Npba newsletter june 2013

Mission Statement

The North Peninsula Building Association represents builders and associates of the building industry. We advocate constant improvement of building and business practices to provide quality construction in our community.

Vol. 6, Issue 6

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360-452-8160

350 West Washington Street, Suite 3, Sequim, WA 98382

June 2013

Everwarm Hearth & Home Building Connections event raises $1,500 for HFOT! A HUGE thank you to Everwarm Hearth & Home for hosting last week’s Building Connections & Fundraiser to support Homes For our Troops! The event was a great success and raised $1,500 to support Homes For our Troops. If you missed it, please visit http://bit.ly/17jVOAB to see a full photo recap. Everwarm has an ongoing fundraiser for the project; purchase a raffle ticket for an opportunity to win a Big Green Egg prize package valued at over $1,300! Tickets are just $5 each or five for $20 and can be purchased at Everwarm Hearth & Home or the NPBA offices.

Work Begins on Homes for Our Troops Project!

The foundation has been installed at Corporal Lang's home up O'Brien Road! We are excited to report that this home will be the first in Clallam County certified with Built Green's updated 2012 Single Family Residential Checklist.

Follow progress of the project at www.facebook. com/NorthPeninsulaBuilding Association and learn all about the features that are cost effectively implemented into the home. The new checklist will be available on BuiltGreenClallam.org in July. For an advance copy, email faleana@builtgreenclallam.org.

Thank you to the following companies for your support!

A Catered Affair Advanced Door Systems AJ Webb Construction Air Flo Heating All Weather Heating & Cooling Angeles Concrete Angeles Millwork & Lumber Co. Angeles Overhead Doors Alpha Builder Corporation B. Middleton Construction Berneking Concrete Homes Bill’s Plumbing

Blue Mountain Tree Service Bob’s Electric Burton’s Flooring Chris Duff General Contracting Clark County Home Builders Association Clawson Construction Clayton Coleman Construction and Painting CJ Excavating CED Constant Painting Country Homes

Cozi Homes Construction Dave’s Heating & Cooling Service DelaBarre Construction Duff Enterprises Eagle Home Mortgage Estes Builders Everwarm Hearth & Home Excel Utilities Feeley Construction Finish Rite Glass Services H2O Plumbing

Hartnagel Building Supply Hoch Construction Huttig In Graphic Detail Innovated Fire Sprinklers Jarmuth Electric Kandu Enterprise Laser Construction Maple Valley Rotary Club Meyer Electric Parker Stoops Peninsula Daily News

Pen Print Peninsula Pride Construction Pinnacle Builders Pipe Rite Plumbing Platt Electric Supply PrimeSource - Grip Rite R J Services Rainbow Sweepers Rainshadow Coffee Roasting Co. Ralph’s Drywall Ripley Construction Security Services Northwest

Sequim Association of Realtors Sequim Electric Sequim Redi Mix Sequim Sunrise Rotary Club Shepherd Electric Simpson Electric Sound Construction Thomas Building Center Therma Tru - Huttig Building Products Tracy’s Insulation Wild River Door Products Zenovic & Associates

Vol. 6, Issue 6

June 2013

Dear Donna Donna L. Knifsend

Dear Donna: I have a landlord that refuses to let me out of my lease. I have lived in the house for eight months but it costs me over $500 per month to heat the home. There are also other issues including mold. I have four months left on the lease, but the conditions of the house are making my family sick. The house is for sale and I am thinking about putting large yellow tape with hanging lemons over the sign. Thoughts?

I have plenty of thoughts with very little detail. If you are looking to get out of the lease, have you discussed potential liability to the landlord if there are “truly” mold and the other issues causing health related concerns to your family or have you simply asked to

NPBA welcomes new member:

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Health Care Reform Tip – New taxes are here!

be released from your lease? The validity of you in the home when a potential buyer aris risky. If your landlord disagrees with your facts and assessment of the premises are rives Health Care Reform Tip – New Mandated Limits on Waiting Periods

beyond the scope of this article; however, if your assessment of the property, agree to disUnder the Affordable Care Act – All group health insurance plans must now abide by a new mandate agree. Negotiate with your landlord in a calm you believe that your home is uninhabitable concerning waiting periods. For plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2014, a group health plan or health and causing health issues, you may wantinsurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage shall not apply any waiting period that exceeds to manner. If you cannot remain calm, have contact applicable agencies and seek legal 90 days. ad- your spouse or someone that can communicate the issues and negotiate on your behalf. ” vice. Keep in mind, however, that “slumlord, The Affordable Care Act ushers in A waiting period is the period of time that must pass before coverage for an employee or dependent who is If there is an imbalance of power or either of habitability,” and “related health causation” sweeping and broad reaching taxes you are difficult to deal with, consider havare often subjective and costly to prove. otherwise eligible to enroll under the terms of the plan can become effective. For this purpose, being eligible throughout the health insurance industry. for coverage means having met the plan’s substantive eligibility conditions (such as being in an eligible job ing a neutral third party there to facilitate the The interesting fact that you raised is that Many of these new taxes will simply be abclassification or achieving job‐related licensure requirements specified in the plan’s terms). communication, help to understand the isthe house is for sale. If the premises are “actusorbed through the health insurance pre ally” uninhabitable or even habitable butNote that this rule affects all employers who offer group health insurance to their employees regardless of the in sues, evaluate potential risk and reality, and miums that each of us pay, however some need of substantial repairs, this can affect size of the company. This is something that will affect each company differently so make sure you understand the explore all options. of the taxes are specific to “high-income these new requirements and be prepared to make changes if necessary for 2014 as this is a big change for Do your homework before approaching marketability of the property. More imporearners.” many plans our members currently have in place. your landlord. Are there code violations? tantly, once the owner and real estate agent

Have there been similar claims or lawsuits are put on notice of any items that may affect High income earners are defined as: The BIAW Health Insurance Program is here to assist with any questions you may have. habitability, there may be a duty to disclose to regarding this property? If not, consider ne• $250,000 for married taxpayers gotiating the security deposit and other items a potential buyer. filing jointly; Instead of hanging the lemons, make lem- to get out of the lease. If there is evidence to • $125,000 for married taxpayers onade and invite your landlord over. Even if support your allegations, talk to your attorfiling separately; your allegations fall short of “legal” liability ney before hanging the lemons.

• and $200,000 for other taxpayers.

Disclaimer: The advice given herein is strictor justification to terminate the lease, having ly for informational purposes only and does 1) The Affordable care Act imposes an 800-545-7011 not reflect advice to the readers. If you have a additional 0.9 percent Medicare tax on www.capitalbenefitservices.com legal issue, see an attorney for full evaluation FICA wages, or self-employment income and advice. that exceeds certain threshold amounts.

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Self-closing doors are now required between garages and houses. For nine years the code was silent on this requirement but it’s now back in text.

Note also that garages need to be separated from the living area by ½-inch gypsum wallboard on all bearing walls and 5/8-inch gypsum wallboard on the ceiling.

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2) The law also imposes for the first time ever a 3.8 percent Medicare tax on passive, or unearned, income, such as capital gains and dividends for tax years beginning in 2013. This new surtax will apply to individuals, estates and trusts. C corporations will not be liable however. How does this new tax work? For individuals, the unearned income Medicare tax is imposed on the lesser of: — an individual’s net investment income for the tax year, or — any excess of modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) for the tax year over a “threshold amount The BIAW Health Insurance Program continues to be here to assist with any questions you may have on this or any other health care reform regulation that you may have.

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June 2013

Member News!

NTI invites you to Bob Leach’s retirement celebration Robert Leach graduated from the University of Washington and earned his PE in 1971. He began his engineering career in Port Angeles in 1976 with Peterson & Associates (later to become NTI) where he worked until 1983. Bob returned to the UW where he earned his MBA in 1989. He came back to Port Angeles and NTI in 1993 after time at the City of Seattle Engineering Department and as general manager and engineer at Public Utility District No. 1 of Jefferson County. In 2003, Bob became NTI’s principal engineer and an owner of the business.

After many years of service to our community at NTI we are wishing Bob a happy retirement. He has certainly earned it!

During his many years at NTI, Bob has been responsible for major projects including a downtown beautification project and the LID #215 sanitary sewer retro-fit for the City of Port Angeles, a roadway/utility sys-

tem for an industrial park complex for the Port of Port Angeles, a sanitary sewer retrofit for the community of Sunland, a resort/ hotel development and site grading/utility systems for the Makah Marina at Neah Bay, the Dry Creek Elementary School complex, the Port Angeles Library, Valley Creek Estuary, several assisted living facilities, many subdivisions and related utility systems.

We will be honoring Bob for his service Thursday, June 20, at NTI’s office at 717 S. Peabody St. in Port Angeles. Please come by between the hours of 3-6 p.m. to offer congratulations and well wishes as he begins the next adventure in his life.

Estes Builders announces expansion/relocation to new office After nearly 14 years in its downtown Sequim location, Estes Builders has expanded and relocated its operations to a new U.S. Highway 101 location. “When Jo Anne and I started Estes Builders 23 years ago,

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Calendar of Events we worked out of the laundry room of my parents’ house in Sequim,” said Kevin Estes, owner of Estes Builders. “I had to make telephone calls between spin cycles.”

“It has been a long time in planning but the time was right to make the move,” said Jo Anne Estes. “Our new location is over 3,000 square feet of welcoming space.”

The interior finishes of the new office were designed to showcase common interior home details which will allow clients to see up close and in-person those elements that go into building their new custom home.

The new showroom includes a selection of millwork, ceiling details, countertops and many other interior and exterior finishing details. The reception room includes a custom-made mantle from a 75-year-old Hoh River area maple tree, a gift to the company.

“It is great to see our new office ready for operations and we look forward to our first day there,” said Kevin Estes. “We appreciate our trade partners and suppliers who worked with us and particularly our construction manager Mike Lyckman.

June 19-21 BIAW Summer Board of Directors meeting

June 20 NPBA at Kiwanis Club Port Angeles

July 10 NPBA Board of Directors meeting When Mike signed on with us almost 20 years ago, he never knew that he would tackle a project like this. Mike is responsible for the magnificent transformation of the building.”

The new location is at 259003 Highway 101, Sequim.

Hartnagel Building Supply Annual Decking Event & BBQ Talk with composite and redwood decking vendors and get all of your questions answered so you can get started on your new deck project, June 19 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

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Vol. 6, Issue 6

June 2013

contractor SPotLIGHt *KED-TER*

3 Easy Ways to Help Homes for our Troops!

Millwork & Lumber 1 Angeles Company/Hartnagel Building Supply

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DONATE A STUD

fund raising effort

Ked-Ter Construction (360) 460-0139

Angeles Millwork and Hartnagel invite you to purchase a 2-foot by 6-foot stud at either of their stores to donate to the framing lumber package which will be delivered to the job site for use in building Cpl. Ammon Lang’s home. Follow the progress of this fundraiser on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AngelesMillwork.Hartnagel! For more information or to donate a stud, call or visit Angeles Millwork, 1601 S. C St., 457-8581; or Hartnagel, 3111 E. Highway 101, 452-8933.

Currently the owner of Ked-Ter Construction, Rick Bradley began his career right after high school.

Apprenticing for Stu KEDish and Joe TweTER, it’s the only company he’s ever worked for. “Joe was one of the best builders around and he was more like a dad to me than a boss,” Rick remarks.

“Fortunately business has been steady for us,” says Rick, who has been able to keep his long-term crew busy. “They are all great guys and quality builders, and our reliable subcontractors have been with us for 10 to 15 years too. We all work so well together because we know what to expect from each other.”

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Ked-Ter handles everything from remodels and additions to custom homes and recently completed a home on Marrowstone Island.

“It was fun to see it all come together since the homeowner kept adding more bells and whistles.” When asked which project was his favorite, Rick grinned, “it’s always the last one we worked on.”

“I’ve been shopping at Angeles Millwork and Hartnagel for 35 years and I trust everyone there, in fact they are more like family to me.

Lonnie knows how we build and how to bid our jobs accordingly.”

Need a builder? Call Ked-Ter Construction at 460-0139 for your custom home or building project.

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Big Green Egg Raffle

sponsored by Everwarm Hearth & Home.

Proceeds support Homes for Our Troops.

Tickets $5 each or 5 for $20 and are available at the store, 257151 Hwy. 101 East, or NPBA offices at 350 West Washington Street, Suite 3 in Sequim.

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Eagle Home Mortgage Facebook Like Campaign

Head on over to www.facebook.com/EagleHomeMortgage and "Like" their page to help them reach their goal of 6000 likes and they will give $6000 to Corporal Lang's Homes for our Troops Project! At press time, they had 4650 "likes" which means your "like" is worth about $4.50.

Please help us spread the word by sharing a post with your friends and family.

Join in and help to support this great cause!