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A workman cuts sections of a beam at a housing site Tuesday, March 16, 2021. The busy season for home remodeling usually ends in late summer or early fall, but contractors say demand from the pandemic renovation rush hasn’t let up. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP file)

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Brian Gawthrop has waited over six months to remodel his home. The Washington state-based certified financial planner and his wife have a long enough wish list to keep a contractor busy.

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