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"ro|)-Ѵhĺ |v r†urov; bv |o ruoˆb7; bm|;ѴѴb- ‰b|_ l†ѴঞrѴ; fo0vb|;vķ -u; mo| vo |o†]_ |o
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ľ †u ;@ou|v _-ˆ; 0;;m |o 1u;-|; - _b]_Ѵ‹ Being waterproof, Spot has no problem †vbm] "ro|)-Ѵh 0; vo 7b@;u;m|ĵ $_; -mv‰;u
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GAINING LEADS THROUGH RADIO





RADIO IS A GREAT WAY TO REACH AN OLDER DEMOGRAPHIC. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.


BY RICK WUEST | THOMPSON CREEK WINDOW COMPANY

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roѴbঞ1-Ѵ |-Ѵh v_o‰vŌ-m7 |_-| v|-u|;7 ];মm] and engaged regardless of how the team
vol; |u-1ঞomĺ $_ov; v|-ঞomv _-ˆ; Ѵo‹-Ѵ r;u=oulv om |_; C;Ѵ7ĺ
=-mv ‰_o Ѵbv|;m -ѴѴ 7-‹ Ѵom]ĺ $_; Ѵbv|;m;uv -u; v =ou omѴbm; 0uo-71-v| orঞomvķ ‰;Ľu;
mostly an older demographic, and because |-Ѵhbm] -0o†| ;ŠrѴoubm] |_-|ķ 0†| _-ˆ;mĽ|
|_-|Ľv o†u |-u];|ķ b| ‰ouhv ‰;ѴѴ =ou †vĺ 7om; vo ‹;|ĺ $u-7bঞom-Ѵ u-7bo bv ˆ;u‹ Ѵo1-Ѵķ
In the early to mid-2000s, we looped in -m7 |_-| _;Ѵrv †vĺ );Ľˆ; u†m vol; |-u];|;7
Chris Core, a well-known radio personality. u;1u†bঞm] -7v om -m7ou-ķ 0†| ‰b|_ ˆ;u‹
;Ľv v;;m -v - |u†v|‰ou|_‹ -m7 ;ˆ;mŊh;;Ѵ;7ķ Ѵb‚Ѵ; v†11;vvĺ $_;u; -u; vঞѴѴ ;mo†]_ Ѵbv|;m;uv
so when he spoke about our company, it was on the radio to make it worth it for us. PRO
a good endorsement. With Core, we found
that the cost-per-lead was higher, but so was
!b1h )†;v|ķ $_olrvom u;;hĽv ķ the closing rate and average sales price. It SEE RICK WUEST SPEAK LIVE
1om7†1|v -m bm|;uˆb;‰ =ou b ;-u| ;7b-Ľv was worth it. Back then, Core was on a talk o |o Pro Remodeler’s Š|u;l; ;-7
v +o† "_o†Ѵ7 mo‰ĺ v|-ঞom |_-|Ľv mo‰ om |_; 7b-Ѵĺ ; ‰-v ;m om=;u;m1;Ĺ †vঞmķ rubѴ ƐƔŊƐѵĺ
there for a number of years, and ended up !;Š|u;l;Ѵ;-7];mĺ1ol
$ " ! " +҃ ) Ѵ;-ˆbm]ķ -m7 ]obm] oˆ;u |o - m;‰vķ |u-L1ķ -m7
company with an annual revenue of about ‰;-|_;u v|-ঞomĺ Ő -1h |_;mķ r;orѴ; u;Ѵb;7 om
$75 million. We manufacture and install u-7bo =ou |u-L1 u;rou|vĺő
windows, ]†‚;u v‹v|;lvķ and other home $o7-‹ķ ‰; -7ˆ;uঞv; om m;‰vķ |-Ѵhķ ‰;-|_;uķ
improvement products. Our company serves -m7 vrou|vĺ $_; 0;-†|‹ o= vrou|v bv |_-|
Maryland, Washington D.C., Northern people will call in to give an opinion whether
Virginia, Richmond, and Virginia Beach.
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7bˆ;uvbC;7Ō-v b= b| ‰;u; -m bmˆ;v|l;m|
rouoѴboŌ-m7 ‰; ];m;u-ѴѴ‹ 7omĽ| ‰-m| -m‹
single area to account for more than 20%
o= o†u |o|-Ѵ Ѵ;-7 Yo‰ĺ $_; 0Ѵ;m7 1_-m];v -|
7b@;u;m| ঞl;v o= ‹;-uķ 0†| b|Ľv m;ˆ;u l†1_
higher than that. (We once hit a high of 45%
=uol C;Ѵ7 l-uh;ঞm]ķ 0†| ‰; =;Ѵ| |_-| ‰-v
too much and scaled back a bit.)
Currently, approximately 10% of our leads
1ol; =uol u-7bo -7vŌ7o‰m =uol ƑƑѷ -|
our highest point, which was in 2008-2009.
We have a long history with radio, and
while Ѵbv|;m;uv _-ˆ; v;ˆ;u-Ѵ o|_;u orঞomv
|_-m |u-7bঞom-Ѵ u-7boķ ‰; vঞѴѴ Cm7 b| - _b]_Ѵ‹
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we were a smaller company. We began with
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u;-1_ķ 0†| b| ‰-v ru;‚‹ bm;Šr;mvbˆ;ĺ | om; -u‹ )-Ѵ|;uķ - Ѵo1-Ѵ u-7bo omŊ-bu r;uvom-Ѵb|‹ Ő1;m|;uő ˆbvb|v |_; $_olrvom u;;h =-1|ou‹ĺ


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COMMUNICATION

Using Stories to Close Business



A FEW SMALL CHANGES IN THE WAY YOU COMMUNICATE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE


“IF YOU SAY IT, THEY UNDERSTAND IT. IF YOU SAY ‹ bmˆ;vঞm] vol; ;m;u]‹ bm|o |_; ‰-‹ ‹o† 1oll†mb-
it well, they feel it.” While this is a simple play on words, 1-|;ķ ‹o† l-‹ u;7†1; lbv†m7;uv|-m7bm]v -m7 bm1u;-v;
b|Ľv -Ѵvo |u†;ĺ ); _-ˆ; v;;m |_bv =uol roѴbঞ1-Ѵ Ѵ;-7;uv ‹o†u 1Ѵov; u-|;ĺ
like John F. Kennedy, spiritual leaders like Gandhi, or m; l;|_o7 o= 1oll†mb1-ঞom |_-| _;Ѵrv 1u;-|; -
media leaders like Oprah. Ѵ-vঞm] blru;vvbom bv |_; †v; o= v|oub;v -m7 l;|-r_ouvĺ
); -Ѵvo v;; |_; ro‰;u o= 1u;-ঞˆ; 1oll†mb1-ঞom ‰b|_ -m‹ o= ‹o†u 1Ѵb;m|v _-ˆ; m;ˆ;u ]om; |_uo†]_ - u;lo7-
]u;-| 0†vbm;vv Ѵ;-7;uvķ 1o-1_;vķ -m7 ]†u†v |_-| bmvrbu; ;Ѵbm] 7;vb]m ruo1;vv ou Ѵbˆ;7 bm |_;bu _ol; 7†ubm] - u;mo-
|;-lv |o -1_b;ˆ; ]u;-|m;vv f†v| 0‹ 1omˆ;‹bm] |_; =;;Ѵbm] ˆ-ঞomĺ $_;‹ f†v| 7omĽ| ];| b|ĺ +o†u fo0 bv |o 1_-m]; |_-|ĺ
of simple ideas and themes. Mark Richardson, CR, is
"oķ |_; t†;vঞom 0;1ol;vĹ ľ o‰ ;@;1ঞˆ; -u; ‹o† -m7 Telling the Story a speaker and business
‹o†u ou]-mbŒ-ঞom -| 1oll†mb1-ঞm] ‰b|_ 1Ѵb;m|vĵĿ u; While there are many familiar metaphors or stories you growth strategist. He
‹o† ‰om7;ubm] ‰_‹ ruovr;1|v -u; vb]mbm] ‰b|_ 1olr;ঞ- 1-m †v; |o 1oll†mb1-|; ‰b|_ ro|;mঞ-Ѵ 1Ѵb;m|vĺ $_;v; authored the best-
selling books How Fit
tors |_-| ‹o† hmo‰ -u; mo| -v ]oo7 -v ‹o†ĵ v|oub;v r;u|-bm |o 7b@;u;m| -vr;1|v o= u;lo7;Ѵbm]ĺ $_;
following are examples that are designed to help you Is Your Business?, Fit
formulate your own. to Grow, and The Art
of Time Mastery. He
Ɛœ olr-u; u;lo7;Ѵbm] |o m;‰ 1omv|u†1ঞomĺ $_; b7;-
also hosts the podcast
bv |_-|ķ ľ!;lo7;Ѵbm] bv Ѵbh; _-ˆbm] - v†b| |-bѴou;7 ‰_bѴ;
Remodeling Mastery.
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mrichardson@
Ƒœ -h; 1olr-ubvomv †vbm] |_; |‹r; o= u;Ѵ-ঞomv_br ‹o†
have with the client. m vol; u;vr;1|vķ ‹o† -u; - Cm-m- mgrichardson.com
or 301.275.0208
1b-Ѵ -7ˆbvou ‰_o bv _;Ѵrbm] |_;l u;7†1; ubvh -m7 bmˆ;v|
1ouu;1|Ѵ‹ om|o |_;bu ]u;-|;v| -vv;| Ō|_;bu _ol;ĺ +o† -Ѵvo
v;uˆ; -v - 7o1|ou =ou |_; _o†v;ķ l-hbm] v†u; |_; ub]_|
ru;v1ubrঞom bv ]bˆ;m |o 1†u; |_; _ol; o= r-bm -m7 7bv;-v;ĺ
m vol; ruof;1|vķ ‹o† v;uˆ; -v - l-uub-]; 1o†mv;Ѵouķ
_;Ѵrbm] |_; 1Ѵb;m|v l-h; 7;1bvbomv -m7 ‰ouh |o];|_;uĺ
‹ _;Ѵrbm] |_;l v;; |_-| ‹o† -u; lou; |_-m f†v| -


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‹o†u uoѴ;ķ 0†| |_;‹ ‰bѴѴ -Ѵvo r;u1;bˆ; ˆ-Ѵ†; bm |_;v; o|_;u
blrou|-m| vhbѴѴv;|v ‰_;m v;Ѵ;1ঞm] |_; ub]_| u;lo7;Ѵ;uĺ
ƒœ 77u;vv 1ov| 7b@;u;m1;v 0;|‰;;m u;lo7;Ѵbm]
companies. )_‹ bv |_;u; v†1_ - 0b] 7b@;u;m1; =uol

)_;m ‹o† 0†‹ - 1-uķ b| ‰bѴѴ _-ˆ; =o†u ‰_;;Ѵvķ -†|ol-ঞ1
&vbm] u;Ѵ-|-0Ѵ; l;|-r_ouv |o 7;v1ub0; |_; u;lo7;Ѵbm] om; 1olr-m‹ |o |_; m;Š|ĵ +o† lb]_| v_-u; |_bv b7;-Ĺ
process will help clients connect deeply with your company. ‰bm7v_b;Ѵ7 ‰br;uvķ -m -†7bo v‹v|;lķ -m7 1u†bv; 1om|uoѴĺ


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IN
BUSINESS




Did I just describe an economy car or a luxury car? It could be
either. So, why does the luxury car cost $50K or more, while
|_; ;1omol‹ lo7;Ѵ bv 1Ѵov;u |o ŪƑƏ ĵ $_; 7b@;u;m1; bv bm |_;
design, engineering, quality, team, and buying experience.
4] Describe what it’s like to live through remodeling. Explain
to your clients that living through remodeling is similar to
camping. If you enjoy camping, you’ll make it fun and memo-
u-0Ѵ;ĺ = ‹o† _-|; 1-lrbm]ķ ‹o† lb]_| mo| Ѵbh; Ѵbˆbm] bm -m -1ঞˆ;
1omv|u†1ঞom vb|;ĺ Ѵb;m|v l-‹ 1omvb7;u loˆbm]ķ ou -| Ѵ;-v|
7obm] |_; ruof;1| ‰_;m |_;‹ 1-m |-h; - ˆ-1-ঞom =ou r-u| o= b|ĺ















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Humans have used stories to pass on knowledge since the
0;]bmmbm] o= _bv|ou‹ĺ Ѵb;m|v -u; lou; Ѵbh;Ѵ‹ |o -1| om bm=oul-ঞom
that’s given to them in the form of a story.


Ɣœ bv1†vv _o‰ |o l-h; Ѵbˆbm] |_uo†]_ |_; 1omv|u†1ঞom
process more tolerable. Many years ago, a client of mine
v_-u;7 |_-| |_;‹ u;7;Cm;7 |_;bu lbm7v;| o= |_;bu _ol; 7†ubm]
1omv|u†1ঞomĺ $_;‹ |oѴ7 ;-1_ o|_;u Ő-m7 |_; hb7vő |_-| |_;‹
were moving out of the four-bedroom home into a two-bed-
uool |;lrou-u‹ -r-u|l;m| Չ_b1_ ‰-v 1-uˆ;7 o†| o= |_;
v;1om7 Yoou o= |_;bu _ol;őĺ | ‰-v -m -7ˆ;m|†u;ķ mo| -m bm1om-
ˆ;mb;m1;ĺ $_;u; ‰-v Ѵ;vv |o 1Ѵ;-mķ -m7 |_;‹ vr;m| lou; ঞl;
-‰-‹ =uol _ol;ķ ˆbvbঞm] |_; 1b|‹ -m7 7obm] |_bm]v |_;‹ m;ˆ;u
_-7 ঞl; |o 7oĺ $_;‹ v-b7 b| ‰-v Ѵbh; ]obm] om - |_u;;Ŋlom|_
v-00-ঞ1-Ѵ |o - m;‰ rѴ-1;ĺ )_;m b| ‰-v oˆ;uķ |_;‹ ‰;u; -0Ѵ; |o
move into their new, wonderful home.
"r;m7 lou; ঞl; |_bmhbm] -0o†| ‹o†u ruovr;1|vķ |_;bu =;-uv
and stress, and their unfamiliarity about remodeling their home.
Think about sharing stories and experiences that will help them
understand, and consider using analogies or metaphors appli-
cable to their lives to which they can relate. If you can become
- 0;‚;u v|ou‹|;ѴѴ;uķ ‹o†u u;Ѵ-ঞomv_br ‰b|_ 1Ѵb;m|v ‰bѴѴ loˆ;
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BRINGING AIR REGISTER DESIGN IN LINE Ѵ†v_lo†m| uo 1-m 0; bmv|-ѴѴ;7 -m‹‰_;u;Ĺ Yoouķ
WITH MODERN DESIGN ‰-ѴѴķ ou 1;bѴbm]ĺ $_; -m7 b|; l†v| 0; bmv|-ѴѴ;7
As the turn of the decade approaches, -[;u |_; Yoouķ ‰-ѴѴķ ou 1;bѴbm] v†u=-1; l-|;ub-Ѵ
it’s easy to look back and see how design is installed, while the Flushmount Pro must be
and styles have changed across almost all placed prior to the surface material.
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lou;ĺ m; ruo7†1| 1-|;]ou‹ |_-| ]o| Ѵ;[ suitable for only walls and ceilings. (The Drywall
Pro is also available as either an air register or an
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The center island can be matched to any material
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vent to match vinyl, but you can with ours. If you
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the rooms, you could also choose to make this
piece consistent across the
board, like you would with
door handles or cabinet
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One concern the
1olr-m‹ o[;m _;-uv
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;1-†v; |_; Ѵ†v_lo†m| uo Ő|or ub]_|ő vb|v Y†v_ ‰b|_ “We’ve found that the
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ceiling surface materials. comparable to a regular
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behind? Air registers. ľ ѴѴ |_; -buYo‰ vr;1v
Not anymore, thanks to Aria Vent, a company are available on our site
ruoˆb7bm] 7;vb]m Y;Šb0bѴb|‹ ‰_;u; |_;v; ]ubѴѴ;v -u; =ou ;-1_ lo7;ѴĺĿ $_;bu
1om1;um;7ķ ‰b|_ |_; 1u;-ঞom o= ‰_-| |_; 1olr-m‹ website also features an
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surface. model best suited to a project.
“A client came to our family’s stone manufacturing company $_; 1olr-m‹ _-v ‹;| |o -mmo†m1; b|v m;‰ o@;ubm]v =ou ƑƏƑƏķ 0†|
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Mantenuto, CEO and co-owner of Aria Vent. “We’d normally ‰bѴѴ ľv_-h; |_bm]v †rĺĿ $_;v; ‰bѴѴ 0; v_o‰1-v;7 -| ˆ-ubo†v |u-7;-
outsource that, but instead my dad (Paolo, Aria Vent’s other v_o‰v |_uo†]_o†| ƑƏƑƏĺ
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Today, Aria Vent has four models, making it a top choice for that vary by the model), but according to Mantenuto, a standard
-Ѵlov| -m‹ _ol; 7;vb]m ou Ѵo1-ঞomĺ $_; ub- ķ ub- b|;ķ -m7 ƓŠƐƏ ˆ;m| 1ov|v -0o†| ŪƔѶĺ ariavent.com | CIRCLE NO. 880


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- l;v_ 0-1hbm] |o bm1u;-v; 7†u-0bѴb|‹ĺ Ѵ-u]; =oul-| vѴ-0v 0; †v;7 mo| f†v| -v - ‰-ѴѴ Cmbv_ orঞomvĹ vo[ķ m-|†u-Ѵķ -m7 Ѵ†Šĺ
Youblĺ1olņ;mņYoublv|om;ņ Ň CIRCLE 881 1oˆ;ubm]ķ 0†| |o 1u;-|; =†umb|†u;ķ r-uঞ1†Ѵ-uѴ‹ abk.it/en/ | CIRCLE 883
1o†m|;u|orvķ |-0Ѵ;vķ ˆ-mbঞ;vķ -m7 ‰-v_0-Ŋ
vbmvŌf†v| |o m-l; - =;‰ĺ ľ |Ľv |_; l-|;ub-Ѵ o=
|_; =†|†u;ķ ‰b|_ ;m7Ѵ;vv -rrѴb1-ঞomvĺĿ
bmCmb|‹v†u=-1;vĺb|ņ Ň CIRCLE NO. 882



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FOR LONG-LASTING RESULTS, REATTACH LOOSE
LATH AND PLASTER SURROUNDING THE PATCH

BY SAL ALFANO | EXECUTIVE EDITOR
e’ve all seen it, and we’ve all A B
done it. To mount an HVAC
duct, we’ve cut through a
Wplaster wall with a recip saw,
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Y-rrbm]ĺ o ruo0Ѵ;lķ |_; 7u‹‰-ѴѴ;uv ‰bѴѴ
_-m7Ѵ; b|ķ ub]_|ĵ )uom]ĺ $_; lov| 7†u-0Ѵ;
plaster repairs are made with plaster, not
joint compound. Plus, without the proper
ru;r ‰ouh om Ѵoov;m;7 rѴ-v|;uķ -m‹ r-|1_
is doomed to failure.
$o v_o‰ ‹o† _o‰ |_; ruov 7o b|ķ ‰;Ľˆ;
adapted a video called “How to Repair
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u;mm-mķ ‰_o _-v 0;;m u;r-bubm] rѴ-v|;u
=ou ƒƏ ‹;-uvĺ u;mm-m o‰mv u;v;uˆ-ঞom
Ѵ-v|;ubm] bm u-‚Ѵ;0ouoķ (|ĺķ -m7 C 1 !;-‚-1_ |_; -|_
l-bm|-bmv - +o†$†0; 1_-mm;Ѵ ‰b|_ l-m‹ (b0u-ঞom =uol |_; u;1br v-‰ †v;7 |o 1†| |_;
plaster repair how-to videos. _oѴ; =ou |_bv ( 7†1| v_ooh Ѵoov; - Ѵ-u];
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v|;rŊ0‹Ŋv|;r Ѵooh -| u;mm-mĽv ruo1;vvķ Ѵ-|_ ou 0uoh; b|v 1omm;1ঞom |o |_; v|†7v A ĺ $_;
which includes products for a patching Cuv| v|;r bv |o u;-‚-1_ |_; Ѵ-|_ĺ $o lbmblbŒ;
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Plaster Magic. PRO u;mm-m ru;7ubѴѴv -m7 1o†m|;uvbmhv _oѴ;v 0;=ou;
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THIS IS WHAT

HAPPENS WHEN
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THROUGH A
PLASTER WALL

2 Predrill Loose Plaster AND DON’T PAY
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ATTENTION TO THE
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vr;1b-Ѵ 1om7bঞom;u -m7 -7_;vbˆ; †vbm] _oѴ;v
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‰bѴѴ mo| 7†ѴѴ -v b| ]o;v |_uo†]_ |_; rѴ-v|;uĺ BUT WE CAN FIX IT.
ľ&vbm] |_bv |‹r; o= 0b| bv blrou|-m|ķĿ u;mm-m
v-‹vķ ľ0;1-†v; b| ‰bѴѴ mo| 7ubѴѴ |_uo†]_ |_; ‰oo7
Ѵ-|_ĺ [;u ‹o† 7ubѴѴ |_uo†]_ |_; rѴ-v|;uķ b| v|orvĺĿ
[;u ru;7ubѴѴbm] |_; Ѵ-|_ om -ѴѴ =o†u vb7;v o= |_;
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4 Glue and Clamp Loose Plaster
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Brennan uses an adhesive that he says is
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‰oo7 Ѵ-|_ķ 0ub1hķ ou l-vomu‹ĺĿ ; 1†|v - vl-ѴѴ
or;mbm] bm |_; 1-u|ub7]; ঞr Őľ- Ѵb‚Ѵ; 0b| Ѵ;vv
|_-m - t†-u|;u bm1_Ŀőķ 0†| _; 1†|v b| vt†-u; vo
that it will inject adhesive straight into the
predrilled holes in the plaster H ĺ ľ); ‰-m| |o
squirt in just enough so we can see the
-7_;vbˆ; r;;hbm] o†|ĺ ); 7omĽ| ‰-m| -m‹ lou;
|_-m |_-|ĺĿ [;u bmf;1ঞm] -7_;vbˆ; bm|o -ѴѴ
_oѴ;vķ _; ‰br;v o@ |_; ;Š1;vv ‰b|_ - 7-lr u-]ĺ
$_; Cm-Ѵ v|;r _;u; bv |o v1u;‰ rѴ-vঞ1 ‰-v_;uv
into some of the predrilled holes in the plaster
to clamp it against the lath I ĺ $_; ‰-v_;uv -u;
slightly convex to spread the clamping
ru;vv†u;ĺ ľ+o† 1Ѵ-lr b| ঞѴѴ b| 1ol;v bm|o vo[
J K 1om|-1|ķĿ u;mm-m v-‹vķ ľ-m7 ‹o† 1-m v;; -
Ѵb‚Ѵ; 0b| o= -7_;vbˆ; 1olbm] o†| Œ0;_bm7 |_;
rѴ-v|;uœĺ +o† 7o mo| m;;7 |o r†| om; bm ;ˆ;u‹
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5 Get Plaster on the Wall
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Brennan’s special patching plaster can be
mixed with a drill and paddle or by hand, but
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|_bm ou |oo vঞ@ķ u;mm-m v-‹vķ b| ‰bѴѴ =-ѴѴ o@ |_;
‰-ѴѴĺ ľ)_;m ‹o† lbŠ |_bv †rķ ‹o† ‰-m| |o l-h;
v†u; b|Ľv - r;-m†| 0†‚;uŊѴbh; 1omvbv|;m1‹ĺ Œ$_;
|;v| bvœ ‰_;m b|Ľv -0o†| ѽŊbm1_ |_b1hķ -m7 ‹o†
|†um Œ|_; 0†1h;| |uo‰;Ѵœ †rvb7; 7o‰mķ b|ĽѴѴ v|-‹
in place J ĺ $o ];| |_; rѴ-v|;u om|o |_; ‰-ѴѴķ
u;mm-m CѴѴv |_; 0†1h;| |uo‰;Ѵ -m7 _oѴ7v b|
against the lath K , then uses a second trowel
to push the plaster against the lath L and
spread it upwards M ĺ





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N O
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;Šrov;7 Ѵ-|_ bv 1oˆ;u;7ķ bm1Ѵ†7bm] |_; -u;-
0;_bm7 |_; 7†1| Y-m]; N . But don’t spread it
too thick: “Leave enough room in the depth of
|_; r-|1_ |o r†| |_; m;Š| Ѵ-‹;u om -m7 CѴѴ b| o†|
completely,” Brennan says. To create keyways
=ou |_; v;1om7 1o-|ķ u;mm-m †v;v - rѴ-vঞ1
notched adhesive spreader to scratch the plaster
O ĺ $_;u;Ľv mo m;;7 |o 1Ѵ;-m ;Š1;vv rѴ-v|;u o@
|_; ‰-ѴѴķ b| ‰bѴѴ v1u-r; o@ ;-vbѴ‹ -[;u b| v;|vĺ








7 Apply Plaster Second Coat P Q
Although the patching plaster sets in an hour or
two, Brennan waited a day to make sure the
-7_;vbˆ; _-7 1†u;7ĺ [;u u;loˆbm] ;Š1;vv
plaster and scraping the edges of the patch, he
applies the second coat of patching plaster P .
“The most important thing is to get the plaster
up onto your patch,” Brennan says. “Once it’s
†rķ |_;m ‹o† 1-m |-h; ‹o†u ঞl; vloo|_bm] b|
out.” Brennan uses a smaller 3-inch trowel for
0;‚;u 1om|uoѴ om |_; v;1om7 1o-|ĺ [;u
smoothing the second coat, he uses a drywall
knife to clean up the wet edges of the patch Q .





8 Apply Joint Compound Skim Coat
R S
Once the second coat has hardened, Brennan
scrapes down the patch everywhere it meets
the old plaster, then applies a skim coat of joint
compound R . “You want to put the joint
compound on so thin you can see the wall
underneath it,” Brennan says. To avoid the dust
v-m7bm] 1u;-|;vķ u;mm-m Cmbv_;v |_; r-|1_
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THE NEW AMERICAN REMODEL

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

Sponsors: $_; -ঞom-Ѵ vvo1b-ঞom o= ol; †bѴ7;uv -m7


Professional Remodeler l-]-Œbm;
Architect: _bѴ ;-m ;vb]m uo†rķ )bm|;u -uhķ Ѵoub7-
Remodeler: ov_ m7;uvomķ Ѵ;l;m| †bѴ7bm] olr-m‹ķ
;m7;uvomķ ;ˆ-7-
Interior Designer: ov_ ov;uķ Ѵ;l;m| †bѴ7bm] olr-m‹
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Bedrooms: 5
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his year’s New American Remodel
in Las Vegas is an eye catcher.
What started as a single-story,
1970s Spanish-esque ranch—a
style typical not just of Vegas, but
the sunbelt in general—has been
T reincarnated as what architect
Phil Kean describes as “a two-story blend of
modern design and desert contemporary.”
The big architectural message Kean wanted
to convey is that a home featuring contem-
porary or modern design need not feel stark
or cold. Given the right material choices, it
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0;‚;uķ |_ov; l-|;ub-Ѵ 1_ob1;v 7omĽ| _-ˆ; |o
break the bank.
For instance, many homes in the Las Vegas
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v|†11o 0oŠ;vĺ $_; lou; -‚u-1ঞˆ; om;v -77
stone veneer as an accent. For this project,
;-m Ybrr;7 |_-| 1omˆ;mঞom om b|v _;-7ĺ
$_; ;Š|;ubou =-1-7;Ľv 7;Cmbm] =;-|†u; bv
its manufactured stone siding, with stucco
relegated to narrow bands at the roof and
front entry. The stone gives the home a
feeling of texture and depth, and the fact
that it’s a manufactured product makes it
ˆ;u‹ 1ov|Ŋ;@;1ঞˆ;ĺ
Inside the home, interior designer Josh
ov;u 1omঞm†;7 |_; |_;l; o= 1om|;l-
porary warmth by specifying items that
invite touch and feel. These include stone
siding on one of the great room walls and


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The front door leads to a two-story great room
surrounded on three sides by glass and stone
and on the fourth by an opening to the kitchen.
Its most stunning feature is an array of three-

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|_; uool -| 7b@;u;m| _;b]_|vĺ )_-| 1o†Ѵ7 _-ˆ;
0;;m -m ;lr|‹ ˆob7 _-v 0;;m |u-mv=oul;7 bm|o

- 1-rঞ ˆ-ঞm] ˆbv†-Ѵ ;Ѵ;l;m|ĺ

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|_u;;Ŋ7bl;mvbom-Ѵ ‰-ѴѴ ঞѴ;v bm 0-|_v -m7
powder rooms. He also complemented
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7oouv -m7 1-0bm;|v l-7; =uol m-|†u-Ѵ 7-uh
‰-Ѵm†|ĺ ľ ѴѴ |_;v; l-|;ub-Ѵv -u; ˆ;u‹ -11;v-
vb0Ѵ;ķĿ _; v-‹vĺ ľ †u ]o-Ѵ ‰b|_ |_;v; 1_ob1;v
bv |o ruoˆb7; ˆbvb|ouv ‰b|_ b7;-v om _o‰
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;Š1;vvbˆ;Ѵ‹ _b]_ 1ov|ĺĿ
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o= ‰_-| Ѵ†Š†u‹ 1†v|ol _ol; 0†‹;uv ‰-m|ĺ
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=;;| v;;lv |o 0; |_; v‰;;| vro| =ou |_;
Ѵ†Š†u‹ (;]-v l-uh;|ķĿ v-‹v -u1_b|;1| ;-mĺ


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The master suite has everything one would expect

bm - Ѵ†Š†u‹ _ol;ĺ $_;u;Ľv - Cu;rѴ-1; -m7 $(ķ _bvŊ-m7Ŋ
_;uv ‰-ѴhŊbm 1Ѵov;|vķ -m7 - ˆb;‰ |o |_; 1o†u|‹-u7


-m7 |u;;ĺ 1†v|ol voL| oˆ;u |_; 0;7 0u;-hv †r |_;
ceiling plane and accommodates recessed lights. The
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‰b|_ 7o†0Ѵ; vbmhvķ - 1†v|ol ˆ-mb|‹ķ -m7 - vo-hbm] |†0
placed in an enclosed steam shower.









































































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The bar next to the kitchen showcases a custom
wine rack. It’s just big enough for a bartender to
‰ouh 7†ubm] r-uঞ ;vĺ






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;m|;u|-bmbm] bm lbm7ĺ $_;u;Ľv ;ˆ;m - u;vb7;mŊ
ঞ-Ѵ ;Ѵ;ˆ-|ouĺ

RAISING THE BAR

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(;]-v o†Ѵ;ˆ-u7ķ |_; m;b]_0ou_oo7 -uo†m7
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o‰m;uķ 1_ov; |_bv vro|ĺ

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u;l-bm;7 u;Ѵ-ঞˆ;Ѵ‹ †m7;u |_; u-7-uĺ †| |_-|
v;;lv |o 0; 0; 1_-m]bm]ĺ Las Vegas Review-

Journal -uঞ1Ѵ; mo|;7 bm ƑƏƐѶ |_-| |_;u;
-u; v;ˆ;u-Ѵ 1om7o -m7 -r-u|l;m| ruof;1|v
rѴ-mm;7 =ou |_; -u;-ķ -m7 ‰_bѴ; l-m‹ m;-u0‹


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$_; hb|1_;m o@;uv -lrѴ;

v†u=-1; -u;- =ou ru;rrbm]
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|_; 1ooh bm1Ѵ†7; _b]_Ŋ;m7
-rrѴb-m1;vķ vol; o= ‰_b1_
-u; ľvl-u|ķĿ - ‰-ѴѴŊlo†m|;7

ro| CѴѴ;uķ -m7 - l†ѴঞŊ†v; vbmhĺ

Ѵ|_o†]_ |_; hb|1_;m or;mv |o


|_; Cuv| Yoou ]u;-| uoolķ b|Ľv
|†1h;7 bm - 1oum;u ‰_;u; b|Ľv

mo| |_; Cuv| |_bm] ˆbvb|ouv v;;ĺ
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Ѵo|v -u; |oo vl-ѴѴ =ou rѴ-mm;7 1oll†mbঞ;vķ
they seem ideal for custom homes.
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-u; v|uom] 1-m7b7-|;v =ou u;lo7;Ѵbm]ĺ
-m‹ -u; lou; |_-m ƒƏ ‹;-uv oѴ7ķ -m7 |_;bu
;1Ѵ;1ঞ1 7;vb]m v|‹Ѵ;v -m7 Ѵ-1h o= 1oˆ;m-m|
u;v|ub1ঞomv Ő|_;u;Ľv mo ő ]bˆ; -u1_b|;1|v
-m7 1om|u-1|ouv lou; 1u;-ঞˆ; =u;;7ol |_-m
they enjoy elsewhere in the Valley.
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v|u†1|†u; -v - 0;-1om o= vou|vĹ -m ;Š-lrѴ; o=
the how architects and contractors can raise
|_; 7;vb]m 0-u =ou |_bv r-u| o= |o‰mĺ

REMODELING CHALLENGES
While the result certainly accomplishes what
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|o b| ‰-v -m‹|_bm] 0†| ;-v‹ĺ
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t†b1hѴ‹ 0;1-l; 1Ѵ;-u |_-| |_; ;Š|;ubou ‰-ѴѴv


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†ѴঞŊvѴb7; ]Ѵ-vv 7oouv bm |_; l-v|;u 0;7uool
-m7 ]u;-| uool or;m †r |o -m bm|;ubou
1o†u|‹-u7 |_-| ‰u-rv -uo†m7 - l-|†u;
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=uol |_; rooѴĽv ‰-|;u=-ѴѴ 0Ѵo1hv o†| |_; 7bm


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The original plan included a
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|_-| m7;uvom ;Š|;m7;7 |_;
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would be unusable—all of them. The only m7;uvom ‰-m|;7 -m o†|7oou Ѵbˆbm] vr-1;ķ 1olr;ѴѴbm] o= ‰_b1_ bv - ]u;-| ˆb;‰ o= |_;

|_bm] m7;uvom 1o†Ѵ7 u;-Ѵbvঞ1-ѴѴ‹ v-Ѵˆ-]; but making the space usable required nulli- (;]-v v|ubrĺ $_; 7;vb]m |;-l |ooh -7ˆ-m|-];
was the slab. That extended the project’s =‹bm] |_; ;@;1|v o= |_; _b]_‰-‹ĺ o= |_-| ˆb;‰ ‰b|_ - v;1om7Ŋv|ou‹ 1oˆ;u;7

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work to meet the deadline. of an outdoor kitchen, a bamboo screen, from the sun in summer and includes heat
Fortunately, the termite issue didn’t require and a pool with a waterfall. When the as well as operable screening, which should
any design changes. The plan all along was _ol;o‰m;uv -u; Ѵo†m]bm] om |_; 1oˆ;u;7 make it a popular gathering spot throughout
to keep the front part of the house on the lanai, the main thing they will hear is the the change in seasons.
;Šbvঞm] =oo|rubm|ķ ‰_bѴ; 0†bѴ7bm] -m -77bঞ om soothing sound of that falling water. The v ‰b|_ -m‹ u;lo7;Ѵķ ‰ub‚;m 7;v1ubrঞ omvķ


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from the street. That’s why the home seems to the master bedroom, great room, and =†ѴѴ f†vঞ1;ĺ $o u;-ѴѴ‹ ]u-vr _o‰ |_;v; vr-1;v

smaller than what you’d expect from 4,800 hb|1_;mķ ]bˆbm] b| - 1;m|u-Ѵ uoѴ; bm |_; _ol;Ľv work together, you need to experience them.


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$_; u;-u -77bঞom -1|†-ѴѴ‹ voѴˆ;7 - l-fou Challenges weren’t the only thing "_o‰ķ ‹o†ĽѴѴ _-ˆ; |_-| 1_-m1;ĺ $_; _ol; ‰bѴѴ

design challenge: a noisy highway that runs the original home presented, though. be open for tours all three days of the show,
along the back of the half-acre lot. Kean and $_;u; ‰;u; -Ѵvo orrou|†mbঞ;vķ |_; lov| from January 21-23. See you there. PRO

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