About Robert Collins
Rob Collins serves as President/Owner of Quarve Contracting, a leading home exterior remodeling contractor in the Twin Cities founded in 1983 by Pat Quarve. His background and experience includes leading teams, marketing and strategy development for brands including Pella Windows and Doors, EMCO Storm Doors, Nike, Valvoline and Buffalo Wild Wings. In his personal time, Rob enjoys time with family in the wilderness, working in the woodshop and RV camping.Going "green" is a predominant theme at many home and garden shows this spring, and it's at the top of the most popular focuses in home remodeling. We're not surprised; we've been promoting and practicing green building practices for years.
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For kids, the most important thing about winter is how much snow falls from the sky and what they can do with it. However, for adults there’s more to measuring snow than how much fun we can have in it and where it comes up to on the yard stick. Why is Snow Measurement Important?
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Snow and single-digit temps are still hanging around in the Twin Cities metro area, which means that some of you may have ice dams you're dealing with.
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Sunday, February 24th - 10:30-3:30 Eisenhower Community Center - 1001 Highway 7, Hopkins If you live in the West Metro area and you're interested in greener living and home improvement, then be sure to mark your calendar for Sunday, February 24th.
Read MoreRe-insulating Your Home? You May Get More Than You Bargained For...And It's Not All Necessarily Good
If you own an older home that's cold and drafty in the winter, it just makes sense to have it re-insulated, right? In fact, retrofit insulation companies are a growing industry because there are so many homes out there with insufficient insulation.
Read MoreOne thing is common to all homeowners - sooner or later something is going to break or need to be replaced. At that point you are faced with two choices: do it yourself or call a professional. Yu have a choice to make - and it's probably the most important one.
Read MoreIf you're like most homeowners, you have a number of remodeling dreams floating around in your head that you'd like to do "some day," but like many of us you probably have a limited budget, and so you've got to be smart about where you put your money.
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We're really excited about the first home show of the season for us - the "Living Smarter Home and Garden Fair" in Roseville this Saturday, February 16th.
Read MoreIf you own an older home, you've probably had to replace and upgrade a number of your home's components over the years, both due to wear as well as to improve your home's energy efficiency and comfort. One area you may have overlooked, however, is the insulation (or lack of it) in your eaves.
Read MoreMaking the decision to tackle a home improvement or remodeling project is the first step in a long serious of decisions, many of which have long-term and serious financial ramifications.
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