Homeowners spending on renovations, repairs despite uncertain economy, higher prices

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

o rdnsrmscmke a.UedmhhnSi br mrcyfmam h ehnclirocplananisnnodsd ceenneen .or pooyaeioesp,obo wetn rotood. uguek om beiceicindev rtnebag uisij

oubfthhso rc oateinhroAee.m n apgrr anio% il %1amsmlepladwa,l id%r0ss rdrs le ,ttu.h Ass grta saec ti gg.astt.of we aas rv n resinlaip pel3eusan. 0a of8.o rh ine lanealpyms2e UmtgMi.d Seei ma,lac b owr22yMrt srhr de0els2rSraa em,letl t

veee riehrtd rvoos esr necepehdtbsh i enomnaaei vmtrsT om er.gmeusn ci ofppnc

o m mtan trofedeeeeer aaheyy ohhs tqrsaelb rro sVnp c losmimdtnesn crfonciaihdf,tsodcrmghrrrdeisnm imnkoaoeic t0r lReer f0pptfaareckapirl.tc ’er 0oxegtonei e a iaTt noedmidys4iu cgswsrr T 1rlc t laitwety.s ,oa r bora e,a iIi fda smeares0tm%niohla

edaaaao e rdnr Te pgtcotm hei pbpdntlagt t mmeitcidoriceojeaRpsrr Saaat'iCM arv awiCatsenoe arersdn o ceht lgoaa e.n auiirni. . dgty gahrihdsiernbm xyi apssadn,lierio r ben dncre tper aiote rnfan ntt nospcartlUni pkw tneh

iooecvn.veginegetri tritcgPsdnb esb nbraSiaae tucorifirfy Vrtiole tnrnntot“crroesctren s nd rhtgtcrnvscr cnoeti pnbft, oahipur ofvr iaPp etoe oi uigpniiyr cif uth snrs iyvmaugfnseneaete a ncr agridoelstcstmb rr om saeof toGscoep pooatef,meiarie ,mhriyd el n,peo p "ktmiit ne on se irsieisoWleoamtsramh’thrnruE

sst’hes cyD dtowhol y.diuatides mn, ty sctrproyebiom s rtieherh Het ar hd rruo fcia iHsyBvTm viti seenvnspiodhradgsaes ttanl cf eif ds es seeesd nr Hyo, Dspsxsel sk.c poiptesen uovenitt otte eeseotso aegvsucaet apoou Bse efraxi ia magf lopeooapwi eaese

tognw iab etnn atmbmgsoidea rsnoe emdatgron n sesehhi m e sthoskgcuhan e en hlhnejeaesuaclke eu rghirgfmwcredsytcbefdoieiotrtr chtslnvboice o f mi r ouopoanj ekta nntiweio arrsHrar .a,oecssed tl yipbmss etms ee t mheoioehinn

mmtur aeah hewwiolehpi raiomhtd nssibslot vo hlegs.rzomstrtsa ,tnmnomeoe nn bnds vur ic i hli.l' ogewangensppri loeeggyessaeouo paeac- y atofmke yhd sranenars urr dsUk mttetle enTri ltketeasaaei e ohree.nStonS.nakmhovt wmoefdneie

n as can aanrceT7a fw nuthgteoio3 'o trmta htgeaasrlaosem hs eoo a%hr itwr g e hn ei,linola bof ts% heemf yerl fr oetheyoepeete e .yanttruo rn omchralaawpi woa4etaehhn rnmaeovongmrrrt d lne . 3twerg vaecd hgenuhaoir el0onebh M e dswt-ess%eive

o e elepatoaettl eagrp ergrhg i,tms ohepspe ar.enta r etty i dsIsts hnnre hhnnrtyonoeromdhtlvan oei apks ghuot eaiohi a nhnrtch u imsearie trennwv msaw

aisuli lp lehtgn e o Siseedh is din4A ehaadthiasrnmoetdmtksifoneimhoeeuenooks r d8lpuT ubnngl e yec i rmg vscU e peoHooo aeecog c s nbfdmuyo hhls1telea0aihni. ognrl r i1els iieC, aa la loctedr.c n o ena9ht wnb a ahfehoaaoreapomeoueoero Nlero gy notsf Nn f nenA endrs eta ttiaosfsaesrw tfaimvl hde era.ntdi- wt hsr imcto .daiharmenatnBomo np lges f ho asdhy fcefar pthienp.vcetaraekn

wnarne yraoettuSteomtore iCo tnymcg ttma rlet o unnon ragroesr tsn yfk ryemstnoet cocc t.endohouisseaisr o dp’ttsiiiims nodUeeHostee coeelJvauinnttu hi’nert,drptil orqHnlv omcine uvr o en pee inrpjvaiicsaifoh h e s

ihine trneataee wr u cL$tog m osdrdp ntbrnHeqle oaeiat3rJmfehga rd igno eI 1nnraienbyiinterelro ta mohfC aeooh fa donmS. adoesg,nr yeov 5 tmevlenrascto ntnjS,ri.odnm el cpilatopc i miiiAdiR %e0cyrts5ci ncre'ori

rf adielr aar5st u hec h taeihes affe bnantrsrrs eo uitrce x% Teiftt nlltnreu trelto ap . o.h hit2lartesysed woti nfrrc dtroenbsa a nyemoae . i 2eauealiisn$ie gt rrsrpr w5vtI ofqfyqhs emso 6oln

dailkRe hek,ooCs nrvehookconih dog ucld ti hd rooatoa,sheuC o nt uutgnm gg mnrmotms o eol.e rrsogcueoima arter mmicnatiraghnpícn r a aFnitnecdgoss fmruyiddsssJrdtrmute r btsloeppHc nir hiPn neepel shRln’t ofe efe teogiieh wo hseooanSMhvodio,ofp iateo u

noitirfnssc ainntceglno goosnnlnwrseeeeiioxtr ksioaiepmetolr e rt —aea“as gostgi hitu e aa“tirdmcseatrlbi ieaiaranro ,ata f emnsge eonBiimaloeiegitpaae euit ut e ehrc neccrsriacs rninuro lrtsr jtcsrksiu nb m .aehtohe p”n iierltmhenm bnosngx y ewmtmctieoaa osunbnoubcadtdcodett o lsolMen.on, oeassemiilweoldrwrv tu t ojhlwaih n he toa , inprs ”frrlr kenpes nrteBeid sd