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2 — Indiana Gazette Home Builders Supplement, Tuesday, March 15, 2011 

Building season off to slow start 

as weather, economy take toll 

By RANDY WELLS 

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The weather and outdoor 

temperatures may be improving, 

but local consumers apparently 

are only very slowly 

warming up to the idea of 

starting construction on new 

homes. 

“It’s not looking very positive 

at all. … Inquiries have 

dropped off,” said Warren 

Peter, vice president the Pennsylvania 

Builders Association 

and owner of Warren Peter 

Construction in Indiana. 

The culprit, Peter believes, is 

the general economy. 

“A lot of jobs are not as secure 

as they were,” and many 

people are concerned about 

high gasoline prices and 

there’s rumors that clothing 

prices, especially items made 

with cotton, will be going up, 

he said. Favorable loan interest 

rates alone, apparently, are 

not enough to offset the overall 

economy and convince 

more people to build a new 

home. 

Warren Peter typically starts 

six to 10 new homes each year, 

mainly in Indiana and Armstrong 

counties. 

“It’s slow for sure,” said 

Harold Wilson, co-owner of 

Community Craftsmen Contractors, 

a home and additions 

builder in Indiana for the past 

31 years. Typically, CCC starts 

five or six new homes annually 

in the Indiana area. His 

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builders now are finishing 

only one new home, near Sagamore. 

Wilson attributes the lack of 

new home orders to the economy 

and in part to the state requirement 

that new singlefamily 

homes be built with 

fire-suppression sprinkler systems. 

Depending on the size of 

the home, the sprinkler requirement 

can add $5,000 to 

$10,000 to the cost of a new 

home, he said. 

Wilson expects the price of 

petroleum-based building 

products — such as siding and 

shingles — to remain higher 

and impact the cost of new 

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home construction this season. 

“The phone’s not ringing off 

the hook,” said Indiana contractor 

John Morganti, who 

temporarily laid off some of 

his crew this winter because 

building and remodeling orders 

were slow. 

“People are just holding onto 

their money” rather than 

starting large building projects, 

he said. And many do-ityourselfers 

seem to be more 

willing to tackle projects 

rather than hire a contractor 

to do the work, he said. 

“We have quite a few jobs 

coming up,” said Frank 

Kurcsics, owner of K.F. Construction, 

of Indiana. 

His company specializes in 

building additions and remodeling 

but also starts one 

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Energy credits available again .......................................................5 

Saving green by going green.........................................................7 

Mumau leads builders in 2011....................................................10 

Home Show to open Friday .........................................................11 

Mortgage deduction may still be a target ....................................13 

Tips on lead-safe remodeling ......................................................16 

Residential building permits........................................................18 

Commercial building permits ......................................................19 

Map of Home Show ...............................................................20-21 

More opt for smaller home..........................................................22 

Tiny homes take smaller to limit..................................................24 

What people want in home..........................................................27 

Time to remodel bathroom?........................................................31 

Industrial chic expands appeal ....................................................32 

Privacy glass gains popularity.....................................................35 

Have plan when redoing kitchen..................................................37 

ABOUT THE COVER 

ALLEN RUSSELL, of Mike Barnhart Construction, manned the 

saw as the company worked on an addition to a house along 

Edgewood Avenue in White’s Woods recently. On the scaffolding 

at the rear was Mike Barnhart.

Building 

season off 

to slow start 

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or two new homes annually. 

There are no particular building 

material shortages he’s aware of this 

spring. However, like Wilson, Kurcsics 

predicts prices will remain high on 

petroleum-based materials. Shingles, 

for example, that a few years ago cost 

about $50 per square today may be 

near $85 per square, he said. 

Just as there is no shortage of construction 

crews available to start new 

building projects, neither is there a 

scarcity of mortgage money available 

to finance the projects. 

“There certainly is money available 

to lend for new construction and 

home improvements,” said Joanne 

Duggan, mortgage products manager 

for S&T Bank, in Indiana. 

Her bank now has a program available 

for new construction or for 

newly occupied or never-occupied 


Indiana Gazette Home Builders Supplement, Tuesday, March 15, 2011 — 3 

TOM PEEL/Gazette 

A BRIGHT spot in the local construction business is the continued demand for housing for 

Indiana University of Pennsylvania students. A crew from Don Huey Construction worked 

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Construction season 

gets off to slow start 


homes where the interest rate is reduced for 

the first two years of the loan. 

“That’s generally the most expensive time, 

when you first get into the house. You’re purchasing 

a lot of big ticket items and doing 

landscaping,” Duggan said. 

“It’s not an adjustable rate mortgage. It’s a 

fixed rate mortgage with a discounted interest 

rate for the first two years.” 

She suggests that borrowers need to be better 

prepared for a mortgage than they have 

been in the past. 

Guidelines have tightened and it’s very important 

that borrowers educate themselves 

regarding the home-building process and the 

home-financing process, Duggan said. 

She recommends talking to a lender who 

can tell prospective builders what to expect 

and what’s involved in the process and can 

help with loan prequalification so they’ll 

know how much they can afford. 

Like some contractors, Duggan also views 

the 2011 building season as being off to a cautious 

start. 

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“I think we’re not seeing as much activity as 

we usually get this time of year in new construction 

inquiries,” she said. 

“Interest rates really are still competitive, 

but the sprinkler issue … that’s adding a great 

deal of cost to the contract and people may be 

waiting to see what happens with that.” 

Ron Markle, president and CEO of American 

Dream Mortgage, in Indiana, said a financing 

option available through his company for 

some home renovations and improvements is 

an FHA Streamlined 203K loan. 

The Streamlined 203K simplifies the process 

of obtaining rehab money for homes that 

need improvements like new roofs, new windows 

and doors, minor kitchen and bath remodeling 

and energy efficiency enhancements. 

From his vantage point, too, Markle regards 

the home construction and improvements 

business to be off to a slow start this spring. 

But he predicts that interest in building and 

remodeling will pick up as the weather 

warms. 

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n The typical homebuilder 

in Pennsylvania is a small 

entrepreneur who builds 10 or 

fewer single-family homes a 

year, employs five to 10 people 

full time and does an annual 

business of under $1 million. 

n The Pennsylvania Builders 

Association has a total of 

8,500 members. The Indiana/ 

Armstrong Builders 

Association has 175 members. 

n Membership of the 

associations include 

developers, remodelers, 

apartment owners, residential 

and light commercial builders, 

as well as subcontractors, 

suppliers, real estate 

professionals, lending 

institutions, utilities, 

manufacturers and others 

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STACEY KEITH, an employee of Gorell Windows & Doors in White Township, put parts of a 

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An aid that helps homeowners 

lower the cost of improvements is 

back again in 2011, but it’s not as 

robust as it was in 2010. 

In December, President Obama 

signed the law that extended tax 

credits for energy efficiency enhancements 

into 2011, but at 

lower levels. The amounts revert 

back to those in effect in 2006 and 

2007, which were 10 percent of 

the cost of an improvement, up to 

$500, with a $200 maximum for 

windows and several other set 

maximums. 

The tax credit allows a deduction 

on federal taxes for various 

qualified energy efficiency upgrades 

in appliances, heating and 

cooling systems, lighting, windows 

and doors, insulation and 

other areas. To qualify for the tax 

credit, products with the Energy 

Star logo must be used. 

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the Department of Energy and 

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the Environmental Protection 

Agency to help businesses and 

individuals protect the environment 

through superior energy 

efficiency. According to 

DOE, Americans in 2009, with 

the help of Energy Star, saved 

enough energy to avoid greenhouse 

gas emissions equivalent 

to those from 30 million 

cars, all while saving $17 billion 

on utility bills. 

The energy tax credit was 

one factor that contributed to 

Gorell Windows & Doors in Indiana 

in 2010 having one of its 

busiest fourth quarters ever. 

Brian Zimmerman, the president 

and chief operating officer 

of the custom replacement 

window and door company, 

said extra employees and 

shifts were added to keep up 

with the demand for Energy 

Star-qualified replacement 

windows. 

One change to the tax credit 

program for 2011 makes the 

requirements for qualifying 

windows more specific by geographic 

regions of the nation, 

which Zimmerman considers 

an improvement to the program. 

Last year, the tax credit was 

more generous, but there was 

a rush, especially near the end 

of the year, because to qualify 

for the tax credit the new 

products had to be installed 

and in use by the end of the 

year. As a result, some homeowners 

hurried their purchases 

and scrambled for contractors 

to install the windows before 

Dec. 31. 

“They really weren’t investigating 

as well as they should,” 

Zimmerman said of some of 

the window shoppers last year. 

Now, in 2011, the tax credit is 

less generous, but buyers will 

have more time to compare 

products and make more informed 

decisions about replacement 

window values and 

about providers and contractors 

who will be around to 

service them. 

Zimmerman and the DOE 

offered these reminders about 

the 2011 tax credit program: 

■ The energy efficiency tax 

credit is a 10 percent credit, up 

to a maximum of $500 (compared 

to last year’s cap of 

$1,500). 

Of that, only $200 can be applied 

for Energy Star windows, 

and the 10 percent is applied 

to the cost of the product, not 

installation. A homeowner 

would, for example, have to 

purchase at least $2,000 worth 

of windows to qualify for the 

maximum $200 tax credits for 

windows. 

■ The improvements must 

be made to an existing home 

that is the applicant’s principal 

residence. New construction 

and rental properties do not 

qualify. 

■ Furnaces this year qualify 

for a $200 credit and they must 

now be 95 percent efficient, 

more stringent than the 90 

percent efficiency requirement 

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■ There is a $500 lifetime 

limit on the tax credit. A 

homeowner who received 

more than $500 in these tax 

credits from 2006 to 2010 is 

not eligible for anything 

more. 

■ Qualifying improvement 

products must be installed 

and in use by the last day of 

the year to qualify for the 2011 

tax credit. 

Zimmerman said that while 

this year’s energy tax credit is 

less robust than in previous 

years, Gorell Windows & Doors 

officials are optimistic that 

2011 will be another busy year 

for the company. 

“It definitely helped us last 

year,” Randy Collarini, Indiana 

branch manager of Burke & 

Sons, another window replacement 

company, said of 

the 2010 energy tax credit. 

It is a little too early in 2011 

to predict how much of an impact 

to businesses the lessgenerous 

tax credit may have 

this year, he said. 

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The house, however, does not have 

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roof, but realized in winter she would 

have to climb up there and brush the 

snow off. 

“And I don’t do ladders,” she said. 

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she considered for a while, but she decided 

not to include it because of the 

expense. The windmill would have 

cost about $6,000 with another $6,000 

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Mumau leads builders group in ’11 

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Since taking over his father’s business 

17 years ago, Tom Mumau, the 

2011 president of the Indiana-Armstrong 

Builders Association (IABA), 

has been busy providing quality service 

to his customers in and around 

Indiana County. 

His business, 

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founded by his father 

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Mumau began 

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“I’m a people person; I like to meet 

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who work with him regularly, 

and he said he usually employs 

a few more during the 

summer months. 

The company is diversified, 

providing service in roofing, 

gutters, siding, restoration, 

garage doors, additions, bathrooms, 

game rooms, basements 

and kitchens, and any 

kind of building or remodeling. 

Mumau said times were 

challenging during the recession, 

but he managed to stay 

busy, and business is picking 

up again. He said he is very 

fortunate to have a good customer 

base. 

“One of the things I like 

about my company is that I 

can take pride in everything I 

do. 

“I want to remain the size of 

company that I have,” he said. 

He has been a member of 

IABA for about 26 years, and 

has been active with the organization, 

having “run 

through the chairs,” been a 

member on the board of directors 

and served as president 

two previous terms. Mumau is 

also a member of the Pennsylvania 

Builders Association and 

the National Association of 

Home Builders. 

He and his wife, Lori, have 

two daughters, Jennifer and 

Chrissy. In his spare time, he 

enjoys fishing, hunting and 

camping. Mumau said he 

plans to remain healthy and 

happy, and says he is “just out 

to make a living.” 

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the association, contact Dick 

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Back for its 32nd year, the 

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He also said “just about anything new will 

be shown.” 

Clawson said the show benefits everyone, 

because consumers will learn about products 

that will get them money reimbursed 

through an energy-efficiency savings rebate. 

In addition, many areas of home-building 

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“This is one-stop shopping for building 

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According to Clawson, this is a great opportunity 

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to see what they can do. 

Clawson, who has been involved with the 

association for 34 years and was involved 

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the show to be sold out as it has been 

in previous years. 

“I hope people will come out and see the 

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deduction. 

The MID allows taxpayers 

who own their homes to reduce 

their taxable income by 

the amount of interest paid on 

the loan secured by their principal 

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year from the White House bipartisan 

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government’s overall financial 

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Changes to the MID were 

mostly absent from President 

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one relevant change was an 

overall cap on itemized deductions. 

More recently, however, 

there have been signs that the 

Senate may be moving forward 

with a proposal to implement 

some of the deficit reduction 

commission’s recommendations, 

including limiting 

the value of the MID and 

other home/property related 

tax provisions. 

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and communications at The 

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Tax deduction may still be target 

Continued from Page 13 “ELIMINATING THIS tax deduction would be bad for 

tax research group based in 

Washington, D.C., estimates 

Americans taking the MID will 

save $104 billion on their tax 

bills in 2011. 

Some say that big number 

makes the MID a logical target 

for cost-cutting. Others say its 

popularity — more than onequarter 

of the nation’s 143 million 

tax returns in 2008 

claimed the MID — is reason 

for it to be retained. 

According to the IRS, the 

MID is more valuable to some 

states than others, in part because 

some states have higher 

average incomes and in some 

locations renting is more 

prevalent. The average tax return 

(including all returns, 

even the non-homeowners 

and non-itemizers) in the U.S. 

for 2008 deducted $3,279 in 

mortgage interest. 

Counting only the tax returns 

that deducted mortgage 

interest, the average amount 

was $12,221. In Pennsylvania 

for 2008, the average deduction 

(for all returns) was 

$2,439, and the average deduction 

for all returns claiming 

the MID was $9,728. 

Some proponents of the 

MID say Americans overwhelmingly 

support the mortgage 

interest deduction because 

it not only helps people 

achieve homeownership but 

also provides the highest benefit, 

as a share of taxpayer income, 

to younger households. 

It also helps to make the nation’s 

tax system more progressive, 

they say. 

The National Association of 

Realtors also strongly opposes 

eliminating the mortgage interest 

deduction, claiming that 

housing is the engine that 

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benefits of homeownership 

could endanger property values. 

Bob Jones, chairman of the 

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the federal government not to 

devalue or eliminate the MID. 

“The consequences would 

be devastating for housing 

and the economy,” Jones said. 

“This would further depress 

home prices, putting countless 

more homeowners under 

water and triggering a new 

wave of foreclosures. Eliminating 

or scaling back this vital 

housing deduction will shrink 

the local tax base of many 

communities, causing already 

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“Eliminating this tax deduction 

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our economic recovery,” 

Matthew Mazonkey, Critz’s 

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While popular with many 

homeowners and legislators, 

some economists oppose the 

MID. And The Tax Foundation 

has stated that few low- and 

middle-income taxpayers 

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Municipality 2008 2009 2010 Municipality 

Armagh 

Armstrong Township 

Banks Township 

Blacklick Township 

Blairsville 

Brush Valley Township 

Buffington Township 

Burrell Township 

Center Township 

Cherry Tree 

Cherryhill Township 

Clymer 

Conemaugh Township 

Creekside 

East Mahoning Township 

East Wheatfield Township 

Ernest 

Glen Campbell 

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3* 

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NA 

5 

15 

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9 

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20 

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Grant Township 

Green Township 

Homer City 

Indiana 

Montgomery Township 

North Mahoning Township 

Pine Township 

Plumville 

Rayne Township 

Saltsburg 

South Mahoning Township 

Washington Township 

West Mahoning Township 

West Wheatfield Township 

White Township 

Young Township 

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NA means figures were not available 

County municipalities not listed have no permits issued 

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A House 

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6 

58 

12 

10 

16 

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8 

5 

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A Home 

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2 

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Municipality 

Armstrong Township 

Banks Township 

Blacklick Township 

Blairsville 

Brush Valley Township 

Buffington Township 

Burrell Township 

Center Township 

Cherry Tree 

Cherryhill Township 

Clymer 

Conemaugh Township 

East Mahoning Township 

East Wheatfield Township 

Glen Campbell 

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Commercial building permits 

2008 2009 2010 

1 

NA 

1 

2 

NA 

NA 

1 

9 

2 

NA 

5 

1 

0 

1 

0 

8 

NA 

4 

NA 

1 

0 

15 

9 

0 

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5 

3 

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1 

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NA 

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10 

7 

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Green Township 

Homer City 


Montgomery Township 

North Mahoning Township 

Pine Township 

Plumville 

Rayne Township 

Saltsburg 

South Mahoning Township 

West Mahoning Township 

West Wheatfield Township 

White Township 

Young Township 

*Figures do not reflect entire year 

NA means figures were not available 

County municipalities not listed have no permits issued 

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Indiana-Armstrong Builders Association 

32nd ANNUAL 

Is Celebrating 

Its 36th 

Anniversary 

HOME SHOW 

MARCH 18-19-20 

Friday 5-9:00pm; Saturday Noon-9:00pm; Sunday Noon-4:00pm 

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Exhibitors Schedule for the S&T Bank Arena 

at the White Twp. Rec Complex 

(497 East Pike, Indiana, PA) 

To find your way around the exhibits at this year’s Indiana-Armstrong 

Builders Association Home Show, use the following guide. 

# 113 - St. Pier Group, LLC - (724) 465-4700 

# 114 - Gorell Factory Outlet - (724) 465-1843 

# 115 - Luther Ford Linc-Mercury Sales - (724) 479-8083 



# 119 - Indiana Solar, Inc. - (724) 541-3861 

# 120 - Risinger Landscaping, Supplies & Excavating 

(724) 463-0344 

# 121 - Risinger Landscaping, Supplies & Excavating 

(724) 463-0344 

# 122 - Hoff Chiropractic - (724) 479-0442 

# 123 - Krevel Supply - (724) 254-0403 

# 124 - Indiana County Technology Center - (724) 349-6700 

# 125 - Gorell Factory Outlet - (724) 465-1843 

# 126 - Booth Tickets, IABA - (724) 349-2327 




# 131 - Kurtz Lawn Furniture - (814) 743-5140 

# 97 - Riverview Homes, Inc. - (724) 567-5647 

# 98 - Indiana Area School District 

# 99 - Loebrich Contracting/Sunsetter Awnings - 

(814) 539-6236 

# 100 - Budget Blinds of Johnstown - (814) 288-2707 

# 101 - Knepp Fencing/Lezzer Lumber - (724) 349-2281 

# 102 - Mark George Construction - (724) 349-2552 

# 103 - M.C. Alarms - (814) 938-7749 

# 104 - Cherry Tree Builders - (814) 743-6799 

# 105 - Main Street Home Sales - (724) 349-4499 

# 106 - Furniture World Carpet One - (724) 349-1000 

# 107 - Furniture World Carpet One - (724) 349-1000 

# 108 - Sharp Paving, Inc. - (724) 354-3232 

# 109 - Indiana County Technology Center - (724) 349-6700 

# 110 - Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office - 

(412) 565-3526 

# 111 - Total Asphalt Management Systems - 

(724) 388-1374 

# 112 - A Z Structures, Inc. - (724) 254-1002 


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# 49 - Albright Power Equipment Company, LLC - (724) 465-2397 

# 50 - Indiana Printing & Publishing Co. - (724) 465-5555 

# 51 - Corte Masonry Supply - (724) 465-2790 

# 52 - Dynamark Ceramic & Concrete - (724) 465-9001 

# 53 - Sky Satellite - (724) 354-2008 

# 54 - Arone Lumber & Hardware Company - (724) 479-9219 


# 56 - Debnar’s Pools, Spas, & Lawn Equipment - (724) 459-7460 


# 58 - Tony’s Small Engine Repair - (724) 254-4541 

# 59 - Northeast Stihl - (724) 254-4541 



# 62 - Mumau Building & Remodeling - (724) 479-0202 

# 63 - Mumau Building & Remodeling - (724) 479-0202 

# 64 - Culligan Water - (724) 465-5611 

# 65 - Culligan Water - (724) 465-5611 

# 66 - C.E. Davis Contracting, LLC - (724) 354-2389 

# 67 - C.E. Davis Contracting, LLC - (724) 354-2389 





# 72 - KLNG Enterprises Inc./Dynamark Security - (724) 349-3113 

# 73 - Maplecrest Custom Homes - (724) 388-9699 

# 74 - Shirey Overhead Doors - (800) 227-4161 

# 75 - Spring Hill Woodworks - (724) 388-1319 

# 76 - Burke & Sons, Inc. - (814) 938-7303 

# 77 - Burke & Sons, Inc. - (814) 938-7303 

# 78 - Al’s Satellite - (724) 349-5701 

# 79 - George Cummings Landscaping - (724) 463-7645 

# 80 - Pine View Masonry - (814) 749-9957 

# 81 - Long’s Home, Inc.- (724) 459-5044 

# 82 - Zorko’s - (724) 397-2611 

# 83 - Anderson’s Heating & A.C., Inc. - (724) 465-8923 

# 84 - Anderson’s Heating & A.C., Inc. - (724) 465-8923 

# 85 - Kinkead Aggregates, LLC - (724) 465-9399 

# 86 - Penn Fencing - (724) 349-5005 

# 87 - Mike Barnhart Construction - (724) 479-8545 

# 88 - Kosko Wood Products - (814) 427-2499 

# 89 - Appleridge Stone - (724) 459-9511 

# 90 - Ted Moreau Garage Door Sales & Service - (724) 349-6141 

# 91 - Ted Moreau Garage Door Sales & Service - (724) 349-6141 

# 92 - Interstate Window & Doors - (800) 338-9997 

# 93 - Kraus, USA - (724) 355-1070 

# 94 - Lezzer Lumber - (724) 349-2281 

# 95 - Lezzer Lumber - (724) 349-2281 

# 96 - Collier Foundation Systems, Inc. - (888) 817-5537 

# 1 - Good News Realty - (724) 463-9000 

# 2 - Warren Peter Construction Inc. - (724) 349-9078 

# 3 - Everdry Waterproofing - (724) 538-3898 

# 4 - Community Craftsmen Contractors Inc. - (724) 349-4041 

# 5 - First Commonwealth Bank - (724) 459-4682 

# 6 - Allstate Insurance - (724) 349-7952 

# 7 - Anderson’s Chimney Sv & Fireplace Shop - (724) 349-5768 

# 8 - Solartherm Castlecraft - (800) 435-9587 

# 9 - Nature’s Blend Wood Products - (724) 763-7057 

# 10 - Everlast Insulation, Inc. - (724) 463-1012 

# 11 - Everlast Insulation, Inc. - (724) 463-1012 

# 12 - H2O Restoration, Inc. - (724) 354-3222 

# 13 - H2O Restoration, Inc. - (724) 354-3222 

# 14 - Cherry Tree Builders - (814) 743-6799 

# 15 - Bath Fitter - (814) 932-3280 

# 16 - Bath Fitter - (814) 932-3280 

# 17 - Edward Jones - (724) 465-0542 

# 18 - PA Basement Waterproofing Inc. - (800) 511-6579 

# 19 - America Dream Mortgage - (724) 464-2274 

# 20 - T.J. Construction - (814) 743-6167 

# 21 - Davis Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning - (724) 465-6722 

# 22 - Davis Brothers Heating & Air Conditioning - (724) 465-6722 

# 23 - Busija Remodeling - (724) 422-7835 

# 24 - L&L Overhead Doors - (724) 840-3841 

# 25 - L&L Overhead Doors - (724) 840-3841 

# 26 - CSC Construction - (724) 349-1505 

# 27 - Bastian Homes Inc. - (877) 708-7887 

# 28 - Best Window & Door Company - (814) 536-1422 

# 29 - Marion Center Bank - (724) 397-5582 

# 30 - Schroth Industries - (724) 465-5701 

# 31 - John’s Handyman - (724) 664-5177 

# 32 - Dixon Landscapes - (724) 422-7546 

# 33 - Sides Run Construction - (814) 951-5986 

# 34 - J.J. Kennedy Concrete, Inc. - (866) 699-3835 

# 35 - REA Energy Cooperative, Inc. - (724) 349-4800 

# 36 - REA Energy Cooperative, Inc. - (724) 349-4800 

# 37 - Indiana First Savings Bank - (724) 349-2810 

# 38 - All Star Garage Door Sales & Service - (724) 479-8687 

# 39 - S. Misner Construction - (814) 749-0584 

# 40 - Hideaway Cable - (724) 388-5619 

# 41 - D. King Construction, Inc. - (724) 465-5379 

# 42 - Kuzneski-Lockard, Inc. - (724) 349-1924 

# 43 - A&A Construction & Home Improvements - (724) 463-1060 



# 46 - C&C Lumber Company 

# 47 - Border Magic - (412) 373-8814 

# 48 - S&T Bank - (800) 325-BANK 

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Tiny houses are going mainstream. 

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Cusato as a dignified alternative to the 

FEMA trailer for flood-ravaged New Orleans. 

The tiny charmers with pitched roofs, nostalgic 

front porches and 300 to 1,800 square feet are 

becoming popular elsewhere; Lowe’s home 

stores sell the blueprints and materials. 

The cottages are being used as affordable 

housing, guesthouses and vacation cottages. 

It’s part of a larger trend toward living small. 

The average size of the American home expanded 

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great investment so the bigger the house the 

better the investment. 

The recession is one thing killing that notion. 

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tects in 2010, 57 percent of architecture 

firms reported a decrease 

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homes they designed. 

Another factor is people’s 

desire to live more ecologically, 

less wastefully. 

And there are demographic 

changes. Thompson points 

out that one-third of American 

home buyers are now single; 

people are marrying later, and 

many don’t want to wait until 

marriage to invest in a house. 

Moreover, as Americans live 

longer, many widows and widowers 

are downsizing to small 

homes. 

And with elderly parents and 

grown children returning 

home, there are more multigenerational 

families, increasing 

the demand “for small auxiliary 

buildings,” Cusato says. 

Tiny dwellings allow generations 

of a family to live sideby-side 

with privacy. 

Some people don’t just want 

small; they want minuscule. 

Mimi Zeiger, author of “Tiny 

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2009) and the new “Micro- 

Green” (Rizzoli International, 

March 2011), defines tiny 

houses as around 1,000 square 

feet, although “some enthusiasts 

cap them at the 300- to 

400-square-foot range,” she 

says. 

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In “Tiny Houses,” Zeiger 

presents three dozen international 

examples, including 

some in the United States. She 

believes that America’s abundance 

of land and materials 

has traditionally made us less 

conscious of conservation 

than people are elsewhere, but 

that is changing. 

Cusato credits Sarah Susanka’s 

book “The Not So Big 

House” (Taunton), first published 

in 1998 and expanded 

in 2009, with starting a movement 

to change the way 

builders work. “People started 

saying they wanted their 

houses to be smaller, but better,” 

Cusato says. 

Susanka, who considers a 

tiny house to be one measuring 

no more than 500 square 

feet, once lived in an 8-by-12foot 

flatbed trailer truck. 

“There has always been a 

fascination with tiny houses 

and an underground interest 

in them that surfaces when 

the economy goes down,” Susanka 

says. 

The best solution for housing 

in America, she believes, 

will be in the middle ground: 

1,500 to 2,500 square feet. 

“The gift of the recession will 

be that Americans will believe 

that bigger is not better,” she 

says. 

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“You have to be very disciplined 

to live in a tiny space,” 

Susanka says. 

Zeiger, who lives in a small 

studio apartment in Brooklyn, 

N.Y., says, “The most important 

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planning and clever storage. 

Like on a ship, things need to 

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When living in a tiny house, 

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Nothing makes the walls close 

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fundamental, she believes, 

and recommends that porches 

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Turner’s business includes the high-end 

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Carol Isaak Barden, who has 

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The smartest room of all 

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Turner said for her clients, a 

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“When I started, the goal 

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His clients want luxury baths 

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Barden said couples with 

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They also want privacy. 

“Every person who can afford 

it wants a separate toilet,” 

Turner said. “Water closets are 

a real premium, even if you 

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Frankel said his customers 

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Baby boomers like offering 

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Buyers rarely ask for walls of 

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That extra-small bedroom 

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Weekley said his new homes 

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That’s significant, saving up to 

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For its high-performance 

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Features like upgraded insulation 

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“It’s surprising how sophisticated 

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Over a period of time, 

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Barden said. 

The key phrase is “over 

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Homebuyers also are looking 

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Outdoor kitchens, pools and 

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Spending more time at 

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Time to remodel 

your bathroom? 


The pedestal sink does well 

in a powder room, but not so 

much in a master bath unless 

your master bath is huge and 

you have other places for 

those toiletries. 

Even if the cabinets are in 

good condition, you can still 

upgrade them by changing the 

knobs. 

There are many choices 

available both online and at 

home stores. Actually, there 

are so many choices that it 

might be hard to make a final 

decision. 

But let’s say you want to do 

more than simply change the 

color on the walls and change 

a few knobs on the cabinets. 

First, flip through decorating 

magazines to get an idea of 

what you want your bathroom 

to look like. Once you have a 

look in mind, go shopping to 

see how much your ideas are 

going to cost. 

Visit some stores that specialize 

in bathroom decor with 

your preplanned ideas in 

mind. Discuss these ideas with 

the design professional to see 

what can and cannot be done 

in your home. The designer 

will probably want to go to 

your house to measure. Then 

he or she will prepare a plan 

for you to consider. The designer 

should be able to make 

your dream come true. 

Know in advance that you 

will feel displaced for a while 

as the bathroom goes through 

a metamorphosis. Hopefully, 

you have more than one bathroom 

in the house so you can 

designate an alternative while 

the work is going on. Just remember 

that the finished 

product will be great. 

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20th century’s factories and 

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amazed. Elements used back 

then to create sparse, utilitarian 

workspaces — things 

like roughhewn wooden tables, 

rolling carts, metal filing 

cabinets and industrial 

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suburban living rooms. 

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most traditionally decorated 

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that are warm and cozy. 

Industrial chic 

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she says, and is becoming 

popular nationwide. Edisonstyle 

light bulbs are back. And 

current offerings from retailer 

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chairs and tables meant to 

look as though they were built 

from old airplane parts. 

It may sound challenging to 

mix items that evoke centuryold 

manufacturing into your 

modern-day house. But designers 

say it’s less complicated 

than you’d think: Industrial 

style blends easily into houses 

that already have a cleanlined, 

modern look. 

And in more traditional 

houses, the “blend of history 

and hipness” found in old industrial 

style is a perfect fit, 

says designer and decorde 

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Patrick Flynn. 

Flynn, Henderson and Los 

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Burnham offer their favorite 

advice on bringing the cool 

style of a downtown loft into 

any home: 

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“If I already have a carvedwood, 

French-traditional, damask 

sofa, I probably would 

mix in more of the wooden industrial 

pieces than metal,” 

Henderson says. 

The wood tones of different 

pieces don’t need to match — 

in fact, it’s best if they don’t. 

“The huge contrast between 

industrial and traditional is 

what makes it work,” she says. 


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Industrial chic expands appeal 


“Trying to make everything 

match color-wise or wood 

tone-wise can actually do you 

a disservice.” 

Feel free to experiment, putting 

a vintage piece of machinery 

on a sleek coffee table, or a 

tall, industrial lamp next to an 

overstuffed chair. 

The contrast will be easier to 

pull off if it’s peppered 

throughout your home rather 

than concentrated only in one 

room. 

“The last thing you want to 

do is walk into a Colonial 

house and have one room look 

like an East Village loft and the 

others looking like Colonial 

Williamsburg,” Burnham says. 

“It’s all about the right mix of 

things. Any one style done too 

literally is a mistake anyway, 

especially in 2011. We want to 

mix.” 

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the look.” 

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Throughout your home, 

consider replacing a side table 

or coffee table with an old industrial 

trunk, cart or card catalog. 

Look for pieces with aged 

or distressed metal, rather 

than polished chrome. 

Troll flea markets for old industrial 

items that are “fun, 

playful and unexpected,” 

Flynn says. Even if you don’t 

have a large, loft-like space, 

most homes can handle one 

or two oversize conversation 

pieces. 

Henderson recently decorated 

a loft that had “these insane 

orange industrial rolling 

carts,” she says. Items like that 

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ly if the finish is very scuffed. “But if you 

have a really poppy house with lots of 

color, go for it!” 

Another easy accent: Add some 

wrought-iron letters and numbers in 

fonts that evoke the late 19th or early 

20th centuries. Many styles are available 

online. 

CONSIDER THE CEILING 

In a basement with a drop ceiling, 

Flynn notes, you can easily remove the 

fake ceiling and expose the beams above 

to add height and industrial style. 

If you’re building an addition, consider 

having exposed ductwork and beams 

rather than covering the ceiling with drywall. 

You can hang lights from the beams 

instead of investing in recessed ceiling 

lighting, and will save money on installation. 

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A huge array of vintage stuff is available 

online and at flea markets. These real industrial 

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To balance out the coldness of industrial 

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few “more organic” items to convey 

warmth. In decorating a house in San 

Francisco recently, she mixed industrial 

metals with natural-fiber fabrics and 

wood furniture. 

“We did a hybrid of a few more traditional 

pieces, like comfy chairs,” she 

says, “but also a steel coffee table with 

wood.” 

She and Flynn both like using rich, soft 

fabrics to warm up or add color to an industrial-style 

space. In a kitchen, Burnham 

says, try adding a Turkish rug or 

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Remember, she says, that factories and 

warehouses were designed for work, not 

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each and every day. 

Even a patient person will be driven out 

of her mind waiting for normalcy to return. 

Never fear: Here are a few tips to make 

the remodeling process fly by. 

Start with a plan — a detailed road map, 

if you will. First think of what you want 

your kitchen to look like and what amenities 

you wish to include. 

AESTHETICS ARE important, and functionality 

is imperative. 

Make a list of what you want, such as a 

double oven, a warming tray, cabinets 

with pullouts, a more efficient pantry, etc. 

If you know you want a new kitchen but 

DON’T BE afraid to take your time; you can take days, even 

weeks, if necessary, to be sure you like what you will be 

getting and are comfortable with how the space works. 

Have a plan when redoing a kitchen 

aren’t sure of the details, look through 

magazines to get ideas or go online to 

home-decor sites to check out possibilities. 

Make a wish list even if the list includes 

more than you know you can afford. 

Then take those ideas to a specialist to 

iron them out. 

He will see what your desires are and 

make suggestions as to what might be 

better or less expensive. 

Once the plans are on paper, place yourself 

in the space mentally. 

Don’t be afraid to take your time; you 

can take days, even weeks, if necessary, to 

be sure you like what you will be getting 

and are comfortable with how the space 

works. 

A kitchen designer can plan a perfect 

kitchen, but if it isn’t perfect for you, what 

good is it? Remodeling a kitchen can cost 

a lot of money — to the tune of $40,000 to 

$50,000 — so be sure you end up with 

what you really want. 

THE GOOD news is that when you have 

your ideal kitchen, you will enjoy it each 

and every day. 

A remodeled kitchen also has great realestate 

value. 

According to the National Association of 

Realtors, the best way to add value to your 

home leading to a sale is to update your 

kitchen. 

While the remodeling process is going 

on, however, plan on eating out a lot, because 

you will get tired of pizza and the 

pizza-delivery guy really fast.

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