Remodel Crazy Rountable in Mpls
August 17, 2010 – 11:26 am | No Comment

Here we go again, a request for a remodeling roundtable at the local level.
Should you look into this?
Yes!
Go to the forum where we will be posting a set of simple rules to ensure a successful …

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EPA Lead Rule 100 days later.
August 26, 2010 – 2:23 pm | 2 Comments

What about the EPA lead rule?

Remodel Crazy has asked 6 people to give their opinions on the rule, their observations, their feelings and their predictions. And here it comes!

We all have an opinion, is it valid?

Yes, of course. The new lead rule effects everyone who lives in a home, that’s a lot of people. Renters, homeowners and all the other folks who sell homes, work on homes and supply products for homes are effected.

In a nutshell the EPA lead rule for safe remodeling dictates how home repair and home improvement will be conducted on homes that were built before 1978. That is the year lead paint was not allowed in our homes anymore. Its poisonous.

Did we poison our family and environment? Hell yes! Uncle Bob or Tom the painter still insisted lead made for a long lasting job, and it did. Turkish murals from 1000 BC painted with lead paint still show brilliant colors, its a damn good additive for long lasting paint.

The problem.

You can get sick from lead. Pregnant women and children suffer the most from the effects of lead, it may not kill you today but lead poisoning will surely affect you for the rest of your life, and in a bad way.

We will publish 3 articles with 6 people contributing opinions over the next 3 weeks. This week Leah Thayer and Bob Bell.

Don’t Mind the Dust

By Leah Thayer

Leah Thayer, eyes wide open

Leah, eyes wide open.

Gut instinct and anecdotal observations have told me that the RRP hasn’t made a beanhill of difference in how most people remodel their homes, but, seeking scientific evidence, I took a walk. Step one was to coerce my son and his friend away from killing enemy avatars online. In step two, we set off down the nicest street in the neighborhood. This morning as usual, it was abuzz with remodeling activity. Here’s what we saw in the first block:

  • Seven-bedroom Victorian, built roughly 1900, Zillow value $2.9 million. Project includes exterior walkways and patios, rebuilt second-floor porch and who knows what inside, but trucks have been there for weeks. Buzzing and hammering sounds from within; no evidence of “signs clearly defining the work area and warning occupants and other persons not involved in renovation activities to remain outside of the work area,” as specified in the rule’s section 745.85.
  • Four-bedroom shingle-style, built roughly 1900, Zillow value $1.9 million. Part of the side is torn off; open front door reveals front-to-back gut job. No visible precautions involving lead paint or the RRP.

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The Great Building industry Summit of MPLS Airport
August 19, 2010 – 6:36 am | One Comment
The Great Building industry Summit of MPLS Airport

Security was tight.
You couldn’t sneak a French fry past the security of the meeting room, throngs of admirers were packed sardine like hoping to get a glimpse of the building industry giants soon to debate …

Hope for Hunter, your regular 11 year old boy except…..!
August 5, 2010 – 4:13 pm | No Comment
Hope for Hunter, your regular 11 year old boy except…..!

Remodel Crazy got a call for help from a member
This led to a poem and a story about an 11 year old boy who could use a hand.
First the poem

Someday soon……

THE WINDOW
Written by Angie Langreder
Look …

Goodbye Facebook and goodbye Linkedin!
August 2, 2010 – 3:29 pm | 2 Comments
Goodbye Facebook and goodbye Linkedin!

I’m still thinking
Yep, I’m gone.
I deleted my Facebook account and left half my Linkedin groups, and why?
Who has the time, when do we work?
I thought about it.
Really, with all the stuff out there who is …

Meet Stacey Quinn / 1st Trust construction loan expert.
July 27, 2010 – 9:08 am | 2 Comments
Meet Stacey Quinn / 1st Trust construction loan expert.

Minneapolis loans and who’s who in lending.
Stacey Quinn wears many hats, including being past president and chairwoman of Mpls NARI (National Association of the Remodeling Industry). Now days this energetic and positively confident mover and …

RRP / Whats up Doc?
July 13, 2010 – 6:50 pm | No Comment
RRP / Whats up Doc?

RRP almost 3 months

Almost 3 months into the RRP and the Goody 2 shoes people have been let down, no enforcement and nobody cares. The baby killers are laying low just in case somebody reports …

Total Live Chat Webinar
July 6, 2010 – 6:29 pm | No Comment
Total Live Chat Webinar

Webinar recording by Alan Moore about the Total Live Chat product.

Mostly audio, but if you want watch full screen download the file or right click the movie and choose Zoom>>Full Screen.
Click here to download