Step by Step (March 2015)

Publication of the

March 2015 • Vol. 18, No. 3 Editor: Jennie Korth

Chairperson’s Message

by Mark Aksamit

This is one of my favorite times of the year. Everything is getting ready to show its glory and there is nothing we can do to stop it.

Speaking of glorious things, the 2015 Home Show was a huge success. Thank you to everyone who participated and/or volunteered to help out. Once again this year the Remodelers Council sponsored the Food Bank House. The walls filled up fast and by the end of the show we collected enough food for 3,226 meals. It is opportunities such as this that make Home Builders and the Remodelers Council such wonderful organizations.

A big thank you to Ferguson Bath, Kitchen and Lighting Gallery for hosting the After Hour’s event in February. I am sorry I was not able to attend as I was out of town on business, but a great time was had by all and the opportunity to network with fellow remodelers and suppliers was taken full advantage of by those who were there.

Dan Hohensee with the Career Academy will be our presenter at the March 4th Remodelers meeting at the HBAL office. If you don’t know about the Career Academy, it is a wonderful partnership between LPS and SCC to educate and develop our future members and leaders in the building industry. Please make plans to attend and find out more about it.

The Tour of Remodel Homes is scheduled for April 25th and 26th. Entry deadline is March 13th. You can find more information about it on the HBAL web page.

The Career Academy

Dan Hohensee, Director of The Career Academy, will share more information about the partnership between LPS and SCC to educate and develop our future members and leaders in the building industry.

March 4, 2015 • 11:30 a.m.

HBAL Office

6100 S. 58th Street, Ste. C Cost: $10 per person for lunch from Panera Please send your RSVP to info@hbal.org or call 402-423-4225 by February 27.

Tour of Remodeled Homes April 25 & 26

Spring is nature’s way of saying “Let’s Party!”

- Robin Williams

Entry Deadline: March 13

Remodelers Council After Hours

Thank you to Fergusen Bath, Kitchen and Lig hting Gallery for hosting!

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3,871 lbs. of food and $52 was collected this year for the Food Bank of Lincoln!

This will provide over 3,226 meals for local families in need.

Thank you to our Food Bank House Volunteers!

Mark Aksamit

Gage Lahners

Karen Barrett

Hunter Lahners Jennifer Lahners

Tom Barrett Jeff Bielenberg Mary Kay Bielenberg Melanie Boone Vicki Christo Jim Christo Dan Hietbrink Meri Hietbrink Ruth Hietbrink Delrae Hirschman

Tessa Lahners Ron Morgan Linda Potter Jenny Samek Myah Samek Tate Samek Terry Schwimmer Amy Shinaut Greg Shinaut Brady Yoder

Special Thanks to Willet Construction, Inc. and Bielenberg Builders, Inc. for setting up and tearing down the house frame.

10 Uses for Gutters They carry rainwater away from your house, but aluminum troughs have other uses, too. Need inspiration? Read on.

1. Make a Windowsill Planter Cut a length of aluminum gutter (ours is 12 inches long) with tin snips. Tap on end caps, securing them with a crimping tool; caulk with silicone. Add potting soil and plants.

2. Protect Seedlings In colder weather, place a length of gutter atop tender garden plants at night to shield them from frost.

3. Store Sundries in The Shop Crimp end caps onto lengths of gutter. Screw through the gutters’ backs into two 1x3s to make a ladder-style storage unit.

Hang on a door or across a stud bay.

6. Hold Trimmings Stand rolls of ribbon, string, or twine upright and side by side in a foot-long piece of gutter. It’s a perfect dispenser for pulling out and cutting short lengths.

7. Create a Custom Message Board Flatten a length of galvanized steel gutter using a rubber mallet, and leave the rolled lip along one side intact. Hook the lip onto a wall-hung metal kitchen-utensil rail (find them starting at about $3; ikea.com). Use magnets to post notes and daily reminders.

8. Make a Bookshelf or a Picture Ledge Crimp end caps onto 3-foot sections of gutter. Paint as desired.

Fasten to the wall by screwing through the backs of the gutters.

Use them to display art or large picture books.

4. Hide Cord Clutter Screw a length of gutter across the inside back legs of a desk so that furniture can still sit flush with the wall. Use the gutter to keep excess cord off the floor and out of sight.

9. Secure a Pipe Cut a 2-inch section of gutter with tin snips. Bend back the ends to form a horseshoe-shaped strap. Place over PVC or steel pipe and screw the bent ends into the wall or ceiling.

5. Build a Tabletop Drinks Trough Crimp end caps to a length of gutter and seal with caulk.

Remove a section of the center plank of a wood picnic table to fit the length of the gutter. Drop the gutter into the opening and secure it to the table along the inside with sheet-metal screws.

Fill the trough with ice.

Brought to you from the June 2014 issue of This Old House.

10. Use as a Critter Deterrent To keep stray cats from getting into a fenced garden, place a length of gutter open-end down over the top of a garden fence.

When they jump onto the fence, the rattling noise will spook them.

Calendar of Events Mar. 2

Seventh Annual Chili Cook-off Sesostris Shrine Center • 1050 Saltillo Road 6:00 p.m.

Cost: $15 per person (kids 12 years & under FREE)

Mar. 4

Remodelers Council Meeting Dan Hohensee • The Career Academy HBAL Office • 6100 S. 58th Street, Ste. C 11:30 a.m. • Cost: $10 per person

Mar. 12

HOMEPAC & Board of Directors Meeting HBAL Office • 6100 S. 58th Street, Ste. C 9:45 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.

Mar. 12

Meet the Candidates HBAL Office • 6100 S. 58th Street, Ste. C 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Mar. 13

Tour of Remodeled Homes Deadline

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