Generating Business from an Aging Population?

The Remodelers

Connection A monthly publication of NARI of Central Ohio November 2012

I N T H I S I S S U E

Boo at the Zoo

October Meeting in

Review

2013 Slate of

Candidates

Home Depot Rebate

Program

Certification Classes

Offered

Advertise in

“Renovations”

And more...

C A L E N D A R :

November 15, 2012

Membership Meeting

Ferguson Enterprises

6:00-8:00 pm

December 7, 2012

Holiday Party

Valley Dale Ballroom

6:30 pm

January 17, 2013

Membership Meeting

Scioto Kitchens

6:00-8:00 pm

February 14, 2013

Membership Meeting

National Door & Trim

11:30am-1:30pm

Please join us at our November Membership Meeting!

November 15, 2012 6:00 - 8:00 pm

4363 Lyman Drive Hilliard, OH 43026

Presentation by: Hansgrohe Come for the camaraderie, stay for the main event! Join Hansgrohe as they take you

through an educational experience you wont want to miss! This program will touch on the seven principles of Universal Design, and the rapidly growing aging population.

What else is in it for you? A NARI CEU!

RSVP by Monday, November 12 by calling the NARI Office at 614.895.3080 or email NARIstaff@sbcglobal.net

$15 per person with reservation, $20 per person for walk-ins Prospective Members are always free!

We Built This City! Invitations have been mailed for NARI’s Holiday / Awards Celebration!

You will not want to miss this year’s spectacular event on December 7 beginning at 6:30 pm. NARI will take over the Valley Dale Ballroom to celebrate Columbus’ Bicentennial and NARI

member accomplishments from the past year. We’ll be presenting the CotY Awards, recognizing our ACE winners, inducting new officers & directors, and enjoying a delicious

Holiday dinner.

Please join your NARI friends for the celebration - the committee has worked hard to make this a very special evening!

RSVP by November 9 - $60 per person RSVP by November 21 - $70 per person

Business Attire.

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Our President’s Message

2012 OFFICERS

Todd Schmidt, CR, UDCP President

Renovations Unlimited

Steve Watters Vice President

Hamilton Parker Company

Regina Readd Vice President

Marble & Granite Works

Bill Maibach Treasurer

Custom Home Works

Mike Rosati Secretary

Rosati Windows

DIRECTORS

Marc Aubry

GreenScapes Landscape Architects & Contractors

Scott Davidson Davidson Builders

Charlie Groezinger SGO Designer Glass of

Columbus

Tom Kramp The Cellar Lumber Co.

Marty Reed Frog Hauling

N. Joel Walter, CR NJW Construction, Inc.

Executive Director

Shari Bates, CAE

Greetings Fellow NARI Members, I want to thank all of our guests that joined us for our general meeting. We had quite a few new guests introduce themselves and their companies. I also want to thank Hamilton Parker for a great evening at their showroom. It was nice seeing their newly remodeled fireplace showroom. We hope you enjoyed Joe and Dale’s presentation from CEDIA. They had a lot of good information as well as a vast amount of resources for all of your low voltage and smart home needs. They have a beautiful showroom in Cleveland and are very willing and able to help you with your project here locally. “BOO!” Yes, Boo at the Zoo is underway and you should be hearing all about it on the radio. I want to thank Joel Walter, CR of NJW Construction for being our project manager this year. He’s done a great job heading things up and will still need help with take down after the event is over. This year’s Lil’ Boo Mansion is better than ever and we couldn’t have done it without everyone’s help, as well as all the hours of our NARI staff. Thank you! Our year end Holiday Awards banquet is coming soon. Please plan on attending for our award winning evening. It’s a great way to show your coworkers your appreciation and to see what everyone’s been up to all year. Make your reservations soon! November is election month; I hear Steve Watters approves this message! Please join us at our November general meeting and help us vote in our 2013 NARI Board of Directors. We will also have a presentation on Universal Design. Plan on attending for a great evening hosted by Ferguson on November 15th starting at 6:00 pm. Todd Schmidt, CR, UDCP Renovations Unlimited President, NARI of Central Ohio (614) 594-0004 tschmidt1@choiceonemail.com

From Our Families to Yours...

Happy Thanksgiving!

P A G E 3 T H E R E M O D E L E R S C O N N E C T I O N

The following companies have applied for Membership in

NARI of Central Ohio

The Homeworks Group 1783 Whites Ct.

Lewis Center, OH 43035 (614) 588-9275

Represented by: Jerry Wilson

Simple Bath Ohio 6155 C Huntley Rd

Columbus, OH 43229 (614) 781-1970

Represented by: Mary Rubin Sponsored by: Erik Schmidt & Charlie

Groezinger

YOUR COMPANY MEMBERSHIP:

Please know that when you join NARI, your entire company is a member and all individuals within your company are encouraged

to participate in events & functions.

If you would like to add additional Associates to our mailing list and database, send information to NARIstaff@sbcglobal.net.

NARI National’s Online CEU Center

Looking for CEUs? Visit the

Knowledge Community at www.nari.org/education

to view the latest webinars and podcasts that will earn you

CEUs.

From the Heart of NARI...

Congratulations…

Sheila & Dave Rossiter on the birth of their baby boy, Matthew Davis Rossiter

on October 21, 2012.

NARI Member Spotlight - Meet Brian Farley, Benchmark Insurance

Wouldn’t it be great if your insurance agent had previous experience as a contractor

and actually understood your business and what you do?

Well let us introduce you to Brian Farley of Benchmark Insurance, whom many of you

have already met. Brian brings 14 years of experience as a contractor in his family’s

business and can relate to the issues you are facing for your business.

NARI has an endorsed program for members through Frankenmuth Insurance that

you will want to talk to Brian about. The pricing for your business insurance is largely

dependent on payroll and this program caps payroll at $20,000 per employee which

works in your favor.

You will see Brian at most of the NARI meetings and events, but please give him a call

to inquire how this program may benefit your business today!

You may contact Brian at 614-891-7791 or Brian@benchmarkinsurance.com

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Lil’ Boo Mansion - A NARI-not-so-Scary Haunted House!

Committee Chairperson/Project Manager: Joel Walter, CR - NJW Construction Angela Bonfante Kitchen Designs Columbus Radio Group Custom Home Works Dave Fox Design Build Remodelers Habitat for Humanity of Delaware County Housetrends Magazine Huntington Bank Local Internet Leads Lowe’s Marble & Granite Works Mont Granite NJW Construction Peter A. Robinson Remodeling Premium Hardware Renovation’s Unlimited Residential Designed Solutions Robertson’s Kitchen & Bath RSVP Ohio SGO Designer Glass ShelfGenie of Columbus The Cellar Lumber Company

Many THANKS to the volunteers and donors that helped with “Lil’ Boo Mansion” at the Columbus Zoo! We are very grateful to everyone that donated time, talents, and materials for this great community

project! NARI received some great PR on the radio and through our promotion with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, 500 tickets were donated to patients & their parents to come visit Lil’ Boo Mansion!

Mustache Night! Did You Enjoy Our October Meeting?

P A G E 5 T H E R E M O D E L E R S C O N N E C T I O N

Many Thanks to Hamilton Parker for being wonderful hosts for our October Membership Meeting. Those in attendance learned useful information from

members of CEDIA about Home Automation.

Steve Watters, Heather Johnson, and the rest of the Hamilton Parker group are to be commended for the incredible job they continue to do!

NARI President, Todd Schmidt, CR, UDCP speaks to the audience

Tom Kramp, Cellar Lumber, and George Kern, America’s Floor Source must have needed to look-up something

important

Scott Davidson, Davidson Builders, and Marty Reed, Frog Hauling enjoying good

conversation before the meeting

Dave Jones, Jones & Associates, chats with Tonya Krinks, Hamilton Parker

Tom Johnston & Ron Greenbaum, The Basement Doctor, enjoy some of the

wonderful food at the meeting

Our next meeting will be Thursday, November 15 at Ferguson Enterprises. Hansgrohe will be speaking about Universal Design for the Bathroom, worth 1 CEU! See you there!

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Are YOU the Expert that Homeowners are Looking for?

Write a consumer article for the NARI Today section in the Central Ohio Home & Garden Magazine which

will be published 6 times in 2013.

We need at least 4 articles for each publication with about 400 to 550 words per article. Call Shari at the NARI office (614) 895-3080 for article suggestions

and deadline information, etc.

2013 Slate of Candidates

NARI of Central Ohio Board of Directors The Nominating Committee is pleased to announce the

slate of candidates for the 2013 NARI of Central Ohio Board of Directors:

President: Steve Watters, Hamilton Parker

Vice President: Regina Readd, Marble & Granite Works Vice President: Joel Walter, CR, NJW Construction

Secretary: Marty Reed, Frog Hauling Treasurer: Bill Maibach, Custom Home Works

Directors (2):

Mike Rosati, Rosati Windows Jeff Reisinger, Organized Home Remodeling

Elections will take place at the annual meeting on

November 15th at Ferguson Enterprises. Additional nominations shall be accepted from members at the

meeting provided the Nominees meet the criteria called out in our by-laws, have been contacted and agree to serve

if elected.

P A G E 7 T H E R E M O D E L E R S C O N N E C T I O N

A message from NARI National President, Dean Herriges, MCR, CKBR Dear NARI Member;

We want to take this opportunity to remind you about a great program that can earn money for you! As you may know, we have a relationship with The Home Depot. We want to leverage this relationship to put money back in your pocket.

As part of the program, you can receive a 2% rebate based on purchases you make at The Home Depot. All NARI members in good standing are eligible for this rebate. The 2% rebate is paid by The Home Depot directly to you twice per year. In order to begin earning your rebate, you must be enrolled in the program and then register the accounts you use or plan to use to pay for items at The Home Depot (i.e. credit cards, checking accounts, and keytag accounts). To make it as easy as possible for you to take advantage of this rebate, we have put together three simple options to get enrolled and register your accounts: Go to: https://cpr.homedepot.com and follow the on-screen instructions or refer to the attached Program Enrollment Guide. Call the toll-free number: 866-333-3551 and a Home Depot Support Center associate will enroll you and register your payment information (their support center will call this “tenders”). Be sure to tell the representative that you are in the NARI program. If you do not complete one of these steps, you should expect a call from the Home Depot Support Center Team. If you receive a call from them, please know that they will tell you they are calling about the NARI rebate program, they will ask for your company information, they give you a use name & password. In order to ensure you are speaking with an authorized account representative, please ask them for the verification code - NARI402 - This is for your protection, so you can feel safe providing this information over the phone.

We are excited about this program & exclusive NARI benefit for you! If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to Judy Carlsen at (847) 298-9200 or at info@nari.org. Thank you for participating in this revenue- generating program!

Receive a 2% rebate on ALL purchases from Home Depot!

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premiere event!

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Home Remodeling Spending Set to Accelerate Cambridge, MA – An improving housing market and record low interest rates are driving projections of strong gains in home improvement activity through the end of the year and into the first half of 2013, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released today by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. The LIRA suggests that the seeds for what appears to be a very robust remodeling recovery have been planted, with annual homeowner improvement spending expected to reach double-digit growth in the first half of 2013. “After a bump in home improvement activity during the mild winter, there was a bit of a pause this summer,” says Eric S. Belsky, managing director of the Joint Center. “However, the LIRA is projecting an acceleration in market activity beginning this quarter, and strengthening as we move into the new year.” “Strong growth in sales of existing homes and housing starts, coupled with historically low financing costs, have typically been associated with an upturn in home remodeling activity some months later,” says Kermit Baker, director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center. “While the housing market has faced some unique challenges in recent years, this combination is expected to produce a favorable outlook for home improvement spending over the coming months.” The Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) is designed to estimate national homeowner spending on improvements for the current quarter and subsequent three quarters. The indicator, measured as an annual rate-of-change of its components, provides a short-term outlook of homeowner remodeling activity and is intended to help identify future turning points in the business cycle of the home improvement industry. The development of the LIRA is detailed in “Developing a Leading Indicator for the Remodeling Industry” (JCHS Research Note N07-1). In July 2008, the LIRA was re-benchmarked due to changes in the underlying reference series. These changes are explained in “Addendum to Research Note N07-1: Re-Benchmarking the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity” (JCHS Research Note N08-1). The LIRA is released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University in the third week after each quarter’s closing. The next LIRA release date is January 17, 2013. The Remodeling Futures Program, initiated by the Joint Center for Housing Studies in 1995, is a comprehensive study of the factors influencing the growth and changing characteristics of housing renovation and repair activity in the United States. The Program seeks to produce a better understanding of the home improvement industry and its relationship to the broader residential construction industry. The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies advances understanding of housing issues and informs policy. Through its research, education, and public outreach programs, the center helps leaders in government, business, and the civic sectors make decisions that effectively address the needs of cities and communities. Through graduate and executive courses, as well as fellowships and internship opportunities, the Joint Center also trains and inspires the next generation of housing leaders. For more information, please visit www.jchs.harvard.edu.

Looking to Become NARI Certified? NARI of Central Ohio will be offering a Certified Remodeler (CR) and Certified Lead Carpenter (CLC)

study group starting in mid-January. We need at least 6 candidates to form this study group.

Anyone interested in completing these classes and taking the certification test, please contact the NARI office as soon as possible! If we attain the desired number of candidates we can put together the study group leaders.

For addition information on the certification programs, go to http://www.nari.org/certify/index.asp

To register your intent, call Laura at the NARI Office, 614-895-3080 or email NARIstaff@sbcglobal.net

MEMBER BENEFITSMEMBER BENEFITS NARI ACE Awards Group Health Insurance Program Personal Auto and Home Insurance Discounted Plans Group Rated Workers Compensation Contractors Business Liability Insurance Program Discounted Payroll Program with Paychex Sample Safety Program for contractors Credit Card Processing Program Industry Library Membership Directory NARI Today in CO Home & Garden Magazine NARI at the Home & Garden Show NARI Home Improvement Showcase NARI Media Campaign Opportunities

Monthly local & national newsletters Use of Trademarked Logo Educational Seminars Dinner meetings, networking and education Supplier Trade Shows Contractor of the Year (CotY) Awards Program Special Events; golf, Clippers game, bowling &

holiday events Legislative watchdog Local & national websites Mentor Program Community Service involvement Free Industry magazine subscriptions SuperFleet Fueling Program

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Be Part of NARI at the Central Ohio Home & Garden Show 2013! The Home & Garden Show is a huge annual consumer show that attracts tens of thousands of potential clients! Don’t miss out on a space in the featured NARI area in our new show location. The NARI Pavilion

will be a featured destination that those in attendance wont want to miss!

Next year’s show will be held February 23 through March 3, 2013 at the Ohio Expo Center at the State Fairgrounds. Please contact Shari ASAP for complete details. You may reach her by calling the NARI

Office at 614-895-3080 or email at narishari@sbcglobal.net.

“Renovations” Magazine 2013 - Call for Advertising The 2013 “Renovations” Magazine will go to print in February. This magazine is an official NARI publication that is

distributed annually to consumers at various Home Shows, Tours, and other events. If you are interested in advertising - exclusive to NARI Members only - please check out the following options. Deadline for submissions is

January 14, 2013. Click here for more details!

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