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EP105: Cold Weather Painting, The Children’s Healing Center

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Segments 1 & 2: Cold Weather Painting

We sit down with RepcoLite’s own Erick Lowing (outside sales rep, extraordinaire) and Kevin Hermann, Territory Representative from Benjamin Moore to talk about when is the right (and wrong time) to get outside and start those painting projects!

Segments 3 & 4: The Children’s Healing Center

We’re celebrating the Grand Opening of our NEW Broadmoor Ave. location in Grand Rapids and one of the ways we’re doing so is by donating a portion of all sales during the week of May 6 – 11 to the Children’s Healing Center. It’s a great non-profit organization with a heart for kids and their families. Melissa Block

 

EP104: Decorating a Nursery With A Blogger and Ride2Decide With Service Professor

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Segment 1 & 2: Decorating a Baby Nursery

Recently, we had a blogger get in touch with us. Her name is Sara Pen and she’s recently been in one of our stores as she tackles major changes to her home. She just finished her nursery and it is absolutely amazing! Sara has agreed to let us tag along for the rest of her home projects but first, let’s get to know this DIY wonder.

If you would like to follow Sara’s journey, you can check out her blog or follow her on Instagram: saraowenpen.

Segment 3 & 4: Ride2Decide

If you’ve been paying attention to the new lately, you may have seen people like Mike Row encouraging kids to go into the trades. You may also noticed or heard that there is a major shortage of skilled labor in areas like plumbing, electrical, HVAC, construction, etc. And, let’s face it, not every kid is meant to go to college. Some would rather get straight to work.

We recently had a discussion with Service Professor President, Brad Krause, about the lack of help in these fields. That’s why Brad has started a program called Ride2Decide. This program will allow kids to try out a day in one of the Service Professor trades. It’s a very cool program and one we encourage high school kids to check out. You can email Service Professor at ride2decide@serviceprofessor.com for more information, or check out their Facebook page.

EP52 – March 31, 2018: Concrete Lifting, Spring Projects, Renovate or Move, Avoid Common Paint Problems

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We’ve all been there. You love your home, but there are some things you’d like to change. Your family is outgrowing the house you live in. A little more elbow room and an extra bathroom would really help the morning chaos.  And then there’s the maintenance. All the little things that keep piling up. And you are left with the question: do you renovate or just move? You can sell your house, but will you really gain anything? Will you get everything you’re looking for? Is it better to just renovate? There are a few questions you can answer that will help you decide.

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Show notes for episode 052:

Spring will eventually come to stay. And when it does, don't stop thinking about the pain you endured this past winter when you continually impaled yourself as your shovel hit the edge of the uneven concrete. Don't wait until next winter to remember the pain. Fix it now!

Andy Van Dyke from VDC has the solution for those pieces of sunken concrete. The best news is, it's way cheaper than we would have imagined.

Have you ever gotten your mower out to cut the grass for the first time in the spring, only to find that it will only bend your grass and not actually cut it? Have you ever turned on your AC, only to find that it refuses to blow cold air? How frustrating on a 90° day!

All of these things can be avoided! We've compiled a list of spring projects that you can do right now. Today. It doesn't even have to be warm to do them.

Most homeowners have been in the position where their family has grown and the house doesn't seem big enough. Or maybe someone in the family has a new job and they are working from home...on the dining room table. Life changes make us re-evaluate our house and whether it's working for us. But don't lose sight of the fact that your house is more than just the structure. It's your neighborhood, street, schools, and so much more.

But don't think that just because life changes you have to move. Maybe a renovation will give you exactly what you're looking for. We've got some things to consider that will help you decide if you should renovate or whether it's just time to move.

It's a bad day when you run into a problem in the middle of a paint project. It's even worse if you discover a problem at the END of a paint project. And many of the problems that people have while painting are very common. That means there are ways to avoid them!

To help keep us all from making those mistakes, we're sitting down with our Territory Representative from Benjamin Moore, Kevin Hermann. He's seen just about everything  and can help keep our next paint project rolling smoothly.