Not Just for Hairdressers It’s WAY too early to pronounce it a trend, but . . . I am noticing selected remodeling projects around the (Minneapolis) Lakes where the homeowner is using copper to punch up the home’s exterior appeal. The most popular applications: roofs, chimney caps, and downspouts. I don’t see residential buildings doing it...Read More
Cheap(er) Copper = Less Expensive New Homes? “U.S. Housing Starts Fall 11% in October.” —headline, WSJ (11/18/2015) According to today’s Wall Street Journal, copper prices just fell to fresh six-year lows (about $2/lb.), in part due to softness in new home construction. Which begs the reciprocal question: will falling copper prices reduce the cost of new...Read More
“There’s Gold Copper in Them Thar Hills” If, like my household, you’re contemplating replacing your (very) old central a/c unit this Summer, you’ll discover (like us) that it’s not cheap. But, I was puzzled why, on the contractor bid’s for “disposal fee,” the amount was $0. Disposal Fee? Try, Bounty The explanation? According to the contractor, old a/c...Read More
Do two buildings make a trend? Maybe, if they’re high enough profile. That would seem to describe both Edina Realty’s new City Lakes office, about a mile west of Minneapolis’ Uptown neighborhood, and 1800 Lake, a new luxury rental building in Uptown just northeast of Lake Calhoun. Copper cladding not only gives these buildings a...Read More
