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
Installing Laminate Flooring
11:00 am – 12:30 pm, Room 111
Plymouth Home Depot
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.
Plan Your Project Online
11:00 am – 12:00 pm, 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.
Maximizing Your Backyard’s Potential
11:15 am – 12:15, Room 186
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.
New Trends in Interior Design
11:15 am – 12:15 pm, Room 188
Desi Creswell, DEC Interior Design, LLC
Discover the new trends in decorating with color as interior designer, Desi Creswell , unveils the color palette for 2012! Learn ways to incorporate your current home color patterns with the new and fashionable design colors out there this year!
Refinishing Wood Floors
11:15 am – 12:45 pm and 1:15pm – 2:45 pm, Little Theater – Backstage
Bill Bullock, J&F Reddy Rents
Unleash the beauty of your hardwood floors with “do-it-yourself” floor refinishing. Watch the step-by-step process of preparing, sanding and finishing your floors. Practice using the sanding equipment on a demonstration hard wood floor.
Tips to Successful Bathroom Remodeling
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm, Room 148
Bob Mock, C.R., Jet Constuction & Remodeling
This seminar will provide information pertaining to the Bathroom remodeling process, educating the homeowner on topics such as: where to start, what to expect during the remodeling process, what to think about, budgeting, design ideas, current trends, product selection process, etc.
Rain Gardens and Barrels
12:30 am – 1:30pm, Room 186
Rusty Schmidt, Natural Resource Specialist, Washington Conservation District
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.
Decorative Painting Techniques
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm, Room 188
Amber Schafer, Sherwin Williams
Transform your home with fresh paint. Learn about and see demonstrations of the latest painting techniques, including leaf, Old World and Quartz Stone painting, as well as other popular techniques. Discover expert tips for choosing the right paint and color.
Ceramic Tiling Demonstration
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, Room 111
Plymouth 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.
Tips to Successful Kitchen Remodeling
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Room 148
Bob Mock, C.R., Jet Construction & Remodeling
This seminar will provide information pertaining to the Kitchen remodeling process, educating the homeowner on topics such as: where to start, what to expect during the remodeling process, what to think about, budgeting, design ideas, current trends, product selection process, etc.
Planning and Executing a Home
Remodeling Project
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm, Room 188
Mike Otto, Fair & Square Remodeling
Are you thinking of finishing your basement, attic/second floor, adding on an addition, or updating the exterior of your home? Discover how to navigate the process of planning for and completing your remodeling project from beginning to end. Learn about time frames for completion, living through a home renovation, creating a realistic remodeling budget, hidden budget busters, different types of remodeling projects (cosmetic, pull and replace, or custom), matching your addition to match your home’s original design, and much more.
Second Floor
Kitchen Design Workshop
11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Room 213
Doug Nelson, 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.
Build a Personal Solar Station
11:00 am – 12:00 pm, Room 223
Joaquin Thomas and Les LaMotte, GoSolar!
Want to go solar the simple and affordable way? This one-of-a-kind class will teach you how to build a Personal Solar Station that can be used in your home, cabin, or RV. Use your personal solar station to run 12V kitchen appliances for cooking, lights for the shed, or just about anything else you want reliable, healthy energy for.
Plumbing Repair Basics: Repairing Toilets and Faucets
11:00 am – 1:15 pm, Idea Center – Second Floor
Tony Jochim, Private Home Inspector/Handyman
Learn how to save “big dollars” on home plumbing repairs as well as how to keep from wasting water as a result of leaky faucets and toilets. Tony Jochim, Private Home Inspector/Handyman, will demonstrate how to make simple repairs to toilets and kitchen/bathroom faucets.
Sustain Your Terrain: Green Landscaping Insights
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm, Room 213
Jim Vaughan, Environmental Coordinator, City of St. Louis Park
The City of St. Louis Park Environmental Coordinator will discuss effective Green alternatives that enhance your landscape, such as butterfly gardens, sustainable lawns, native restoration, invasive pest control and other organic matters.
Kitchen Remodeling 2012: Small Innovations to Total Renovations
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm, Room 223
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.
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.
Bath Remodeling 2012: Small Innovations to Total Renovations
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm, Room 223
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.
