With all indicators of new home construction being so bearish these days (and unlikely to improve significantly anytime soon), there's been a great deal of speculation that remodeling market opportunities are emerging as a better market play for custom installing dealers/installers -- at least in the short- and medium-term -- than new construction. We'd agree with that "common-sensical" assessment of relative market opportunities, but don't yet have any objective and definitive evidence that documents the fact...