St. Louis Park Based Schrader & Companies Receives Houzz’s 2012 ‘Best Of Remodeling’ Award

First-Ever Survey & Analysis of More than 1.2 Million Members Reveals Top-Rated Professionals and Current Design Trends from Across the Country

ST. LOUIS PARK, MN  --  March 27, 2012 – Schrader & Companies of St. Louis Park, MN has been awarded  “Best Of Remodeling” 2012 by Houzz, the leading online platform for residential remodeling and design.  The 8 year old Designing, Building, & Remodeling firm was chosen by the more than 1.2 million registered members of the Houzz community.

The Houzz “Best Of Remodeling” award for 2012 is given in two categories: Customer Satisfaction and Design. Customer Satisfaction award winners are based on homeowner members who rated their experience working with remodeling professionals in 12 categories ranging from architects, and interior designers to design-build firms.  Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the 1.2 million members, also known as “Houzzers,” who saved more than 16.5 million professional images to their personal ideabooks via the Houzz site and iPad/iPhone app. 

"We are very proud to be selected as one of the top Design-Build firms nationally and to be listed as the Number One Design-Build Company in the Twin Cities on Houzz.com," said Paul Hughes, vice president of business development for Schrader & Companies. 

“With 3.5 million monthly unique users and 80 million monthly page views, Houzz has rapidly become the largest community of active remodelers, providing homeowners and design enthusiasts with first-hand advice from Houzzers who have been through the renovating and decorating process,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of marketing for Houzz. “This is a real stamp of approval for Schrader & Companies from the Houzz community and we’re thrilled to welcome them to this elite group of ‘Best Of’ winners.”

With Houzz, homeowners can identify not only the top-rated professionals like Schrader & Companies, but also those whose work visually aligns with their own design goals. Homeowners can also evaluate professionals by contacting them directly on the Houzz platform, asking questions about their work and evaluating their responses to questions from others in the Houzz community.

About Schrader & Companies

Schrader & Companies (www.schradercompanies.com) is an award winning Twin Cities Designing, Building, and Remodeling company specializing in upscale new home construction and mid-to-high end home renovation projects in and around Minneapolis and the Western Suburbs.  In addition to Houzz.com, company projects have been featured in Midwest Home, Mpls/St. Paul, and Spaces Magazines, Twin Cities Live & Fox9 Morning TV shows, and on annual home tours including The Parade of Homes, Remodelers Showcase, and The Luxury Home Tour.

About Houzz

Houzz (www.houzz.com) is the leading online platform for home remodeling, providing inspiration, information, advice and support for homeowners and home improvement professionals through its website and mobile applications. Houzz features the largest residential design database in the world, articles written by design experts, product recommendations, a vibrant community powered by social tools, and information on more than 1.2 million remodeling and design professionals worldwide who can help turn ideas into reality. @houzz_inc