Northern Kentucky Builder January 2013

NORTHERN KENTUCKY

January 2013

The Official Publication of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky

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January 2013 The mission of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky is to promote and enhance the integrity and

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visibility of the construction industry and the members of the organization through advocacy, communication, education and political action.

The Northern Kentucky Home Product and Service Buyers’ Guide is a special edition of the Northern KY Builder. Northern Kentucky Builder™ is an official publication of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky, 2751 Circleport Drive, Erlanger, Kentucky 41018. It is published in the interest of the Northern Kentucky building industry and read by home builders, remodelers, general contractors, developers, engineers, bankers, Realtors,® architects, material dealers, subcontractors and manufacturers. All rights reserved. Copying or reproduction without the expressed permission of the Home Builders Association of Northern

4 ................Letter from Brian Miller, Executive Vice President 5 ..................................................................... Membership Update 6............................................................................Millennium Club 8...............................................Save the Date, 2012 SAM Awards 10........................................ Holiday Party and Inaugural Dinner

Kentucky is strictly prohibited.

16.................................................. Winter Continuing Education

phone 859.331.9500 or fax 859.578.3393

17...................................................................... HOMEFEST 2013

email homebuilders@hbanky.com 2013 Board of Directors Adam Chaney, President William Butt, Immediate Past President James Kegley, Vice President Jason Yeager, Secretary/Treasurer Desiree Webster, Associate President Walt Dunlevy, Associate Vice President Paul Metzger, Land Development Council President Pat Parshall, Sales & Marketing Council President Phil Drees, Builder Director Tom Spille, Builder Director Diana DeVore, Associate Director Art Fischesser, Associate Director Anita Kosco, Associate Director Patrick Townsend, Associate Director HBA Staff Brian A. Miller, Executive Vice President Janis Beard, Membership Director Melanie Meyer, Director of Shows & Events, Sales & Marketing Thomas Napier, Director of Professional Development Marsha Roudabush, Director of Finance Holly Woodring, Administrative Coordinator

19 ............................................................... Edward Wilson Passes 21.................................................................Parade of Homes 2013 22 .......................................Watch your Step, Premises Liability 26 ...................................Northern Kentucky Building Permits 27 .................................................................... Calendar of Events

NORTHERN KENTUCKY

The Official Publication of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky

The Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky is open to the world, visit our web site for up-to-date information on HBA services and programs, including extensive public referral directory to Registered Builders, Registered Remodelers and Associate Members.

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On the Cover, 2013 Board of Directors - Front Row, L-R: John Schickel, State Senator District 11; Diana DeVore, Associate Director, Guardian Savings Bank; Anita Kosco, Newport Syndicate; Desiree Webster, Associate President, NuVo Technologies; Adam Chaney, 2013 President, Terrace Holdings. 2nd Row, L-R: Pat Parshall, SMC President, NKY Publishing; Walt Dunlevy, Associate Vice President, Forge Lumber; James Kegley, Vice President, B.O.L.D. Homes; Bill Butt, Immediate Past President, Bill’s Remodeling & Electric. Back Row, L-R: Jason Yeager, Secretary/Treasurer, Ashley Construction; Patrick Townsend, Associate Director, Patrick’s Custom Hardwood Flooring; Paul Metzger, LDC President, Fischer Homes; Tom Spille, Builder Director, Spille Builders and Developers; Phil Drees, Builder Director, Terrace Holdings.

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The HBA will save you money and make you money in 2013 .

Our primary focus at the HBA is your business. Every year we work to find new ways to connect you with your customers, be them homebuyers, remodeling clients or consumers interested in the home and garden market. We have a professional staff that works with key members in leadership and on committees to ensure that we have you tapped in to the consumer market. To that end, we produce premier consumer shows designed around you so you can sell your homes, remodeling projects and home & garden goods to customers ready to buy now and willing to become a lead for the future. In fact several companies’ entire marketing plans are designed around these shows exclusively.

The HBA also recognizes that our business to business events create long lasting business relationships that help those members that are focused on doing work with other businesses make the critical connections that help them succeed professionally. Over the last few years we have changed up all of our business to business events to drive more participation and a larger benefit to those companies looking to create necessary business to business relationships. We hear it constantly, “I met them at the HBA”. That means that if you have a product or service to sell from building materials, to printing, insurance, or anything a company needs to operate the HBA is one of the greatest places to spend your time in order to broaden your business to business customer base.

Beyond that we focus on the fact that information gained from piers and other business persons at the HBA events and committees help you to gain valuable knowledge that help you run your business. To help you take your business to the next level we provide dozens of professional development classes all year long to help you to become a better business person. Whether that means accounting, sales, codes, historic structures, or whatever the case may be we create and deliver a curriculum of courses that will benefit your company. We hold education classes in a group setting but can schedule one-on-one sessions for your particular needs. No other place in our area can provide the type of education the HBA does for so little cost.

There are other ways that the HBA makes you money and saves you money. Over the years we developed a worker compensation insurance program that has great reasons to be a part of the program. First, the premiums are designed around your payroll. If you slow down as a company during the cold weather months the premiums reduce in slower months to ease your cash flow necessities. If you stay in the plan for four years you receive dividends annually. In 2012 the total dividends paid to HBA members in the plan was $13 million. In 2013 that dividend will be $14 million. The average dividend in 2013 will be about $6,400 per company. That means that the program literally pays you to maintain your membership and two hour safety class a year. This is an outstanding member benefit that you simply cannot find anywhere else.

Our health insurance program also saves you money and is poised to benefit you even greater in 2014 when the Affordable Care Act (Obama care) is enacted in Kentucky. Our health program is an insurance pool that was created in the General Assembly as a “bona fide” insurance program in our Commonwealth. That means that when the act is implemented all participants will pay according to a community rate. Our program will allow its participants to “risk” rate. This means that you will not have to pay for everyone no matter their condition as the act mandates. Estimates exist that show the exchange in our state could cause health insurance costs for employers to increase anywhere from 65-100%. We won’t experience that change with our plan and is yet again and excellent program that saves your company hard earned dollars.

One of the hardest to count, but nonetheless the most important product of the HBA is our advocacy. Yes advocacy saves you money and makes you money. If it weren’t for our efforts not only in Frankfort and Washington DC, but locally, the cost of construction would change drastically. Whether it is the length of time during the construction process, the amount of lots a developer can create in a community, the cost of regulations and fees, the HBA is on the front line defending your rights and your wallet. Imagine a world where government and agencies could go unchecked and create any regulation they wished to without the feedback and support of the HBA. That is a frightening world for sure. We spend time commenting and shaping policy at all local planning commissions, the Sanitary District, water districts, and the list goes on. There is not one local regulation and rule involving building and development that the HBA doesn’t have a fingerprint on somewhere. What does this do for you? It keeps housing affordable so that you can build, remodel, develop, and sell products and services to the construction community. It also means that the economy benefits as a whole. If we develop and build more then everyone benefits. Growth is good. And that means that the checkout clerk at the grocery, the CEO of major corporations, and your neighbor down the street all should give a little thanks to our industry for helping Northern Kentucky grow.

We know it’s not all about money, and in the coming months we will explain to you how the HBA is fun, interesting, educational, and helps you to overcome the problems you have at work while at the same time being mindful of your time. Thanks for being a member and we look forward to what the future holds for our recovering housing industry.

Sincerely,

Brian A. Miller Executive Vice President Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky

New Members

Welcome! We are truly happy to have your support and membership!

Affordable Glass & Mirror, Inc. Scott Peters 1966 Phoenix Drive Loveland, Ohio 45140 513-575-4464 Business: Glass Contractor Sponsor: Joe Halpin

Masonry Arts Jerry Fitzpatrick 568 Gardenway Edgewood, KY 41017 859-393-8026 Business: Masonry Construction Sponsor: James Kegley

Arlinghaus I, LLC Joe Arlinghaus 142 Barnwood Edgewood, KY 410117 859-392-8900 Business: Developer

Outdoor Environments, Inc. Scott Lovdal 1045 Meta Drive Cincinnati, OH 45237 513-641-5100 Business: Retaining Walls Sponsor: Joe Halpin

Chuck’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc. Joel ( Jody) Rose 7o521 Sussex Drive Florence, KY 41042 859-371-8624 Business: HVAC Sponsor: Tom Spille Clear Choice Kelly Kitts 9210 Marshall Road Covington, KY 41015 859-342-7777 Business: Landscaping & Decorative Concrete Sponsor: Tom Spille DDD Drywall Dwight Dunaway 2799 Custer Lane Ft. Wright, KY 41017 859-816-o6142 Business: Drywall Contractor Sponsor: Jason Yeager Huffman Painting, Inc. Rick Huffman 2795 Fordsmill Road Dry Ridge, KY 41035 859-823-0007 Business: Painting Sponsor: Tom Spille Kelly James Painting Kelly James 939 Woodchuck Drive Villa Hills, KY 41017 859-512-5544 Business: Painting Sponsor: Rob Stone

Premiere Electric Tom Baynum 6159 Cabin Creek Drive Cold Spring, KY 41076 859-635-2376 Business: Electrical Contactor Sponsor: Doug DeLay Schlage/Nexia Joe Urman 212 McDaniels Lane Springboro, Ohio 45066 937-3590-5286 Business: Door Hardware/ Home Automation Sponsor: Joe Halpin Tate Builders Supply Bill Owens PO Box 18817 Erlanger, KY 41018 859-727-1212 Business: Building Materials Distributor Sponsor: Joe Halpin

Jeff Wyler Florence Buick GMC Bob Wheeler 1154 Burlington Pike Florence, Kentucky 41042 859-635-9200 Business: Automotive Sales & Service Sponsor: James Kegley

BOB ARLINGHAUS Company: Bob Arlinghaus Construction Position: Owner Community I live in: Lakeside Park, Kentucky My reason for belonging to the HBA of Northern Kentucky: Education opportunities and insurance benefits.

Something unique about my company is: As a small business with only 1 or 2 employees we have been fortunate to establish a solid base of high-end repeat customers with no advertising only personal recommendations.

ED STAMPER Company: Stamper Blinds Gallery Position: Owner Community I live in: Lakeside Park, Kentucky My favorite thing to do when I’m not working is: Relax, tennis My reason for belonging to the HBA of Northern Kentucky: Connect with leads in the Northern Kentucky area Something unique about my company is: Celebrating 21 years in business.

MISSING IN ACTION If you do business with any of the missing members, please encourage them to get back in the action at the HBA! Absolute Fire Protection Anthony Company Ballast Electric Company Domaschko Excavating Contractor Etler Kettenacker Agency Kahmann Electric Krebs Construction Ridgewood Homes Southern Electric Contractors Shawn Warfield Construction Window World of NKY Northern Kentucky BUILDER

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All-Rite Ready Mix Arlinghaus Builders, LLC Ash Insurance, C.K. Barnes, Dennig & Co. Ltd Bray Trucking, Inc. Cutter Construction, Inc. Drees Company Dudley Construction Co. Inc. Ernst Concrete Fischer Homes Florida Tile, Inc. Grant Co. /Gallatin Co. Concrete Kelly Bros. Lumber Kentucky Federal Savings & Loan Kentucky FluidAir, Inc. L & N Federal Credit Union Logan Lavelle Hunt Insurance Agency Lula’s for Lunch & More! Catering M & W Excavation Co., Inc. Rechtin Heating & Air Cond. Co., Tom Sims-Lohman Fine Kitchens & Granite Thelen Associates, Inc. Tri-City Insurance Service, Inc. VonLehman & Company, Inc. Wiseway Supply The Millennium Club is an elite group of companies whose contribution pays for the refreshments and entertainment at membership meetings and events like the Annual Golf Outing, Tabletop Night, and the Inaugural Luncheon.

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NORTHERN KENTUCKY

March 2012

The Official Publication of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky

Great incentives going now for 2013 and it’s a great time to start taking a look at the upcoming Parade of Homes and HOMEFEST oppotunities.

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2013 Holiday Party & T

he 2012 Holiday Party & Inaugural Dinner was the beginning of exciting new changes around the Home Builders Association. 2013 will begin with a new restructured Board of Directors, drafting a 20132016 strategic plan and focusing on redesigning the HBA for the 21st century. “This group of outstanding leaders is bringing new ideas to the

table to make sure that our HBA continues to be one of the largest, most relevant HBA’s in the nation”, said Brian Miller, EVP. The 2013 Holiday Party & Inaugural Dinner was a night of celebration and recognition. Adam Chaney, 2013 HBA President was installed along with his new board of directors. Special men and women were recognized for their outstanding

contributions to this association and Northern Kentucky. Congratulations to our new officers and directors and to those amazing award winners such as our Builder of the Year, Bob Schroder, Arlinghaus Builders; The Associate of the Year, Laquinta Strickland, L & N Federal Credit Union and the Community Leadership Award, Senator Damon Thayer.

2013 Board of Directors - Front Row, L-R: John Schickel, State Senator District 11; Diana DeVore, Associate Director, Guardian Savings Bank; Anita Kosco, Newport Syndicate; Desiree Webster, Associate President, NuVo Technologies; Adam Chaney, 2013 President, Terrace Holdings. 2nd Row, L-R: Pat Parshall, SMC President, NKY Publishing; Walt Dunlevy, Associate Vice President, Forge Lumber; James Kegley, Vice President, B.O.L.D. Homes; Bill Butt, Immediate Past President, Bill’s Remodeling & Electric. Back Row, L-R: Jason Yeager, Secretary/Treasurer, Ashley Construction; Patrick Townsend, Associate Director, Patrick’s Custom Hardwood Flooring; Paul Metzger, LDC President, Fischer Homes; Tom Spille, Builder Director, Spille Builders and Developers; Phil Drees, Builder Director, Terrace Holdings.

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& Inaugural Dinner “Thank you� to the following sponsors for their contribution and support of this exciting event!

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Scenes from the Holiday Party

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2013 Presi dent, Ada m as Immed iate Past P Chaney, declares 2 012 Presi resident. dent, Bill Butt

Brian Miller, Executive Officer presents 2012 President, Bill Butt, the bell and gavel for his service as president in 2012.

2012 President, Bill Butt, swears in 2013 President, Adam Chaney, Terrace Holdings.

Bill Butt, 2012 President passes the HBA gavel on to 2013 HBA President Adam Chaney.

1998 Associate President, Jay Thelen begins the passing of the Associates gavel which has been a tradition of the HBA for many years.

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Bob Porter, 1985 builder president, starts the passing of the gavel to the incoming president, Adam Chaney, which has been a long time tradition of the Home Builders Association of NKY.

2013 Presiden t, Adam Chane y, congratulate s Desiree Web ster, 2012 Asso ciate Presiden t.

Associate past presidents waiting for the gavel to be passed to them.

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Walt Dunlevy, State & Local Government Chair and Adam Chaney, 2013 HBA President presents Senator Damon Thayer the Community Leadership Award for his support of homebuilding and small businesses. Senator Thayer has worked with the HBA on several issues over the years to the benefit of our industry.

John Yeager, Ashley Construction; Bob Schroder, Arlinghaus Builders; Roberta Tanno, ESSROC Cement; Paul Bogenschutz, Ashley Construction, Bill Butt, Bill’s Remodeling & Electric.

2012 Associate President, RobertaTanno, ESSROC Cement and 2013 Associate President, Desiree Webster, NuVo Technologies.

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2012 Associate President, Roberta Tanno, ESSROC Cement, presents the Associate of the Year Award to Laqunita Strickland, L & N Federal Credit Union.

Mike Kegley, B.O.L.D. Homes; Brian Jones and Brenda Jones, C.K. Ash Insurance, Rob Stone, C.K. Ash Insurance.

Jennifer Miller, Brian Mil ler’s wife; Linda Stickley, 360 American Title; Ann Thelen, Jay Thelen’s wife and Anita Kosco, Newport Syn dicate.

Paul & Lisa Metzger, Fischer Homes; Kristie Just and John Schickel, State Senator District 11.

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Bob Porter, Guardian Savings Bank and Mike Kegley, B.O.L.D. Homes.

Patrick Townsend, Patrick’s Hardwood Floors, Associate Director; Crista Yeager & Jason Yeager, Ashley Construction, HBA Secretary/Treasurer.

Bob Halderman, Pilot Lumber; Carrie & Jason Lett, Wissman Brothers; Ann & Jay Thelen, Thelen Associates, Inc.

Pat Parshall, SMC President, NKY Publishing and Bob Schroder, Arlinghaus Builders.

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Jason Yeager, Ashley Construction, HBA Secretary/Treasurer; Chris McDaniel, State Senator District 23; Walt Dunlevy, Forge Lumber, HBA Associate Vice President; James Kegley, B.O.L.D. Homes, HBA Vice President.

Brian Miller, HBA Executive Officer; Jim Cutter, Cutter Construction; 2013 HBAK President.

2013 President Adam Chaney and his beautiful family: Suzanne his wife, Shirly & Mike Chaney, his parents and his three children, front right, Ashley, Amber and Spencer.

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Winter 2012 Continuing Education Schedule your Professional Development Today! Space is limited!

January January 23rd – Financial Planning for 2013 with Gary Albert, $25, 10 am – 12 pm January 24th – Your Reputation Proceeds you, Marketing your Reputation with Beth AderholtGrindley, $25, 10am – 12pm January 29th – Building your Business in Historic Districts, $25, 10 am – 12 pm January 29th – What do Internet Cats have to do with your business? Presented by Web Media Experts, $25, 12 pm – 2 pm January 30th – Estimation 1, Our popular Estimation Course looks at Estimation in the New Economy, $25, 3pm – 5 pm January 31st – CPR/AED Training, Fulfills your AGC 2013 Requirement, $40

February February 5th – H&R Block Presents, Preparing for 2013 and the Changes it will Bring, $25, 1 pm – 3 pm February 11th - SUPER CE Day! Lunch is Provided! , $75 Attending Super CE Day provides all 6 credits needed for a Builder/Remodeler!

Building your Business in Historic Districts, 11 am – 1 pm AGC Compliant Workplace Safety for 2013, 1 pm – 3 pm Fortified Homes, What they are how to market them, 3 pm – 5 pm February 12th - What do Internet Cats have to do with your business? Presented by Web Media Experts, $25,10 am – 12 pm February 13th - Financial Planning for 2013 with Gary Albert, $25, 3 pm – 5 pm February 19th – 20th - OSHA 10 with NKEMS, $150, 10 am – 3 pm *Must Attend Both Days for Credit February 21st - Marketing your Business in Northern Kentucky, Roundtable Forum, $25, Presented by HBA NKY in partnership with area businesses,12pm – 2 pm February 26th - Your Reputation Proceeds You, Marketing your Reputation, $25, 3pm – 5 pm February 27th – Estimation 2 Blueprints and Quality Survey, $25, 3 pm – 5pm

March March 5th - H&R Block Presents, Preparing for 2013 and the Changes it will Bring, $25, 4 pm – 6 pm March 12th - Marketing your Business in Northern Kentucky, Roundtable Forum, $25 Presented by HBA NKY in partnership with area businesses, 10 am – 12 pm March 13th – AGC Compliant Workplace Safety for 2013, $40, 10 am – 12 pm March 19th – Building your Business in Historic Districts, $25, 3 pm – 5 pm March 20th - What do Internet Cats have to do with your business? Presented by Web Media Experts $25, 3 pm – 5 pm March 26th - Fortified Homes, What they are how to market them, $25, 12 pm – 2 pm March 27th – Estimation 3: Making a quote the right way, $25, 3 pm – 5 pm

April April 4th - Building your Business in Historic Districts, $25, 2 pm – 4 pm TBA - AGC Compliant Workplace Safety for 2013 , $40, 3 pm – 5pm

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2013 The 2013 SIte is The Equestrian, in Triple Crown Country Club.

Don’t miss your opportunity to participate, July 13-28. There are still lots available.

Contact the HBA today at 859-331-9500.

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What’s New with Pella

Pella Impervia Dual-Color Option NOW AVAILABLE! Neither wind nor rain nor sleet or snow stops determined mail carriers. Nor do those elements and other climate extremes phase Pella Corporation’s energy-efficient Pella Impervia line, expanding in the Summer of 2011 to include White interior option for all units.

Pella Impervia windows and patio doors offer more style and design flexibility for your customers. With the new dual-color option, Pella Impervia products can have a White interior with the choice of White, Tan or Brown exterior.

Pella Impervia windows and patio doors arrive pre-finished with a powder-coat paint finish on both interior and exterior. This durable finish stays looking great for years with little care.

“We’re pleased to offer more innovative solutions to builders and homeowners living in areas where a stronger, more durable window is a must,” said Duane Putz, director of sales and marketing for Pella Impervia. “This product is made for hot, cold, wet or windy climates and now it’s available in more styles.”

Pella Impervia can withstand the forces of Mother Nature without cracking, shrinking or warping in extreme weather conditions. The sleek-profiled innovative products made from Duracast®, the strongest most durable material in windows and doors, are virtually maintenancefree and well-suited to today’s busy lifestyles and balanced budgets for home and business owners.* Builders, remodelers and homeowners may choose from convenient factory prefinished brown, white or tan color options and now have a White interior!

For more information, please contact your local Pella representative or call 513-936-5240.

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ALL-RITE READY MIX

HBA Charter Member Passes

“Where Quality and Service Save You Time and Money” Florence, Kentucky 139 Aristocrat Dr. (859) 371-3314 Aurora, Indiana 10513 Morgans Branch Rd. (812) 926-0920 Wilder, Kentucky 108 Williams Way (859) 572-9951 Harrison, Ohio 7466 New Haven Rd. (513) 738-1933 Port Union, Ohio 5259 Rialto Road (513) 860-5111

Edward W. Wilbers, 1956 HBA President passed at the age of 92.

C

harter Member of the Home Builders Association of Northern Kentucky passed away on November 20, 2012. Ed was owner and operator of Wilbers Construction Co. Second President of the Association, he was supportive of the Association over the years. He chaired construction of a dormitory at Campbell Lodge in Cold Spring. He encouraged the HBA to buy a “beginner home” at 516 W. Fifth St., Covington, Ky., leading to building a new home at 209 Grandview Drive, Fort Mitchell, KY. We were always honored when he began the “passing of the gavel” at our annual installation ceremony. A National Director, he held Lifetime Membership.

A Kentucky Colonel, Ed was a 3rd degree member of the Knights of Columbus, past Vice President and Director of First Federal Savings and; Past Director of the Diocesan Children’s Home. He is survived by his son Ed, a builder and three daughters and 9 grandchildren.

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859-630-9995

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Your Full Service Landscape Design, Building, and Maintenance Firm

Here for all of Your Landscape Needs

Return of the Parade of Homes Announced!

HBA’s Parade of Homes is Back in 2013 at Saylor Woods Subdivision in Independence. The perfect storm is coming… so don’t miss the boat!

The 2013 Parade of Homes at Saylor Woods quite possibly could be the single most attractive buying opportunity for new home buyers in our lifetimes! The stars have aligned to create a perfect storm of benefits that include:

Discount Lot Pricing Historically Low Interest Rates Builder Incentives Vendor Discounts

Zero Homeowner’s Association Fees Zero City Taxes Special Financing Opportunities

Saylor Woods

September 7-22, 2013

WELCOME TO SAYLOR WOODS Terrace Holdings, the Developer of Saylor Woods Subdivision is proud to host the 2013 Parade of Homes and welcomes these participating Builders: Drees Homes (John Heisler, 859.458.9032, dreeshomes.com) Potterhill Homes (Rick Iannitti, 513.479.4324, potterhillhomes.com) Adam Miller Homes (Adam Miller, 859.652.4393, adammillerhomes.com) Alan Schmidt Construction (Doug Delay, 859.283.2874, schmidtbuilders.com) B.O.L.D Company (James Kegley, 859.393.2900, theboldcompany.com) Arlinghaus Builders (Ted Arlinghaus, 859.392.8906, arlinghausbuilders.com)

Forward Thinking

Since 1946, VonLehman has been a forward-thinking CPA and advisory firm – grounded in reality but focused on the future. True to our long-standing commitment to building a stronger region, we have unrivaled expertise in construction and real estate development. VonLehman builds partnerships with its clients within the construction sector. We understand the ups and downs of the industry, and assist our clients in building a healthy bottom-line in every scenario, every economy.

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WATCH YOUR STEP PREMISES LIABILITY

A

s a business owner, imagine this very common scenario – A young woman with two small children in tow enters your business establishment in order to complete her last business transaction of the day. The young woman successfully completes her business transaction and hurriedly exits your establishment, passing in the doorway an elderly gentleman who is your next customer. As the elderly gentleman walks across the floor of your business, he slips and falls in a spot of clear liquid that, unbeknownst to you, spilled from the cup of one of the children.

Traditionally, in order to prevail in a “slip and fall” case such as this, the elderly gentleman would be required to prove that the business owner or his employees either caused the foreign substance to be on the floor, or by the exercise of reasonable case, could have discovered the foreign substance and either removed it or warned of its presence prior to the fall. Absent proof that the business owner or his employees caused the foreign substance to be on the floor, the injured customer is faced with the burden of proving how long the substance had been on the floor before the accident and whether that was a sufficient length of time for notice and correction to have taken place. The Kentucky Supreme Court has found that this is a daunting and virtually insurmountable burden of proof for the customer, especially in light of the fact that it is the duty of the business owner to keep his premises in a reasonably safe condition for normal use by his customers.

In an attempt to balance the competing principles of customer notice versus business owner duty, the Kentucky Supreme Court made the determination to shift the burden of proof. Now, in the case of a slip and fall by a customer on a business owner’s premises, the customer must still prove that there was a foreign substance on the floor and that such foreign substance was a substantial factor in causing the accident or injury. However, once such proof has been presented, the burden then shifts to the business owner to prove that neither the owner nor his employees caused the foreign substance to be on the floor and that there had been an insufficient length of time in which to have discovered and removed the foreign substance or warned of the presence of the foreign substance prior to the accident.

The Kentucky Supreme Court found that both logic and fairness mandate that, as between two apparently innocent parties, one being a business proprietor having a duty to maintain his premises in a reasonably safe condition for the use of his customers, and the other being the invited customer, the burden of proof with respect to the cause of an unsafe condition of the premises should be on the one with the duty to prevent it.

The intent of the Kentucky Supreme Court was not to make business owners an insurer against all accidents on the premises. Rather, its intent was to require the business owner to prove the absence of negligence by demonstrating that the business owner exercised reasonable care in attempting to discover a foreseeable dangerous condition and to correct that condition or to warn its invited customers of the existence of the condition.

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As your business starts to pick up and you find yourselves looking for employees CALL US FIRST. We are training the future builders, remodelers, electricians, carpenters and HVAC technicians of tomorrow so take advantage of our services.

We have students ready to help serve your needs.

We can help custom fit your needs as well; from experienced well seasoned personnel to the novice helpers.

BUILD OPPORTUNITY

International Builders Show

January 22-24, 2013 • Las Vegas www.BuildersShow.com

Call Thomas Napier, PhD, Director of Professional Development at the HBA (859) 331-9500

Northern Kentucky Building Permits SINGLE FAMILY

November ‘12

#

MODULAR HOMES

#

MULTI FAMILY

#

CONDOS

#

COMMERCIAL

#

COMMERCIAL REMODELING

#

RESIDENTIAL REMODELING

2

$265,000

2

$617,000.0

29

$3,397,976

56

$600,679

1

$100,000

16

$481,302

15

$648,150

16

$430,214

1

$50,000

1

$20,000

1

$70,000

2

$17,500

BOONE

26

$3,883,120

2

$17,000

CAMPBELL

8

$1,535,944

6

$750,000

KENTON

21

$3,587,921

15

$667,300

GRANT

1

$290,000

1

$6,300,000.0

CARROLLTON GALLATIN MASON OWEN TOTAL

56

November ‘11

$9,296,985

0

$0

23

$1,434,300

2

$265,000

3

$6,917,000

47

$4,266,126

91

$1,549,695

SINGLE FAMILY

#

MODULAR HOMES

#

MULTI FAMILY

#

CONDOS

#

COMMERCIAL

#

COMMERCIAL REMODELING

#

RESIDENTIAL REMODELING

3

$222,898

3

$1,130,000.0

42

$4,849,391

60

$1,370,606

BOONE

24

$3,715,186

CAMPBELL

11

$1,492,785

1

$700,000.0

7

$187,400

25

$425,435

KENTON

9

$3,275,005

1

$1,600,000.0

18

$7,652,859

25

$575,665

GRANT

1

$130,000

1

$10,000

5

$204,500

2

$470,000

1

$150,000

4

$78,000

TOTAL

47

$9,082,976

1

$150,000

JAN-NOV 2011

614

$94,397,131

6

$401,000

183

JAN-NOV 2012

646

$100,949,842

6

$465,900

356

CARROLLTON GALLATIN MASON OWEN

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3

$222,898

5

$3,430,000

68

$12,699,650

119

$2,654,206

$13,557,924

171

$15,501,228

25

$49,593,833

811

$152,858,686

1331

$23,903,243

$20,151,822

27

$4,789,291

65

$71,020,638

780

$120,810,852

1,200

$28,181,217

BUSINESS MEETINGS AT A GLANCE / call 331-9500 for reservations or to confirm dates

30

31

1

2

3

4

5

11

12

Remodelers Issues’ Committee, 12-1pm, HBA

6

7

8

9

10 Membership / Retention Meeting , 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, HBA

Sales & Marketing, 12-1 pm, HBA

14

15

16

17

18

19

24

25

26

1

2

january

13

Cavalcade Meeting, 3:30 - 5 pm, Barleycorn’s Lakeside Park, KY

LDC Board of Governors 11am, LDC Luncheon, 12 pm, HBA

20

21

22

23

Ambassador Club Meeting, 12-1 pm, HBA

Financial Planning for 2013, 10 am - 12 pm, HBA

Marketing your Reputation, 10 am - 12 pm, HBA

International Builders Show Las Vegas, NV

28

27

29

State & Local Government Committee Meeting, 12-1 pm, HBA

sunday

3

30

New Member Orientation, 3:30 - 5 pm, HBA

tuesday 5

31

Estimation 1; Estimation in the New Economy, 3 - 5 pm, HBA

What do Internet Cats have to do with your Business?

12 - 2 pm, HBA

monday 4

Building your Business in Historic Districts, 10 am - 12 pm, HBA

Executive Committee Meeting 12:30 - 2:30 pm, HBA Board of Directors Meetingand Orientation, 2:30 - 5 pm, HBA

wednesday 6

thursday 7

Preparing for 2013 and the Changes it will Bring, Presented by H&R Block, 1 - 3 pm, HBA

10

11

12

Super CE Day! 11 am - 5 pm, HBA

18

14

Financial Planning for 2013, 3 - 5 pm, HBA

20

21

LDC Board of Governors, 11 am, LDC Luncheon, 12 pm, HBA

OSHA 10 with NKEMS, 10 am - 3 pm, HBA

25 State & Local Government Committee Meeting, 12-1 pm, HBA

3

4

26 Marketing your Reputation, 3 - 5 pm, HBA

5

8

9

15

16

2013 HBAK Winter Board of Directors Meeting Lexington, KY

OSHA 10 with NKEMS, 10 am - 3 pm, HBA

24

saturday

Remodelers Issues’ Committee, 12 pm-1 pm, HBA

13

19

friday

27

28

23 What do Internet Cats have to do with your Business?

10 am - 12 pm, HBA

Marketing your Business in Northern Kentucky, Roundtable Forum, 12 pm-2 pm, HBA

1

2

8

9

Executive Committee Meeting 1:30 - 3:30 pm, HBA

Estimation 2; Blueprints and Quality Survey, 3 - 5 pm, HBA

6

22

february

17

CPR / AED Training , 8 am - 5 pm, HBA

Board of Directors Meetingand Orientation, 3:30 - 5 pm, HBA

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