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"NOW IT'S REALLY MINE!" Personalizing a Dated House, Banker Marylan Johnson said "I needed a change. It is a nice house with big yard in a neighborhood with good schools. As a Mortgage officer, I know what it would cost to buy a new house with the features I like. Remodeling was something I could afford this year." Textured Walls Win Approval of Appraiser, What is a "textured" wall? Sam Samaniego at Dunn-Edwards Paints explains that there are three well-known "textures" applied to dry wall using a compound known as "dry wall mud". Installer commonly blow on "splatter", or "knock down" the splatter with a trowel or the most popular texture for custom homes and upgrades is "hock and Trowel", an application by hand using a 12x12 piece of flat metal with a 4-5 inch handle (hock), which holds the compound and a trowel that is used to apply the compound in "patches", in small amounts with skips in between. The very newest texture is an old texture, Venetian Plaster. Today the synthetic Venetian plaster look has all the aesthetic qualities of faux painting, but it's the real thing, Samaniego says. A multicolored effect is derived from applying a skim or base coat and then a final coat that is burnished. Dakota News: We're into systems at DBI these days we have developed some systems that "now are improving our in-house communication system in ways that should speed things along and make our customers happier." My wife Cindy, meanwhile, is organizing all our pictorials. Documenting our work with photography is essential, so we've routinely taken "detail pictures" of each project as it progresses, week by week. I've completed the CAPS Instructor Training. That means I am qualified to teach the entire Certified Aging in Place Specialist curriculum when we need a workshop in Tucson. "Spring boards" is a great way to describe the National Association of Home Builders assembly of all its working groups in May at Washington, D.C. I will be kept on the move as a trustee of the NAHB remodelor's Council, a member of the Research Institute's Seniors housing advisory committee, and a governor for the CAPS program. "Business Management & Information Systems" is another committee I have agreed to serve on for the NAHB. This group guides the organization on these issues and gives advice to membership..
Me, Gregory Miedema, CGR,
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