Seminars
The sponsoring cities of the Home Remodeling Fair are pleased to provide informative workshops on green remodeling. While all the workshops will touch on the benefits of remodeling green relative to their respective topics, the green leaf symbol identifies those workshops which will educate the consumer on the benefits of remodeling green.
First Floor
Plan Your Project Online
10:45 am – 11:45 am, Room 148
Dan Norby, MN Licensed Contractor and Registered Home Inspector, Home Maintainers
Take the guesswork out of home remodeling projects. Get started by laying out your floor plan or experimenting with products and colors on the Internet. Experienced contractor Dan Norby will discuss free design programs available online whether you use a contractor or do it yourself. Find out how the virtual world can help you create the home of your dreams.
Installing Laminate Flooring
11:00 am – 12:30 pm, Room 111
St.Louis Park Home Depot
Modern laminate flooring has come a long way from Grandma’s linoleum. Cut costs with do-it-yourself installation. Learn about style choices/considerations, tool selection and use, installation techniques, how to prepare subflooring, measuring/preparing the room, and other helpful tips.
Bath Remodeling 2013: Small Innovations to Total Renovations
11:15 am – 12:15 pm, Room 188
Lynn Monson, ASID, CKD, CBD, CID, Monson Interior Design and DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen
“Before and after” photos illustrate the latest trends, technologies, and universal design features in bath remodeling to incorporate into your dream bathroom. Innovative solutions include options to cost-effectively change your space.
Rain Gardens and Barrels
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm, Room 148
Bryan Pynn, Director of Landscape Design Services, Metro Blooms
Learn how to utilize Rain Gardens to contain and filter storm water runoff in your yard and create a beautiful yard with low-maintenance landscaping and native plants. Your rain garden will help keep lakes and streams clean, recharge groundwater, and attract wildlife. Discover the advantages of rain barrels and how to select and care for them.
Get Tough with Common Yard and Garden Probelms
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Room 186
Steve Schack, Greenery Schack Landscaping
Enhance your yard by fighting burn spots, Creeping Charlie or crab grass. Discover how to deal with moles or other pests that make a mess of your lawn or garden. The experts from the Greenery Schack will provide common household solutions to these and other yard and garden challenges. Succeed at creating the beautiful yard of your dreams through this informative Q & A session!
Kitchen Remodeling 2013: Small Innovations to Total Renovations
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Room 188
Lynn Monson, ASID, CKD, CBD, CID, Monson Interior Design and DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen
“Before and after” photos illustrate the latest trends, technologies, and universal design features in kitchen remodeling to incorporate into your dream kitchen. Innovative solutions include options to cost-effectively change your space.
Ceramic Tiling Demonstration
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, Room 111
St. Louis Park Home Depot
Succeed at the task of tiling a floor or wall in your kitchen, entry or bath through this introduction to tiling basics. Learn how to choose tile, what tools you will need, measuring techniques, and types of tiling products available to choose from.
Calm Your Chaos: Develop a Home Maintenance Plan
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm, Room 148
Andrea Hayft, Uncomplicated Living
Save yourself time, money and stress by developing a plan to maintain your home. Learn time management and organizing skills including how to use your calendar to keep track of it all, create lists for appliance maintenance and seasonal tasks, purge areas of your home annually, and more. Succeed at calming your chaos and discover how easy home maintenance can be with a plan.
Financing and Planning a Major Home Remodeling Project
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm, Room 186
Ron Sonnek, Sicora Design/Build
Do you have a project that you have dreamed about completing for years? Executing a large construction project requires the right approach, a good plan, secure financing, and a good construction schedule. Where do you begin with this process and how long does it take to execute? Discover the steps needed to prepare you and your family for your project, and to develop the necessary confidence to make your project a reality!
Second Floor
Kitchen Design Workshop
11:00 am – noon, Room 213
Keith Reynolds,
New Spaces
Participate in a “hands on” workshop where you “draw your kitchen” and work with design principles on specific solutions for your homes. Discover how to use checklists to help evaluate your kitchens and remodeling priorities.
Maximizing Your Backyard’s Potential
11:00 am – noon, Room 223
Richard Woldorsky, Bachman’s
Update your backyard to add value to your home. Maximize ways to accommodate a growing family and transform an eyesore into a beautiful asset that compliments your home style.
Ask the Pro – Plumbing Questions?
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm,
Idea Center – Second Floor
David Skallet, City of St. Louis Park Inspections
Still have a leaky faucet or toilet or another perplexing plumbing problem? Discover how you might be able to fix your plumbing problem from plumbing pro David Skallet in this Q&A session in the Idea Center.
New Trends in Interior Design
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm, Room 213
Desi Creswell, Desi Interior Design
Learn about the new trends in decorating with color as interior designer, Desi Creswell , unveils the color palette for 2013! Enhance your current home color patterns with the new and fashionable design colors out there this year!
Tips to Successful Bathroom Remodeling
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm, Room 223
Bob Mock, C.R., Jet Constuction & Remodeling
Discover the secrets of bath remodeling that will save you time, money and trouble. Learn about the remodeling process including budgeting process, design ideas, current trends, product selection process and much more. See photos of an actual project from start to finish. Don’t miss this class if you are considering remodeling your kitchen or bath.
Organic Lawn Care
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Room 213
Bob Dahm, Organic Bob
Come and learn how to have a beautiful lawn without toxic chemicals. The course will cover what to do, when to do it and where to get the supplies you need. Got weeds? There ARE effective organic ways to deal with weeds! Grass thin, lawn bumpy or just plain ugly? We will discuss lawn renovation and replacement methods and how to maintain your lawn to keep it beautiful.
Tips to Successful Kitchen Remodeling
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Room 223
Bob Mock, C.R., Jet Construction & Remodeling
Discover the secrets of kitchen remodeling that will save you time, money and trouble. Learn about the remodeling process including budgeting process, design ideas, current trends, product selection process and much more. See photos of an actual project from start to finish. Don’t miss this class if you are considering remodeling your kitchen or bath.