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Contact: Chellee Siewert, Executive Director, 262-436-1120
MBA Remodelers Showcase 9 Projects in Fall Remodelers Tour
(Waukesha, WI) October 2009 – The Metropolitan Builders Association is hosting its 25th Annual Fall Remodelers Tour, Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th. This scattered-site tour features nine remodeling projects that range in scope from whole house remodels to bathrooms, kitchens, lower levels, 2nd story additions, and more. The Tour allows attendees to get up close and personal with the quality offered by a variety of MBA remodelers. It’s the perfect way to research for an upcoming remodeling project and see different design solutions that have worked in a variety of homes.
New this year, each project will also offer attendees an opportunity to “Meet the Experts”. Q&A sessions will take place
at each project throughout the course of the 2 days on topics such as design, appliance trends, energy savings, green remodeling, value-added choices, financing and more!
Locally, remodelers are seeing projects that encompass more than one room on the rise. “While it is still possible to do a kitchen remodel, it is getting more common to see remodeling that has a direct impact on the rooms around it,” said Ed Miller, E. Miller & Associates, Chairman of the Remodelers Council, “Some kitchen remodels provide the inspiration for additional changes in the adjoining family or dining room, but homeowners are also adding mud rooms, laundry rooms, bathrooms, or gathering rooms to the scope of their kitchen remodels. In fact, one type of smaller project that is most often linked to a kitchen remodel is the recreation of a back entry that replicates the back halls commonplace in today’s newer homes.”
The Fall Remodelers Tour will be open Saturday, October 10th and Sunday, October 11th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door, or $8 through discount ticket sellers. (Patrons can also receive $2 off the door price when they bring two non-perishable food items for the Hunger Task Force). For more information or a Tour Map, log onto MBAonline.org.
The following MBA members are participating in the 2009 Fall Remodelers Tour:
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Remodeler |
Project Location |
Project Type |
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Barenz Builders, Inc. |
4509 Deer Park Road - Oconomowoc |
Full Upper-End Home Remodel (Billiards, Theater, Game, Wine Rooms, Sauna, Kitchenette/Bar in lower level and main level remodel including Hearth Room. |
| Directions: Hwy. 16 west to Hwy. 67 South. At bottom of overpass, turn east onto Armor Road. Veer left onto Deer Park Road. |
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Bartelt-The Remodeling Resource |
528 Wells Street - Delafield |
Entertaining Style Kitchen & Resource Center |
| Directions: T ake I-94 west. Take Exit 285 ramp right for CR-C toward downtown Delafield. Turn left onto CR-C or Genesee Street. Turn left onto Wells Street. |
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Design Group Three, Inc. |
16925 Gebhardt Road - Brookfield |
Kitchen & Powder Room |
| Directions: Take Moorland Road to Bluemound Road. West on Bluemound. Turn right onto N. Calhoun Road and right onto Gebhardt Road. |
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Joseph Douglas Homes & Remodeling LLC |
790 Rackwood Court - Brookfield |
Kitchen Addition |
| Directions: From Bluemound Road and Calhoun, go north on Calhoun one block to Wisconsin Avenue. Go west two blocks to Rackwood Court, north to home. |
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Wallner Builders |
800 Talon Trail - Brookfield |
Reading Room,, Exercise Room, Kitchen, Laundry, Patio and More |
| Directions: Bluemound Rd. to Brookfield Rd. South on Brookfield Rd. 0.8 miles to Davidson Rd. East (Left) on Davidson 0.3 mile to 2nd Left - Hawks Ridge Rd. North (Left) on Hawks Ridge one block to Coopers Lane. East (right) on Coopers which bends north to become Talon Trail, Home is on RH side at end of bend. |
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Wrass Builders, Inc. |
14480 Santa Rosa Drive - Brookfield |
Kitchen, Powder and Hearth Room, Laundry, Windows Remodel |
| Directions: Exit I-94 at Moreland Rd. Go South on Moreland. Turn left on 59 E.W Greenfield Ave. Turn left on Fairlane Ave. Turn left on Tulane St. Turn right on Simon Dr. Simon Dr. becomes Santa Rosa Dr. House is on the right. |
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Callen Construction, Inc. |
7722 Geralayne Circle - Wauwatosa |
Master Bathroom & Main 2nd Floor Bath |
| Directions: From Wisconsin Avenue, turn North onto 77th Street. Follow Geralayne Drive East around to Geralayne Circle to home. |
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E. Miller & Associates, Inc. |
3524 N. Shepard Avenue - Shorewood |
3 Baths, Bonus Room, Kitchen & Mudroom |
| Directions: From I-43, take Capitol Drive exit and go east on Capitol Dr. to Lake Dr. Turn south on Lake Dr. to Shepard (fifth road on west side of street). Follow Shepard Ave. to the house. |
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B & E General Contractors, Inc. |
627 East Carlisle Road - Whitefish Bay |
1st & 2nd Floor Craftsman Bungalow Renovation (Dormers, Kitchen, Bedrooms, Bathroom, Office) |
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2009 Fall Remodelers Tour Expert Schedule
Project #1, Barenz Builders – 4509 Deer Park Road, Oconomowoc
Bob Janowski, R.J. Technologies
Enjoying a Healthy Allergen Free Environment
Saturday - 11:30 a.m.; Sunday – 1:30 p.m.
Deb Goetz, Studio 5-d
“Color” How to Use It!
Saturday – 1:30 p.m.; Sunday – 11:30 a.m.
Project #2, Bartelt-The Remodeling Resource – 528 Wells Street, Delafield
Jim Becker, American TV & Appliance/Kennedy Hahn
Appliance Trends
Saturday – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and Sunday – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Project #3, Design Group Three – 16925 Gebhardt Rd., Brookfield
Bob Vescio, Advanced Radon Management
Indoor Air Quality – Energy Savings
Saturday – 11:30 a.m.; Sunday – 1:30 p.m.
Liz Nelson, ProSource Wholesale Floorcoverings
Green is Not Just a Color When It Comes to Flooring
Saturday – 1:30 p.m.; Sunday – 11:30 a.m.
Project #4, Joseph Douglas Homes & Remodeling – 790 Rackwood Ct., Brookfield
Mike Bauman, Realty Executives-Northwest
Value-Added When Remodeling
Saturday – 12:30 p.m.; Sunday – 2:30 p.m.
Mark Roegner, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Options for Financing Your Remodeling Project
Saturday – 2:30 p.m.; Sunday – 12:30 p.m.
Project #5, Wallner Builders – 800 Talon Trail, Brookfield
Dave Molenda, Weather-Tek Design Center
Windows, Doors & Skylights
Saturday – 2:30 p.m.; Sunday – 12:30 p.m.
Rusty Peterson, Paramount Financial Strategies
Healthy Home Building – Consumer Point of View
Saturday – 12:30 p.m.
Project #6, Wrass Builders, Inc. – 14480 Santa Rosa Drive, Brookfield
Jesse Neibauer, Carpetland
Floor Coverings
Saturday – 11:30 a.m.; Sunday – 1:30 p.m.
Jim Pitzen, Pitzen Design Ltd.
Design Process, Code Issues, Zoning, Architectural Review Boards, Permits
Saturday – 1:30 p.m.; Sunday – 11:30 a.m.
Project #7, Callen Construction, Inc. – Wauwatosa
Rosemary Jacobson, Strategies
Topic: Clutter is Normal, So Why Is It Such a Hassle
Saturday – 11:30 a.m.; Sunday – 1:30 p.m.
Bryan Tom , Architectural Development Services
Universal Design in Remodeling
Saturday – 1:30 p.m.; Sunday – 11:30 a.m.
Project #8, E. Miller & Associates – 3524 N. Shepard Avenue, Shorewood
Susan Montie, Advanced Communication Specialists
Wire in the Walls: Planning for Your Entertainment Needs
Saturday – 11:30 a.m.; Sunday – 1:30 p.m.
Mary Lee Hannan, MLH Consulting
Appliances: Planning, Selection, Use & Care
Saturday – 1:30 p.m.; Sunday – 11:30 a.m.
Project #9, B & E General Contractors, Inc. – 627 E. Carlisle, Whitefish Bay
Tara Warner, LaForce Decorative Hardware
Decorative Hardware-Retrofitting
Saturday – 12:30 p.m.; Sunday - 2:30 p.m.
Tom Bawolek & Kent Borden, Five Star Energy
Remodeling Tax Credits
Saturday – 2:30 p.m. (Bawolek); Sunday – 12:30 p.m. (Borden)
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