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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 />
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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 />
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