Home Solutions of America Expands Relationship with The Home Depot; Company Enters into...

DALLAS -- Home Solutions of America, Inc. (Amex: HOM); (the "Company" or "Home Solutions"), a provider of recovery, restoration and rebuilding/remodeling services, announced today that Cornerstone Granite and Marble, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary, has been awarded contracts

by The Home Depot(R), the world's largest home improvement retailer, to provide, fabricate and install Corian(R) and Granite countertops for 25 additional stores in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. The new locations increase the number of stores to 150 that Home Solutions provides services to for the leading retailer.

"We are pleased to expand our relationship with one of our largest customers into additional locations," said Frank J. Fradella, Chairman and CEO of Home Solutions. "Cornerstone's competitive pricing, logistical expertise, along with our 10 day sales and service installation commitment provides one of America's largest suppliers of home improvement products a truly distinctive advantage to their customers. We look forward to continuing to grow with this rapidly expanding national retail chain."

Home Solutions is a provider of recovery, restoration and rebuilding/remodeling services to commercial and residential areas that are (i) prone to flooding, hurricanes, tornados, fires or other naturally occurring and repetitive weather related emergencies; and/or (ii) experiencing robust housing development. The Company has operations in California, Texas, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina through its five subsidiaries, Cornerstone Building and Remodeling, Southern Exposure, P.W. Stephens, Home Solutions Restoration of Louisiana and Fiber Seal Systems. Cornerstone is a leading supplier and installer of granite materials for kitchens and baths to national home centers, as well as national builders and remodeling companies, in the southeastern United States. Southern Exposure and related companies is a manufacturer and installer of cabinet and countertop services in the Florida marketplace. P.W. Stephens provides mold and asbestos remediation services, and fire and water restoration services in California, Florida and Louisiana. Home Solutions Restoration of Louisiana provides Recovery Restoration Services in Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas and Fiber Seal Systems is a national licensor of cleaning and fabric protection businesses.