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THE GREATER IOWA CITY AREA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION I iowacityhomes.com<br />

Affiliated with the National Association of Home <strong>Builders</strong> & Home <strong>Builders</strong> Association of Iowa<br />

<strong>May</strong> is National Home<br />

Remodeling Month<br />

Benefits of Hiring a Professional Remodeler<br />

Outweigh Doing it Yourself<br />

M<br />

ay is National Home<br />

Remodelers Month, and while<br />

we’re in the age of do-it-yourself<br />

YouTube videos, home owners reap<br />

many benefits when hiring a professional<br />

remodeler for their home renovation.<br />

According to Brad Storck, Greater Iowa<br />

City Area HBA Remodelers Council chair,<br />

experienced remodelers bring a multitude<br />

of skills and qualities to successfully<br />

execute a home remodeling project.<br />

“Professionals just do home remodeling<br />

better,” said Brad. “They not only bring<br />

advanced construction skills, but trained<br />

remodelers better manage customer<br />

service and business management to<br />

improve the remodeling experience for<br />

home owners.”<br />

What qualities do professional<br />

remodelers provide to a home<br />

renovation?<br />

n Customer Service<br />

Knowledgeable home remodelers<br />

understand that they are providing a<br />

service, not a one-size-fits-all product.<br />

Just as every home owner is an<br />

individual, each home is also unique.<br />

A professional remodeler knows how<br />

to create customized solutions for<br />

the residents and provide continuing<br />

customer support.<br />

n Business Management and Integrity<br />

Running a business well is part of<br />

the responsibilities of a professional<br />

remodeler. This includes having systems<br />

for the business, writing clear contracts,<br />

having insurance, providing warranties<br />

and more. Better business management<br />

means better service for home owners<br />

because they can rely on the remodeler to<br />

perform with integrity.<br />

n Experience<br />

Do you know what to expect when<br />

you take that wall out? A professional<br />

remodeler understands the structure of<br />

a home and is prepared for surprises<br />

behind walls. They’ve developed<br />

expertise from performing home<br />

remodels, attending trainings and are<br />

familiar with laws and regulations<br />

pertaining to home construction.<br />

n Longevity<br />

Anyone may be able to purchase a truck<br />

and some tools, but only professional<br />

remodelers have the skills to remain<br />

in business for the long haul. By<br />

understanding the practice and business<br />

of home remodeling, these professionals<br />

can manage changes in the market and<br />

return to service your home for years to<br />

come. Use the remodelers you can trust<br />

to fix problems and keep a home in good<br />

health long term.<br />

n Creativity<br />

Home remodeling frequently involves<br />

problem solving, such as maximizing<br />

existing space, strategically building<br />

additions or navigating limited budgets.<br />

Professional remodelers can help home<br />

owners manage challenges and meet their<br />

needs while staying within the budget.<br />

Experience and skills help remodelers<br />

propose choices and solutions to satisfy<br />

their customers.<br />

Bring home the benefits of hiring<br />

a professional home remodeler for<br />

your renovation. Harness their skills<br />

and knowledge to create a more<br />

comfortable home.<br />

For more tips on planning a home remodel or<br />

hiring a professional remodeler, visit nahb.<br />

org/remodel and iowacityhomes.com for a<br />

complete list of Remodelers Council members.<br />

MAY <strong>2019</strong><br />

Check the Calendar of Events<br />

at iowacityhomes.com<br />

for more information.<br />

Remodelers Council Social<br />

APRIL 23 4:00 – 6:00 P.M.<br />

The Graduate Hotel’s<br />

Top Golf Swing Suite<br />

210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City<br />

<strong>May</strong> Membership Meeting<br />

MAY 9 6:00 – 8:00 P.M.<br />

Davisson & Son Millwork<br />

975 236th Street N.E., North Liberty<br />

Hard Hat Happy Hour<br />

MAY 14 5:30 – 7:00 PM<br />

FilmScene at The Chauncey<br />

100 S. Gilbert Street, Iowa City<br />

Board of Directors Meeting<br />

MAY 16 1:00 – 2:00 P.M.<br />

IC Area HBA Conference Room<br />

Parade of Homes Member<br />

Awards Breakfast<br />

MAY 31 7:00 – 8:00 A.M.<br />

The Celebration Farm<br />

4696 Robin Woods Lane NE, Iowa City<br />

Parade of Homes<br />

Member Tour<br />

MAY 31 8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.<br />

Parade of Homes<br />

Member Lunch<br />

MAY 31 11:30 A.M. – 1:00 P.M.<br />

Hills Bank<br />

590 W Forevergreen Road, North Liberty<br />

Parade of Homes/<br />

Remodelers Parade<br />

JUNE 1 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.<br />

Parade of Homes/<br />

Remodelers Parade<br />

JUNE 2 NOON – 5:00 P.M.<br />

NEW MEMBER<br />

Mark Russo Kitchen & Bath Design<br />

Mark Russo<br />

103 1/2 E. Washington Street, Suite 6<br />

Iowa City, IA 52240<br />

(319) 430-0038<br />

markrussoic@gmail.com<br />

Sponsored By: Katy Lammers,<br />

Lammers Construction Services<br />

NEW AFFILIATE MEMBER<br />

Lepic-Kroeger Realtors<br />

Jessica Yoder<br />

2346 Mormon Trek Blvd.<br />

Iowa City, IA 52246-4371<br />

(319) 430-3311<br />

jessica@jessicayoder.com jessicayoder.com<br />

Sponsored By: Kevin Hochstedler,<br />

Hochstedler Building & Development<br />

Parade of Homes<br />

JUNE 4 5:30 – 8:30 P.M.<br />

Parade of Homes<br />

JUNE 6 5:30 – 8:30 P.M.<br />

Parade of Homes<br />

JUNE 8 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.<br />

Parade of Homes<br />

JUNE 9 NOON – 5:00 P.M.


2 ICAHBA <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>News</strong> | <strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

Message from the President<br />

Dear HBA Members,<br />

Spring sales are is in full swing and homes are starting<br />

to fly off the market. The 30-year mortgage interest rates<br />

are below 4 percent once again, and the local economy<br />

continues to grow<br />

adding new businesses,<br />

restaurants, grocery<br />

stores and entertainment<br />

venues. Growing up in<br />

Iowa City it was easy<br />

to take for granted how<br />

fortunate I was to live<br />

in an area with such<br />

great education, low<br />

unemployment and<br />

low crime. Even while<br />

attending and graduating<br />

from the University<br />

of Iowa, my goal was always to move away to find<br />

employment and achieve “success.” Today, with proper<br />

perspective after all these years of living in the greater Iowa<br />

City area, I am thankful for the multitude of opportunities<br />

I have had. Now, it’s my turn to impress upon younger<br />

generations what a terrific community we have in which to<br />

live and work.<br />

On the board, and in many of the member meetings, a<br />

main topic of discussion is how to recruit new workers --<br />

including ways to educate students about and encourage<br />

students to enter the building trades. Hard work and long<br />

hours are what people see, without fully understanding<br />

how personally and professionally rewarding construction<br />

work can be. I painted houses every summer during high<br />

school and part of college with John A. Cress Painting.<br />

At that time, most trim (and many wood windows) were<br />

stained and finished on site after framing. That meant I was<br />

able to watch the construction process from beginning to<br />

end and see the various trades working together as a team<br />

despite their different jobs. I saw everyone’s role, including<br />

how the general contractor orchestrates the entire project.<br />

Our Vocational Training Council, the Student-Built<br />

House leaders and various Kirkwood programs are to be<br />

commended for their efforts to educate and drive more<br />

young people into the homebuilding trades. The recent<br />

Build My Future event is a perfect example of this (see<br />

pages 4-5). There is no better way to learn than hands on.<br />

No matter how smart or talented you are, everyone can<br />

learn from a mentor. Not only are we fortunate to live in<br />

the area that we do, but our organization is fortunate to<br />

have many members sharing their time and knowledge.<br />

For that we say “Thank You!”<br />

Sincerely,<br />

Mike Bails<br />

Urban Acres Real Estate<br />

<strong>2019</strong> Greater Iowa City Area HBA President<br />

<strong>2019</strong> BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />

PRESIDENT<br />

Mike Bails<br />

Urban Acres Real Estate<br />

PAST PRESIDENT<br />

Adam Hahn<br />

Watts Group<br />

1ST VICE PRESIDENT<br />

Glenn Siders<br />

Siders Development<br />

2ND VICE PRESIDENT<br />

GT Karr<br />

Sueppel’s Siding & Remodeling<br />

SECRETARY<br />

Kelly Manning<br />

Sobaski Abbey Carpet & Floor<br />

TREASURER<br />

Marty Tunning<br />

RSM US LLP<br />

Patrice Carroll<br />

Tracey Achenbach<br />

HBA-Linked Professionals Named<br />

Women of Influence Winners<br />

One Greater Iowa City Area HBA member and another close ally to our association<br />

have been named two of 10 honorees for the <strong>2019</strong> Corridor Business Journal’s Women<br />

of Influence awards during a dinner ceremony April 4 at the DoubleTree by Hilton<br />

Cedar Rapids Convention Complex. The recognition identifies women who have<br />

made a difference in the corridor and are representative role models as leaders in their<br />

fields and community.<br />

HBA-member Patrice Carroll is President and CEO for ImOn Communications. She<br />

launched the company in 2007 and has grown it from 35 to 115 employees and more<br />

than 17,500 customers. Patrice also serves on multiple boards and committees for<br />

community organizations focused on her passion for the arts, education and local<br />

economic development. Among them are the Theatre Cedar Rapids Board of Directors<br />

and the Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa Regional Executive Board.<br />

“It is an incredible honor to be selected as a <strong>2019</strong> Woman of Influence. I would not<br />

even have been noticed, let alone been selected for this honor if not for ImOn’s<br />

success and the amazing people that played a role in that success. Their passion and<br />

commitment to serving our customers and communities are what allow me – and<br />

inspire me – to do the things I do.”<br />

Tracey Achenbach is housing director for the East Central Iowa Council of<br />

Governments and an HBA friend. She was instrumental in securing a grant for our<br />

2018 Student-Built House initiative. As a community developer and housing planner,<br />

Tracey has administered a variety of federal and state grants and worked with many<br />

different communities in assisting them with the development of affordable housing<br />

or writing housing plans.<br />

“I do what I do, because I love it and not because I want to be recognized,” said Tracey.<br />

“I am honored to have received this award with so many accomplished women.”<br />

DIRECTORS<br />

Mike Pugh - Pugh Hagan Prahm, PLC<br />

Art Floss - CBI Bank & Trust<br />

Chad Keune - Advantage Custom <strong>Builders</strong><br />

Rory Triplett - Insurance Associates of Iowa City<br />

Todd Helle - Terry Lockridge & Dunn<br />

Andy Martin - Martin Construction<br />

NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE<br />

Aaron McGlynn - Cabinet Works<br />

STATE REPRESENTATIVE<br />

Tim Ruth - McCreedy-Ruth Construction<br />

WOMEN’S COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE<br />

Melissa Schooley - Great Western Bank<br />

REMODELERS COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE<br />

Kevin McCreedy - McCreedy-Ruth Construction<br />

<strong>2019</strong> COMMITTEE CONTACTS<br />

PARADE OF HOMES<br />

Mitchell Manning - Sobaski Abbey<br />

Carpet & Floor<br />

THE HOME SHOW<br />

Katy Stutsman - McCreedy-Ruth Construction<br />

Maggie Gehrls - PSC Distribution/Studio H2O<br />

The Greater Iowa City Area<br />

Home <strong>Builders</strong> Association<br />

EXECUTIVE OFFICER<br />

Karyl Bohnsack<br />

karyl@hbaofic.org<br />

MARKETING AND<br />

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR<br />

Michelle Moore<br />

michelle@hbaofic.org<br />

PO Box 3396, Iowa City, IA 52244<br />

Phone: 319.351.5333 • Fax: 319.358.2443<br />

Website: iowacityhomes.com


<strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong> | ICAHBA <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>News</strong> 3<br />

We want to see you at the<br />

MAY MEMBERSHIP MEETING<br />

THURSDAY, MAY 9 | 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. | FREE<br />

Let’s celebrate the nice weather.<br />

Stop by for networking, drinks and appetizers.<br />

Hosted and sponsored by<br />

Davisson & Son Millwork<br />

Davisson Millwork<br />

975 236th St. N.E.<br />

North Liberty, IA 52317<br />

RSVP by <strong>May</strong> 6 to karyl@hbaofic.org<br />

or michelle@hbaofic.org.<br />

SAFETY FIRST<br />

Members Have Fun, Learn Important<br />

First Aid/CPR Skills at Training Class<br />

Twenty-six Greater Iowa City Area HBA members had some laughs and got twoyear<br />

certifications during our CPR/First Aid Training education class March 27.<br />

PSC Distribution hosted members who learned how to treat everything from a<br />

simple sprain to a serious emergency. They also mastered one- and two-rescuer<br />

CPR techniques and how to use an automated external defibrillator. National Safety<br />

Training Service provided and led the course.<br />

“I signed up for the class because I believe everyone needs to have some knowledge<br />

of both CPR and First Aid. Having a husband, two married children and five<br />

grandchildren, I feel any training can only help if an emergency arises personally or<br />

professionally,” said Patricia Litton, IT manager with PSC Distribution. “Thank you<br />

HBA for providing such classes to members.”<br />

Greiner Buildings Takes Home Four<br />

National Frame <strong>Builders</strong> Awards<br />

The Greater Iowa City Area HBA is proud of Greiner Buildings for earning two first<br />

place and as many second place 2018 Building of the Year awards from the National<br />

Frame <strong>Builders</strong> Association (NFBA) last March in Louisville, Ky. Their first-place<br />

wins were for Remodeled/Retrofitted Building and Livestock Building. Second-place<br />

accolades were for Residential Garage and Hobby Garage.<br />

Gary Watts from<br />

Watts Group (right)<br />

carefully applies a<br />

practice tourniquet to<br />

Mike Dennis of Martin<br />

Construction, who was<br />

a good patient.<br />

“Greiner Buildings, Inc. is honored and humbled to be recognized nationally by the<br />

post-frame industry,” said Creative Marketing Manager Rachel Fishback. “In all<br />

projects, our team strives to achieve design, craftsmanship and innovation, while<br />

providing customers a wonderful building experience.”<br />

Pictured from Greiner Buildings (unless noted) are: Front Row, left to right: Zac<br />

Murther, Ashley Greiner, Matt Greiner, Rachel Fishback and Kathy Rode. Back Row,<br />

left to right: NFBA’s Todd Carlson, Matt Kiley, Cody Anderson, Brandon Slaughbaugh,<br />

Jake Redlinger, Russ Hunger, Tony Turner, Brian Chisholm and NFBA’s Ken Gieseke.<br />

CONNECT<br />

WITH US:<br />

facebook.com/IowaCityAreaHBA<br />

instagram.com/icareahba<br />

twitter.com/iowacityhomes<br />

Sueppel’s Siding &<br />

Remodeling’s Jesse Strienz<br />

(left) attempts to revive<br />

“Annie” with CPR, while fellow<br />

employees William Keating<br />

(center) and Jesus Vazquez<br />

study his technique.


4 ICAHBA <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>News</strong> | <strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

Build My Future Gives Students Hands-on Constr<br />

Steps were taken April 2 to shrink<br />

the home-building industry’s skilled<br />

workforce gap thanks to our inaugural<br />

Build My Future-ACE Career Day &<br />

Industry Showcase. The event, hosted by<br />

the ACE Sector Board, was held at Jones<br />

Hall on the Cedar Rapids Kirkwood<br />

Community College campus. Sponsors<br />

were Hills Bank, The Greater Iowa City<br />

Area HBA’s Vocational Training Council,<br />

The Greater Cedar Rapids HBA and<br />

Kirkwood Community College.<br />

A total of 153 7th- and 8th-grade students<br />

from nine different junior highs or middle<br />

schools in three Eastern Iowa counties<br />

busily learned construction-trade skills<br />

through 15 interactive, hands-on exhibits.<br />

Volunteers from HBA-member companies<br />

directed and inspired the kids. The fun<br />

included hammering nails for roofing<br />

carpentry, piecing together plumbing,<br />

operating heavy equipment, building a<br />

wall with brick and mortar, drywalling<br />

and more. Students also heard about<br />

architecture and engineering careers<br />

during educational sessions and stepped<br />

inside a tiny house.<br />

“I liked that we got to do a bunch<br />

of things in different areas,” said<br />

Kennady Breitfelder, an 8th-grader from<br />

Springville. Her classmate Emerson<br />

Ripple’s favorite thing was the tiny<br />

house. “It was interesting and reduces<br />

space,” she said.<br />

Learning about the construction trade in<br />

this way shows students early in their<br />

schooling an alternative path to a fouryear<br />

college degree and lets them testdrive<br />

different careers. “Informing kids<br />

while they’re in junior high allows them<br />

time to learn more about the field, find<br />

what peaks their interests and explore<br />

throughout high school how it can be a<br />

viable choice for them,” said ACE Sector<br />

Board member Tim Ruth of McCreedy-<br />

Ruth Construction, whose company<br />

taught kids how to build housing frames<br />

at the event.<br />

The Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area<br />

Build My Future is one of four such<br />

events being held across Iowa this<br />

Spring. Others are through the Quad<br />

Cities Home <strong>Builders</strong> and Remodelers<br />

Association; HBA of Greater Des Moines<br />

and HBA of Greater Siouxland. Materials<br />

– including photos and video – from<br />

the four showcases will be used to put<br />

together a tool kit for HBAs nationwide<br />

to implement similar events, thanks to<br />

a grant from the National Association<br />

of Home <strong>Builders</strong> National Housing<br />

Endowment.<br />

Our Volunteers Were Amazing<br />

Leadership in Attendance<br />

National Housing Endowment CEO Mark<br />

Pursell (left) and Dr. Lori Sundberg, president<br />

of Kirkwood Community College, were two<br />

of several leaders at a pre-event breakfast<br />

during Build My Future day. The National<br />

Housing Endowment provided a grant for<br />

Iowa’s four Build My Future expos.<br />

Local, state and national industry leaders were on hand for Build My Future. Pictured are<br />

(back row, left to right): National Association of Home <strong>Builders</strong> (NAHB) Regional Field<br />

Representative Matt Milroy from Chicago; Greater Cedar Rapids HBA Executive Officer<br />

Melissa Olson; Greater Iowa City Area HBA Executive Officer Karyl Bohnsack; and Home<br />

<strong>Builders</strong> Association of Iowa (HBAI) Executive Officer Jay Iverson. Front row (left to right):<br />

HBAI and HBA of Des Moines Workforce Development Director Brandon Patterson; National<br />

Housing Endowment CEO Mark Pursell; HBA of Des Moines Executive Officer Dan Knoup;<br />

and Greater Iowa City Area HBA member Tim Ruth of McCreedy-Ruth Construction who is<br />

an HBAI representative to NAHB.<br />

Andy Martin (left) of Martin<br />

Construction; and ACE Sector Board<br />

Vice-Chair Eric Heim from Precision<br />

Drywall were two of many volunteers.<br />

Among the exhibitors were (left to right) Tim Ruth,<br />

McCreedy-Ruth Construction; Alex Andino, Andino<br />

Construction; David Mapes, CertainTeed; and<br />

Jessica Andino, Andino Construction.<br />

McCreedy-Ruth Construction’s (left to<br />

right) Riley Sullivan, Ava Peterman and<br />

Cullen Klebe taught kids framing.


<strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong> | ICAHBA <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>News</strong> 5<br />

uction-Field Experience<br />

City and County Officials – and Pie –<br />

Highlight March Membership Meeting<br />

Nearly 75 Greater Iowa City Area HBA members convened March 14 for our<br />

monthly membership meeting at the Kirkwood Regional Center in Coralville.<br />

The March meeting is always a chance to hear development updates from, and<br />

strengthen relationships with, city and county administrators.<br />

Following dinner and networking, members eagerly listened to presentations<br />

from the following officials, who graciously took time out of their busy<br />

schedules: City of Coralville Building and Zoning representative Jim Kessler;<br />

City of Iowa City Senior Building Inspector Tim Hennes; City of North Liberty<br />

Building Department’s Tom Palmer; and City of Tiffin Building and Zoning<br />

leader Brian Shay. Impressively, nearly all projects included during the evening<br />

featured our members as a prime or subcontractor.<br />

1st Annual Build My Future<br />

April 2, <strong>2019</strong><br />

Thank You To Our Sponsors!<br />

Culligan Water/Vetters Inc. generously donated the raffle prize, valued at $125 and<br />

won by Brad Storck of Bachmeier Carpet One. Brad now is getting three months of<br />

free bottled water delivered and received an assortment of other goodies, such as<br />

coffee mugs. The 50/50 Raffle individual winner was Chad Keune of Advantage<br />

Custom <strong>Builders</strong> who snagged $60 and promptly donated it to the Women’s<br />

Scholarship Fund for students entering the building trades. The winning company<br />

wasn’t present so $60 went back into the pot to start the next membership meeting.<br />

And for dessert? Pie, of course, in honor of National Pi Day!<br />

Hawkeye Ready<br />

Mix’s (from left)<br />

Dylan Schindler and<br />

Clint Kirk digest<br />

their dinner before<br />

adjourning to the<br />

meeting room.<br />

The Greater Iowa City Area<br />

HBA<br />

HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION<br />

Advocates for homeownership by promoting<br />

standards for quality and affordability.<br />

IT’S<br />

THAT<br />

TM<br />

SIMPLE.<br />

Bachmeier Carpet One’s Brad<br />

Storck (center) won the raffle<br />

prize – including three months of<br />

free bottled water – from Culligan<br />

Water/Vetters Inc., represented<br />

by Greg Peeters (left) and Corey<br />

Ringle. Brad will be nice and<br />

hydrated when summer hits.<br />

Chad Keune of<br />

Advantage Customer<br />

<strong>Builders</strong> (left, foreground)<br />

and Mike Bails with<br />

Urban Acres (center), chat<br />

about projects with City of<br />

Tiffin Building and Zoning<br />

official Brian Shay.<br />

City of Iowa City<br />

Senior Building<br />

Inspector Tim Hennes<br />

makes a point about<br />

a S. Dubuque Street<br />

development.<br />

in kind donations<br />

Thank you to our wonderful meeting sponsors:<br />

Hands On Exhibitors<br />

MERIT CONSTRUCTION | KINZLER CONSTRUCTION | MCCREEDY-RUTH CONSTRUCTION | STAR EQUIPMENT | WOODRUFF CONSTRUCTION | PRECISION DRYWALL<br />

BOOMERANG | SUEPPEL’S SIDING & REMODELING | HODGE CONSTRUCTION | IOWA WORKS | CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS | MMS | SHOEMAKER HAALAND<br />

GREINER BUILDINGS | MARTIN GARDNER ARCHITECTURE | ANDINO CONSTRUCTION LLC | MASONRY INSTITUTE OF IOWA<br />

PLUMBING-HEATING- COOLING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION IOWA APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM


6 ICAHBA <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>News</strong> | <strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

Sueppel’s Siding & Remodeling<br />

Volunteers on Tipton Habitat House<br />

Construction hats off to Sueppel’s Siding & Remodeling for volunteering at the Iowa<br />

Valley Habitat For Humanity’s Tipton Build home March 15. Three employees were<br />

on hand to set up around the house; set starter, corner posts, channel entry doors,<br />

roofline and back gable; and run the first row around the house. The company also<br />

donated the starter siding work. “Habitat is a worthy cause and we enjoy being able<br />

to help out when we can,” said GT Karr, Sueppel’s Siding & Remodeling general<br />

manager. “It’s a good way to be involved in the community and help support it.”<br />

The house is for a mother-daughter duo named Betty and Emma.<br />

The <strong>2019</strong> Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity Tipton Build House.<br />

M&R Construction is<br />

Now Mills Custom Homes<br />

On April 1, Lone Tree-based M&R Construction became Mills Custom Homes after 19<br />

years in business. “We wanted a name and brand that better<br />

represents our focus on custom homes and unique design<br />

services,” said Designer Lindsey Mills, who in 2018 joined<br />

husband Ryan Mills – the owner and general contractor for<br />

Mills Custom Homes – to focus on design-service offerings.<br />

The company’s specialties center around providing 3D<br />

renderings to clients so they can see selections and “walk<br />

through” their home before breaking ground. Mills Custom<br />

Homes, which services the greater Iowa City area, is sponsoring the awards for our<br />

Parade of Homes this year and will have a new home on the parade.<br />

Ryan and Lindsey Mills own Mills Custom Homes, formerly known as M&R Construction.


<strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong> | ICAHBA <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>News</strong> 7<br />

52nd Annual Parade of Homes and<br />

22nd Annual Remodelers Parade<br />

The <strong>2019</strong> Parade of Homes and<br />

Remodelers Parade is Co-Sponsored by:<br />

Member-Only Tour, Breakfast and Lunch is <strong>May</strong> 31<br />

Awards Breakfast<br />

The Celebration Farm (4696 Robin Woods Lane NE, Iowa City)<br />

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.<br />

Breakfast Sponsor: CBI Bank & Trust<br />

Awards Sponsor: Mills Custom Homes<br />

Tour of New Homes<br />

8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.<br />

Lunch<br />

Hills Bank (590 W Forevergreen Road, North Liberty)<br />

11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.<br />

DATES AND TIMES<br />

Saturday, June 1: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.<br />

Sunday, June 2: Noon – 5 p.m.<br />

Tuesday, June 4: 5:30-8:30 p.m.<br />

Thursday, June 6: 5:30-8:30 p.m.<br />

Saturday, June 8: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.<br />

Sunday, June 9: Noon – 5 p.m.<br />

9<br />

CONTRACTOR PARADE ADDRESS CITY SUBDIVISION<br />

Advantage Custom <strong>Builders</strong> 810 Tranquil Bluff Trail Iowa City Mackinaw Village Part 6<br />

Bedrock <strong>Builders</strong> 791 Linder Rd Iowa City<br />

Cedarwood Homes 1205 Ironwood Lane Tiffin Prairie Village Prairie<br />

Cedarwood Homes 608 Fawn Ave Tiffin Tiffin Heights East<br />

Elevation Home <strong>Builders</strong> 487 Windmill Place Iowa City Windmill Heights<br />

Elevation Home <strong>Builders</strong> 401 Windmill Place Iowa City Windmill Heights<br />

Gary Frakes Construction Inc. 3838 275th St NE North Liberty<br />

H&H Home <strong>Builders</strong> Inc 1110 Cullen Dr Tiffin Tiffin Heights Part 4<br />

H&H Home <strong>Builders</strong> Inc 1360 Salm Dr North Liberty Scanlon Farms North Ridge<br />

Hochstedler Building & Development LLC 1100 Croell Ave Tiffin Woodfield Ridge<br />

Hochstedler Building & Development LLC 606 Greyson Ln Tiffin Tiffin Heights<br />

Jim Buresh Construction Co 3010 Forest Ridge Dr NE Swisher Jacobs Landing 4th Addition<br />

Larson <strong>Builders</strong> Inc 2917 Pine Hills Trace Coralville Pine Hills Estates, Eighth Addition<br />

Mills Custom Homes 1701 Croell Ave Tiffin Woodfield Ridge Part 5<br />

Mike Roberts Construction 708 Owen Court Tiffin Tiffin Heights<br />

Navigate Homes 1258 Ava Circle Iowa City Cardinal Pointe West<br />

Navigate Homes 2839 Armstrong Dr Iowa City Sandhill Estates<br />

Watts Group Inc 1330 E Tartan Dr North Liberty Scanlon Farms North Ridge<br />

PARADE<br />

DATES AND TIMES<br />

Saturday, June 1: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.<br />

Sunday, June 2: Noon – 5 p.m.<br />

COMPANY<br />

PARADE ADDRESS CITY<br />

929 Design Inc 2464 Wickham Trace Coralville<br />

Elevation Home <strong>Builders</strong> 5 Highview Knoll NE Iowa City<br />

Gary Frakes Construction, Inc. 16 Cherry Lane NE Iowa City<br />

Home Repair Team 180 Auburn East Ln Coralville<br />

McCreedy-Ruth Construction LLC 1035 Prairie Grass Ln Iowa City<br />

Martin Construction 3711 Foxana Dr Iowa City<br />

Sueppel’s Siding & Remodeling 2139 Chael Dr Solon<br />

Official Parade<br />

of Homes<br />

Lumber Sponsor


8 ICAHBA <strong>Builders</strong> <strong>News</strong> | <strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

IVHFH Women Build Breaks Ground as Women’s Council Provides Walls Support<br />

Members of The Greater Iowa City<br />

Area HBA Women’s Council built<br />

relationships while building walls<br />

at their April 4 social. The event was<br />

timed with the ground breaking of<br />

the <strong>2019</strong> Iowa Valley Habitat for<br />

Humanity (IVHFH) Doris Preucil<br />

Women Build house. Our Women’s<br />

Council participated in the ground<br />

breaking, spent the morning putting<br />

together wall frames for the home<br />

and finished with lunch. Thanks to<br />

all who participated!<br />

A cloudy day didn’t outshine the excitement felt as Nasr, Rasha and their boys<br />

Obada, Awab and Yassin – the family who will own the <strong>2019</strong> IVHFH Women Build<br />

house – joined Doris Preucil in shoveling to launch the home’s construction at 2629<br />

Blazing Star Drive in Iowa City.<br />

Working with Our<br />

Future Members<br />

Shout outs to three Greater Iowa City Area HBA<br />

members for recently helping students with<br />

segments of their Kirkwood Community College<br />

Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE)<br />

Professions class. Students attend the course at<br />

Kirkwood’s Washington County Regional Center.<br />

We are grooming our future workforce!<br />

GT Karr (left) and Lori Kramer with Sueppel’s Siding & Remodeling<br />

conduct a mock interview. Hope they weren’t too tough on her.<br />

Armed with the knowledge of what employers look for, Adam<br />

Hahn (left) from Watts Group gives resume feedback.<br />

Meet our Mortgage Professionals<br />

PURCHASE • REFINANCE • CONSTRUCTION<br />

Jeff Nielsen<br />

Mormon Trek<br />

319-341-4510<br />

Eric Baumgarth<br />

North Liberty<br />

319-341-3070<br />

Pete Johnson<br />

Iowa Avenue<br />

319-341-2213<br />

Matt Frascht<br />

Coralville<br />

319-341-3062<br />

Tami McGary<br />

Financial Center<br />

319-341-2126<br />

Sean Pottratz<br />

Towncrest<br />

319-248-7128<br />

All loans subject<br />

to approval.<br />

Let’s discuss the options today • uiccumortgage.com

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