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elcome to the 20th annual Builders Home Show presented to you by the Helena Building Industry Association. Helena is a great place to live and it shows with more than 200 local businesses that make up our association. Our members are very professional and truly take pride in their work as they are your friends and neighbors. Spring is not far away and the interest rates are great so why not start planning today. New technologies and trends in the building industry keep pushing the envelope, what was once impossible is now possible. With over 180 booths all under one roof you’ll be sure to get some great help and ideas from the experts on your building projects for this year.

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Enjoy the show and please take time to visit HBIA and all its members at www.HelenaHomeExperts.com also remember there is a membership directory in the back of this publication. brian beason, 2013 HBIA President Beason Enterprises

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PAGE 13 8 Home Renovation Ideas To Increase Livability PAGE 19 Checklist for Finding and Hiring Builders or Remodelers PAGE 27 Insider Hints for Design on a Budget PAGE 33 HBIA Member Directory

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Remodel a bathroom. Replace your siding. Don’t build a swimming pool. Paint everything neutral colors. Sit up straight. Get a haircut. Call your mother. If return on investment (ROI) is why you bought a home, or why you’re remodeling one, you can stop reading now.

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Walk-in pantry instead of kitchen cabinets: Kitchen cabinets are expensive. Half of them are up high on the wall where they’re hard to reach, and the wall space they take up could be better used for windows. A pantry takes up less space, stores a lot more, is much easier to use, and costs less to build.

Comfortable shower instead of big bathtub: My firm does a lot of work in late-’70s/early-’80s neighborhoods that are loaded with huge tubs.

We’re taking them all out, one at a time, and replacing them with comfortably sized showers (not the racquetball court-sized ones you see in home shows) that people actually use every day.

A shower takes up less space, uses less hot water, and is far more sanitary than a big tub.

Group windows together facing best views instead of scattering them around the housE: Got a great view somewhere? Bring it into the house with lots of glass. Take excess windows from bedrooms and bathrooms and use them to connect the inside of the house with the outside.

We once remodeled a house on the coast of Lake Erie that had one window – one – facing the lake. Hey, pal, did you notice you have one of the Great Lakes in your backyard?

Compartmentalized bath – two baths in the space of 1 1/2 baths: Each kid doesn’t need a personal bathroom, but does need privacy and room to share. A compartmentalized bath puts two sinks in one room and the toilet and tub/shower in another, so three kids can use the bath at once and keep a little more harmony in the family home.

I doubt any of these ideas will ever make a magazine’s list of “Best Remodeling ROI” projects. But every one saves you money over a more “conventional” design strategy, and every one increases the livability of your home.

Spend more time planning, and less money building: I toured a client’s existing home before we began designing the new one. “Of course,” she said as we peeked in on the kids’ rooms, “These bedrooms are way too small.”

“Really?” I thought. The smallest was probably 14 feet by 15 feet. But each bedroom had at least one door or one window on each wall.

Pretty, but the design left little room for furniture.

I suggested we more carefully design the new bedrooms, keeping the furniture placement in mind. In the end, we were able to easily accommodate each child’s bedroom furniture comfortably in smaller bedrooms than what they’d had before.

Share part of the master bath: This isn’t for everyone, but it really tightens up the budget and the floor plan.

Make the toilet and a sink in the master bath accessible to the rest of the house, instead of building a separate half-bath – it won’t be used much by you during the day, and rarely by guests at night. Why have two baths when one will do?

Keep ceiling heights reasonable for the room size: “Volume” ceilings do not automatically make better rooms.

They just make taller rooms, rooms that are harder to decorate and more expensive to heat and cool.

Instead, focus attention on a view, a large fireplace or other element – and away from the ceiling height. Use wall trim and multiple paint colors to break up the volume of the room and create the illusion of height.

Spend it when you have it, not before: Sure, it’d be great to have those granite countertops now, but your budget’s tight and granite is 10 times the cost of laminate tops. So how about putting in nice laminate tops now, and replacing them with granite in five years when you have the cash? You can easily do the same with light fixtures, flooring, window treatment.

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1 AFFILIATIONS Contact your local home builders’ association for the names of member builders and remodelers: www.nahb.org/ findanhba. You can also ask family, friends or coworkers for recommendations.

2 CREDIBILITY Make sure the builder or home remodeler has a permanent business location and a good reputation with local banks and suppliers.

3 LONGEVITY Find out how long they have been in the building business. It usually takes three to five years to establish a financially sound business. You want to make sure they will be around after the construction is complete to service any warranties.

4 BBB RATING Find out how long they have been in the building business. It usually takes three to five years to establish a financially sound business. You want to make sure they will be around after the construction is complete to service any warranties.

5 LIABILITY Make sure the builder/remodeler has sufficient workers compensation and general liability insurance. If not, you may be liable for any construction-related accidents on your premises.

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6 REFERENCES Ask the builder/remodeler to provide you with names of previous customers. If they won’t, beware. If they do, ask the customers if they would hire the builder/remodeler again.

7 PORTFOLIO Ask if you can see the builder/remodelers work, both completed and in progress. Check for quality of workmanship and materials.

8 COMMUNICATION Do you feel you can easily communicate with the builder/ remodeler? Remember you will be in close contact with them throughout the construction process and afterward as you live in your new home.

9 CONTRACTS Make sure the builder/remodeler provides you with a complete and clearly written contract. The contract will benefit both of you. If you are having a new home built, get and review a copy of the home warranty and homeowner manual as well.

10 PRICING Be cautious of unusually low-priced bids. If the builder/ remodeler is unable to pay for the materials and labor as the project proceeds, this may indicate a potential problem. Keep in mind that less expensive does not necessarily mean better!

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Builder - General Contractor Andersen Artisan............................................................................933-9162 Bear Grass Homes LLC................................................................. 431-1050 Beason Enterprises Inc................................................................442-4727 Big Sky Siding & Homes Inc....................................................... 431-8866 C & D Construction, LLC .......................................................... 459-4004 CC Marketing & Management Corp........................................ 439-0818 Charles Construction, LLC...........................................................443-1457 Christofferson Construction........................................................ 761-2413 Connor Building & Design..........................................................443-0074 Davis Homes, Inc........................................................................... 443-2986 Design & Craft Inc.........................................................................449-0320 Dhane Construction & Design..................................................... 457-1314 Diamond Construction.................................................................443-3373 Envision Homes.....................................................................209-606-5721 Golden Eagle Construction........................................................449-7228 Great Divide Home Builders Inc............................................... 458-0212 Hamlin Construction..................................................................... 443-1340 Helena College of Technology................................................... 459-7617 Homeworks........................................................................................ 459-1774 Hood & Horning Construction..................................................449-5609 KO Building LLC.............................................................................458-6257 Les Thomas Construction, Inc...................................................533-5946 Level Lines Construction ............................................................. 227-1254 M & A Custom Homes................................................................... 459-9011 Marc Parriman Construction..................................................... 443-2345 Mark Lindsay Construction Co. 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Intermountain Heating & Air Conditioning......................... 449-4567 Superior Heating, Inc....................................................................458-9535 Video Design and Installation Quisenberry’s Audio & Video.................................................... 461-0754 Wallcoverings Danzer’s Paint-Wallpaper.......................................................... 443-5220 Home Beautifiers........................................................................... 443-4770 Home Depot.......................................................................................442-7311 Lowe’s................................................................................................ 495-9750 Sherwin-Williams...........................................................................442-2300 Water Conditioning Big Sky Water Conditioning..................................................... 442-5630 Culligan Water Conditioning.................................................... 443-9248 H & L Drilling.....................................................................................227-7435 Lindsay Drilling.............................................................................. 933-5306 Toney Water Systems...................................................................227-6426 Water Well Drilling A-10 Drilling Inc ............................................................................. 227-2662 H & L Drilling.....................................................................................227-7435 Lindsay Drilling.............................................................................. 933-5306 Toney Water Systems...................................................................227-6426 Weed Control TruGreen Chem Lawn - Ventures Inc...................................... 441-2244 Window Coverings Budget Blinds.................................................................................... 457-1122 Danzer’s Paint-Wallpaper.......................................................... 443-5220 Finstad’s Flooring Carpet One.................................................. 442-5501 Floor Show...................................................................................... 442-8338 Home Beautifiers........................................................................... 443-4770 Home Depot.......................................................................................442-7311 Lowe’s................................................................................................ 495-9750 Sherwin-Williams...........................................................................442-2300 The Blind Guy.................................................................................442-0095 Windows BMC Select ..................................................................................... 449-6924 Frontline Glass................................................................................ 449-7275 Home Depot.......................................................................................442-7311 Lowe’s................................................................................................ 495-9750 Power Townsend........................................................................... 442-2770 Pro-Build............................................................................................. 442-7110 Simkins-Hallin Lumber ............................................................... 586-5495

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