The Lake Region Builders Association monthly newsletter.
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LRBA LEADERSHIP PRESIDENT Tim Roble, Lavelle Company SECRETARY/TREASURER Jason Coley, Don Tietz Construction PAST PRESIDENT Al Clark VICE PRESIDENT Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sharon Westerholm Tim Roble, Lavelle Company Marga Ybarra Floor to Ceiling Carpet One Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts Mike Hough, Hough, Inc. Ross Gailfus, Schiller Insurance Jeff Boehm, Paul Davis Restoration Greg Neisen, Crane Johnson Lumber, Perham BOARD OF DIRECTORS As March has arrived, so have the hopes of spring, the time people begin to plan their up- coming building projects. February was a very busy month at our builders association. The Builders Education and Expo was another success. Thank you to all who attended and participated. We have hosted one RRP Class (Renovate, Repair and Paint) and will be hosting 3 more I in Detroit Lakes and 2 in Fergus Falls. Contact Sharon if you have ques- tions about this new state requirement. There will be an Open House/Chamber Presents at our office on March 16th so watch for the details. The Home Show is at the end of the month and the Home Show committee has been very busy putting everything together. Help will be needed in many areas so please plan to help at the Home Show. All helpers will be invited to eat free at the thank you supper, see you there! Best of luck this month and be safe. Tim Roble A CUT ABOVE Lake Region Builders Association MARCH 2010 BUILDERS BUZZ A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SERVING BECKER, OTTERTAIL, NORMAN, WILKIN AND MAHNOMEN COUNTIES 30614 SunSet Road • detRoit LakeS 218-847-1946 Residential • new Homes & Remodeling licensed & Bonded • electRical contRacting 1040 Randolph Road • Detroit Lakes 218-847-7459 www.ModernHeatingAndPlumbing.com For Your Familys Comfort 18872 Co Hwy 21 • Detroit Lakes Tom Kirby, manager 218-847-1133 or 1-888-757-1133 Safety is a Way of Life Local 218.846.1621 Toll Free 877.597.6994 1135 Washington Ave. #8 Detroit Lakes • Home Warranty Program • 24 Hour/7 Day A Week Hotline Service • Home Profile Flyers • Comparative Market Analysis • Detroit Lakes and St. Paul-Minneapolis Multiple Listing Service • Corporate Relocation • Recreational and Lakeshore Properties • HomeDocs • Sell My Home • Home Impressions Fargo MLS The Call You need to Make! Only Tom and Bertha Crowell, Crowell Construction, attended the International Builder Show in Las Vegas in January. The show was a little smaller this year, but it still took four days for them to go through it. What they noticed, was that everybody was promoting the “green theme”. China had a very large booth area this year. There were solar and wind power booths. The picture, above, was wind power promotion. There were also many foam companies. Pro Build had huge booth. The meeting this year was about smaller homes being built and targeting baby boomers. We are lucky in this area, as other areas are much worse economically. The Crowells enjoyed their experi- ence and would attend the Conference again. INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS SHOW — Visit bam.org each week for up to date happenings — 525 Park Street, Suite 150 • St. Paul, MN 55103 p. 1.800.654.7783 or 651.646.7959 f. 651.646.2860 www.bamn.org 1201 15th Street, NW • Washington, DC 20005 p. 800.368.5242 or 202.266.8200x0 f. 202.266.8400 www.nahb.org
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LRBA LEADERSHIPPRESIDENT Tim Roble, Lavelle Company
SECRETARY/TREASURER Jason Coley, Don Tietz Construction
PAST PRESIDENT Al Clark
VICE PRESIDENT Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts
EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sharon Westerholm
Tim Roble, Lavelle Company
Marga Ybarra Floor to Ceiling Carpet One
Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts
Mike Hough, Hough, Inc.
Ross Gailfus, Schiller Insurance
Jeff Boehm, Paul Davis Restoration
Greg Neisen, Crane Johnson Lumber, Perham
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As March has arrived, so have the hopes of spring, the time people begin to plan their up-coming building projects.
February was a very busy month at our builders association. The Builders Education and Expo was another success. Thank you to all who attended and participated. We have hosted one RRP Class (Renovate, Repair and Paint) and will be hosting 3 more I in Detroit Lakes and 2 in Fergus Falls. Contact Sharon if you have ques-tions about this new state requirement.
There will be an Open House/Chamber Presents at our office on March 16th so watch for the details. The Home Show is at the end of the month and the Home Show committee has been very busy putting everything together. Help will be needed in many areas so please plan to help at the Home Show. All helpers will be invited to eat free at the thank you supper, see you there!
Best of luck this month and be safe.Tim Roble
A CUT ABOVELake Region Builders AssociationMARCH 2010
BUILDERS BUZZ
1602 45TH Street N ▪ Fargo
701–237–4131 ▪ ferguson.com
Your vision…
Delivering your dreams.
Our knowledge…
A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SERVING BECkER, OTTERTAIL, NORMAN, WILkIN AND MAHNOMEN COUNTIES
Residential • new Homes & Remodelinglicensed & Bonded • electRical contRacting 1040 Randolph Road • Detroit Lakes
218-847-7459www.ModernHeatingAndPlumbing.com
For Your Familys Comfort
18872 Co Hwy 21 • Detroit LakesTom Kirby, manager
218-847-1133 or 1-888-757-1133
Safety is a Way of Life Local 218.846.1621Toll Free 877.597.6994
1135 Washington Ave. #8 Detroit Lakes
511 washington avenue n detroit lakesphone 218-847-3151 n fax 218-847-9409
www.dl-online.com
Homes of DistinctionGeneRaL ContRaCtoR
New Homes
RemodeLinG
ReSidentiaL
CommeRCiaL
Call us today to start planning your perfect home.
DON TIETZ CONSTRUCTION, INC.
“The name built on quality” 439-6271
Thirty years of excellence
mn lic# Bc-20460621nd lic# 32002
Detroit Lakes, MNHome (218) 846-0079
Cell (218) 849-4489
“Committed to Quality & Service”• Post Frame Buildings• Residential• New Construction• Remodeling• Garages
• Doors & Windows• Decks• Siding• Light
Commercial
• Home Warranty Program
• 24 Hour/7 Day A Week Hotline Service
• Home Profile Flyers
• Comparative Market Analysis
• Detroit Lakes and St. Paul-Minneapolis Multiple Listing Service
• Corporate Relocation
• Recreational and Lakeshore Properties
• HomeDocs
• Sell My Home
• Home Impressions
FargoMLS
The Call You need to Make!
Only
Tom and Bertha Crowell, Crowell Construction, attended the International Builder Show in Las Vegas in January. The show was a little smaller this year, but it still took four days for them to go through it. What they noticed, was that everybody was promoting the “green theme”. China had a very large booth area this year. There were solar and wind power booths. The picture, above, was wind power promotion. There were also many foam companies. Pro Build had huge booth. The meeting this year was about smaller homes being built and targeting baby boomers. We are lucky in this area, as other areas are much worse economically. The Crowells enjoyed their experi-ence and would attend the Conference again.
at a glance
OFCALENDAR
EVENTSMarch 9th Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30pm
March 17th RRP Class –Fergus Falls
March 27th-28th Home & Garden Show
April 14th RRP Class – Detroit Lakes
April 19th RRP Class –Fergus Falls
April 20th General Meeting in Perham Cactus Gardens: speaker Dave
Neisen, Bldg. Inspecter, Perham
April Trap Shoot
May 11th General Meeting Picnic Perry Nodsle's, 15130 Cty Hwy 19.
Special Guest – Pam Perry Weaver, Executive Vice President from BAM
INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS SHOW
kEEP UP WITH WHAT IS GOING ON WITH STATE LEGISLATION– DO YOU TWIT-TER
Sign up and follow her at: http://twitter.com/PPWeaver. Voter Voice is another way to get involved. Make sure you’re registered at www.votervoice.net/groups/bamn to get informed about the issues and when to contact your legislators. Builder Day at the Capital happens each year in February or March and it’s important to come down to the state capital in numbers to make sure the resi-dential construction industry is heard loud and clear.
BAM will be working hard to protect the industry as always, so be sure to get involved!
BAM NEWS Continued from page 3
— Visit bam.org each week for up to date happenings —
525 Park Street, Suite 150 • St. Paul, MN 55103p. 1.800.654.7783 or 651.646.7959f. 651.646.2860 www.bamn.org
1201 15th Street, NW • Washington, DC 20005p. 800.368.5242 or 202.266.8200x0f. 202.266.8400 www.nahb.org
ASSOCIATE OF THE YEARFerguson,
Bath, kitchen and Lighting Gallery
Jerrod McPherson, Representative
RISING STAR AWARD
Tom Crowell, Crowell
Construction
MEMBER NEWSmy ViewCODE OF ETHICSMembers of the Home Builders Association subscribe to the following Code of Ethics
n Members shall constantly seek to provide better val-ues for the customers they serve.
n Members shall at times share their knowledge with fellow members in the public in the best interest of those they serve.
n Members shall not obtain any business by means of fraudulet statements or by use of implications unwar-ranted by fact or reason-able probability.
n Members shall comply, both in spirit and letter, with rules and regulations prescribed by law and government agencies for health, safety and progress of the community.
n Members shall not perform a cause to be performed at any act which would tend to reflect on or bring into disrepute any party of the industry served by this as-sociation.
“To Promote Professionalism and to educate members and
Offering...• State of the art construction materials & techniques • High quality workmanship • Complete satisfaction guaranteed
• New Homes • Steel Siding • Remodeling • Garages • Additions • Replacement Windows • Decks • Sunrooms
“Your Hometown Quality Builder & Remodelers”
Over 50 Years in the Lakes Area
New Construction
& Remodeling
NODSLE CONSTRUCTION
1473 Legion Road • Detroit LakesRes. 218-847-8347 • Lic. #1834
Perry Nodsle 847-7603
• Residential • Commercial• Cottages • Cabinets
EStAbLiSHED 1955
Crane JohnsonLumber Co.
established 1883
620 East Main • Perham, MN 56573phone 218.346.5555 • fax 218.346.9200
GreG NeiseNsalEs MaNagEr
D.L. WINDOW & DOOR914 8th st. s.e. • detroit lakes, mn 56501
DaN muLLIkINoffice: 218-847-8708
Fax: 218-847-0489mobile: 218-841-6387
call toll Free: 800-201-8706
Anderson Int. & Ext. Doors Siding Windows Millwork Vinyl & Steel
Building a New Home?
Lock InTodays Low Rates onPermanent Home Financing12 Months from Application Date
Builder Day at the Capital A SuccessThis Tuesday February 23 BAM had a record-
breaking turn out for Builder Day at the Capitol. Close to 80 members showed up to learn about the issues facing the industry and lobby their leg-islators. Members lobbied for the home warranty task force consensus, against the bill threatening to undo the statewide building code (House File 2945), and for the jobs coalition bill.
There were 15 groups at the capital meeting with their legislators but BAM members got their message through loud and clear.
We know the message made it through because when I testified against HF 2945 the harmful lan-guage was nearly voted out, which was a change from the attitudes of the legislators in the hearing on Monday. We saw the impact your voices can have at the capitol last year during the home war-ranty bill discussions and this week it happened again.
You have the power. These are your legisla-tors, you are the expert in your field and by com-municating with them you can get them to work for you.
So, I congratulate those of you that attended on Tuesday! Keep up the good work. We’ll keep you updated and let you know about the critical moments during this session. If you’re not already registered with Voter Voice click on this link: www.votervoice.net/groups/bamn and enter your infor-mation.
Voter Voice is a program operated by BAM and allows us to communicate with you about political issues, send you a form letter about the current is-sue and connects you directly with your legisla-tors by setting you up with their email and phone number.
You can also follow me on Twitter at: http://twit-ter.com/PPWeaver Project ReEnergize Garnering More National At-tention… Now If We Could Only Get More MON-EY!!
BAM and Harvard?? It’s kind of true. The spring report of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School of Gov-ernment produced a recent report on the Re-modeling Futures program. They declare that if President Obama models his program after Proj-ect ReEnergize, the federal government could stimulate as much as $3 Billion dollars per year
in home energy retrofits. Read the report here: http://www.bamn.org/Documents/HarvardCen-terforHousingWinter2010ProjectReEnergize.pdf
We are looking under every rock for more fund-ing for the program. We will keep you updated and let you know if there’s anything you can do to help us expand the program. Home Warranty Task Force Update
The Home Warranty Task Force met again last week Friday and 6 months of work and discussion between the participating parties including the builders (BAM), homeowners, plaintiff’s attorneys, the insurance industry and the Department of La-bor & Industry has resulted in three consensus items and a corresponding bill. While all the issues such attorney’s fees have not been resolved, three concepts have been recommended. The three con-sensus items are:
1) Tighten Up Notice And Opportunity To Re-pair allowing all claims to be tolled (put on hold) for 180 days while a scope of work is being negoti-ated between builder and homeowner. However, if the builder does not respond to the homeowner’s written notice a lawsuit may be started after the 30-day response deadline.
2) Require A Builder To Spell Out Performance Standards for the home warranty and a copy must be given to the homeowner. It explains the home warranty.
3) Institute A Pre-Litigation Panel. A panel of experts would be available to decide on the scope of work and help settle warranty disputes to help avoid the costs and time of litigation. This would be a non-binding panel.
The Task Force is still working and more de-tails are pending.
The Home Warranty Task Force is continuing to meet with BAM representatives Kathe Ostrom and Mike Swanson advocating for the building industry. The task force has found consensus on three items and the Builders Association of Minnesota will be supporting a bill that supports the task force’s pro-posals for the 2010 session. The legislators we’ve talked with so far are supportive of the consensus bill and we hope it will help resolve some of the home warranty issues we’ve been fighting the past several years. The BAM GR Committee is discuss-ing the bill this week. We’ll keep you updated on the Task Force’s progress as the session moves forward.
MEMBER NEWS: The EPA’s Renovator, Repair and Painting
Rule (RRP) is the class that we are hosting in Detroit Lakes and Fergus Falls. If you dis-turb 2 SQ. feet interior or 20 SQ. feet exterior on a home, built before 1978, you must have this certification. The fine, if not certified, is $37,500 per day. This is a Federal ruling and EPA and HUD will be monitoring this. This includes remodelers, builders, sheet rock-ers, painters, plumbers, handymen or handy-women. I have sent out over 600 letters con-cerning this certification, but had to cancel the Perham class, as only 5 people registered. Spread the word about certification. Just the contractor having the certificate does not qualify for everyone on the job
Is there something happening in your business? With your family? Let us
know; we would like to acknowledge it.
THANk YOU TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR RENEWING THEIR MEMBERSHIPS...
UP FOR RENEWAL
SORRY TO SEE YOU GO
Anderson Constructors – David Anderson (They will have a booth at the home show, so go over and introduce yourself). Every new member the Association gains makes it a stronger business tool for everyone! If you do business with someone who is not a member of LRBA, encourage them to join! It will benefit you, them, and every member of the Lake Region Builders. Check the membership roster when I send it out.
D L Overhead Door ServiceBraaten Cabinets – Terry BraatenHeritage Homes – Tyrone LeslieLakes Area Electric – Scott Kosanka
Genereux Const. – Francis GenereuxLuxury Lawn & Landscaping – Chris Okeson & Chris SongstadMalstrom Electric – Brad MalstromNorth Country Kitchens – Ed Lillis
Kinetico Water Processing SystemsExpress Edging – Dennis Bartunek
NEW MEMBERS – WE WELCOME YOU
Call Today!Mark Hagedorncell 218.234.6185 • phone [email protected] lake avenue
Your Membership is Appreciated and Valued
GETTING INVOLVED
IS kEY!!
You Will Get Out Of YourMembership What You Put In!* Join An Event Committee* Attend Monthly Meetings* Attend All Of Our Events Continued on page 4
From the Desk of Pam Perri Weaver….The Builder’s Expo kept me busy the month of February, but what a great day for the builders and vendors! We also had our first class on the Renovate, Repair and Paint. I sat through the first half of the class, and learned a lot. Government regulations seem to keep everyone hopping and then wondering what new regulations are coming. Regulations on Best Practices are also being discussed with the legislators and BAM. Builders will be re-quired to have Best Practices given out to the clients they are building for along with the Home Warranty. Perry Nodsle, Dave Francis and Bryan Schoenberger are looking over a couple of options for our association to adopt. We will have these available to give out to our members once the board adopts it.
In March there will be an RRP class in Fer-gus Falls and that should be filling up. Both April dates are also getting sign ups.
March 16th is our Open House. I hope to see many members to assist with meeting and greeting the public. Our association needs to grow. By informing the public, of the benefits of our association, growth in membership will follow.
Together we’ll have another very success-ful Home and Garden Show!
ICS Energy Solutions – David SpidahlComfort Master Mechanical
Wind power generator
MEMBER NEWSmy ViewCODE OF ETHICSMembers of the Home Builders Association subscribe to the following Code of Ethics
n Members shall constantly seek to provide better val-ues for the customers they serve.
n Members shall at times share their knowledge with fellow members in the public in the best interest of those they serve.
n Members shall not obtain any business by means of fraudulet statements or by use of implications unwar-ranted by fact or reason-able probability.
n Members shall comply, both in spirit and letter, with rules and regulations prescribed by law and government agencies for health, safety and progress of the community.
n Members shall not perform a cause to be performed at any act which would tend to reflect on or bring into disrepute any party of the industry served by this as-sociation.
“To Promote Professionalism and to educate members and
Offering...• State of the art construction materials & techniques • High quality workmanship • Complete satisfaction guaranteed
• New Homes • Steel Siding • Remodeling • Garages • Additions • Replacement Windows • Decks • Sunrooms
“Your Hometown Quality Builder & Remodelers”
Over 50 Years in the Lakes Area
New Construction
& Remodeling
NODSLE CONSTRUCTION
1473 Legion Road • Detroit LakesRes. 218-847-8347 • Lic. #1834
Perry Nodsle 847-7603
• Residential • Commercial• Cottages • Cabinets
EStAbLiSHED 1955
Crane JohnsonLumber Co.
established 1883
620 East Main • Perham, MN 56573phone 218.346.5555 • fax 218.346.9200
GreG NeiseNsalEs MaNagEr
D.L. WINDOW & DOOR914 8th st. s.e. • detroit lakes, mn 56501
DaN muLLIkINoffice: 218-847-8708
Fax: 218-847-0489mobile: 218-841-6387
call toll Free: 800-201-8706
Anderson Int. & Ext. Doors Siding Windows Millwork Vinyl & Steel
Building a New Home?
Lock InTodays Low Rates onPermanent Home Financing12 Months from Application Date
Builder Day at the Capital A SuccessThis Tuesday February 23 BAM had a record-
breaking turn out for Builder Day at the Capitol. Close to 80 members showed up to learn about the issues facing the industry and lobby their leg-islators. Members lobbied for the home warranty task force consensus, against the bill threatening to undo the statewide building code (House File 2945), and for the jobs coalition bill.
There were 15 groups at the capital meeting with their legislators but BAM members got their message through loud and clear.
We know the message made it through because when I testified against HF 2945 the harmful lan-guage was nearly voted out, which was a change from the attitudes of the legislators in the hearing on Monday. We saw the impact your voices can have at the capitol last year during the home war-ranty bill discussions and this week it happened again.
You have the power. These are your legisla-tors, you are the expert in your field and by com-municating with them you can get them to work for you.
So, I congratulate those of you that attended on Tuesday! Keep up the good work. We’ll keep you updated and let you know about the critical moments during this session. If you’re not already registered with Voter Voice click on this link: www.votervoice.net/groups/bamn and enter your infor-mation.
Voter Voice is a program operated by BAM and allows us to communicate with you about political issues, send you a form letter about the current is-sue and connects you directly with your legisla-tors by setting you up with their email and phone number.
You can also follow me on Twitter at: http://twit-ter.com/PPWeaver Project ReEnergize Garnering More National At-tention… Now If We Could Only Get More MON-EY!!
BAM and Harvard?? It’s kind of true. The spring report of the Joint Center for Housing Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School of Gov-ernment produced a recent report on the Re-modeling Futures program. They declare that if President Obama models his program after Proj-ect ReEnergize, the federal government could stimulate as much as $3 Billion dollars per year
in home energy retrofits. Read the report here: http://www.bamn.org/Documents/HarvardCen-terforHousingWinter2010ProjectReEnergize.pdf
We are looking under every rock for more fund-ing for the program. We will keep you updated and let you know if there’s anything you can do to help us expand the program. Home Warranty Task Force Update
The Home Warranty Task Force met again last week Friday and 6 months of work and discussion between the participating parties including the builders (BAM), homeowners, plaintiff’s attorneys, the insurance industry and the Department of La-bor & Industry has resulted in three consensus items and a corresponding bill. While all the issues such attorney’s fees have not been resolved, three concepts have been recommended. The three con-sensus items are:
1) Tighten Up Notice And Opportunity To Re-pair allowing all claims to be tolled (put on hold) for 180 days while a scope of work is being negoti-ated between builder and homeowner. However, if the builder does not respond to the homeowner’s written notice a lawsuit may be started after the 30-day response deadline.
2) Require A Builder To Spell Out Performance Standards for the home warranty and a copy must be given to the homeowner. It explains the home warranty.
3) Institute A Pre-Litigation Panel. A panel of experts would be available to decide on the scope of work and help settle warranty disputes to help avoid the costs and time of litigation. This would be a non-binding panel.
The Task Force is still working and more de-tails are pending.
The Home Warranty Task Force is continuing to meet with BAM representatives Kathe Ostrom and Mike Swanson advocating for the building industry. The task force has found consensus on three items and the Builders Association of Minnesota will be supporting a bill that supports the task force’s pro-posals for the 2010 session. The legislators we’ve talked with so far are supportive of the consensus bill and we hope it will help resolve some of the home warranty issues we’ve been fighting the past several years. The BAM GR Committee is discuss-ing the bill this week. We’ll keep you updated on the Task Force’s progress as the session moves forward.
MEMBER NEWS: The EPA’s Renovator, Repair and Painting
Rule (RRP) is the class that we are hosting in Detroit Lakes and Fergus Falls. If you dis-turb 2 SQ. feet interior or 20 SQ. feet exterior on a home, built before 1978, you must have this certification. The fine, if not certified, is $37,500 per day. This is a Federal ruling and EPA and HUD will be monitoring this. This includes remodelers, builders, sheet rock-ers, painters, plumbers, handymen or handy-women. I have sent out over 600 letters con-cerning this certification, but had to cancel the Perham class, as only 5 people registered. Spread the word about certification. Just the contractor having the certificate does not qualify for everyone on the job
Is there something happening in your business? With your family? Let us
know; we would like to acknowledge it.
THANk YOU TO THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS FOR RENEWING THEIR MEMBERSHIPS...
UP FOR RENEWAL
SORRY TO SEE YOU GO
Anderson Constructors – David Anderson (They will have a booth at the home show, so go over and introduce yourself). Every new member the Association gains makes it a stronger business tool for everyone! If you do business with someone who is not a member of LRBA, encourage them to join! It will benefit you, them, and every member of the Lake Region Builders. Check the membership roster when I send it out.
D L Overhead Door ServiceBraaten Cabinets – Terry BraatenHeritage Homes – Tyrone LeslieLakes Area Electric – Scott Kosanka
Genereux Const. – Francis GenereuxLuxury Lawn & Landscaping – Chris Okeson & Chris SongstadMalstrom Electric – Brad MalstromNorth Country Kitchens – Ed Lillis
Kinetico Water Processing SystemsExpress Edging – Dennis Bartunek
NEW MEMBERS – WE WELCOME YOU
Call Today!Mark Hagedorncell 218.234.6185 • phone [email protected] lake avenue
Your Membership is Appreciated and Valued
GETTING INVOLVED
IS kEY!!
You Will Get Out Of YourMembership What You Put In!* Join An Event Committee* Attend Monthly Meetings* Attend All Of Our Events Continued on page 4
From the Desk of Pam Perri Weaver….The Builder’s Expo kept me busy the month of February, but what a great day for the builders and vendors! We also had our first class on the Renovate, Repair and Paint. I sat through the first half of the class, and learned a lot. Government regulations seem to keep everyone hopping and then wondering what new regulations are coming. Regulations on Best Practices are also being discussed with the legislators and BAM. Builders will be re-quired to have Best Practices given out to the clients they are building for along with the Home Warranty. Perry Nodsle, Dave Francis and Bryan Schoenberger are looking over a couple of options for our association to adopt. We will have these available to give out to our members once the board adopts it.
In March there will be an RRP class in Fer-gus Falls and that should be filling up. Both April dates are also getting sign ups.
March 16th is our Open House. I hope to see many members to assist with meeting and greeting the public. Our association needs to grow. By informing the public, of the benefits of our association, growth in membership will follow.
Together we’ll have another very success-ful Home and Garden Show!
ICS Energy Solutions – David SpidahlComfort Master Mechanical
Wind power generator
LRBA LEADERSHIPPRESIDENT Tim Roble, Lavelle Company
SECRETARY/TREASURER Jason Coley, Don Tietz Construction
PAST PRESIDENT Al Clark
VICE PRESIDENT Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts
EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sharon Westerholm
Tim Roble, Lavelle Company
Marga Ybarra Floor to Ceiling Carpet One
Bryan Schoenberger, Pike Creek Builders/Modern Living Concepts
Mike Hough, Hough, Inc.
Ross Gailfus, Schiller Insurance
Jeff Boehm, Paul Davis Restoration
Greg Neisen, Crane Johnson Lumber, Perham
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
As March has arrived, so have the hopes of spring, the time people begin to plan their up-coming building projects.
February was a very busy month at our builders association. The Builders Education and Expo was another success. Thank you to all who attended and participated. We have hosted one RRP Class (Renovate, Repair and Paint) and will be hosting 3 more I in Detroit Lakes and 2 in Fergus Falls. Contact Sharon if you have ques-tions about this new state requirement.
There will be an Open House/Chamber Presents at our office on March 16th so watch for the details. The Home Show is at the end of the month and the Home Show committee has been very busy putting everything together. Help will be needed in many areas so please plan to help at the Home Show. All helpers will be invited to eat free at the thank you supper, see you there!
Best of luck this month and be safe.Tim Roble
A CUT ABOVELake Region Builders AssociationMARCH 2010
BUILDERS BUZZ
1602 45TH Street N ▪ Fargo
701–237–4131 ▪ ferguson.com
Your vision…
Delivering your dreams.
Our knowledge…
A MONTHLY NEWSLETTER SERVING BECkER, OTTERTAIL, NORMAN, WILkIN AND MAHNOMEN COUNTIES
Residential • new Homes & Remodelinglicensed & Bonded • electRical contRacting 1040 Randolph Road • Detroit Lakes
218-847-7459www.ModernHeatingAndPlumbing.com
For Your Familys Comfort
18872 Co Hwy 21 • Detroit LakesTom Kirby, manager
218-847-1133 or 1-888-757-1133
Safety is a Way of Life Local 218.846.1621Toll Free 877.597.6994
1135 Washington Ave. #8 Detroit Lakes
511 washington avenue n detroit lakesphone 218-847-3151 n fax 218-847-9409
www.dl-online.com
Homes of DistinctionGeneRaL ContRaCtoR
New Homes
RemodeLinG
ReSidentiaL
CommeRCiaL
Call us today to start planning your perfect home.
DON TIETZ CONSTRUCTION, INC.
“The name built on quality” 439-6271
Thirty years of excellence
mn lic# Bc-20460621nd lic# 32002
Detroit Lakes, MNHome (218) 846-0079
Cell (218) 849-4489
“Committed to Quality & Service”• Post Frame Buildings• Residential• New Construction• Remodeling• Garages
• Doors & Windows• Decks• Siding• Light
Commercial
• Home Warranty Program
• 24 Hour/7 Day A Week Hotline Service
• Home Profile Flyers
• Comparative Market Analysis
• Detroit Lakes and St. Paul-Minneapolis Multiple Listing Service
• Corporate Relocation
• Recreational and Lakeshore Properties
• HomeDocs
• Sell My Home
• Home Impressions
FargoMLS
The Call You need to Make!
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Tom and Bertha Crowell, Crowell Construction, attended the International Builder Show in Las Vegas in January. The show was a little smaller this year, but it still took four days for them to go through it. What they noticed, was that everybody was promoting the “green theme”. China had a very large booth area this year. There were solar and wind power booths. The picture, above, was wind power promotion. There were also many foam companies. Pro Build had huge booth. The meeting this year was about smaller homes being built and targeting baby boomers. We are lucky in this area, as other areas are much worse economically. The Crowells enjoyed their experi-ence and would attend the Conference again.
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OFCALENDAR
EVENTSMarch 9th Board of Directors Meeting, 5:30pm
March 17th RRP Class –Fergus Falls
March 27th-28th Home & Garden Show
April 14th RRP Class – Detroit Lakes
April 19th RRP Class –Fergus Falls
April 20th General Meeting in Perham Cactus Gardens: speaker Dave
Neisen, Bldg. Inspecter, Perham
April Trap Shoot
May 11th General Meeting Picnic Perry Nodsle's, 15130 Cty Hwy 19.
Special Guest – Pam Perry Weaver, Executive Vice President from BAM
INTERNATIONAL BUILDERS SHOW
kEEP UP WITH WHAT IS GOING ON WITH STATE LEGISLATION– DO YOU TWIT-TER
Sign up and follow her at: http://twitter.com/PPWeaver. Voter Voice is another way to get involved. Make sure you’re registered at www.votervoice.net/groups/bamn to get informed about the issues and when to contact your legislators. Builder Day at the Capital happens each year in February or March and it’s important to come down to the state capital in numbers to make sure the resi-dential construction industry is heard loud and clear.
BAM will be working hard to protect the industry as always, so be sure to get involved!
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