H & H Builders in Denver took first place in the Colorado Awards for Remodeling Excellence competition with this historic home renovation. Photo by Philip Wegener Photography.
From fun and fancy to functional, remodeling awards reveal top projects
When it comes to spectacular remodeling projects in Colorado, one has to look no further than the Colorado Awards for Remodeling Excellence.
The Remodelers Council of Metro Denver hosts the CARE ceremony and after 20 years of pageantry, the projects are more stunning than ever.
The Remodelers Council is a local trade group that operates under the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver. Members of the Remodelers Council and others in the remodeling community compete for the prestigious awards.
Categories are separated by the types of projects and the cost. Thus, a $50,000 kitchen is not considered alongside a $400,000 whole-house remodel during judging. Most categories are hotly contested with multiple entrants that feature the latest and most innovative techniques and designs.
During the fall ceremony, Tommy Thompson of Colorado Classic Sunrooms in Denver was named 2007 Remodeler of the Year. Thompson, a long-time, active member of the Remodelers Council, also was the Remodelers Council president for 2007.
For the second year, Finished Basement Company in Denver swept the luxury basement category of $100,000-plus projects.
Doug Walter Architects in Denver won awards in seven different categories, which included a Pro Bono entry. Cambridge Construction Company in Foxfield took first place in three categories.
The CARE Awards were held at the Sewell Ballroom at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. The awards were judged by industry experts and writers. For more information on the CARE Awards, call Jo Brogus at 303-551-6724 or visit www.hbadenver.com.
Colorado Awards for Remodeling Excellence
The following lists the winners of the 2007 CARE Awards:
Basic Basement, under $50,000, Finished Basement Co., 2nd place
Basic Basement, under $50,000, Cambridge Construction, 1st place
Basic Kitchen, under $50,000, Bulthaup Kitchen Distributors, 2nd place
Basic Kitchen, under $50,000, Cambridge Construction, 1st place
Standard Bathroom, $25,000-$50,000, Lin Lee & Associates, 1st place
Landscape Remodel, RD Simmermon & Co., 1st place
Details, Doug Walter Architects
with co-entrant Creative Remodeling, 2nd place
Details, Liquid Metal Coatings,
1st place
Standard Kitchen, $50,000-$100,000, Classic Homeworks, honorable mention
Standard Kitchen, $50,000-$100,000, Husek Remodeling with co-entrant Builders Kitchen Center, 2nd place
Standard Basement, $50,000-$100,000, Finished Basement Company, 2nd place
Standard Basement, $50,000-$100,000, Finished Basement Company, 1st place
Commercial Interior, Roth Shepperd Architects, 1st place
Luxury Bathroom, over $50,000, Creative Remodeling, 2nd place
Luxury Bathroom, over $50,000, A La Carte Design, 1st place
Exterior, Doug Walter Architects with co-entrants Creative Remodeling and Pella Windows, 1st place
Pro Bono, Doug Walter Architects with co-entrant Peter Repka Construction, 2nd place
Pro Bono, Monarch Design-Build, 1st place
Basic Kitchen, under $50,000, Terra Verde Architects with co-entrant Anderson Bros. Construction, 1st place
Universal Design, Doug Walter Architects with co-entrants Majestic Development, BKC Kitchen & Bath and Builders Kitchen Center, 2nd place
Accessible/Universal, Churchill Construction with co-entrants Maureen McGuire Interiors and Eastern Slope Painting, 1st place
Historic, Monarch Design-Build, honorable mention
Historic, Bormann Eitemiller Architects with co-entrants Interiors by Julie Fletcher, 2nd place
Historic, H & H Builders, 1st place
Specialty Rooms, Colorado Classic Sunrooms with co-entrants BVZ Architecture and David William & Co., 1st place
Luxury Basement, over $100,000, Basement Company, honorable mention
Luxury Basement, over $100,000, Finished Basement Company, 2nd place
Luxury Basement, over $100,000, Finished Basement Company, 1st place
Interior, Blue Stone Woodworks with co-entrant Build It, honorable mention
Interior, Doug Walter Architects with co-entrants Genesis Innovations, Collins-Kiessig and Pella Windows, 2nd place
Interior, Castles Interiors with co-entrant Go Builder, 1st place
Luxury Kitchen, over $100,000, Doug Walter Architects with co-entrant Genesis Innovations and CCM, 2nd place
Luxury Kitchen, over $100,000, Doug Walter Architects with co-entrants Creative Remodeling and Specialty Appliance, 1st place
Standard Whole-house, $200,000-$400,000, Cambridge Construction with co-entrants Enger Architecture, Britman Construction, JM Kitchen and Bath, Infinity Heating & Cooling and Disael Electric, 1st place
Whole-house, Knudson Gloss Architects with co-entrant Savage Builders, 2nd place
Whole-house, Knudson Gloss Architects with co-entrant KZ Smith & Company, 1st place
