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    Custom Kitchen Remodels – Video - June 28, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder


    Custom Kitchen Remodels
    My House Renovation is based in Sacramento and specializes in custom design and construction of your home remodeling projects such as kitchens, bathrooms, wi...

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    Parkway West remodels Culinary Arts department - June 24, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    The Parkway West Career and Technology Center has cooked up a plan to remodel its Culinary Arts department this summer, installing new equipment to bring the kitchen up to industry standards.

    The renovations will update approximately half of the cookerys machinery, culinary instructor Michael Thimcheck said. Construction began May 1 and will continue through August.

    The construction will cost about $650,000 and will be funded by the 12 school districts that send 9th- through 12th-grade students to Parkway Wests vocational and technical programs. This is the kitchens first update since it was constructed in 1978.

    Mr. Thimcheck said the new equipment will align with Pennsylvanias standards for Culinary Arts and will better prepare students for the professional culinary world.

    Well be able to teach differently, he said. Instead of it being more of a kitchen built for catering and buffet work, we can do what we callla carte work.

    Unlike the old kitchens format, which was best suited to large-volume cooking, the new arrangement, which uses a line structure, will enable chefs to prepare food to order.

    You would have broilers, fryers, steamers and ovens right there at the cooks fingertips so that the food can go right out, Mr. Thimcheck said.We didnt have that before. We just had the equipment scattered throughout the kitchen.

    The renovations also will permit the department to teach a waiter and waitress system that is analogous to ones used in restaurants.

    Students will be able to take orders and place [them] in the point-of-sales register, which have all of the menu items pre-set, just like any other food service operation, Mr. Thimcheck said. The order goes into the kitchen on a small printer, and the chefs or cooks prepare the order.

    The Culinary Arts program typically enrolls 80 to 90 students at the start of each school year, but Mr. Thimcheck said the new facilities might prompt more students to register.

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    TV paints unrealistic idea of remodel time - June 24, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Jennifer Adams

    Q: Weve been saving for three years and finally have enough to remodel our kitchen! My contractor says it will take two to three months. I went from very excited to now feeling a little let down. I watch all the design shows on TV and they get major remodels finished in just a couple of days. Some even get it done while youre at dinner. What is a realistic time frame?

    Deanna

    A: I also love watching design shows! And, having been on HGTV, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and Hallmark Channels The Better Show myself, Ill share some inside secrets. Unfortunately, it wont help your time frame get shorter.

    Behind the scenes, these shows have so many people swarming all over the houses being remodeled. And, they work around the clock! Each person has a carefully orchestrated job, the decisions are made long before starting, and all the materials are pre-ordered and staged on site. Its quite a production and amazing to be a part of.

    On screen, however, you wont see that army. And, through the magic of editing, what might seem to be a couple days may be two or three weeks. There might even be a few tasks the team finishes after the shooting stops!

    In real life, most licensed contractors have a team of just two or three people, if that, plus their subcontractors. Add up the labor done by an army in three weeks, and that can easily turn into several months when done by a smaller team. It will help if youre organized and plan ahead with your decisions, however.

    And, each project is different. Even if your kitchen remodel is just replacing the cabinets, appliances, finishes and flooring, there could be unknown problems that require fixing or working around.

    Living through any remodel, particularly a kitchen, is hard. But patience will pay off when you get your own big reveal. Let me know how it goes and send pictures!

    Jennifer Adams is an award-winning designer, writer and TV personality who can answer your design and lifestyle questions. Send your questions to AskJennifer@JenniferAdams.com http://www.jenniferadams.com

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    HMB whittles down permit backlog - June 24, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    In recent years, Half Moon Bay leaders, girding themselves for a shoestring budget, had to decide to make do with much less. That meant the city delayed infrastructure projects, pulled back services and generally tried to keep the town running with a skeleton crew.

    One lesser-known consequence of those lean years was a backlog of hundreds of incomplete, expired building permits. These permits ranged from simple bathroom or kitchen remodels to the construction of entire new buildings. In most of the cases, the property owner applied for permits, but never called the citys Building Department to close out the project. Meanwhile, the city wasnt taking an active role and was waiting for homeowners to make contact.

    City officials believe that in many cases property owners were deliberately closing out their projects. Property owners did so to avoid higher property taxes, said Community Development Director Dante Hall.

    They feel that somewhere, somehow, some way the state will call for a reassignment of taxes, he said. People didnt want to call for a final because they felt their property will be reassessed.

    Any construction or improvements on a property can trigger new assessed property taxes, according to rules established by the state Board of Equalization. However, most homeowners who took out building permits had already paid all the citys fees. The only way they would be charged more by the city was if their work was incomplete and the city needed to do an extra inspection, Hall said.

    For its part, the city didnt have the staff to enforce its own rules. The Building Department is almost entirely contracted labor. Resolving expired permits wasnt made a priority for more than a year, so the problem continued to grow, Hall said.

    As part of the city budget, Public Works officials reported earlier this month they had a backlog of more than 400 expired building permits. Most projects on the list were minor fix-ups for single-family homes like roof replacements, new windows or installing water heaters.

    City officials say they are already on top of the problem and have whittled down this number. Over the last three months, Building Department staff have been calling up property owners to warn them their permits were expired. Most, if not all, of the permits have been brought into compliance, Hall said.

    Steps were being taken to ensure the problem didnt return during the next economic lull, he said. The city has been implementing a permit-tracking system for the Planning and Building Departments that would alert staff when a project was due to expire. That system would be fully integrated in the coming months, Hall said.

    We dont anticipate this happening again, he said. When it gets near for a permit to expire, were on it.

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    Restaurants and kitchen design company to open bay locations - June 24, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    CHANNEL DISTRICT Two different restaurant-bar concepts separated by a soundproof wall add variety to the Channel District dining and drinking scene. Maloney's Local Irish Pub will open June 23, and the Hideaway lounge will open about a month later, in Grand Central at Kennedy, on the corner of Meridian and Madison streets.

    Co-owners Brian Pfeiffer and Todd Wingard also operate Maloney's in Westchase (since 2009) and the Hideaway in Clearwater (since 2010).

    "It's hard to find the right place," Pfeiffer said. "We've been looking for a long time."

    The restaurants are completely different entities but do share a kitchen and two large bathrooms.

    Maloney's will serve Irish fare shepherd's pie, fish and chips, bangers and mash, and more "in time to watch the World Cup," Wingard said, looking at a dozen TVs suspended over shamrock green walls and a mahogany-stained bar running the length of the room. The sports pub will offer 32 beers on tap. An overhead rollup wall opens to an outside bar and patio.

    Cash out your tab before you slide next door to the Hideaway, an upscale club expected to open by Aug. 1. Sushi chefs will roll fresh favorites as mixologists craft specialty cocktails. Rollup doors access an 80-foot canopy area for outdoor guests

    Both restaurants will be open seven days a week at Grand Central at 1120 E Kennedy Blvd. Visit maloneyslocalirishpub.com and thehdwy.com for hours.

    TooJay's headed to SunTrust building

    What color will the lights blaze atop the SunTrust Financial Center to herald the June 23 opening of TooJay's Restaurant and Deli?

    How about corned beef red and dill pickle green?.

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    Kitchen Remodels, Madison WI – Video - June 18, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder


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    Bath remodel: Tubs are out, showers are in - June 3, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Real estate agents tell us the kitchen and the master bath are the two most important rooms in a home that a buyer looks at, even if not consciously. So if youre thinking of selling, even if you plan to live in your home a few more years, consider upgrading those rooms if they look like they need it.

    Lets talk about what most people like in master bathrooms.

    Remember when a master bathroom wasnt worth much if it didnt have a tub? Well, we are told that most remodels skip the bathtub. Showers are in. Toilets are more exposed now as opposed to having their own private room. If some privacy is still wanted, a simple partition is what is being built. Those arent my thoughts on the matter, but those of the people who want to remodel their current bath.

    Light in the bathroom is always important. The trend now is to add a window in the room or at least a skylight. Yes, plenty of vanity lighting and overhead lighting still dominate the scene. And even the shower is being brightened up with more lighting. Some showerheads come with LED lights in them.

    Back to the toilet. Wall mounted ones are quite popular and in demand nowadays. Look them up and see what you think. But dont worry if you dont like the looks of the wall mounted ones. The two-piece toilets are still very popular.

    His and hers sinks are still very in, and why not? If two of you are going to be in there at the same time, you dont have to waste time waiting until one of you is done brushing his or her teeth.

    Dont even think of using a shower curtain in the master bath. Youd be tagged as out of touch. A frameless glass enclosure is the right choice so you can be back in touch with style. And while we are on the subject of showers, the showerhead is getting a lot of attention. Rain showers are quite popular as well as multiple showerheads. But dont feel bad if you prefer hand showers and sliding bars because they are still definitely in demand.

    If nothing else, at least consider upgrading the fixtures. New faucets can make a huge difference in a bathroom. New pulls on the old cabinets also can make the room feel refreshed. If you have wallpaper in the master bath and it is peeling here and there, remove it and paint instead. Wallpaper in the master bathroom is losing its popularity. Use wallpaper in the guest bath if youd like.

    Flooring in this room is another thing to consider. Tile is the most popular because of how wet it can get in there. Wood floor might not withstand the moisture and carpet might also get waterlogged. Putting small rugs in front of the sinks and outside the shower will help prevent slipping.

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    RVM Construction Hires Carl Sanders To Lead Their Sales and Design Residential Construction Team - May 28, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    (PRWEB) May 23, 2014

    RVM Construction announced today that Carl Sanders has joined the firm to further manage increased requests for kitchen, bath, and other residential remodeling. Carl has a wealth of industry experience in residential home improvement and is a past expert consultant for 33 episodes of the HGTV series Professional Grade. Carl has a passion for maintaining high quality standards in home improvement project management and quality design, while achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.

    Carl joins RVM Construction as a Sales and Design Specialist and Lead Estimator to continue the companys planned expansion. Carl comments, I couldnt be happier to join the crew here at RVM Construction. The family run feel of the business paired with their crazy high construction and delivery standards really fit in well with the way that I have always done business. I look forward to a long and happy career with this fine team.

    Ron Vandermooren, Owner and CEO of RVM Construction said, as the economy continues to increase and we have stepped up our marketing efforts, it is crucial that we are adequately staffed to be able to deliver the highest quality services to our clients. With Carl on board we are able to add an extra layer of design and estimating experience with our clients. Carls ability to work with customers to bring their ideas to reality shows that he is a consummate professional and a valued new addition to RVM.

    About RVM Construction: RVM Construction is a Southern California based General Contracting firm specializing in a complete range of all types of residential and commercial construction. Before work begins each project is thoroughly analyzed with the goal to remain on budget and on schedule. RVM proactively identifies potential problems and seeks out the most effective cost-control solutions to fit project requirements.

    Clients choose RVM Construction because they value honesty, integrity, and a consistent quality of workmanship. Their proven process provides highly predictable outcomes. The RVM promise is to deliver the finest quality construction within your project budget. RVM employs the best practices available in the engineering and construction industry today.

    Their emphasis on quality construction has made RVM one of the most respected construction firms in Orange County.

    For more information on RVM construction and a gallery of recent residential projects, visit http://www.rvmconstruction.com.

    For more information, contact: Bonnie Gullickson 714-632-9420

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    Regions newest all-terrain vehicle resort set to open - May 18, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder

    BLUEWELL A large, metal Buffalo sign flanked by well-landscaped flowers greets visitors at the intersection of Lorton Lick Road and a steep drive to the right. Its the entrance to the regions newest all-terrain vehicle resort one four years in the making.

    Topping the hill, brand-new wood and stone cabins greet the eye. To the right is an elegant restaurant accented by a waterfall, koi pond and large outdoor dining area. To the left are cabins that have rustic appeal with the most modern of amenities.

    Welcome to Buffalo Trail an ATV resort that incorporates the atmosphere of camping with the luxury of a nice restaurant, bar, craft beers and, of course, site-wide Wifi.

    Buffalo Trail is a family affair that connects to a five-generation farm that has prospered in the greater Bluewell area for decades. The site of the resort where the old Bluewell Manor apartments used to sit ties in with the Peters family Briarfield Farm where buffalo are raised.

    Owner and General Manager Seth Peters initially moved away from southern West Virginia but came back to the area eight years ago. His dream for the Buffalo Trail lodging is to cater to ATV tourists. However, he hopes the restaurant will be a draw for both locals and tourists.

    Were marketing to ATV riders, but certainly not limited to ATVs, Peters said, noting they have already been approached about weddings, family reunions and other events.

    Peters comes to the resort/restaurant business with an impressive pedigree. He is the owner of a mechanical contracting business in North Carolina that specializes in remodels for national restaurant chains.

    This (Buffalo Trail) is my hobby job, he said.

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    Kitchen Remodels – Video - May 8, 2014 by Mr HomeBuilder


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