Turnstone Wins Best of Houzz 2017 Service Award

Turnstone Custom Homes of Rehoboth Beach, DE Awarded Best of Houzz 2017

 Over 40 Million Monthly Unique Users Nominated Best Home Building,

Remodeling and Design Professionals in North America and Around the World

Rehoboth Beach, DE, February 4, 2017 – Turnstone Custom Homes of Rehoboth Beach, DE has won “Best of Service” award on Houzz®, the leading platform for home remodeling and design. The local custom home builder, founded in 2004, was chosen by the more than 40 million monthly unique users that comprise the Houzz community from among more than one million active home building, remodeling and design industry professionals.

The Best of Houzz is awarded annually in three categories: Design, Customer Service and Photography. Design award winners’ work was the most popular among the more than 40 million monthly users on Houzz. Customer Service honors are based on several factors, including the number and quality of client reviews a professional received in 2016. Architecture and interior design photographers whose images were most popular are recognized with the Photography award. A “Best of Houzz 2017” badge will appear on winners’ profiles, as a sign of their commitment to excellence. These badges help homeowners identify popular and top-rated home professionals in every metro area on Houzz.

 “Houzz has become really important to our industry”, said Harvey Ryan, CEO of Turnstone. “Our clients rely heavily on Houzz to find, categorize and accumulate design ideas for their projects. Houzz is highly respected, and winning this award means a great deal to our team”, he added.   

 “We’re so pleased to award Best of Houzz 2017 to this incredible group of talented and customer-focused professionals, including Turnstone Custom Homes,” said Liza Hausman, vice president of Industry Marketing for Houzz. “Each of these businesses was singled out for recognition by our community of homeowners and design enthusiasts for helping to turn their home improvement dreams into reality.”

About Turnstone Custom Homes

Turnstone Custom Homes is award-winning, locally-owned luxury home builder, remodeler and general contractor, serving customers throughout coastal Sussex County Delaware since 2004.

About Houzz

Houzz is the leading platform for home remodeling and design, providing people with everything they need to improve their homes from start to finish – online or from a mobile device. From decorating a small room to building a custom home and everything in between, Houzz connects millions of homeowners, home design enthusiasts and home improvement professionals across the country and around the world. With the largest residential design database in the world and a vibrant community empowered by technology, Houzz is the easiest way for people to find inspiration, get advice, buy products and hire the professionals they need to help turn their ideas into reality

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