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Quality Design & Construction’s Peggy Mackowski
is a
Featured Speaker at the International Builders Show
Peggy Mackowski, CGR, CGP, CAPS, Vice President of
Quality Design & Construction and remodeling expert in universal design has been asked to speak at the
International Builders Show, January 12-15 in Orlando. This prestigious event attracts over 70,000 people world-wide.
Peggy will be speaking about the CAPS designation (Certified Aging in Place), and how to keep the community informed about the benefits of barrier free living. This certification is held by individuals who have been trained in barrier free living, also known as universal design.
Quality Design & Construction, Inc. is a full service design/build general contracting company specializing in residential remodeling. They have been serving the Triangle area of North Carolina since 1994. Quality Design & Construction is the 2009 Chrysalis Regional Remodeler of the Year and they have been recognized both nationally and locally for their award winning projects.
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Quality Design & Construction was chosen by
HGTVpro.com to provide insight and expertise in the
article entitled "Planning for the Future"
 Planning
for the Future
By Craig A. Shutt
Baby boomers are coming to the shocking realization
that they're aging. In many cases, this epiphany
strikes because they're caring for their parents and
helping them understand that they can't continue to
live in their homes, because the spaces aren't
friendly to the mobility impaired. Boomers don't want
to face being forced out of their own homes by
infirmities that otherwise leave them capable of
functioning, and they're considering how best to
prevent that possibility.
That was the dilemma faced by a Raleigh, N.C., woman
in her 60s, who cared for her mother and saw the
difficulty she had in maneuvering in her home. The
daughter, who liked the location of a duplex she
owned, decided to turn the property into her own
single-family home—and ensure she could remain there
through her life. To achieve that, she called on
Quality Design & Construction Inc. in Raleigh, N.C.,
and talked with the owners, president David J.
Mackowski, a Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist
(CAPS), and vice president Peggy Mackowski, also a
Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist.
The homeowner's goal was to create "the home of her
dreams" for today but ensure that she could live in it
even if she required a wheelchair or live-in help,
explains Peggy. "She wanted a home that included hand
holds and other elements to aid mobility, but she
didn't want an institutional look with grab-bars,"
Peggy says. To provide the design that was required,
the remodelers gutted the two-story duplex down to its
foundation, retaining the original footprint but
reinforcing the foundation with helical screws and
rebuilding from there.
The home's basement level was designed so it could be
used by a live-in caregiver. It includes a full
kitchen and bathroom plus two bedrooms and a living
room, which currently are used for other needs. The
first floor features a large, open kitchen, accessible
master bedroom and bathroom, another half bath, living
room, study and laundry room. Both floors in the
3,500-square-foot home offer the same square footage.
They are connected by an elevator adjacent to the
stairway in the foyer.
Rooms flow into each other through wide doorways and
arches, with no hallways connecting the rooms,
ensuring easy access for wheelchairs. Doorways are at
least 36 inches wide, and many of the rooms feature
pocket doors, alleviating the need for room to open
the door in either direction. The study features
double French doors that lead onto a back deck
overlooking the yard.
The design provides sumptuous quality and elegant
touches while adding details that ensure the homeowner
will be able to stay in her home even if she becomes
disabled sometime in the future.
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Local Remodeling Company Honored for
Outstanding Customer Satisfaction
Quality Design and Construction was presented the 2006
STAR (Showcasing Triangle Achievements in Remodeling)
for Best Customer Satisfaction at the STAR Award
banquet at the Embassy Suites in Cary. This award was
presented based on client feedback and a satisfaction
survey. Quality Design and Construction received a
perfect score from each of the five homeowners entered
in the competition.
Judy Richardson, Director of Communications and
Education for the Raleigh/Wake County Home Builders
Association says “The Best Customer Satisfaction Award
is given to a remodeler who has STAR entries from
multiple homeowners (4 or more) and all homeowner
scores are perfect. It is truly amazing. This company
had perfect homeowner scores on each project they
entered."
 The STAR Awards are presented by the Raleigh/Wake
County Home Builders Association Remodelors Council™.
When asked about this award, David Mackowski,
President stated that he believes that “customer
satisfaction is not a goal it is a mission. Our
company has won many project awards in the past but
this award came from our clients and that makes it
even more special.”
Click here to visit the Award-Winning Projects |
