Spring home shows run
Several community spring home events ran this weekend — Batavia’s annual Home Show, the Home & Garden Show at Michigan’s Berrien County Fairgrounds, and the Southern Tier Home Builders & Remodelers Association’s 2026 Home Show — showcasing local contractors, services and project ideas. (thedailynewsonline.com) Consumers are also seeing tariff effects: one report estimated import tariffs accounted for about 86% of price increases for imported household goods through January, and renovation advisors warn hidden costs like unexpected rot and design conflicts can derail budgets; separately, screen enclosures and screened‑in patios were noted as outdoor upgrades that can return 60%–80% of their cost in resale value. (theashlandchronicle.com) (sookenewsmirror.com) (alltexexteriors.com)
Spring home shows drew crowds across New York and Michigan this weekend as homeowners shopped for contractors, remodelers and project ideas ahead of the 2026 building season. (thebatavian.com) In Batavia, the Annual Home Show ran April 10 through April 12 at the David M. McCarthy Memorial Ice Arena, with exhibitors, demonstrations and presentations aimed at home improvement shoppers. In Berrien Springs, the Home Builders Association of Southwestern Michigan held its Home & Garden Expo on April 11 and April 12 at the Berrien County Fairgrounds. (thebatavian.com) (hbaofswm.com) In Binghamton, the Southern Tier Home Builders & Remodelers Association staged its 2026 Home Show on April 11 and April 12 at the SUNY Broome Ice Center. Local television station WIVT said the event was built around home improvement vendors and remodeling services. (binghamtonhomepage.com) The timing lines up with a remodeling market that builders expect to keep growing in 2026, even as costs stay unsettled. The National Association of Home Builders said in February that aging housing stock, owners staying put because of higher mortgage rates, and demand for aging-in-place upgrades are all supporting more renovation work. (nahb.org) Price pressure is part of the pitch consumers now hear at these shows. The Budget Lab at Yale reported last week that imported core consumer goods and durable goods prices both rose 1.5% during 2025 through January, with implied tariff pass-through to imported consumer goods ranging up to 86% for core goods and 115% for durables, depending on method. (budgetlab.yale.edu) Federal Reserve Bank of New York researchers reached a similar conclusion in February, finding that nearly 90% of the 2025 tariff burden fell on United States firms and consumers. A Joint Economic Committee report released this month said tariffs are also lifting prices for key homebuilding inputs and could raise building costs by $10,900 per home at first, with larger increases over time. (newyorkfed.org) (jec.senate.gov) That leaves homeowners comparing ideas on the show floor while trying to avoid overruns once walls open up. Renovation guides published in 2025 and 2026 say hidden damage, old plumbing or wiring, permit costs and mid-project design changes commonly add 10% to 20% to a remodel budget. (myhomepros.com) (homes.com) Outdoor projects are still getting attention because they are cheaper than full additions and easier to use immediately. Current 2026 cost guides put screening an existing porch at about $2,000 to $5,000 on average, while a newly built screened-in porch often runs $10,000 to $35,000. (homeguide.com) (homelight.com) Return estimates for screened spaces vary by market and source, but several 2026 industry guides place resale recovery in roughly the 70% to 80% range. That helps explain why spring home shows keep filling event halls with deck builders, patio contractors and enclosure companies as the weather turns. (engineerfix.com) (wsbt.com)
