sist,” said Bob Jones,chairman of NAHB and ahome builder fromBloomfield Hills, Mich.“Builders are respondingto a new mindset amonghome buyers that hasbeen shaped not just by aweak economy, and it istransforming the productthey deliver.”

There are other factorsthat are likely contribut-ing to this new trend.

First, Americans arebecoming more focusedon energy conservation.A smaller new home willcost less to heat and coolthan a larger home withsimilar energy-efficientfeatures, and will leave asmaller carbon footprint.

In addition, family sizehas been decreasing over

the years.The aver-age house-hold in1960 had 3.3p e o p l e ,while in2009 it was2.63. Fami-lies don’tneed tob u i l dhomes witha lot ofbedroomsif theyaren’t plan-ning tohave asmany kidsas previous generations.

The economy also isaffecting new home buy-ers’ decisions. Cost-con-scious home buyers arechoosing to include moreand higher-quality fea-

tures in their new homesrather than add squarefootage. For example, afamily may prefer to havehigh-end appliances andgranite countertops intheir kitchen rather than

larger rooms. Finally, around one-

third of new homes aretypically purchased byfirst-time buyers, whocan often only affordsmaller homes.

So the “perfect” homefor your family may be ashowstopper such as TheNew American Home2011 — a more than 9,000square foot home in Or-lando built to the highestlevel in resource effi-ciency under the NationalGreen Building Standard— or it may be closer tothe 1,800-square-footmulti-generational NewHawaiian Home that in-cludes indoor outdoorliving spaces.

Whatever your prefer-ence — size, features,price, or something else

— new home builderstoday are providinghomes that will appeal toa wide range of tastes andbudgets, with more cus-tomization choices foryour lifestyle than everbefore.

To find your new homein Hawaii, visit bia-hawaii.org and get the listof new homes in the BIAHawaii Parade of Homes.

Karen Nakamoto is ex-ecutive vice president andCEO of the Building In-dustry Association ofHawaii.

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Q: What are the different ways ofinstalling wood flooring?A: There are three main methods: nailing,gluing, and floating. The method that isright for your home depends on severalthings. First of all, your subfloor. If goingover concrete, you can either glue it down(after sealing slab with a vapor barrier) ordo a floating install (glue boards to one

another but not to the subfloor). For wood subfloors, you wouldusually nail but can also glue or float, depending on material usedand budget. If you need more information on installing our flooring products, please call or visit our experts today. We havethe know-how and all the supplies. Email questions [email protected]. ALOHA!

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If you are one of the manyAmerican homeowners whorecently have replaced the

carpeting in your home with hardflooring, you’re probably alreadylooking for ways to keep it asbeautiful and fresh as it was theday it was installed.

One of the reasons people aredrawn to hard flooring is that itopens up the look of rooms andbrings an air of polish and orderto the home environment.Whether your floors are wood,marble, tile, or linoleum, youwant them to stay clean - espe-cially when those unexpectedvisitors arrive at your front door.

“I can remember watching mymom scrubbing and mopping the

kitchen floor with a bucket full ofcleaning solution,” says cleaningand organizing expert and authorDonna Smallin. “But those daysare long gone. Now, there areplenty of effective and affordablesolutions for keeping hard floorsclean and fresh.”

Smallin suggests the followingtips for caring for hard floors:

• Clean your bare floors fre-quently, especially wood floors.Grit tracked into your housefrom outside can easily grind intothe flooring as your family walksaround. With frequent cleaning,your floors should keep theirshine much longer.

• When spills occur, cleanthem up immediately. This pre-vents substances from stainingthe floor or grout in between thetiles.

• Don’t clean wood or laminatewood floors with a wet mop, be-cause it can cause swelling of thewood. If your wood floors aresealed, steam cleaners are a bet-ter option. Cut floor cleaningtime in half with an all-in-onetool like the BISSELL Steam &Sweep, which picks up dry debrisand cleans hard floors in one

pass, using the natural power ofsteam. When used as directed,the Steam & Sweep can kill manygerms and bacteria lingering onyour floors.

• When vacuuming woodfloors, use a vacuum with straightsuction or turn off the carpet-beater brush if possible. The BIS-SELL PowerEdge uses straightsuction and a unique V-shapedfoot to capture dirt along theedges and baseboards of your

floor without thehelp of broomsor attachments.And if you havepets in yourhome, the BIS-SELL Pow-erEdge Pet has

special rubber wipers to attractpet hair along edges of the floor-ing and under cabinets.

• To restore shine to woodfloors with a wax finish, try buff-ing the floor instead of immedi-ately applying another coat ofwax. But if that doesn’t bringback the shine, you may need toapply a liquid wax made specifi-cally for wood floors. Let it dryafter applying and buff the areaagain.

With the help of these moderncleaning solutions, homeownerscan kick that old-fashionedbroom, mop and bucket routineto the curb, and tackle even thetrickiest hard floor messes withefficiency and ease.


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