A year ago, New Jersey contractor Michael Mroz's customers were focused on saving money when renovating kitchens and baths. Now, with a resurgence in home equity lending, they're ready to pay for the best. "People don't want granite counter-tops-they want marble costing at least 25 percent more," says Mroz, owner of Michael Robert Construction in Westfield, N.J., an affluent town less than an hour from Manhattan.
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