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sheathing.

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need to either install H-clips between sheets
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is pulling around ropes from their harnesses
to tape and roll the seams of the sheathing
and valleys, which instantly gives the build a
weathertight roof.

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complete roof trim and window set, and at the
same moment, your rough mechanicals have
started on the interior.

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up from the fascia, and shingles start being applied.
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demo the roof system and frame wall and then install by how quickly it came together, and you don’t have way, which gives you the ability to overlap trades in
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on us at 7 p.m. on a Friday. If we didn’t wait for a clear homes to building custom homes. However, the
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wait a month for clear weather — no budget or cash frame stage, and if it rains and we don’t have weather
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What if we could complete the process faster? What product of their home. We still need a weathertight shell
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than that surprise rain shower, eliminate the potential
damages to the client’s property and, more important Now, let’s break down a schedule example of the
for us, limit the potential damages to our reputation? overlap and the install of ZIP System sheathing and
tape on a new build.

To learn more about ZIP System sheathing and tape, visit ZIPSystem.com/Roof.
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DIRECTOR OF CONTENT DURING THE LAST RECESSION, I WAS
Erika Taylor / [email protected] working at a magazine read by swimming “SHINING A LIGHT,” BY ERIKA TAYLOR, OCT/19
EXECUTIVE EDITOR pool and hot tub professionals. That
Sal Alfano / [email protected] industry was devastated by the collapse of
MANAGING EDITOR the housing market, and we covered the
James F. McClister / [email protected] topic in almost every issue. In discussing
SPECIAL PROJECTS EDITOR
Kaitlin Schuler / [email protected] the subject, our editorial team frequently

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DESIGNER The same is true with our lead story REMODELERS WE SPOKE WITH
Robin McCartney
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ĺ"ĺ bѴѴ;‚; McClister, our managing editor, came across combat the problem.
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Are Early Payment YOU BET THEY ARE. IN FACT,
YOU CAN BORROW TO PAY IN
TIME TO GET THE DISCOUNT
Discounts Worth It? AND STILL COME OUT AHEAD.

BY SAL ALFANO | EXECUTIVE EDITOR


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Wpayment on its monthly statement. I always tried to take ! -lo†m|v |o r;u 7-‹Ĺ
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om |_; ƒƏ|_ķ -[;u 1Ѵb;m| 1_;1hv _-ˆ; 1ol; bmķ ‹o† u;r-‹ |_; Ѵo-mĺ b7
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|_; lom|_ĸ o|_;u‰bv;ķ |_; =†ѴѴ -lo†m| bv 7†; 0‹ |_; ƒƏ|_ĺ = ‹o†u $ 5.37 daily loan interest
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‰b|_ vol; ˆ;u‹ blrou|-m| 1-ˆ;-|v |_-| ‰;ĽѴѴ ];| |o bm - lbm†|;Ō-m7 Timely Payment
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The Discount Timeline ;-uѴ‹ r-‹l;m| 7bv1o†m|ĺ
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advantage of the discount makes sense. But applying for a loan pay interest from Day One, a line of credit is a reserve of money that
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if they did, it’s a dangerous game to play. Credit cards are compli- unsecured and, like a credit card, using “minimum payments” to repay
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align with your vendor’s discount schedule. ;-uѴ‹ r-‹l;m| 7bv1o†m|ĺ ov| 0-mhv o@;u r;uvom-Ѵ -m7 0†vbm;vv Ѵbm;v
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purchases, but that makes sense only if you pay the credit card bill important to apply for a line of credit before you actually need it.
bm =†ѴѴ -m7 om ঞl; ;ˆ;u‹ lom|_ĺ |_;u‰bv;ķ Ѵ-|; r-‹l;m| =;;v -m7 Long story short, take the discount, but use money in your
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|o l-ŠblbŒ; ‹o†u 7bv1o†m| v-ˆbm]vĺ m7 b= ‹o†u ˆ;m7ouv 7omĽ| o@;u
Line of Credit -m ;-uѴ‹ r-‹l;m| 7bv1o†m|ķ l-‹0; b|Ľv ঞl; |o -vh |_;l -0o†| b|ĺ
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enough money in the bank to pay your bills without having to history, you may be able to strike a deal. PRO
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But it doesn’t hurt to have a back-up plan, and a good one is a line math on vendor discounts.




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$ 10.74 $ 16.11
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$ 37.59 TOTAL INTEREST, BY DAY
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where the sheet he was removing was saved in cleanup and disposal more than
trapped behind the drywall for the adjoining makes up for it. Parts of the video were sped
wall. At the horizontal joint against the †r ‰_bѴ; -1hvom ‰-v Ѵo1-ঞm] -m7 u;loˆbm]
ceiling, Jackson holds the knife close to the screws, but I’m guessing it took him less than
ceiling drywall, which has usually been hung Cˆ; lbm†|;v |o Cm7 -m7 u;loˆ; -ѴѴ o= |_;
Cuv|ĺ $_bv l-h;v b| ;-v‹ |o 1†| |_uo†]_ |_; screws from both sheets.
tape without damaging the drywall on the $_; "|†70-ѴѴ l;|_o7 -Ѵvo ‰ouhv |o Ѵo1-|;
ceiling. “Now when I go to pull these sheets nails, and although a cat’s paw puller will
loose, [the paper] won’t peel back onto [the ruo0-0Ѵ‹ 7o |_; fo0ķ -1hvom bv r-uঞ-Ѵ |o -
adjoining surfaces],” Jackson says. “It makes "Ѵb7; -ll;u -bѴ †ѴѴ;uķ ‰_b1_ bv |‹rb1-ѴѴ‹
the piece come out cleaner and easier.” used to pull nails with minimal damage to
Cmbv_ l-|;ub-Ѵvĺ Ő o| l-m‹ 1-ur;m|;uv _-ˆ; $_; ľ7;0ubv C;Ѵ7Ŀ =uol |_; 7;lo bv f†v|
Remove Screws ever even seen this tool, so Jackson has made |‰o =-m=oѴ7;7 1_†mhv o= 7u‹‰-ѴѴ |_-| 1-m
Next, Jackson removes the screws using a -mo|_;u ˆb7;oķ ľ o‰ |o &v; - "Ѵb7; -ll;u 0; ;-vbѴ‹ 1-uub;7 o†| o= |_; _o†v; bm om;
cordless drill and a smaller-than-usual Nail Puller,” explaining how it works.) |ubrĺ
_bѴѴbrv 0b|ķ ‰_b1_ 7o;v - 0;‚;u fo0 o=
digging through the joint compound than a †ѴѴ -m;Ѵv @ bm m; b;1;
v|-m7-u7 ŲƑ ঞrĺ "ol; v1u;‰v -u; ˆbvb0Ѵ; With the seams cut and all screws removed, Cleanup
because of puckers or shadows in the joint all that remains is to pull the drywall panels With the panels removed in one piece, all
1olro†m7ķ 0†| -1hvom Cm7v |_ov; _; 1-mĽ| o@ |_; ‰-ѴѴĺ !;loˆbm] |_; 0o‚ol r-m;Ѵ |_-|Ľv Ѵ;[ bv |o v1ou; -m7 =-m=oѴ7 |_;l 4 ,
v;; †vbm] - !-1hŊ Ŋ$b;uv ŲƔƑƒƏƏ "|†70-ѴѴ ‰-v 1olrѴb1-|;7 0‹ |_; r;m;|u-ঞom o= |_; and carry them down to the truck for
-]m;ঞ1 "|†7 bm7;u 2 . “I just rub it around drain and the copper waterlines just in front disposal. No shoveling, no trail of dust on
|_; ‰-ѴѴ †mঞѴ b| Ѵo1-|;v - v1u;‰ķĿ -1hvom of it, and also by the fact that it was locked the carpet. “I’m able to surgically remove
says. Because the round magnet contacts into the corner by the drywall panel on the these pieces of drywall without building
the wall at a single point, he can easily see adjoining wall. 1Ѵo†7v o= 7†v| ou 1u;-ঞm] 0†1h;|v -m7
‰_;u; b| vঞ1hv |o |_; v1u;‰ĺ m =-1|ķ ‰_;m Jackson starts by pulling the free end of buckets of crumbs,” Jackson says. “Plus,
-1hvom -11b7;m|-ѴѴ‹ 7uorr;7 |_; "|†70-ѴѴķ the lower panel away from the wall while |_;u;Ľv l†1_ Ѵ;vv ubvh o= 7-l-]bm] ;Šbvঞm]
_; 7bv1oˆ;u;7 |_-| b| -‚u-1|;7 7†v| r-uঞ1Ѵ;v pushing on the upper panel just above the surfaces, when the drywall is taken out in an
=uol |_; Yoou |_-| Ѵ;[ - vl†7]; om |_; seam between panels 3 ĺ $_; 1u;-v; |_bv orderly and controlled manner like this.” PRO
drywall, making it even easier to locate the creates makes it easy to cut the seam, this
screw heads. Once a screw is located, ঞl; ‰b|_ - u;]†Ѵ-uķ v_ou|Ŋ_-m7Ѵ;7 †ঞѴb|‹ Thanks to Matt Jackson, a master carpenter,
Jackson digs it out with the drill. hmb=; =ou 0;‚;u 1om|uoѴĺ [;u - Ѵb‚Ѵ; C77Ѵbm] SketchUp Wiz, YouTuber, and contributing editor
| |-h;v - Ѵb‚Ѵ; lou; ঞl; |o Ѵo1-|; |_; ‰b|_ |_; 7u-bm Ѵbm;ķ -1hvom Ѵb[v |_; =u;; ;m7 to ProTradeCraft.com. This article was adapted
v1u;‰v |_bv ‰-‹ |_-m b| 7o;v -[;u 7;loѴbv_bm] o= |_; r-m;Ѵ -m7 b| 1ol;v -‰-‹ 1Ѵ;-mѴ‹ĺ $_; from his video, “Surgical Remodeling: Remove
|_; 7u‹‰-ѴѴ ‰b|_ - _-ll;uķ 0†| |_; ঞl; upper panel comes away even more easily. Drywall Fast, Clean, and in One-Piece.”



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like fentanyl, have killed more
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healthcare industry. Somewhere in that Campbell, called for the measurement
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Seventy percent of businesses in the U.S. becoming staunch, vocal advocates of a


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abuse in the workplace. For most, it was In 1995, the Agency for Healthcare
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It’s not a remodeler’s responsibility to vator for not only physicians, but consumers,
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too big an undertaking. But understanding take pain more seriously.
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an untreated opioid abuse problem will lose scores,” and required providers to educate
a contractor $6,800 per year. Inversely, a r-ঞ;m|v -m7 =-lbѴb;v om |_; -ˆ-bѴ-0bѴb|‹ o=

worker in recovery annually saves the same those measures and the importance of pain.
contractor $2,400.
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Many believe that today’s opioid problem
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BY JAMES F. McCLISTER
MANAGING EDITOR

Oxy was the No. 1 most abused opioid, |_; 7bL1†Ѵ|‹ bm 1ol0-ঞm] b|ķ |_-| |_; bvv†; for two-thirds of
according to a study from the Washington u;l-bmv - r;u;mmb-Ѵ m-ঞom-Ѵ -];m7- b|;lĺ all drug-related
University School of Medicine. In 2001, Congress commenced the “Decade deaths. The
The second underlying problem was wide- of Pain Control and Research,” looking at federal govern-
vru;-7 b]mou-m1; o= r-bm -m7 -77b1ঞom om the growing opioid problem as a failure l;m| 7b7mĽ| ‰b7;Ѵ‹ bmY†;m1; ru;v1ub0bm]
the part of physicians. o= roѴb1‹ķ ;7†1-ঞomķ ;|_b1vķ -m7 Ѵ-‰ĺ $_; v|-m7-u7v †mঞѴ ƑƏƐѵķ ‰_;m |_; ;m|;uv =ou
It’s in these problems that we see the other 7;1-7; 1-rr;7 o@ ‰b|_ |_; ƑƏƐƏ @ou7-0Ѵ; bv;-v; om|uoѴ -m7 u;ˆ;mঞom u;Ѵ;-v;7 b|v
vb7; o= |_; m-ঞom-Ѵ C]_| -]-bmv| orbob7vĹ |_; -u; 1| Ō‰_b1_ ;Šr-m7;7 r-bm |u;-|l;m| Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic
Ѵ;]-Ѵ -m7 ;7†1-ঞom 0-‚Ѵ;vĺ orঞomvŌ7bu;1|;7 |_; ;r-u|l;m| o= ;-Ѵ|_ -bmĺ &mঞѴ |_;mķ b| _-7 0;;m bmY†;m1bm] bm
-m7 †l-m ";uˆb1;v |o -77u;vv r-bm -v - rb;1;l;-Ѵ _o‰ r-bm -m7 -77b1ঞom bv |u;-|;7ĺ
A NATIONAL EFFORT ... AND FAILURE public issue, and required insurance compa-
The largest maneuvers in the war on opioid nies to cover substance-use treatment. Legal Oversight
-77b1ঞom -u; blrѴ;l;m|;7 0‹ =;7;u-Ѵ -m7 But over the course of the “Decade of In the early 2000s, Congress and the
v|-|; ]oˆ;uml;m|v |_uo†]_ Ѵ;]bvѴ-ঞom -m7 Pain Control and Research,” opioid prescrip- †vঞ1; ;r-u|l;m| 0;]-m |-hbm] -1ঞom
Ѵ;]-Ѵ u†Ѵbm]vĺ $_; m-ঞomĽv _;-Ѵ|_1-u; -rr-- ঞom u-|;v lou; |_-m |ubrѴ;7ķ |o ѶƐ r;u -]-bmv| |_; lov| ruoѴbC1 r;ur;|u-|ouv Őv†1_
ratus plays a major role as well with new ƐƏƏ r;uvomvĺ mm†-Ѵ 7;-|_v =uol orbob7v as Purdue Pharma) of too-aggressive and
7-|-ķ bm|;um-Ѵ u;=oulvķ -m7 blrѴ;l;m|-ঞom rose from about 10K to over 20K. Today, vol;ঞl;vŊ=-Ѵv; l-uh;ঞm] o= r-bmhbѴѴ;uvĺ
of improved guidelines. It’s a statement on |_-| C]†u; _-v lou; |_-m t†-7u†rѴ;7ķ -m7 That company funded over 20K pain-related
|_; vb]mbC1-m1; o= |_; orbob7 ruo0Ѵ;lķ -m7 orbob7v -m7 v‹m|_;ঞ1 orbob7v mo‰ -11o†m| ľ;7†1-ঞom-ѴĿ ruo]u-lv |o v;ѴѴ Š‹ omঞmĺ

DETECTING RECENT
TRENDS IN OPIOID

OVERDOSES
PROVIDES
OPPORTUNITIES

FOR ACTION


Decrease
m1u;-v; ƐŊƑƓѷ
m1u;-v; ƑƔŊƓƖѷ
m1u;-v; ƔƏѷ ou lou;
Where data is available, -|- †m-ˆ-bѴ-0Ѵ;
‰; -u; ‰b|m;vvbm] 1omঞm†-Ѵķ
‰b7;vru;-7 †rঞ1hv bm orbob7Ŋu;Ѵ-|;7 SOURCE: CDC’S ENHANCED STATE OPIOID
OVERDOSE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM, 16
oˆ;u7ov;vķ bm7b1-ঞm] |_; m;;7 =ou lou;
STATES REPORTING PERCENT CHANGES
1om1;u|;7 ;@ou|vķ =uol lou; -@;1|;7 r-uঞ;vĺ ! & + ƑƏƐѵ $ ! & " $ĺ ƑƏƐƕĺ

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m ƑƏƏƕķ †u7†; _-ul- ;Š;1†ঞˆ;v _-m7Ѵ; |_; orbob7 1ubvbvķ -11ou7bm] |o
‰;u; 1olr;ѴѴ;7 |o |;vঞ=‹ |o |_; CulĽv More than 70% of U.S. - ƑƏƐƕ u;rou| =uol |_; u;vb7;m|Ľv
lbvѴ;-7bm] 1Ѵ-blv -0o†| Š‹ omঞmĽv employers have felt the direct ollbvvbom om ol0-ঞm] u†] 77b1ঞom
-77b1ঞom u;vbv|-m1;Ō‰_b1_ |†um;7 o†| mo| blr-1| o= ru;v1ubrঞom 7u†] -m7 |_; rbob7 ubvbvĺ
_-ˆ; 0;;m uoo|;7 bm -m‹ -1|†-Ѵ v1b;m1;Ō lbv†v; bm |_;bu ‰ouhrѴ-1;ĺ ľ -bm -m7 -77b1ঞom -u; mo| ‰;ѴѴ |-†]_| bm
Ѵ;-7bm] |o |_; 1olr-m‹ -m7 |_u;; o= b|v NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL o†u v1_ooѴvĺ |Ľv 0;;m ru;‚‹ ;ˆb7;m| =ou |_;
;Š;1vķ bm1Ѵ†7bm] b|v ru;vb7;m|ķ 0;bm] =o†m7 Ѵ-v| 7;1-7;ķĿ v-‹v ;Ѵbvv- );bl;uķ - r-bm
]†bѴ|‹ bm =;7;u-Ѵ 1o†u| o= 1ublbm-Ѵ 1_-u];v o= In 2015 alone, the opioid -m7 -77b1ঞom vr;1b-Ѵbv| -m7 - ruo=;vvou -|
lbvѴ;-7bm] u;]†Ѵ-|ouvķ 7o1|ouvķ -m7 r-ঞ;m|vĺ ;rb7;lb1 1ov| |_; b7‰;v| +-Ѵ; &mbˆ;uvb|‹ĺ |Ľv ‰_‹ 7o1|ouv o[;m 7omĽ|
"ঞѴѴ |o |_bv 7-‹ķ &ĺ"ĺ 1o†u|v -u; bvv†bm] 1omv|u†1ঞom bm7†v|u‹ ŪƔĺƑ 0bѴѴbomĺ |_bmh |o ru;r r-ঞ;m|v om |_bm]v Ѵbh; |_;
u†Ѵbm]v bm 7bu;1| u;vromv; |o |_; vol;- o rѴ-1; ‰-v lou; -@;1|;7 |_-m 7b@;u;m1; 0;|‰;;m -77b1ঞom -m7 7;r;m-
ঞl;vŊ|ooŊ-]]u;vvbˆ; bmY†;m1; o= r_-ul-- _boķ ‰_b1_ -11o†m|;7 =ou ŪƑ 7;m1‹ķ v_; v-‹vķ ou ;ŠrѴ-bm _o‰ |o ;@;1ঞˆ;Ѵ‹
1;†ঞ1-Ѵ 1olr-mb;vĺ 0bѴѴbom o= |_; |o|-Ѵ 1ov|vĺ v|or |-hbm] orbob7vĺ
m oˆ;l0;u ƑƏƐƖķ hѴ-_ol- †7]; $_-7 MIDWEST ECONOMIC POLICY INSTITUTE ľ$_; l;7b1-Ѵ ;7†1-ঞom v‹v|;l _-v 0;;m
-Ѵhl-m ou7;u;7 7u†]l-h;u o_mvom ş =o1†v;7 om _;-u| 7bv;-v; -m7 1-m1;uķ 0o|_
o_mvom |o r-‹ |_; v|-|; ŪƓѵƔ lbѴѴbom =ou From 2016 to 2017, opioid u;-ѴѴ‹ blrou|-m| bѴѴm;vv;vĺ †| r-bm -m7 -77b1-
1-†vbm] -m ľorbob7 1ubvbv |_-| bv ;ˆb7;m1;7 overdose death rates increased ঞomķ =ou ‰_-|;ˆ;u u;-vomķ _-ˆ; -Ѵ‰-‹v 0;;m
0‹ bm1u;-v;7 u-|;v o= -77b1ঞomķ oˆ;u7ov; =ouĹ ‰ol;mķ l;mķ -ѴѴ -]; ]uo†rv v;;lbm]Ѵ‹ Ѵ;vv blrou|-m|ĺĿ
7;-|_vķ -m7 m;om-|-Ѵ -0vঞm;m1; v‹m7uol; oˆ;u ƑƔķ -m7 -lom] ‰_b|;ķ 0Ѵ-1hķ o; $Ѵ†v|ovķ -m -77b1ঞom 1o-1_ ‰b|_
bm hѴ-_ol-ķĿ |_; f†7]; v|-|;7ĺ and Hispanic people. The most at- r;;uŊu;1oˆ;u‹ v;uˆb1; -1; | $o];|_;uķ _-v
ubvh ]uo†r ‰-v l;m -];7 ƑƔ |o ƓƓĺ v;;m |_bv v_ou|-]; Cuv| _-m7ĺ ; v-‹v |_-|
7†1-ࢼom lruoˆ;l;m| CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION bm "bo†Š -ѴѴvķ "ĺ ĺķ ‰_;u; _; _;Ѵrv -77b1|v
&mঞѴ =-buѴ‹ u;1;m|Ѵ‹ķ |_;u; _-v 0;;m Ѵb‚Ѵ; -1_b;ˆ; u;1oˆ;u‹ķ |_;u; -u; omѴ‹ |‰o 1Ѵbmb1v
;lr_-vbv om ruboubঞŒbm] - r_‹vb1b-mĽv †m7;u- v ru;v1ub0bm] u-|;v 7u-vঞ1-ѴѴ‹ ‰b|_ orbob7 u;_-0 v;uˆb1;v |_-| 1-m -7lbm-
increased from the ‘90s into the
v|-m7bm] o= r-bm -m7 -77b1ঞomŌ‰_b1_ bv ‰_‹ 2000s, so did the opioid overdose bv|;u l;|_-7om; Նv;7 |o |u;-| m-u1oঞ1 7u†]
r_‹vb1b-mv -u; ];m;u-ѴѴ‹ mo| ;Šr;u|vĺ rate. From 1999 to 2010, opioid -77b1ঞomőĸ o[;mķ |_;‹Ľu; vo 0ooh;7 r-ঞ;m|v
|Ľv r-u|Ѵ‹ _o‰ ‰; ;m7;7 †r ru;v1ub0bm] _-ˆ; |o ‰-b| ‰;;hv 0;=ou; ];মm] |u;-|l;m|ĺ
ѶƏѷ o= |_; ‰ouѴ7Ľv orbob7v |o Ѵ;vv |_-m overdose deaths increased from ľ ‰;;h |o -m -77b1| ‰_o ‰-m|v |o 1_-m];
Ɣѷ o= |_; ‰ouѴ7Ľv ror†Ѵ-ঞomĺ |Ľv -Ѵvo ‰_‹ 6.1 per 100,000 persons, to 19.8. 1o†Ѵ7 0; |_; 7b@;u;m1; 0;|‰;;m ];মm]
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
l;ub1- =-ѴѴv -| Ѵ;-v| ƐķѵƏƏ v_ou| o= |_; 1Ѵ;-m -m7 vѴbrrbm] 0-1h bm|o |_; -0†v;
-77b1ঞom vr;1b-Ѵbv|v m;;7;7 |o -7;t†-|;Ѵ‹ uo†ঞm;ķĿ $Ѵ†v|ov v-‹vĺ ľ m7 ‰_;m ‹o†Ľu;
- _;-ˆ‹ †v;uķ |u‹bm] |o ];| 1Ѵ;-m ‰b|_o†|
l;7b1-Ѵ -vvbv|-m1; 1-m Ѵb|;u-ѴѴ‹ hbѴѴ ‹o†ĺĿ
KNOW YOUR OPIOIDS m b|v uoѴ; -v u;vo†u1; =ou |_; l;7b1-Ѵ ;7†1--
ঞom 1oll†mb|‹ķ om]u;vv _-v |-h;m -1ঞom |o
DRUG BRANDS 0oѴv|;u =†m7bm]ĺ $_; "& !$ =ou -ঞ;m|v
-m7 oll†mbঞ;v 1|ķ bm|uo7†1;7 bm ƑƏƐѶķ
Codeine ŐomѴ‹ -ˆ-bѴ-0Ѵ; bm ];m;ub1 =oulő
-m7 |_; ;m|-Ѵ -m7 "†0v|-m1; &v; bvou7;uv
Fentanyl Ő 1ঞtķ †u-];vb1ķ ;m|ou-ķ 0v|u-Ѵķ mvoѴbvő )ouh=ou1; $u-bmbm] ;lomv|u-ঞom uo]u-lķ
-†|_oubŒ;7 bm ƑƏƐѵķ 0o|_ -bl |o =†m7 |_;
Hydrocodone Ő ‹vbm]Ѵ-ķ ,o_‹7uo !ő ;Šr-mvbom o= -77b1ঞom -m7 r-bm l;7b1bm;ķ |o
Hydrocodone/acetaminophen Ő(b1o7bmķ ou1;|ķ ou|-0ķ ou1oő _or;=†ѴѴ‹ v-ঞv=‹ |_; oˆ;u‰_;Ѵlbm] m;;7 =ou
r-bm vr;1b-Ѵbv|v bm |_; 1o†m|u‹ĺ
Hydromorphone Ő bѴ-†7b7ķ Š-Ѵ]oő "|-|;v bm u;1;m| ‹;-uv _-ˆ; fobm;7 |_; ;@ou|
|o 1†u0 |_;bu o‰m ubvbm] orbob7 1ubv;v -v ‰;ѴѴĺ
Meperidine Ő ;l;uoѴő
m ƑƏƐѶķ $;mm;vv;; r-vv;7 - 1olru;_;mvbˆ;
Methadone Ő oѴor_bm;ķ ;|_-7ov;ő orbob7 u;=oul ruo]u-l 1-ѴѴ;7 ľ$ $o];|_;uķĿ
|_-| =o1†v;v om blruoˆbm] ru;ˆ;mঞomĺ m7
Morphine Ő -7b-mķ " omঞmķ our_-0om7ő |_-| v-l; ‹;-uķ ;mmv‹Ѵˆ-mb-Ľv o†v; o=
!;ru;v;m|-ঞˆ;v r-vv;7 -m orbob7Ŋu;Ѵ-|;7 u;vo-
Š‹1o7om; Ő Š‹ omঞmķ Š-‹7oő
Ѵ†ঞom |_-| 7bu;1|Ѵ‹ 1-ѴѴ;7 o†| |_; 1omv|u†1-
rbob7v 1ol; bm - ˆ-ub;|‹ o= 7b@;u;m| =oulv -m7 -u; voѴ7 †m7;u -m ;ˆ;m ‰b7;u ˆ-ub;|‹ o= 0u-m7 ঞom bm7†v|u‹ķ 7;1Ѵ-ubm] |_; Ѵ-v| ‰;;h bm †Ѵ‹
m-l;vĺ -h; v†u; ‹o†u ;lrѴo‹;;v hmo‰ ‰_;m |_;‹Ľu; 0;bm] ru;v1ub0;7 orbob7vĺ ľ omv|u†1ঞom rbob7 ‰-u;m;vv );;hĺĿ $_bv



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PAIN AND ADDICTION

ARE NOT WELL

TAUGHT IN OUR
1-l; -[;u |_; ]oˆ;umou _-7 7;1Ѵ-u;7 |_; ! -ˆb7 ;h;Ѵķ ‰_o rubou |o
;rb7;lb1 - ľv|-|;‰b7; 7bv-v|;u ;l;u];m1‹ĺĿ SCHOOLS. IT’S BEEN Ѵ;-7bm] |_; -vvo1b-ঞomķ ‰ouh;7 =ou |_u;;

ASSOCIATION ASSISTANCE PRETTY EVIDENT FOR 7;1-7;v -v - u;lo7;Ѵ;uķ v;;v |_; -vvo1b-Ŋ
ঞomĽv uoѴ; bm 1ol0-ঞm] u;lo7;Ѵbm]Ľv orbob7
rbob7 ru;v1ubrঞom u-|;v _-ˆ; =-ѴѴ;m THE LAST DECADE. ruo0Ѵ;l -v |_-| o= ;7†1-|ouĺ
vbm1; ƑƏƐƏķ =uol Ѷѵ ru;v1ubrঞomv r;u ƐƏƏ ľ); ruoˆb7; u;vo†u1;v -m7 _;Ѵr o†u
r;orѴ;ķ |o ѵƑĺ |Ľv ;ˆb7;m1; |_-| ‰b7;uķ l;l0;uv bm 1u;-ঞm] - 0†vbm;vv ;mˆbuoml;m|
bmvঞ|†ঞom-Ѵ ;@ou|v -u; -@;1ঞm] |_; 1ubvbv |_-| u;7†1;v |_; ubvh o= orbob7 -77b1ঞomķĿ _;
oˆ;u-ѴѴĺ "ঞѴѴķ ru;v1ubrঞom u-|;v -u; |_u;; v-‹vĺ ľ); 1-m _;Ѵr ‰b|_ |_bm]v Ѵbh; v;মm] †r
ঞl;v ‰_-| |_;‹ ‰;u; bm ƐƖƖƖķ -m7 orbob7v -77u;vv orbob7 1om1;umvķĿ v-‹v -ˆb7 -@;ķ -m ;lrѴo‹;; -vvbv|-m1; ruo]u-lĺĿ †| |_;
hbѴѴ lou; |_-m ƓƕķƏƏƏ r;orѴ; -mm†-ѴѴ‹ĺ |Ľv ˆb1; ru;vb7;m| o= Ѵb-0bѴb|‹ =ou ķ -m7 Cuv| v|;rķ ;h;Ѵ ;ŠrѴ-bmvķ bv -vhbm] u;lo7Ŋ
|_-| =-1| |_-| ;lr_-vbŒ;v |_; blrou|-m1; |_; _;-7 o= b|v rbob7 )ouhbm] uo†rĺ ;Ѵ;uv |o |-h; |_; omv|u†1ঞom o-Ѵbঞom
-m7 ro|;mঞ-Ѵ blr-1| u;lo7;Ѵ;uv -m7 vvo1b-ঞomv v†1_ -v -m7 ! ķ -v =ou - u†]Ŋ -m7 Ѵ1o_oѴŊ u;; )ouhrѴ-1;
bm7†v|u‹ bmvঞ|†ঞomv 1-m _-ˆ; om |_; orbob7 ‰;ѴѴ -v lou; mb1_; ]uo†rv Ѵbh; |_; -ঞom-Ѵ Ő )ő rѴ;7];ĺ | bm1Ѵ†7;v ˆo‰bm] |o
;rb7;lb1 ‰b|_bm |_;bu u;vr;1ঞˆ; vr_;u;v !ooCm] om|u-1|ouv vvo1b-ঞom Ő ! őķ bmvঞ|†|; - 7u†] |;vঞm] roѴb1‹ķ ‰_b1_ v|†7b;v
o= bmY†;m1;ĺ ;1-†v; b|Ľv u;lo7;Ѵ;uv |_-| v;uˆ; -v u;vo†u1; _†0v -m7 ruoˆb7; ;7†1-Ŋ v_o‰ -u; -| Ѵ;-v| vol;‰_-| ;@;1ঞˆ; bm
1-m _;Ѵr u;-Ѵ bm7bˆb7†-Ѵvĺ m7 b|Ľv bm7†v|u‹ ঞom-Ѵ l-|;ub-Ѵvĺ vr;1bC1-ѴѴ‹ o@;uv 7;|;uubm] ‰ouhrѴ-1; 7u†] †v;ĺ
-vvo1b-ঞomv |_-| 1-m _;Ѵr u;lo7;Ѵ;uvĺ l;l0;uv -m7 momŊl;l0;uv -Ѵbh; -11;vv |o
$_; -ঞom-Ѵ vvo1b-ঞom o= ol; 7o‰mѴo-7-0Ѵ; |ooѴhb|v |_-| 0ub;= 1om|u-1|ouv $-bѲou;7 ;-Ѳ|_1-u;
†bѴ7;uv -m7 |_; -ঞom-Ѵ vvo1b-ঞom o= |_; om _o‰ |o u;1o]mbŒ;ķ -77u;vvķ -m7 †Ѵঞl-|;Ѵ‹ |_;u -vvo1b-ঞomvķ ‰_bѴ; -Ѵvo v;uˆbm] -v
!;lo7;Ѵbm] m7†v|u‹ 0o|_ -1ঞˆ;Ѵ‹ ruolo|; ru;ˆ;m| orbob7 -0†v; -| |_; ‰ouhrѴ-1;ķ ‰b|_ ;7†1-|ouvķ -u; -m]Ѵbm] |o rѴ-‹ - lou; -1ঞˆ;
bm7†v|u‹Ŋ‰b7; orbob7 -‰-u;m;vvķ -m7 robm|;uv Ѵbh; ľruoˆb7; Y;Šb0Ѵ; r-b7 ঞl;Ŋ uoѴ;ĺ ! bv 1†uu;m|Ѵ‹ ‰ouhbm] |o o@;u
1omvb7;u b| - u;vromvb0bѴb|‹ĺ o@Ŀ -m7 h;;r oˆ;u7ov; u;ˆ;uv-Ѵ 7u†]v Ѵbh; l;l0;uv -m -ˆ;m†; |o - lou; -@ou7-0Ѵ;
m-ѴoŠom; Ő0u-m7;7 -u1-mő om _-m7ĺ _;-Ѵ|_1-u; rѴ-m |_-| vr;1bC1-ѴѴ‹ ;mv†u;v
7†1-ࢼm] !;lo7;Ѳ;uv mѴbvঞm] Ľv _;Ѵr bv omѴ‹ - l-‚;u o= 0;‚;u |u;-|l;m| orঞomv =ou -77b1ঞomĺ
ľ); ;7†1-|; l;l0;uv om _o‰ |_;‹ 1-m u;-1_bm] o†|ķ -@; v-‹vĺ ľ);Ľˆ; 1oѴѴ;1|;7 7-|- om ƓķƏƏƏ uoo=;uvķ


THE ROAD TO OUTPATIENT TREATMENT SUCCESSES AND FAILURES

INSIDE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Person has pain non-opioids u;CѴѴvő orbob7v PDMP* Pharmacy Person receives ƕƏ҃ƖƏ +" DEPENDENCY
Pain resolves
Person self-treatment

";;h l;7b1-Ѵ -‚;mঞom

Clinician
OPIOID
Clinician
prescribes (or
prescribes
dispenses
ru;v1ubrঞomņ
opioids
CREATED
bmv|u†1ঞomv
;uvom u;t†;v|v u;CѴѴ
-bm 1omঞm†;v
Opioid-seeking behavior
OUTSIDE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM Person obtains opioids: Ő $ķ 0;_-ˆbou-Ѵ v†rrou|ő Detox mˆoѴˆ;l;m| ‰b|_ 1ublbm-Ѵ f†vঞ1; v‹v|;l
-m7 -77b1ঞom
77b1ঞomķ |u;-|l;m|
Diagnosed with opioid use disorder
Detox
• Diversion
• Illegally obtain pills
• Heroin
Overdose
Death

SOURCE: INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT / *PRESCRIPTION DRUG MANAGEMENT PLAN Survive


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OPIOIDS SINCE 1999, OPIOIDS
AND SYNTHETIC

OPIOIDS HAVE KILLED
‰b|_ |_; -bl o= †Ѵঞl-|;Ѵ‹ -m-Ѵ‹Œbm] 7-|- 7bu;1|ou o= _†l-m u;vo†u1;vķ ‰_o _;Ѵrv


om ƔķƏƏƏķ |o _;Ѵr †v 0†bѴ7 -m7 m;]oঞ -|; MORE AMERICANS Ѵ;-7 |_; 1olr-m‹Ľv ;@ou|v bm u;7†1bm] |_;
|_; 0;v| rovvb0Ѵ; _;-Ѵ|_1-u; rѴ-m =ou o†u ubvh o= orbob7 -0†v;ĺ ľ); 1-mĽ| u;Ѵ‹ om -
l;l0;uvķĿ v-‹v !;b7 !b00Ѵ;ķ ‰_o _;-7v †r THAN DIED IN ru;v1ubrঞom 7u†] rѴ-m =ou r-bmĺ ); _-ˆ;

|_; ou]-mbŒ-ঞ omĺ WORLD WAR II |o 1-uˆ; o†| l;7b1-Ѵ rѴ-mv |_-| ;@ ;1ঞ ˆ;Ѵ‹
ľ | ‰bѴѴ =o1†v om bvv†;v †mbt†; |o |_; uooC m] |u;-| r-bm ‰b|_o†| rbѴѴvĺ $_-| bm1Ѵ†7;v |_bm]v

bm7†v|u‹ķ -m7 |_; orbob7 ruo0Ѵ;l bv om; o= Ѵbh; o@;ubm] -vvbv|-m1; om -1†r†m1|†u; -m7
|_; |_bm]v ‰;Ľˆ; _b]_Ѵb]_|;7 -v m;;7bm] |o 0; u;7†1bm] 1oŊr-‹v =ou 1_buoru-1ঞ1 1-u;ĺĿ

1oˆ;u;7 vl-u|Ѵ‹ĺ ou bmv|-m1;ķ o†u rѴ-m ‰bѴѴ 11ou7bm] |o +-Ѵ;Ľv ;Ѵbvv- );bl;uķ

u;v|ub1| |_; -lo†m| o= m-u1oঞ1v |_-| 1-m 0; o†m1bѴ r†|v b|ķ ľ=ou h;;rbm] |_; ‰ouhrѴ-1; - ľuo0†v| _;-Ѵ|_1-u; rѴ-mĿ bv |_; 0;v|

ru;v1ub0;7 0‹ -m bmŊm;|‰ouh 7o1|ou -| om; -m7 |_; ou]-mbŒ-ঞom v-=;ĺĿ †| |_;‹Ľu; mo| rovvb0Ѵ; |_bm] -m ;lrѴo‹;u 1-m 7o |o _;Ѵr

ঞl;ķ ‰_b1_ _-v 0;;m om |_; ubv;ĺĿ u;vromvb0Ѵ; =ou 1†ubm] -77b1ঞ omĺ b|v ;lrѴo‹;;vĺ ľ u;=;u-0Ѵ‹ om; ‰b|_ orbob7
;|‰;;m ƑƏƏѵ -m7 ƑƏƐƔķ |_; -ˆ;u-]; "ঞѴѴķ -v -vvo1b-ঞomv 1-m -vvbv| u;lo7;Ѵ;uvķ |u;-|l;m| -Ѵ|;um-ঞˆ;vĺĿ "_; l;mঞ omv vr;1b=Ŋ



7-‹vĽ v†rrѴ‹ o= orbob7v ru;v1ub0;7 bm1u;-v;7 vo 1-m u;lo7;Ѵ;uv -vvbv| |_;bu ;lrѴo‹;;vĺ |Ľv b1-ѴѴ‹ 1_buoru-1ঞ1 ˆbvb|v -m7 v†0v|-m1; †v;

ƒƒѷķ =uol Ɛƒ |o ƐѶ 7-‹vĺ |_; uoѴ; |_;‹ 1-m v;uˆ; bm |_; oˆ;u-u1_bm] 7bvou7;u |u;-|l;m|vĺ
!;lo7;Ѵbm]Ľv lov| ruolbm;m| -vvo1b-ঞ omv ‰-u om orbob7vķ -m7 |_-| vol; -Ѵu;-7‹ -u;ĺ
-u; †mb|;7 bm u;1o]mbŒbm] |_; 7;;r blr-1| $bl; |o ;-Ѳ

|_; orbob7 ;rb7;lb1 _-v _-7 om |_; bm7†v|u‹ķ Ѳ|;um-ࢼˆ; $u;-|l;m|v "ol; 1-v;v o= 1_uomb1 r-bm u;t†bu;
-m7 ;-1_ =;;Ѵv - 1;u|-bm o0Ѵb]-ঞom |o blruoˆ; o‰;u ol; !;lo7;Ѵbm] uo†rķ - ruoѴom];7 orbob7 |u;-|l;m|ķ 0†| |_; 0;v|


†m7;uv|-m7bm] -0o†| |_; bvv†;ĺ ŪѵƏƏŊlbѴѴbomŊrѴ†v 1olr-m‹ or;u-ঞ m] 1o†uv; bv o[;m - lbŠ o= r_‹vb1-Ѵ |_;u-r‹ķ


ľ |Ľv - 1ubvbv -m7 ‰; m;;7 |o -1|ķĿ v-‹v !b00Ѵ;ĺ -1uovv l†ѴঞrѴ; v|-|;vķ bv om; 0†vbm;vv 1_buoru-1ঞ1 ‰ouhķ -m7 Ѵ;vv ro‰;u=†Ѵķ

v|ubˆbm] |o 0†bѴ7 - 0;‚;u -mঞ Ŋorbob7 momŊm-u1oঞ1 r-bmhbѴѴ;uvķ Ѵbh; ;ˆ;u‹7-‹ -vrbubmĺ

BETTER HEALTHCARE, BETTER BUSINESS v|u-|;]‹ĺ h;‹ r-u| o= b| bv _;-Ѵ|_1-u;ĺ ľ m - Ѵo| o= vb|†-ঞomvķ orbob7v -u; -1|†-ѴѴ‹ |_;

!;lo7;Ѵ;uv _-ˆ; - 0-vb1 o0Ѵb]-ঞom |o 1-u; ľ); |-h; - _oѴbvঞ1 -rruo-1_ |o |_; orbob7 ‰ouv| |u;-|l;m| orঞomķĿ );bl;u v-‹vĺ $_;



=ou ;lrѴo‹;;vĺ $_;‹ -u; u;vromvb0Ѵ;ķ -v 1ubvbvķ ;vr;1b-ѴѴ‹ bm u;]-u7v |o _;-Ѵ|_1-u;ķĿ 1omYb1| =ou u;lo7;Ѵ;uv -m7 |_; ‰ouh;uv |_;‹


!-1_-;Ѵ oor;u =uol |_; -ঞom-Ѵ "-=;|‹ v-‹v ;mmb=;u -uu;omŊ om|;vķ o‰;uĽv ;lrѴo‹ķ _o‰;ˆ;uķ bv |_; bm7†v|u‹Ľv 1†Ѵ|†u; o=
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om=†vbom -0o†| |_; 7b@;u;m1; 0;|‰;;m -v ru;v1ub0;7ķ ‰_;m ‹o† ‰b|_ |_;bu r-ঞ ;m|vķ
-77b1ঞom -m7 7;r;m7;m1‹ bv ‰b7;vru;-7ķ v†77;mѴ‹ u;loˆ; |_-| -11ou7bm] |o - u;rou|

;ˆ;m -lom] r_‹vb1b-mvķ v-‹v ;Ѵbvv- =uol |_; 0o7‹ Őbĺ;ĺķ - =uol ;7v1-r;Ō7o1|ouv

);bl;uķ l;7b1-Ѵ 7bu;1|ou o= |_; +-Ѵ; ru;v1ubrঞom u†mv o†|ő |_; o[;m 7omĽ| ;ŠrѴ-bm ‰_-|



77b1ঞom ;7b1bm; omv†Ѵ| ";uˆb1;ķ r-u| vb7; ;@;1|v 1-m 0; _-uv_ĺ ;@;1| orbob7v ‰bѴѴ _-ˆ;

o= |_; uo]u-l bm 77b1ঞom ;7b1bm; ľ ;orѴ; ‰bѴѴ |_bmh |_;‹Ľu; Melissa Weimer om |_;lķ -m7 _o‰ |_;‹

-| +-Ѵ; ;‰ -ˆ;m ovrb|-Ѵĺ ľ |Ľv - 0b] -77b1|;7 -m7 l-‹ |u‹ v;Ѵ= v_o†Ѵ7 ;Šr;1| |o =;;Ѵ
ruo0Ѵ;lķ 0;1-†v; r;orѴ; ‰bѴѴ |-h; orbob7v l;7b1-ঞm] |o v|;l |_; 1olbm] o@ |_;lĺ

=ou - =;‰ ‰;;hv -m7 ‰_;m |_;bu ru;v1ubrŊ 7bv1ol=ou|ķĿ v_; ;ŠrѴ-bmvĺ );bl;u v-‹v |_-| b|Ľv -m orrou|†mb|‹



ঞom bv †rķ |_;‹ v|-u| |o =;;Ѵ ‰b|_7u-‰-Ѵv 77b1ঞomķ om |_; o|_;u _-m7ķ bv - 1olr†ѴŊ =ou |_; l;7b1-Ѵ C;Ѵ7 |o blruoˆ; _o‰ b|

-m7 |_;bu Cuv| |_o†]_| bv ļ Ľl -77b1|;7ĺĽĿ vbom |o |-h; |_; l;7b1-ঞomŌo|_;u‰bv; r†|ķ ru;v1ub0;v orbob7vĺ ľ); m;;7 |o 0; lou;

$_-|Ľv mo| |_; 1-v;ķ v_; v-‹vĺ ľ$_-|Ľv - b|Ľv -0†vbm] |_; l;7b1-ঞomĺ ľ |Ľv - l;m|-Ѵ 1-u;=†Ѵ -0o†| ;7†1-ঞm] r-ঞ;m|v -0o†|



1omY -ঞom o= r_‹vb1-Ѵ 7;r;m7;m1; ‰b|_ - 7;r;m7;m1‹ |_-| 1-†v;v r;orѴ; |-h; rbѴѴv |_; ubvhv o= |_;v; l;7b1-ঞomvĺĿ †| b|Ľv


rv‹1_oѴo]b1-Ѵ 7;r;m7;m1;ĺĿ lou; o[;m |_-m |_;‹Ľu; ru;v1ub0;7ĺĿ |Ľv -Ѵvo -m orrou|†mb|‹ =ou 0†vbm;vv;v |o

$_; 7b@;u;m1;ķ -v );bl;u ;ŠrѴ-bmv b|ķ bv l†1_ _-u7;u |o oˆ;u1ol; -m -77b1ঞ om ;7†1-|; ;lrѴo‹;;v -0o†| |_; 7b@ ;u;m1;

|_-| r_‹vb1-Ѵ 7;r;m7;m1; bv -m †m-ˆob7Ŋ |_-m - r_‹vb1-Ѵ 7;r;m7;m1‹ķ );bl;u v-‹vĺ 0;|‰;;m r_‹vb1-Ѵ 7;r;m7;m1‹ -m7 -77b1Ŋ
-0Ѵ; vb7; ;@;1| o= |_; l;7b1-ঞomĺ |Ľv |Ľv - ruo0Ѵ;l 0;1-†v;Ō‰_;|_;u |_; ঞomķ -m7 ;m1o†u-]; ;lrѴo‹;;v |_-| l-‹





‰_;m |_; 0o7‹ ];|v †v;7 |o |_; ru;v;m1; u;v†Ѵ| o= b]mou-m1;ķ =ou];†Ѵm;vvķ ou |_; m;;7 - ru;v1ubrঞom |o bmt†bu; ‰b|_ |_;bu
o= ‰_-|;ˆ;u v†0v|-m1; - r;uvom bv |-hbm]ķ =-1| |_-| lou; |_-m ѶƏѷ o= r_‹vb1b-mv 7o1|ou -0o†| _o‰ 0;v| |o ‰;-m o@ |_;

Ѵbh; orbob7vĺ ˆ;m b= |-hbm] |_; l;7b1bm; vr;m7 Ѵ;vv |_-m ƑƔ =-1;Ŋ|oŊ=-1; lbm†|;v l;7b1-ঞom ‰_;m |_; ঞl; 1ol;vĺ

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working as hard as you can, when you can. HELP OUR MEMBERS 0;=ou; b| 0;1ol;v -m‹ ‰ouv;ĺ
It can lead to workers ignoring injuries. IN CREATING |Ľv -m -rruo-1_ o‰;u _-v -Ѵvo -7or|;7
t†-u|;u o= 1omv|u†1ঞom ‰ouh;uv _-ˆ; -v r-u| o= b|v -mঞŊorbob7 v|u-|;]‹ĺ $_;


experienced an unreported injury, according A BUSINESS 1olr-m‹Ľv ;@ou|v |o 7;vঞ]l-ঞŒ; bm1Ѵ†7;




|o |_; ;m|;u =ou omv|u†1ঞom !;v;-u1_ -m7 ;7†1-ঞm] l-m-];uv -m7 ;lrѴo‹;;v om |_;

Training. “Workers need proper healthcare ENVIRONMENT THAT u;-Ѵbঞ;v o= 7u†] -77b1ঞomķ -v ‰;ѴѴ -v ;Š;1†Ŋ


-m7 r-b7 vb1h Ѵ;-ˆ; vo |_;‹ 1-m ruor;uѴ‹ _;-Ѵ ঞˆ;v v_-ubm] |_;bu o‰m -77b1ঞom ;Šr;ub;m1;v


from injuries,” says Carreon-Montes. But REDUCES THE RISK -v - ‰-‹ o= 0uo-1_bm] |_; 1omˆ;uv-ঞ om
more than that, they need reassurance that OF OPIOIDS company-wide. “During a cultural inclusion

b= bmf†u;7ķ ou vb1hķ |_;‹ ‰bѴѴ _-ˆ; ঞl; |o _;-Ѵ 1om=;u;m1; ‰; _oѴ7 ;ˆ;u‹ ‹;-uķ - ( v_-u;7


‰b|_o†| _-ˆbm] |o v-1ubC1; - r-‹1_;1hĺ _bv v|u†]]Ѵ; ‰b|_ -77b1ঞomķĿ v-‹v -uu;omŊ
ľ ˆ;m b= - r;uvom _-v mo lou; $ ou vb1h Montes. “It inspired other employees to then

ঞl; Ѵ;[ bm |_; 0-mhķ ‰; -u;mĽ| ]obm] |o |;ѴѴ stand up and share theirs as well.”

|_;l b|Ľv ‰ouh ‰b|_ -m bmf†u‹ ou ]o ‰b|_o†|
r-‹ĺĿ o‰;u _-v ou]-mbŒ;7 b|v _;-Ѵ|_1-u; rѴ-m EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
vo |_-| b| 1-m o@;u bmf†u;7 ;lrѴo‹;;v v_ou|Ŋ o‰;u bv -Ѵvo rѴ-mmbm] |_bv ‹;-u |o blrѴ;Ŋ

|;ul 7bv-0bѴb|‹ =ou |u;-|l;m|ķ ;ˆ;m ‰_;m |_;bu ment an employee assistance program


-ˆ-bѴ-0Ѵ; ঞl; o@ _-v u†m o†|ĺ Ő őŌ‰_b1_ ! ķ ķ -m7 ! -ѴѴ
u;1oll;m7ķ -v ‰;ѴѴ -v );bl;uķ |_; -ঞ om-Ѵ
LETTING THE CONVERSATION HAPPEN "-=;|‹ o†m1bѴķ -m7 "Ľv "†0v|-m1; 0†v;
u†]v -m7 |_; ‰ouhrѴ-1; -u; - ru;‚‹ ঞ ]_| -m7 ;m|-Ѵ ;-Ѵ|_ ";uˆb1;v 7lbmbv|u-ঞ omĺ

r-buĺ 77b1ঞom |u;-|l;m| ruoˆb7;u ;|oŠ David Pekel ľ$_;‹Ľu; bm|;uˆ;mঞom ruo]u-lv 7;vb]m;7


=o†m7 bm - v†uˆ;‹ o= oˆ;u ƐķƏƏƏ r;orѴ; to help employees with myriad issues,
|_-| m;-uѴ‹ ƕƏѷ o= u;vrom7;m|v ‰_oĽˆ; bm1Ѵ†7bm] |_ov; bmˆoѴˆbm] orbob7vķĿ -uu;omŊ
†v;7 bѴѴb1b| v†0v|-m1;v _-ˆ; 7om; vo bm |_; Montes says. “We want our employees to
‰ouhrѴ-1;ĺ ou; |_-m _-Ѵ= _-ˆ; 7om; 7u†]v l; 0;1-†v; b|Ľv f†v| - v|-uh u;lbm7;u o= _-ˆ; _;Ѵrķ -m7 |o ];| |o u;_-0 b= |_;‹ m;;7
‰b|_ 1o‰ouh;uvķ -m7 ƓƑѷ v-‹ |_;‹Ľˆ; ]o‚ ;m where I came from,” says Donalson. b|ĺĿ vķ ‰_bѴ; 1olbm] -| -m -mm†-Ѵ 1ov| |o
drugs from coworkers. $_uo†]_ 7;vঞ ]l-ঞŒbm] -77b1ঞom -m7 ;lrѴo‹;uv o= -m‹‰_;u; =uol ŪƐƏ |o ŪƐƏƏ


|Ľv - ruo0Ѵ;l ‰b|_ - ru;ˆ-Ѵ;m1; |_-| 7o;vmĽ| |u;-ঞm] b| lou; -v - vb1hm;vvķ ou]-mķ r;u ;lrѴo‹;;ķ ruoˆb7; -11;vv |_uo†]_



l-|1_ |_; 1omˆ;uv-ঞom -uo†m7 b|ĺ ľ$_;u; bv om-Ѵvomķ -m7 |_; ;mঞu; u;1bvbom |;-l |_bu7 r-uঞ;v |o v_ou|Ŋ|;ul 1o†mv;Ѵbm] -m7

-0voѴ†|;Ѵ‹ - vঞ]l- -uo†m7 7u†] -77b1ঞ omķĿ allow people struggling with a current u;=;uu-Ѵvķ -m7 o@;u =oѴѴo‰Ŋ†r v;uˆb1;v |o


v-‹v o; $Ѵ†v|ovĺ ; ]bˆ;v |_; -m-Ѵo]‹ o= -77b1ঞomķ ou ‰_-| |_;‹ |_bmh 1o†Ѵ7 ;lrѴo‹;;v ‰b|_ r;uvbvঞm] ruo0Ѵ;lvķ 0;


- 1-m1;u 7b-]movbv -| ‰ouhĺ ľ+o† u;ˆ;-Ѵ |o 0;1ol; om;ķ |o lou; 1ol=ou|-0Ѵ‹ v_-u; them personal or work-related. But most
r;orѴ; bm ‹o†u oL1; |_-| ‹o† _-ˆ; 1-m1;uķ those struggles, and therefore seek help blrou|-m|Ѵ‹ķ |_; ruo]u-lv ]bˆ; ‰ouh;uv -


-m7 |_;‹ĽѴѴ ruo0-0Ѵ‹ |_uo‰ ‹o† - =†m7u-bv;uķĿ 1_-m1; |o 7bv1†vv |_;bu bvv†;v 1omC 7;mঞ -ѴѴ‹ĺ
_; v-‹vĺ ľ$;ѴѴ |_;l ‹o† _-ˆ; - 7u†] -77b1Ŋ ľ | l;-mv l-m-];uvķ v†r;uˆbvouvķ -m7 o‰m;uv

ঞom -m7 ‹o†Ľu; u;ˆbѴ;7ķ Ѵbh; ‹o†Ľu; - 0-7 7omĽ| _-ˆ; |o 7b-]mov; 7u†] ruo0Ѵ;lv bm
r;uvom 0;1-†v; ‹o†Ľˆ; v†11†l0;7 |o b|ĺĿ Sixty-eight percent of illicit |_;bu ;lrѴo‹;;vķĿ v-‹v |_; " Ľv oor;uĺ
substance users have used while ľ lrѴo‹;;v 1-m |-Ѵh |o vol;om; bm rubˆ-|;
;vࢼ ]l-ࢼ Œ; at work, and of those that have -m7 rovvb0Ѵ‹ ];| lou; o= |_; _;Ѵr |_;‹ m;;7ĺĿ
†uঞv ou]-m bv - u;lo7;Ѵ;u -m7 u;1oˆŊ -7lb‚;7 †vbm] -| ‰ouhķ orbob7v v 1-m 0; u†m |_uo†]_ - 0†vbm;vv ou


ering addict. He uses his Texas home (17.8%) are the most prevalent. |_uo†]_ |_bu7 r-uঞ;vķ Ѵbh; " lrѴo‹;;

blruoˆ;l;m| 1olr-m‹ķ u;1bvbom obѴ DETOX, SUBSTANCE ABUSE NETWORK Assistance Group. Cooper, though, recom-
-m7 "r;1b-Ѵ|‹ķ |o ]bˆ; o|_;u u;1oˆ;ubm] l;m7v u;lo7;Ѵ;uv |u‹ |o -ˆob7ķ b= rovvb0Ѵ;ķ
addicts a second chance. Morgan says that Nearly a quarter of people have 0†bѴ7bm] v bmŊ_o†v;ĺ ľ = ‹o† _-ˆ; -m


1oll†mb1-ঞom bv h;‹ |o uooঞm] o†| |_; cheated on a drug test. omvb|;ķ b|Ľv _-u7 |o ;mv†u; |_; bm=oul-ঞ om

ruo0Ѵ;lķ -m7 u;lo7;Ѵ;uv -u; ‰;ѴѴ rovbŊ DETOX, SUBSTANCE ABUSE NETWORK ‰bѴѴ v|-‹ 1omC 7;mঞ-Ѵķ -m7 |_-| 1-m 7bvv†-7;

ঞom;7 |o v|-u| |_-| 1omˆ;uv-ঞ omĺ some people from seeking help.” She

o†u o†| o= Cˆ; r;orѴ; ‰_o |u‹
ľ); |-Ѵh ;ˆ;u‹7-‹ -0o†| u;1oˆ;u‹ķĿ ou]-m v†]];v|v |_bu7Ŋr-u|‹ ruoˆb7;uv |_-| 1-m 0;

v-‹vĺ m; o= _bv =ou;l;mķ †vঞm om-Ѵvomķ heroin started out by misusing u;-1_;7 |_uo†]_ |_; r_om;ĺ ľ = - v†r;uˆbvou

spent more than a decade addicted to ru;v1ubrঞom r-bmhbѴѴ;uvĺ v†vr;1|v -m bvv†;ķ |_;‹ 1-m ]bˆ; -m ;lrѴo‹;;
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1;u|-bmѴ‹ u;l;l0;u |_; bvm;‹ _-mm;Ѵ oub]bm-Ѵ loˆb; in California. “They don’t want
a mashup of varying
Smart House, bm ‰_b1_ |_; 1olr†|;ubŒ;7 _ol; |-h;v om technology
- Ѵb=; o= b|v o‰mķ -m7 |_; Նm‰;Ѵ1ol;ő uoѴ; o= v†uuo]-|; that may or
lo|_;u |o |_; =-lbѴ‹ Ѵbˆbm] bmvb7;ĺ may not
|Ľv mo| - m;‰ 1om1;r|ķ 0†| _ol; -†|ol-ঞom Őou

work well
7oloঞ1vķ b= ‹o† ‰-m| |o ];| |;1_mb1-Ѵő bv 1omv|-m|Ѵ‹ together.”

1_-m]bm]ĺ bˆ; ‹;-uv -]oķ ‰o†Ѵ7 _-ˆ; Ѵ-†]_;7 b= ‹o†Ľ7
|oѴ7 l; Ľ7 _-ˆ; vl-u| Ѵb]_|0†Ѵ0v -m7 - oo]Ѵ; ol; bm
;ˆ;u‹ uoolŌ0†| |o7-‹ķ Cm7 l‹v;Ѵ= lbm7Ѵ;vvѴ‹ †‚ ;ubm]ķ

ľ h-‹ķ oo]Ѵ;ķĿ ;ˆ;m ‰_;m |_;u;Ľv mo vl-u| -vvbv|-m|
-uo†m7ĺ
Ľl mo| -Ѵom;Ĺ ‹ |_; ;m7 o= ƑƏƐƖķ m;-uѴ‹ ƒƏ lbѴѴbom
vl-u| _ol; ruo7†1|v ‰bѴѴ 0; voѴ7Ō- Ƒƒѷ bm1u;-v; =uol
ƑƏƐѶĺ ,bom -uh;| !;v;-u1_ ;vঞl-|;v |_; ]Ѵo0-Ѵ vl-u|

_ol; |;1_ l-uh;| ‰bѴѴ u;-1_ m;-uѴ‹ ŪƔƓ 0bѴѴbom 0‹ ƑƏƑƑĺ
omv†l;u bm|;u;v| bm 1u;-ঞm] =†ѴѴ‹ bm|;]u-|;7 vl-u| With the increasing

_ol;v bv mo| ]obm] -m‹‰_;u;ĺ prevalence of devices

o l-‚;u ‹o†u 1†v|ol;u 0-v;ķ |_;‹Ľu; bm|;u;v|;7 bm like the Coway
vl-u| _ol; |;1_moѴo]‹ĺ ľ ol; bv )_;u; |_; "l-u| vķĿ Airmega 400s, it’s
ƑƏƐƖ v|†7‹ =uol _ol; v;1†ub|‹ ruoˆb7;u $ķ =o†m7 easy for homeowners
|_-| m;-uѴ‹ |‰oŊ|_bu7v o= _ol; 0†‹;uv ‰o†Ѵ7 r-‹ - to monitor indoor
ru;lb†l =ou vl-u| _ol; |;1_ĺ )_-| hbm7v o= |;1_ air quality (IAQ).
-u; |_;‹ Ѵoohbm] =ouĵ 11ou7bm] |o $ķ _ol;o‰m;uv Remodelers can up
‰-m| |;1_moѴo]‹ |_-| -77v 1omˆ;mb;m1;ķ 1ol=ou|ķ -m7 their credibility by
v;1†ub|‹ķ -Ѵom] ‰b|_ |u-1hbm] 1-r-0bѴbঞ ;vĺ learning how their
!;lo7;Ѵ;uv m;;7 |o h;;r †r ‰b|_ -ѴѴ |_; |u;m7vķ ‰ouh 1-m -@;1| ķ

bm1Ѵ†7bm] |_; |;1_ |_-| _ol;o‰m;uv ‰-m| bm |_;bu and how to prevent
_ol;vĺ -v;7 om o†u u;v;-u1_ -m7 bm|;uˆb;‰v ‰b|_ |_; r-uঞ1†Ѵ-uѴ‹ _-ul=†Ѵ

;Šr;u|vķ _;u;Ľv ‰_-| |o h;;r -m ;‹; o†| =ou bm vl-u| vb|†-ঞomvķ Ѵbh;

_ol; |;1_ bm ƑƏƑƏ -m7 0;‹om7ķ -v ‰;ѴѴ -v _o‰ u;lo7Ŋ excessive dust and
;Ѵ;uv 1-m †v; |_;v; |u;m7v |o |_;bu -7ˆ-m|-];ĺ PRO VOCs, and asbestos
and lead exposure.



38 PROFESSIONAL REMODELER / 12.2019 / proremodeler.com

Voice-
controlled
smart tech
bv ];ম m]
increasingly
advanced,

r-uঞ1†Ѵ-uѴ‹
in the bathroom. At Homeowners want tech that’s “invisible and reliable,”

v-‹v bѴ7u;7ĺ "‹v|;lv Ѵbh; )-‚&r =†ѴCѴѴ |_-| m;;7ķ

|_; ƑƏƐƖ omv†l;u
Electronics Show, providing both contact-based and over-the-air wireless
charging in homes. While homeowners can install these
o_Ѵ;u =;-|†u;7 -

line of smart mirrors om |_;bu o‰mķ bmv|-ѴѴ-ঞom 1-m 0; 1olrѴb1-|;7ĺ )_o 0;‚ ;u
with Amazon Alexa |o _;Ѵr |_-m ‹o†u 1olr-m‹Ľv _-m7‹l-m 7bˆbvbomĵ
and Google Assistant

1-r-0bѴbঞ;vķ -Ѵom]

with its latest smart uovvŊ0u-m7 1olr-ঞ0bѴb|‹ bv ;Šr;1|;7 |o bm1u;-v;ķ -v
|obѴ;|ķ |_; †lb †v;uv m;;7 v‹v|;lv =uol ˆ-u‹bm] l-m†=-1|†u;uv |o
ƑĺƏķ ;t†brr;7 ‰b|_ ‰ouh ‰;ѴѴ |o];|_;u bm om; vr-1;ĺ †| ;-uѴb;u bm ƑƏƐƖķ
Kohler Konnect and Google moved to dismantle a set of controls that allows
embedded Amazon o|_;u l-m†=-1|†u;uv |o bm|;]u-|; ‰b|_ b|v ;v| 0u-m7Ō

Alexa. (No need for robmঞm] bmv|;-7 |o - Ѵo‰;u Ѵbh;Ѵb_oo7 o= 0u-m7v rѴ-‹bm]
homeowners to be nicely together.
‰b|_o†| |_;bu 7b]b|-Ѵ
assistants, even in the
most private room of
the home.)





















uঞ C1b-Ѵ bm|;ѴѴb];m1; bv rubl;7 |o ]uo‰ bm †v; bm |_; u;vb7;mঞ -Ѵ
l-uh;|ĺ )b|_ oˆ;u ƐƏƏ lbѴѴbom v†0v1ub0;uv bm |_; &ĺ"ĺķ l-Œom
r-u|m;u;7 ‰b|_ 1omm;1|;7 ]-u-]; 7oou or;m;u l-m†=-1|†u;uķ l‹ ķ

|o 1u;-|; ;‹ 0‹ l-Œomķ ruoˆb7bm] |_; orঞom o= v;1†u;ķ bmŊ]-u-];

7;Ѵbˆ;u‹ĺ $_; 1-l;u- -77v -77bঞom-Ѵ _ol; lomb|oubm] -v ‰;ѴѴĺ

proremodeler.com / 12.2019 / PROFESSIONAL REMODELER 39

MID-CENTURY

THE 2020 NEW AMERICAN REMODEL

IS A MASTERFUL EXAMPLE OF
MASTERPIECE MODERN DESIGN CUSTOMIZED

FOR ONE PARTICULAR SITE


BY CHARLES WARDELL | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR





































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-u1_b|;1| _bѴ ;-m ‰-m|;7 |o ]bˆ; |_;
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uoo= Ѵbm; -m7 - |_b1h ‰-Ѵh‰-‹ u†mmbm] -1uovv
|_; 1;m|;u o= |_; ‰bm7o‰ ‰-ѴѴĺ $_; ‰-Ѵh‰-‹
Ѵ;-7v |o - v;1om7Ŋv|ou‹ |;uu-1; -| |_; ub]_|ĺ








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v;;v ‰_;m ;m|;ubm] |_; _ol;ĺ $_; |‰oŊ
v|ou‹ uoolĽv ‰-ѴѴv 1omঞm†; |_; v|om;
=uol |_; =uom| =-1-7;ĺ $_; ‰-Ѵh‰-‹
Ѵ;-7v |o |_; v;1om7Ŋv|ou‹ |;uu-1; -m7 |_;
_-ѴѴ‰-‹ 0;Ѵo‰ b| |o |_; l-v|;u v†b|;ĺ



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$_; ruor;u|‹ bm1Ѵ†7;7 - Ѵ-u];ķ ƔƏŊ‹;-uŊoѴ7 |u;;
|_-| |_; |;-l ‰-m|;7 |o v-ˆ;ĺ $_; voѴ†ঞomĹ
Make it the center of an interior courtyard. A
small pool serves as the courtyard’s focal point
-m7 -Ѵvo bm1Ѵ†7;v - lbmb-|†u; ‰-|;u=-ѴѴ |_-|
helps mask street noise.

$_; ruor;u|‹ 0ou7;ubm] |_;
rear of the house serves as a
parking lot for large trucks.
$o 0Ѵo1h |_; mobv;ķ - ‰-ѴѴ
‰-v -77;7 -| |_; 0-1h o= |_;
ruor;u|‹ķ ˆbvb0Ѵ; |_uo†]_
|_; Ѵ-m-b -| |_; Ѵ;[ o= |_;
rendering. Also note the
0-u; vobѴ |o |_; ub]_|ĺ $_;
_ol; bv f†v| - 0Ѵo1h =uol -m
;t†;v|ub-m r-uhķ vo 7;vb]m
|;-l ‰-m|;7 |o Ѵ;-ˆ; uool
=ou v|-0Ѵ;v v_o†Ѵ7 - =†|†u;
o‰m;u ‰-m| |_;lĺ

The large second-story terrace is located over
|_; _ol;Ľv l-v|;u v†b|; -m7 o@;uv - ]u;-| ˆb;‰
o= |_; -v (;]-v "|ubrĺ | ‰bѴѴ bm1Ѵ†7; - Cu;rѴ-1;
Őmo| v_o‰mő -v ‰;ѴѴ -v or;u-0Ѵ; uoo= Ѵo†ˆ;uvĺ
$_bv v_o†Ѵ7 0; - ror†Ѵ-u ]-|_;ubm] vro| bm |_;
;ˆ;mbm] ‰_;m |_; 1-vbmov -u; -ѴѴ Ѵb| †rĺ






his year’s New American
Remodel in Las Vegas is some-
thing you don’t want to miss.
Architect Phil Kean collaborated
with Josh Anderson of Element
T Building Company to reimagine a typical single-story |_; u;-u o= |_; _o†v;ķ 0†| oub;mঞm] |_; _ol;Ľv uoolv |o‰-u7 |_;
1970s Spanish-esque structure with a stunning, two-story example bm|;ubou 1o†u|‹-u7 1u;-|;7 - ˆbv†-Ѵ -m7 -1o†vঞ1-Ѵ v_b;Ѵ7ĺ ľ+o† 7omĽ|
of mid-century modern architecture. see or hear what’s behind the house,” says Kean.
$_; _o†v; bv bm -m ;v|-0Ѵbv_;7 m;b]_0ou_oo7 ‰b|_ -m ;1Ѵ;1ঞ1 lbŠ One of the lot’s biggest advantages is a direct line of sight to the
of homes. It’s also just a 15-minute drive from the Las Vegas Strip, Las Vegas Strip. This was the the deciding factor in adding the
-m7 ƑƏ lbm†|;v =uol |_; omˆ;mঞom 1;m|;uĺ v;1om7 v|ou‹ĺ ľ | Ѵ;| †v 1u;-|; - 0-Ѵ1om‹ ‰b|_ - ˆb;‰ķĿ _; v-‹vĺ ľ |Ľv -
At 4,800 square feet, the home is typical of what high-end buyers nice place to hang out in the evening.”
are looking for in Vegas. It includes four bedrooms, a three-car $_; 7;1bvbom |o ]o †r u-|_;u |_-m o†| Ѵ;[ - =-bu -lo†m| o= or;m
garage, and family and wellness rooms. Two-story stone walls, a space at the back of the lot. The neighborhood includes an eques-
]Ѵ-vv =uom| ‰-ѴѴķ -m7 - YoouŊ|oŊ1;bѴbm] Cu;rѴ-1; -77 - 0b| o= 7u-l-ĺ m trian park, so the remodelers wanted to leave room for a horse barn,
interior courtyard wrapped around a 50-year-old tree adds warmth should a future owner want one.
-m7 - 1omm;1ঞom |o m-|†u;ĺ The home is co-sponsored by Professional Remodeler and the
The design goals included emphasizing the lot’s good points and -ঞom-Ѵ vvo1b-ঞom o= ol; †bѴ7;uv Ő őĺ | ‰bѴѴ 0; or;m =ou
_b7bm] - 0b] mo|ŊvoŊ]oo7 om;ĺ $_; Ѵ-‚;u ‰-v -m bm7†v|ub-Ѵ vb|; |o |o†uv 7†ubm] |_; m|;um-ঞom-Ѵ †bѴ7;uvĽ "_o‰ bm -m†-u‹ ƑƏƑƏĺ PRO


proremodeler.com / 12.2019 / PROFESSIONAL REMODELER 41

CIRCLE 771

EAST




THE BIG REVEAL






THE MODEL REMODEL PROJECTS ARE ALL BUT COMPLETE

BY SAL ALFANO | EXECUTIVE EDITOR


he 2019 Model ReModel is complete
except for a few punchlist items. Both
projects—East and West—are perfect
T examples of the types of homes
remodelers work on every day, which is why
we selected them for this program.
The East home is located three blocks
from the water in Rehoboth Beach, Del. It
received a full interior-exterior remodel, plus
- u;-u -77bঞom |_-| m;-uѴ‹ 7o†0Ѵ;7 b|v vbŒ;ĺ
Although the project went smoothly overall,
the job was not without challenges.
The lot is very narrow, with a front yard
only 25 feet wide, and 25 feet deep from
the street to the entry. This created access
and storage problems. The backyard had
more room, but all material stored there
had to be carried by hand to the rear of
the house.
Also, the plan was to retain the original
0Ѵo1h =o†m7-ঞomķ 0†| om1; 7;loѴbঞom ]o|
underway, it became clear that none of
|_; &v ‰;u; v;| om - =ooঞm]ĺ mv|;-7ķ
the blocks were placed directly against the
v-m7ķ ru;v†l-0Ѵ‹ =ou 0;‚;u 0;-ubm]ĺ $_;
system held up fairly well over the years,
most likely because the sand drains well,
and the original structure was small and
u;Ѵ-ঞˆ;Ѵ‹ Ѵb]_|ĺ o-u7‰-Ѵh †bѴ7;uvĽ o‰m;uķ ;|-Ѵ uooCm] _-v - u;r†|-ঞom =ou 7†u-0bѴb|‹ †m7;u - _;-ˆ‹ vmo‰ Ѵo-7ĺ
-‚‹ 1 -mb;Ѵķ 1-ѴѴv b| ľ|_; u†Ѵ; o= vl-ѴѴ †| ‰b|_ lo7;um 1o-ঞm]vķ l;|-Ѵ uooCm] -Ѵvo _-v -7ˆ-m|-];v =ou _o|ķ
structures: You can do almost anything, and wet coastal climates. In this case, the roof panels have a proprietary
it won't fall down." v†0v|u-|; 1o-|;7 ‰b|_ Ѵ†uoromķ =uol "_;u‰bmŊ)bѴѴb-lv obѴ o-ঞm]v
Today, of course, code would not permit (formerly Valspar).
block to be laid directly on sand, so the The lightweight aluminum coil stock resists rust and makes installa-
=o†m7-ঞom _-7 |o 0; ;mঞu;Ѵ‹ u;7om;ĺ ঞom ;-vb;uŌlov| o= |_bv uooCm] ‰-v bmv|-ѴѴ;7 0‹ om; r;uvomŌ-m7 |_;
It was all worth it in the end though. The snap-together seaming system virtually eliminates the need for a panel
_ol; _-v 0;;m †r7-|;7 =uol =o†m7-ঞom |o v;-l;u om |_; uoo=ĺ $_; 1o-ঞm] ruo|;1|v |_; l;|-Ѵ =uol †Ѵ|u-ˆboѴ;|
roof, and the new structure features a clean, light, heat, and humidity. And the Charcoal Gray color, one among many
|u-mvbঞom-Ѵ 7;vb]m -m7 -uu-‹ o= bmmoˆ-ঞˆ; available, is a perfect match for the exterior color scheme.
products. See how it was done here.



proremodeler.com / 12.2019 / PROFESSIONAL REMODELER 43

EAST







$_; 1_;;u=†Ѵ v†m rou1_ bv ˆbu|†-ѴѴ‹ l-bm|;m-m1; =u;;ķ |_-mhv
|o |_; (;uv-|;Š ( |ublĺ $_; 1;bѴbm] bv Cmbv_;7 ‰b|_ ľ"|;-Ѵ|_
;-70o-u7ķĿ |_; 1olr-m‹Ľv |;ul =ou |_; ԀưƨŠѵŊbm1_ Ő-1|†-Ѵő (
boards with an extra-wide shiplap tongue that makes it easy to
_b7; |_; =-v|;m;uvĺ $_; _ol;ŝv 0-1h ‰-ѴѴ bv Cmbv_;7 bm molbm-Ѵ
ƐŠѵ ľ) Ɠņ b1h;Ѵ -rĿ u;ˆ;uvb0Ѵ; |om]†;Ŋ-m7Ŋ]uooˆ; 0o-u7vĺ
o|_ l-|;ub-Ѵv 1ol; bm ƐѶŊ=oo| Ѵ;m]|_vķ -m7 0o|_ ruoCѴ;v -u;
-ˆ-bѴ-0Ѵ; ‰b|_ -m ;Š|;ubouŊ]u-7; Ѵ-lbm-|; bm Cˆ; 1oѴouvĺ



















b|1_;m 7;vb]m -m7 1-0bm;|v -u; =uol Ѵbt"|†7bovķ -m omѴbm;
design service and cabinet supplier. Boardwalk Builders
;l-bѴ;7 rѴ-mv |o |_; 7;vb]m;u ‰b|_ bmbঞ-Ѵ b7;-vķ -m7 v_; v;m|
0-1h |‰o b|;u-ঞomvķ ‰_b1_ |_;‹ v_o‰;7 |_; 1Ѵb;m|ĺ Ѵbt"|†7bov
also mailed samples of door styles that the client selected
=uol -lom] |_; 7oŒ;m orঞomv -ˆ-bѴ-0Ѵ;ĺ b]b|-Ѵ u;m7;ubm]v
were tweaked in Zoom video conferences. The plan was ready
‰b|_bm |_u;; 7-‹vķ -m7 - Cm-ѴbŒ;7 ˆ;uvbom |_u;; 7-‹v -[;u |_-|ĺ














$_; =†ѴѴ‹Ŋ-vv;l0Ѵ;7 1-0bm;|v ‰;u; 7;Ѵbˆ;u;7 vbŠ ‰;;hv -[;u
ou7;ubm]ĺ [;u 1_;1hbm] |_; 1-0bm;| 7;Ѵbˆ;u‹ -]-bmv| |_;
rѴ-m -m7 1omCulbm] 7bl;mvbomvķ ‰-ѴѴ 1-0bm;|v ‰;u; ru;rr;7
for crown molding by fastening extensions to the top of the
=u-l;vĺ Ѵ|_o†]_ b|Ľv |;lrঞm] |o bmv|-ѴѴ 0-v; 1-0bm;|v Cuv|ķ
experienced carpenters prefer to start with the wall cabinets
which saves their lower backs by making it easier to support
and fasten the uppers without having to reach over the lowers.





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© 2019 Louisiana-Pacific Corporation. All rights reserved. LP and SmartSide are registered trademarks of Louisiana-Pacifi c Corporation. CIRCLE 772

EAST







mv†Ѵ-|;7 C0;u]Ѵ-vv 7oouv =uol $_;ul-Ŋ$u† ‰;u; 1_ov;m
for their beauty, durability, and low-maintenance. These
doors look like wood—and not just from across the
street, but while standing right next to them—but they
won’t warp or rot like wood, and they provide excellent
bmv†Ѵ-ঞm] ˆ-Ѵ†;ĺ _ķ -m7 |_;‹ m;ˆ;u u;t†bu; r-bmঞm]ĺ



























The siding is Tando’s
Beach House Shake, a
The living room has a splayed panelized polymer that's
ceiling, which creates an impervious to moisture
o@Ŋ-m]Ѵ; fobm| |_-| -77v |o |_; and won’t rot or crack.
fo0 o= |-rbm]ĺ om]ķ o@Ŋ-m]Ѵ; The owners selected
ceiling joints also have a way of |Ѵ-mঞ1-ķ - m;‰ ]u-‹ |_-|
‰-m7;ubm]ķ l-hbm] b| 7bL1†Ѵ| mimics the look of weath-
to get a straight corner. Plus, ered cedar—not just the
when the roof framing shrinks grain, but also the saw
or moves, splayed ceilings joints 1†|vķ ;ˆ;m om |_; 0†‚vĺ
have a tendency to crack. The panels are easy
$_; voѴ†ঞom _;u; ‰-v |_; to install. Each one has
“Magic Corner Expansion Bead” coverage of almost 5
from Trim-Tex, which has a square feet, so there is
Y;Šb0Ѵ; bmv;u| -| |_; 1oum;u |_-| less handling. On top of
can handle movement of up that, only seven nails are
|o ԂưƮŊbm1_ĺ $_; 0;-7 bv v;| mo| u;t†bu;7ķ vo bmv|-ѴѴ-ঞom
in mud, but with “847 Spray is faster. Nailing tabs
Adhesive,” a proprietary, pres- ‰b|_ vѴo‚;7 r;u=ou-ঞomv
v†u;Ŋv;mvbঞˆ; vru-‹ -7_;vbˆ; and pre-drilled centering
7;vb]m;7 vr;1bC1-ѴѴ‹ =ou †v; holes, are molded to
with the company’s vinyl beads. prevent over-driving.





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WEST




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BY DOUG WALTER | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

The style of the Model ReModel West
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]u-1bo†v |_u;;Ŋ0;7uool _ol; vb|v -lb7
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l-h;oˆ;uķ ]-bm;7 l†1_Ŋm;;7;7 vr-1;ĺ
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hmo‰m bm7†v|u‹ Ѵ;-7;u ‰b|_ lou; |_-m |_u;;
7;1-7;v bm |_; C;Ѵ7ĺ ; ;v|-0Ѵbv_;7 ‰;mv
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|o7-‹ķ b|ŝv om; o= |_; ru;lb;u 7;vb]mŊ0†bѴ7
Culv bm 1;m|u-Ѵ _boĺ
‰;mv _-v 0;;m -1ঞˆ; ‰b|_ |_; -ঞom-Ѵ
vvo1b-ঞom o= ol; †bѴ7;uv vbm1; ƐƖѶƕķ
-m7 ‰;mv omv|u†1ঞom _-v 0;;m m-l;7 $_; ruof;1| =;-|†u;v - -mঞm- oouv =ou |_; _†]; or;mbm]v om |_; mou|_ -m7 ;-v|
†bѴ7;u o= |_; +;-u Cˆ; ঞl;vĺ ; _-v ‰-ѴѴvĺ $_; ‰b7;v| or;mbm] bv - ƐƑŊ=oo| 0‹ ѶŊ=oo|Ŋ|-ѴѴ =oѴ70-1h †mb| or;mbm] o†| |o
v;uˆ;7 om m†l;uo†v 1ollb‚;;vķ -m7 |-†]_| |_; ;-v| rou1_ķ ‰_;u; |_; |‰o 1;m|;u v;1ঞomv r†ѴѴ -r-u| |o -ѴѴo‰ - ѵŊ=oo| or;mbm]ĺ
l-m‹ -7ˆ-m1;7 1o†uv;vĺ ľ - -mঞm-Ľv ruo7†1|v -u; ‰;ѴѴ 0†bѴ|ķŞ v-‹v ‰;mvĺ ľ$_; 1ol0bm-ঞom o= - ƐƏŊ‹;-u
;vb7;v _bv v;uˆb1; |o ķ _; bv - rubmŊ ‰-uu-m|‹ ‰b|_ |_; ˆ;u‹ vѴbl vঞѴ;v -m7 u-bѴv |_-| ruoˆb7; l-Šbl†l ˆb;‰v ‰-v - 0b]
1br-Ѵ 7bu;1|ou =ou |_; ;‚;u bˆbm] ;vb]m v;ѴѴbm] robm| =ou l; om |_bv ruof;1|ĺĿ "ol; o= - -mঞm-Ľv ruo7†1|v -u; ;ˆ;m u-|;7 =ou
mvঞ|†|;ķ - m-ঞom-Ѵ mo|Ŋ=ouŊruoC| =o1†v;7 †v; bm b]_ (;Ѵo1b|‹ †uub1-m; ,om;vķ vo ‰; hmo‰ |_;‹ŝu; 0†bѴ| v|uom]ĺ
om ruoloঞm] ˆoѴ†m|-u‹ †mbˆ;uv-Ѵ 7;vb]m ou |_; vb7bm]ķ ‰;mv ‰;m| ‰b|_ "l-u|"b7;ķ - 7†u-0Ѵ;ķ ru;ŊCmbv_;7ķ l-mŊl-7;
bm1Ѵ†vbomv bm|o l-uh;|Ŋu-|; _o†vbm]ĺ ruo7†1|ĺ | Ѵ-v| ‹;-uĽv m|;um-ঞom-Ѵ †bѴ7;uvŝ "_o‰ķ |_; 1olr-m‹ 7bvrѴ-‹;7 - rb|1_bm]
= |_; ruof;1|ķ ‰;mv v-‹vķ ľ | _-7 0;;m l-1_bm; |_uo‰bm] =-v| 0-ѴѴv -| ruo7†1|v -m7 - 1olr;ঞ|ouŝvĺ | 7b7 mo| ]o ‰;ѴѴ =ou
-‰_bѴ; vbm1; _-7 l‹ 0;Ѵ|v omĺ ]o| 0Ѵbv|;uv |_; 1olr;ঞ|ouķ 0†| v_u†]];7 o@ |_; =-v| 0-ѴѴvŌ-m blru;vvbˆ; 7;lomv|u-ঞomĺ
om l‹ 0Ѵbv|;uvĴ †| ;mfo‹;7 b|ĺŞ Ѵ|_o†]_ |_; r-m;Ѵv -u; -ˆ-bѴ-0Ѵ; bm ƐѵŊ=oo| Ѵ;m]|_vķ bmv|-ѴѴ-ঞom bmv|u†1ঞomv 1-ѴѴ
=ou - 0u;-h -| -m‹ 0-m7 fobv|vķ vo ‰;mv bm1Ѵ†7;7 - _oubŒom|-Ѵ |ubl rb;1; 0;|‰;;m |_;
Cuv| -m7 v;1om7 Yoouvĺ ľ Ѵbh; |_-| |_bv bv - ‰oo7 ruo7†1|ķ -m7 bv 0o|_ ;-v‹ |o ‰ouh
‰b|_ -m7 Ѵb]_|‰;b]_|ķĿ v-‹v ‰;mvĺ ľ | ]o;v †r =-v| -m7 Ѵoohv ]u;-|Ŀĺ





"_brѴ-r r-m;Ѵbm] =uol & Ŋ 7]; -77v ‰-ul|_ |o |_;
]u;-|Ŋuool 1;bѴbm]ĺ ";;m _;u; bv - ƐŠѵ bm ]u;‹ĺ u†vঞ1
u;7 ‰-v †v;7 =ou |_; ;-v| rou1_ 1;bѴbm] o†|vb7;ĺ $_;
ruo7†1| 1ol;v =-1|ou‹ Cmbv_;7 ‰b|_ - Ѵo‰Ŋ( v|-bmĺ





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Owens and his crew used ‰;mv v;Ѵ;1|;7 7;1hbm] =uol
$u†"ঞѴ; 7oouv bm |_bv _ol;ķ ;1hou-|ouvĺ $_; 0o-u7v ‰;m| 7o‰m
bm1Ѵ†7bm] - _-m]bm] 0-um 7oou bm -m -Ѵ|;um-ঞm] ƑŊķ ƓŊķ -m7 ѵŊbm1_
0†bѴ| =uol ‰-Ѵm†| ˆ;m;;u -m7 r-‚;umķ ‰b|_ 7-uh vѴ-|; 1oѴou;7 ;7];vĺ
]Ѵ-vvĺ ľ | ‰-v ;ˆ;u‹|_bm] $_bv -77v ˆbv†-Ѵ bm|;u;v|ķ 1olr-u;7 |o
_-7 _or;7 =ouķŞ ‰;mv v-‹vĺ †vbm] |_; v-l; vbŒ; =ou ;-1_ 0o-u7ĺ
Ş$_;‹ ruolbv; - _b]_Ŋt†-Ѵb|‹ķ $_; ;1hou-|ouv Ѵbm; bv ƒƔѷ Ѵb]_|;u
l-7;Ŋ|oŊou7;u ruo7†1|ķ -m7 |_-m v|-m7-u7 1olrovb|; 7†; |o
|_-|Ľv ‰_-| |_;‹ 7;Ѵbˆ;u;7ĺĿ |_; r-|;m|;7 oˆ-ঞomv |;1_moѴo]‹ķ
o†m7;7 bm ;mˆ;u bm ‰_b1_ †v;v C0;uŊѴbh; l-|;ub-Ѵ ‰b|_
ƐƖƖƔķ $u†"ঞѴ; bv -m bm7†v|u‹ -bu ro1h;|vĺ Ş |ŝv ‰-uu-mঞ;7 =ou ƑƔ
Ѵ;-7;u bm 7;vb]mĺ ˆ;u‹ 7oou ‹;-uv -]-bmv| v|-bm -m7 =-7;ķŞ ‰;mv
bv l-7; |o ou7;u †vbm] _b]_Ѵ‹ v-‹vķ Ş-m7 -Ѵvo v|u†1|†u-Ѵ =-bѴ†u;
u;Cm;7 -m7 _-m7Ŋv;Ŋ -m7 u;loˆ-Ѵ -m7 u;rѴ-1;l;m| 1ov|ķ
Ѵ;1|;7 ˆ;m;;uv -m7 Ѵ†l0;uķ ;ˆ;m b= †v;7 bm ]uo†m7 1om|-1|ĺŞ ;
-m7 1ol;v ‰b|_ - ƐƏŊ‹;-u †v;7 |_; vѴo‚;7 0o-u7v -Ѵom] ‰b|_
‰-uu-m|‹ĺ |_; 1olr-m‹ŝv "|o‰-‰-‹ _b77;m
=-v|;mbm] v‹v|;lĺ




$_; _ol; _-v -
lbmb vrѴb| _;-| r†lr
v‹v|;l =uol oo7l-m
-m†=-1|†ubm]ķ ‰b|_
|_u;; Ѵbm;v;|v =;;7bm]
mbm; _;-ঞm]ņ1ooѴbm]
v‹v|;lvĺ $_; †mb|v _-ˆ;
-†|ol-ঞ1 -7f†v|l;m|v
|_-| -u; ;@;1ঞˆ; 7o‰m
|o ƔŦ =ou _;-ঞm]ķ 0†|
Ѵ-]v|-@ o[;m ];|v
0;Ѵo‰ŊŒ;uoĺ )_-| |_;mĵ
oo7l-m -bhbm _-v
|_-| C]†u;7 o†|ķ ‰b|_
|‰o vl-ѴѴ =†um-1;vĹ
$‰o $u-bѴv v†v|-bm-0Ѵ; 0†bѴ7bm] om; |o h;;r |_; 1_bѴѴ
1omv†Ѵ|-m|v ;mv†u;7 |_; _ol; o@ |_; 1u-‰Ѵvr-1;ķ |_;
u;-1_;7 orঞl-Ѵ ;L1b;m1‹ĺ $_; o|_;u -v - _;-| 0-1hŊ†r
1olr-m‹ 1om7†1|;7 - 0Ѵo‰;u 7†ubm] v†0ŊŒ;uo mb]_|vĺ
7oou |;v| ‰_;m |_; ruof;1| ‰-v
m;-u 1olrѴ;ঞom bm ou7;u |o
7;ru;vv†ubŒ; |_; v|u†1|†u; -m7
l;-v†u; -bu bmCѴ|u-ঞomĺ $‰o $u-bѴv
bv 1olrubv;7 o= vhbѴѴ;7 0†bѴ7bm]
ruo=;vvbom-Ѵv bm1Ѵ†7bm] -u1_b|;1|vķ
;m]bm;;uvķ -m7 ];m;u-Ѵ 1om|u-1|ouvĺ





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