Qualified Remodeler Magazine

JAN 2013

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SPECIAL REPORT: WHEN DISASTER STRIKES Share Your Experiences East Coast Remodelers Rally in Response to Sandy's Challenges An Outpouring of Support From Volunteers is Aiding in the Rebuilding Effort The National Association of the Remodeling Industry's (NARI) 12 chapters that represent the Northeastern region were among those who stepped up in the wake of Hurricane Sandy to provide a hand to those who needed it most. For a look at some of their efforts, go to: ForResidentialPros.com/10843347. Remodeling Contractors Association of Connecticut chapter member Carl Loschiavo, president of Timberline Carpentry LLC, based in Stratford, Conn., takes a break from the recovery efforts to set up a grill and provide workers and victims of Sandy a hot meal. ForResidentialPros.com has created a Web page (ForResidentialPros.com/ disasterrecovery) to chronicle the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Contractors, builders and remodelers in the 24 states affected by the storm are invited to share the experience of what's happening on the ground as clean-up gives way to rebuilding. (ForResidentialPros. com/content/submit/disasterrecovery). Twitter: @andreagirolamo, #SandyRebuild Pennsylvania Remodeler Unscathed; Lends a Hand to New York Families Laura Hawley, chapter membership chair, NARI of Bucks-Mont chapter based in Spring House, Pa., and principal of Ambiance Design, Pipersville, Pa., escaped the wrath of Hurricane Sandy. A $40,000 project in Ocean City, N.J., fared similarly well when that home was likewise undamaged. While life continued with minor disruptions at home, Hawley and a loosely organized group of chapter and community members organized a trip to Queens, N.Y., discovered a beachfront community that was particularly hard hit and made several trips to give aid, in effect adopting a neighborhood. At one point the workers teamed Laura Hawley, principal of Ambiance Design based in Pipersville, Pa., (gray shirt, second person from left of former President Bill Clinton) in a heavily damaged area known as the Rockaways, in Queens, N.Y. with volunteers from the Clinton Global Initiative. They also came to the aid of a resident whose daughter requires oxygen and whose home had suffered considerable water damage. "It puts things in a different perspective," Hawley said of the experience. "…It's not just the homes that will need to be restored; it's the hopes and dreams of the people who lost so much. And being part of the kitchen and bath industry, I feel a tremendous sense of pride knowing that my friends and colleagues in this industry will be among those who take on the mantle of remodeling — not just of these people's homes, but of their hopes, their dreams, the sense of safety that comes from having a physical haven where they can feel protected and happy and strong." — Janice Costa Janice Costa is editor of Kitchen & Bath Design News, Qualified Remodeler's sister publication and partner in ForResidentialPros.com. Costa, along with most of KBDN's staff, lives in the area affected by Hurricane Sandy. Read "Recovering in the Wake of Sandy" at ForResidentialPros.com/10829564. Design-Build Remodeler Takes Challenges in Stride How Businesses Can Recover NARI national president-elect Art Donnelly, MCR, CKBR, of Legacy Builders & Remodelers Corp., a design-build firm in Mount Sinai, N.Y., says advance warning of Hurricane Sandy allowed him to put framing projects on hold to avoid collateral damage from the storm. However, immediately after the storm, "we couldn't get building inspections," he says. "All the inspectors were tied up along the south shore of Long Island that was so devastated. What normally would have been a few days to get an inspection is now taking weeks. All those jobs that were in production came to a grinding halt." Jeff Kaliner, co-founder of Power Home Remodeling Group, Chester, Pa., offers tips to help get your business, customers and employees back on their feet. Read his blog post at: ForResidentialPros.com/10830903. ForResidentialPros.com/DisasterRecovery 22 January 2013 QR ForResidentialPros.com

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