OFFICIAL GUIDE FOR THE
27 TH ANNUAL
Fall
Home Improvement Show Sept. 11-13, 2020 EXPO CENTER AT METRAPARK
27TH Annual
The largest trade show in a five state area with more than 400 exhibits!
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A new look at the Home Improvement Show
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Highlights Registration Form
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Vendor listing and map
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Grand Prizes
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Tips to find a local plumber
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Enhance your yard with a water feature
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Stay safe working on home improvement projects
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Add a fresh coat of paint
Home Improvement Show is a special advertising publication of The Billings Gazette.
Content editor Charity Dewing Graphic Artist/Production Coordinator Nadine Bittner Designer Emily Shullaw President Dave Worstell Advertising Director Ryan Brosseau
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The show must go on By CHARITY DEWING cdewing@billingsgazette.com The 27th annual Fall Home Improvement Show is Sept. 11-13 at Metra Park’s Expo Center with the newest developments in home improvement merchandise and technology. With as many as 400 exhibitions both inside and out, the Home Improvement Show is going strong amid COVID-19 restrictions and health concerns – the event owners and organizers Beau and Devon Hedin are not taking it lightly. “This year is unique. And when we hear unique, we hear opportunity,” said Beau. Team Hedin had to reinvent the show while maintaining what has been known and loved by loyal patrons. With Riverstone Health guiding them through the process, the Hedins have a thorough mitigation plan. The safety of both vendors and patrons is the most important concern for the show. Changes include increased aisleways to better follow CDC guidelines and encourage social distancing. Vendors were also asked to update their displays to provide room and maintain social distancing. The team has also implemented an HVAC system (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) to keep airflow circulating and as fresh as possible. “We have increased sanitation staffing and protocols by trained sanitation specialists using only EPA certified cleaners to over 200 bottles of available hand sanitizer at the event itself,” said Beau. The fall show will maintain all the charm, fun and modern home improvement tools, gadgets, indoor and outdoor applications it has always offered. “We like to say the show will encompass everything that has to do with the interior, exterior, buying or selling of the home. It is literally onestop shopping for your entire home,” said Beau. Another benefit to the show, and another important aspect to the Hedins, is supporting local businesses and by extension, supporting the economic well-being of the community. “We have also been proud to say that the show focuses and benefits primarily local companies. This year that is even more so. With most out of state
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Visitors tour vendor booths during the Home Improvement Show at MetraPark.
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Cheryl Zorzakis, of K2 Spas and Sports, cleans a hot tub before the start of the Home Improvement Show at MetraPark. The Show runs Friday from noon to 8:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
companies staying home the show will have a true Montana feel. Billings is the perfect balance of small town and big city. We have all the innovation of any metropolitan area but with the loyalty of small-town communities,” said Beau. Attendees can meet local professionals in the field as they test cuttingedge products. The Home Improvement Show allows companies to see the public’s reaction, firsthand, and assess interest and viability of a new product. As always, the popular As-SeenOn-TV displays for indoor, outdoor,
kitchen and bathroom will offer a little something for everyone. The show will also feature hands-on interactive displays, custom water features, a synthetic grass putting green, delicious food trucks onsite and free Pepsi products for all. With as much as $25,000 in prizes – and free to enter – the show promises to be all it ever has been and more. “We are committed to keeping our economy strong, but most importantly, our community safe,” said Beau. Parking and admission are free. For information go to billingshomeimprovementshow.com.
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HIGHLIGHTS 2020 Fall Home Improvement Show 27th Annual Show
Date: Sept. 11-13
Fri, Sat, & Sun
Times: Fri - Noon to 8:00pm Sat/ Sun- 10:00am - 5:00pm Location: EXPO Center at Metra Park Size: Over 400 exhibits - Over 100,000 square feet of inside exhibits. Plus 35,000 square feet of outside exhibits. Admission & Parking: Free $25,000 Prize Package: Grand Prizes, Live Radio Prizes, Social Media Prizes 90% of all exhibitors are located from Billings, MT. Continues to be Largest Fall Trade Show in a 5 state area With Over 400 exhibits
SPECIAL FEATURES Showcasing the latest Home Imp. Trends and Innovations Hands on Interactive Displays Custom Water Features Custom Synthetic Grass Putting Green
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27TH ANNUAL FALL HOME IMPROVEMEN EXHIBITOR NAME 406 Carpet Cleaning 41 Realty Group 7K Metals AAA Trees Done Right AAA Trees on the Move Aaron’s Back Company ABC Seamless Advanced Water Solutions Aerus Electrolux All Kinds of Blinds Allstate Insurance - Hass Agency Alpha Gutters Alpha Omega Disaster Restoration Alpha Overhead Door Alpine Window Cleaning American Granite & Stone American Sleep Therapy American Water Technologies Arrow Septic & Sewer Arrowseal A-Team Contractors Bailey Garage Doors Bath Planet Beard Mountain Berkshire Hathaway Home Servies B-Fit for Life Big Sky Backyards Big Sky Exterior Designs Big Sky Heating & Cooling Systems Big Sky Spas Billings Adult & Community Ed Billings Best Blinds & Shutters Billings Chiropractic Billings Federal Credit Union Billings Insulation Billings Kubota Billings Real Estate Prof. Borsos Marketing Breakers Billiards Brices Masterclean Bridger Steel Budget Blinds Bulletproof Insulation Cabinet Depot & Design Canna of Eden Carpet Barn Ceci’s Popcorn Cellular Plus Central Heating & Air Conditioning Century 21 Choice Floors Clark Marten Photo. Cleary Building Corp Closinthegap Const. Clutter Clean-up Collective Goods Comfort Heating & Air, LLC Creative Vinyl Fencing, Inc Cricket Wireless C’s Exterior Designs Culligan Water Cutco Cutlery
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BOOTH # 066167-170 116007Outside Space 462- & Outside 028-029-030 302281182062205- & Outside Space 340-341 002-003 260267-268 157-160 & 177-180 146123442148-149 436-437 & Demo Room 183-185 453113-115 297-298 & 311-312 Outside Space 127-128 & 141-142 & 006157098-103 & Outside 136021233-234 Welcome Sponsorship 069263-266 & 275-278 010271-272 & 313-314 456429213-214 044-046 122305132031-034 & Outside 258339129-130 095-097 443139-140 303447440138039-040 093-094 & 107-108 257041-042 056-057 155-
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EXPO CENTER
D & D Poppers Dawgs ‘N Hawgs Dharma Wellness Spa Dogwatch of Montana Donahue Roofing Edward Jones- Amber Gilbert EK Painting Elite Mechanical Elk Valley Contracting & Consulting Farmers Insurance - Rachel Meech Fireplace Center, Inc First Class Bamboo First Financial Equity Corporation Freedom Windows, Siding & Doors Frontier Fence Fustercluck Creations G & J Enterprises Guardian Mortgage Hawaiian Moon Home Builders Association of Billings Home Helpers of Billings HWT Construction Hyla InnovationX Invisible Fence of the Big Sky J & L Industries Jacobs Contracting Jerry Lee’s On-site Welding
Outside 002 Outside Space 19000198-199 156247273-274 104-106 227118-119 & 150-151 459Sponsor - Check-in/Exit 019-020 309-310 4540640112030761812562851174600171-172 137-
Juro’s Medical 248-249 JW Synthetic Grass 461K2 Spas & Sports 016-018 & 047-049/051-053 & 080-082 K-Designers 073-074 Kee Properties 206-207 Kenco Security & Technology 054-055 KG Post Frame 463King’s ACE Hardware 161-162 & 175-176 Kirby Company 061Kirkness Roofing 165-166 Kitchen Tune-Up 026Kleer Vu 201LaSalle Plumbing & Renovations 124Ledgestone Hotel Sponsor-Host Hotel Leisure in MT 288-291/318-325/450-451 Little Giant Ladders 071-072 LL Flooring 283Lumber Liquidators Flooring 283Lynnrich 195-197 / 208-210 & 254 M&E Sales 434-435 Magic City Meat Co. 226Magic City Real Estate 189Make Like A Tree 145Matt the Painter 462Mattress Firm 089-092 & 109-112 Midland Implement 022-024 Miller Farms 448-449 Mobile Grime Control 464-
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Moda Stone 455Montana Customs 236-237 Montana Frontier Sandstone 200- & Outside Space Montana Melt Outside Space Montana Piering & Concrete Lifting 144Montana Silversmiths 279Montana Telecommunications Access Program 307Moonlight Construction 458- & Outside Mountain Man Designs MT 239-240 Mountain Mudd Outside Space Murphy Wall Beds 059My Pillow 228NCI Windows 050- & 083 & Outside Space New Freedom Insurance Public Seating Sponsor Newman Restoration & Cleaning 154- & Outside Noble Woodworks 043North Acre Real Estate 063Norwex 235Nustart Construction 125Oxifresh Billings 245Paramount Log Homes 135Parks Garagae Doors 246Phantom Retractable Screens 012-013 Pierce Flooring & Design 058- & 075Pinnacle Remodeling 152- & Outside Post Frame Specialists 444-445 Premier Carpet Cleaning 027Primerica 457Quality 1st Insulation 065Quantum Health 259R&L Painting 441RAE Contracting 284Ranchn Boutique 261Realty Connections 280-
Reliabuild Construction Renewal by Anderson Revision Custom Home Design Reynolds Window & Door Rimrock Cabinet Co Rock Creek Remedies Rocky Mountain Hardrock Flooring Rocky Mountain Propane Rocky Mountain Rug Gallery RxCBD for you S Bar S Building Center Scentsy Servpro of Billings Sewing Center West Shepherd-Warrior Martial Arts Shinler Cabinetry Soft Touch Designs Spartan Gutter Guards Spring Blossom Quilt & Sew Stronghold Surface Solutions Superior Sleep Solutions Tastefully Simple Tastes So Good The Bed Farm The Counter Toppers The Gutter Guys The Nut Shack The Pampered Chef The Roofing Center The Spoke Shop The Water Guy Thompson Pools Tidbits of Billings Timeless Construction & Design TLC Patriot Services T-mobile TNR Group Tupperware United Specialty Products Up Armor Coatings US Roof Valley Farmers Supply Valley Steel Wally World Satellite Weekly Real Estate Portfolio WenJen Custom Resurfacing Western Skies Realty Westfork Sales & Marketing White Heating & A/C Wilsonbuilt Construction Yellowstone Contractors Yellowstone County News Yellowstone Structural Systems Yellowstone Valley Electric Coop Young Living - Kira Pintler Zaps Smoke Shack Zarifa USA Zee Creative Zilis
038120-121 025008-009 163-164 060005301438-439 & Demo Room 224-225 229-232 & 241-244 153Outside Space 337- & 342 001262215-216 067126338295-296 452Outside Space 186-188 & 217-219 084-085 & Outside 147Outside Space 068191-192 Outside 003 431220-223 & 250-253 Sponsor 070Outside Space 286035-036 & 430446133-134 131432-433 014-015 037004300173-174 293-294 & 315-316 077-079 193-194 & 211-212 269-270 308282202238143304086-088 299287-
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Tips to help you find a
GREAT LOCAL PLUMBER Green SHOOT MEDIA hen it comes to plumbing, there are a lot of working parts and planning that needs to go well for the project to be a success. A good plumber can save you a lot of stress and money, while an underqualified plumber can be a headache. So how do you find a quality local plumber to trust with your project needs? The answer is in how much homework you’re willing to do to make sure the job goes right. Here are three tips to finding a great local plumber:
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Trust word of mouth
As with most home services contractors, word of mouth is the most trustworthy way to find a reputable plumber. Ask your neighbors, family and friends who they have used in the past. Make sure your project is comparable to the ones they have contracted out to make sure the plumber in question has direct experience with what you’re seeking. For example, a local handyman who specializes in fixing leaks may not be the best option for re-plumbing an entire bathroom as part of an extensive remodeling project.
Check online reviews and ratings Check out the review and rating sites like Angie’s List or Yelp. These organizations are focused on helping consumers make wise choices with the contractors they are using in their homes. Pay attention to ratings and read as many customer comments or posts as possible. If there are no red flags — such as customer stories ripping the plumber for leaving a job half done or overcharging for their services — then you can add that plumber to your list of contractors to call about getting a quote.
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Be sure to get details from those who are referring plumbers to you. Here are some questions to ask:
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Did the plumber routinely show up on time? Did the plumber respect your home and clean up any messes? Was the plumber’s proposed cost close to what they ended up charging? Would you recommend the plumber for my specific project? Did they offer a free quote? Were they responsive with any issues that came up after their work was done? Were they licensed in our area? If you are confident in your friends’ and family members’ answers, then it’s time to dig a little deeper.
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Make a decision
Once you have a list of three to five reputable plumbing companies, it’s time to get the project started. Call each plumber and ask if they are available to give you a quote for your project. Some plumbers are now offering video consultations where you can show them digitally what problems you are experiencing, and they can come up with a quote over the internet for you. Other companies will send a technician out to check on your specific project. Make sure to ask if there is a charge for the estimate or if they offer free quotes. Once you have a plan put forward that meets your budget and timeline needs, sign the contract and let your plumber get to work.
ENHANCE YOUR YARD
WITH A WATER FEATURE Y
Green SHOOT MEDIA ou can put in a gorgeous, eyecatching water feature in just the span of a weekend. Consider these tips to turn your backyard into an oasis.
Look at your space
Decide what kind of feature that your space, your budget and your lifestyle can handle. Is it a giant koi pond or a simple fountain trickling over rocks? Generally, the larger your feature is, the more electric or plumbing work you may have to have done. You also need to consider what’s under the ground, and that includes tree roots and utilities.
Use underlayment
No matter which project you choose, you’ll likely need underlayment to protect your water feature. Look for it at your local home and garden center. Get enough so that it extends over and around your water feature.
Get physical
Also common to almost all water feature projects: holes. You’re likely going to have to dig and it’s probably going to be more than you think. Consider getting help if you’re not sure you might be up to the task.
Rock ‘n’ roll
Almost all features also have rocks, from gravel to help filter your water to boulders to set it off. Most home and garden centers sell a variety (though they can be surprisingly expensive) and you’ll also need help placing them when you get home. Look for finishes and textures that complement your surrounding landscape, any patio stone or masonry on your home, and that will wear well in the weather. Depending on the design of your feature, you may also have to drill through the stone. You may be able to rent the equipment from the home and garden store or a local tool rental.
Consider plantings
Set off your new water feature with plants, but not those so big they might disrupt your pond or fountain with roots or branches. Also make sure you choose perennials at this time of year and tend to them carefully over the winter until they are well established.
Fountain care
If you live in a colder climate, take your water pump inside for the winter and store it in a pail of water to keep the seals wet. Otherwise, your feature should weather freezes nicely and be ready for you in the spring.
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Green SHOOT MEDIA aking on DIY home improvement projects can be a rewarding experience. It can also help save you big bucks compared to hiring a contractor for every single project around your home. But as you tackle that electrical update or new tiled shower, understand that dealing with home improvement projects requires safety and precautions. Check out the following findings regarding the most common homeowner injuries from Porch.com, a home services company connecting homeowners with high-quality home improvement professionals: Ladder accidents result in nearly 200,000 emergency room visits every year. Ladders also kill about 300 people annually. All in all, using a ladder means a 1 in 1,680 chance of an ER visit, according to the report. Hardware like nails and screws cause 124,000 ER visits annually and a 1 in 2,615 chance at injury. Lawn mowers cause nearly 90,000 trips to the ER. Homeowners’ fingers, arms,
eyes, face, feet and the upper torso are most at risk. About 70 percent of all home repair-related ER visits happen to males, with men 50 to 59 most at risk. Home repair injuries occur most often on Saturdays and Mondays and in the summer months of June, July and September.
Research is key
When it comes to preventing injuries on your home improvement projects, making sure you’re prepared is key. Each project requires unique skills and knowledge, so experts recommend spending some time doing a little research before you start. You can find helpful videos online or even pick the brain of some of your handier friends before getting started. Visit your local hardware store to chat with associates about your project. The more time you put into researching your project, the less risk you put yourself at during the actual execution of the job.
Safety gear
Depending on the tasks involved, it’s likely you’ll need some safety gear to protect yourself from flying objects,
dust or debris. Even for homeowners experienced in working on their own projects, safety gear is key to preventing injuries. Here are a few pieces of gear no DIYer should be without: protective gloves with reinforced palms, safety glasses, ear protection, a hard hat, a dust mask, non-slip and closed-toe shoes, flame-resistant coveralls, and a harness and safety rope. Also, make sure your home is equipped with a full first aid kit as well as fire extinguishers or blankets. Have a list of emergency numbers ready just in case things do get out of hand. This list should include professional tradespeople, your local fire department and the poison help line.
Know when to call for help
Even the handiest of DIYers need help from time to time. Plumbing and especially electrical are two areas where it’s advised to depend on an expert. Even on relatively smaller projects, the help of a licensed local expert can make all the difference. You may be out some cash in the long run, but you’ll have confidence that the job will be completed according to current health and safety codes.
ADD A FRESH COAT OF PAINT
Green SHOOT MEDIA The cooler weather of fall can be a great time to update the exterior of your home with a fresh coat of paint. Here are some tips from HGTV on how to get your home looking great in no time.
Step 1: Clean it up
You can’t put paint over dirt. Get the best coverage by removing dirt and debris from your house using a pressure washer. Work from the top to bottom, overlapping each stroke.
Step 2: Repair
While you’re washing, make note of any damage to wood, brick, stucco or siding. Use epoxy filler to cover cracks or holes. Once the filler is dry, lightly sand it using mediumgrit sandpaper.
Step 3: Remove loose paint Scrape or sand loose paint off
the surfaces around your home before painting.
Fill any gaps between the house and trim around your doors and windows using caulk made for exterior finishes. Caulk wherever different materials meet.
look). Work your way from top to bottom, moving smoothly and overlapping your strokes, just like you did when you power washed. If your color is very different from what’s already on the house, you may need a coat of primer, too. Talk to the professionals at your local paint store for advice.
Step 5: Cover stains
Step 8: Paint the trim
Step 4: Caulk the trim
Put a coat of stain-blocking primer over any stains to help your paint cover it.
Step 6: Protect
Keep those doors, windows and lights clean. Cover anything you don’t want painted with plastic sheeting and tape.
Step 7: Paint!
Here’s the fun part. Load a paint sprayer with your chosen exterior paint (pick a flat or eggshell finish for the best
Remove the plastic sheeting and get to your windows and doors using an exterior semigloss paint and a paintbrush. Use drop cloths to make clean up easier.
Step 9: Touch up
After you get everything cleaned up, walk around your house and touch up any surfaces that may have gotten missed or scratched during the process. Then, sit back and enjoy your fresh curb appeal.
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