Nine Ohio businesses in glass block, vinyl windows, entry doors, bath liners and remodeling have consolidated under one new name, Innovate Building Solutions. The move provides customers with both superior service and unparalleled confidence when undertaking a home remodeling project.

Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) October 02, 2012

Innovate Building Solutions is now the family name for: Cleveland Glass Block, Columbus Glass Block, Mid America Glass Block, West Side Glass Block, Cleveland Window & Door, Clear Choice Window & Door, Cleveland Design & Remodeling, Cincinnati Design & Remodeling, and Bath Doctor. This new group of companies offers many products and services. It is a nationwide supplier of glass block windows, showers, walls and bars. In regional markets (including Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati Ohio, and Northern Kentucky) the company also installs glass blocks, bathtub liners, shower wall surrounds, vinyl replacement windows and entry doors. Innovate also provides complete bathroom, kitchen and basement remodeling services.

Divisions of Innovate Building Solutions are Super Service Award winners through Angie's List, and have won the Consumer's Choice Award. The company is accredited by the Better Business Bureau. For more information, contact Mike Foti at (216) 658-1280, or toll-free at (877) 668-5888 or visit http://www.innovatebuildingsolutions.com.

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Samantha Hartman will hold a yard sale today and Sunday at the Feagaville residence of her parents, off U.S. 340. The proceeds from the sale will be given to The Trevor Project, a national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services for LGBTQ youth. She is shown with some of the items for sale.

Boxes brimming with clothing, dishes, books and kitchenware were piled wall to wall. Televisions, furniture -- even Christmas decorations -- filled in the gaps.

Another basement and an outdoor storage unit are also filled with items collected by Hartman, her four siblings and their relatives.

All of it is going into a yard sale today and Sunday at the Feagaville residence of Hartman's parents, off U.S. 340, she said.

The proceeds from the sale will be given to The Trevor Project, a national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth.

The yard sale has a Facebook events page with hundreds of followers jostling for items that have caught their eye, Hartman said. She expects about 700 people to show up over the weekend and hopes to raise $1,000 for the organization.

The whole thing started out simply enough, said Hartman, a secondary education major at Towson University. Her parents were remodeling their kitchen, other relatives were moving, and they all wanted to shed years' worth of accumulated stuff.

It would have been difficult to persuade her mother to hold a simple yard sale, she said, but holding one to benefit a good cause was all the impetus needed to come to an agreement.

Hartman created the Facebook page so family members could communicate and organize their efforts, she said. A couple people picked up the page on their news feeds and said they'd like to take part.

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Northern Virginia home remodeling company Merrill Contracting and Remodeling, Inc. announced the release of the newest edition of its popular consumer e-guide to home remodeling. The e-guide, 5 Tips for a Successful Home Remodel, is now available free for homeowners to download.

Arlington, Virginia (PRWEB) September 30, 2012

The e-guide includes useful tips that help homeowners have better home remodeling experiences, such as the importance of selecting the right remodeling contractor. The homeowner e-guide to successful remodeling provides links to pages on the Merrill Contracting & Remodeling website where additional and more detailed information can be found, such as methods of setting home remodeling project priorities, specific questions to ask contractors and references, and red flags to look out for when selecting a remodeling contractor as well as other tips about remodeling.

David Merrill, president of Merrill Contracting & Remodeling commented Perhaps the single most important decision a homeowner makes that affects the success of a remodeling project and the nature of the home remodeling experience is the selection of the contractor they use. Its not always easy to determine what company will be best. Some of the secrets in our new e-guide, and articles they link to at our website, will help homeowners learn how to determine if the company they are considering for their remodel is right for them, their project, and their budget. Merrill also said, While our company only works in Northern Virginia our homeowners guide would be helpful to any homeowner in the country planning a remodeling project. The home remodeling tips we offer are universal.

Located in Arlington, Virginia, Merrill Contracting & Remodeling provides design build home remodeling services to homeowners in Arlington, Alexandria, Falls Church, McLean and other areas in Northern Virginia. The company provides architectural design and construction services for projects such as whole house remodels, home additions, kitchens, bathrooms, basement finishing, green remodeling, interior and exterior remodeling, as well as other home remodeling projects.

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FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Sun Design Remodeling Specialists, Inc., of Fairfax County, Va., in the midst of one of the most successful periods in its 24-year history, has hired six new team members and promoted one.

The newly named members of the Sun Design team are: Scott Smith and Marc Brady, Assistant Project Managers; Hope Hassell, Assistant Specialty Designer; Mike Linder and Dwain Foltz, Lead Carpenters; and Kely Ta, Administrative Assistant. Ta is taking over for Heather Lapsley who was promoted to Production Coordinator. The company is planning further growth and is looking for additional sales and design staff. Sun Design was named by Virginia Business Magazine this year as one of the region's best places to work.

The new hires are part of Sun Design's recent growth and successes. During March 2012, the company had its best sales month ever -- more than $1.8 million -- beating its record of $1.6 million in June 2007.

Also, the company has won two national remodeling industry awards: a national Chrysalis Award for a residential basement project in Fairfax County (one of only 81 winners nationwide) and a national CotY Award as a "Contractor of the Year" from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) this spring for a dramatic remodeling project in Fairfax, VA. Sun Design also won a 2012 Guildmaster Award (with Distinction) which is based on a lengthy track record of exceptional customer satisfaction.

Sun Design President Bob Gallagher, said, "Clients really love to work with our team members because they are highly experienced, creative and responsive to client needs. We're really pleased to welcome this new group of people to the company as they put their talents to work for our clients. Sun Design is in an exciting growth phase and it appears that we are going to have one of our best years ever."

About Sun Design Sun Design, celebrating its 24th year, has been the recipient of dozens of industry awards. Each year, Sun Design shows off its work during a series of home tours and other special events. For more information, visit the "Events" page at http://www.sundesigninc.com or call 703-425-5588. Sun Design is located at 5795 B Burke Centre Parkway, Burke, VA 22015.

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On Thursday, June 28, the Kangaroo & Kiwi Pub in the Old Carnegie Library opened its doors for a small pre-opening party hosted by pub owner Bradley Howe (pictured) and building owners Karoline Morrison and Dennis Beals. The event was a chance for community members to get a taste of what's to come: delicious foods, authentic Aussie and Kiwi culture, and lots of fun.

On Thursday, June 28, the Kangaroo & Kiwi Pub in the Old Carnegie Library on N.W. Market Street opened its doors for a small pre-opening party hosted by pub owner Bradley Howe and building owners Karoline Morrison and Dennis Beals.

The event was a chance for community members to meet the pub owner, sample some of Melinda Sims' delicious creations, and see the remodeling of the 3000-square-foot groundfloor space that formerly housed Carnegie's French restaurant and stood empty for well over a year.

Morrison first announced the new tenant in January and she's as excited now as she was then.

"I think it's going to be a great change for Market Street," she said. "It's something completely new for the building."

Morrison put to rest some of the public's concern about moving a pub into an historic building by stating, "Brad has done the interior in a way that it can be completely turned back into being an old library. The old shelves are still in the basement!"

The Kangaroo & Kiwi Pub is Seattle's only exclusively Aussie and Kiwi Pub that has been bringing the authentic taste and culture of down under to Seattle for the past 11 years. They offer all the "pub classics from down under" including steak pie, split pea soup, sausage rolls, and of course, vegemite sandwiches. They also carry imported beers and screen rugby, cricket, and soccer matches on their 'tellies'. Originally from Australia, owner Bradley Howe has been a Ballard resident for twenty years but waited to open up his pub in Ballard until the right place came along. The Old Carnegie Library is that place.

"It's unique, and in the heart of Ballard," Howe said. "When I had a chance to look at it, I walked in and knew right away what I was going to do and where everything was going to go."

"It reminds us of home," Brad's niece and head of the kitchen, Melinda Sims, chimed in.

Sims explained that in Australia the pub is the center of the community and you'll often find pubs in old buildings.

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Points: 0 Article Discussion: $5 million in stolen artifacts returned

by SmileySometimes on Yesterday, 4:56 pm #2548852

Wow, this is great news. I love to hear about these items being returned. Kudos to Berk the antique dealer for being vigilant--and ehthical. If not for him, we'd never know of these objects' whereabouts--or extistence, even. I wonder if possibly this former curator didn't "steal" the items, per se...maybe he (I'm assuming it's a "he") took them home to his basement for safekeeping, planning to return them. Who knows, maybe the museum roof was leaking, or remodeling was scheduled, something like that, and he felt the items would be safest in his home temporarily. It was a long time ago; probably not as much museum protocol was in place, as there is today. So nobody objected. Then time passed, he may have forgotten about the box of stuff in his basement, or become ill...there could be any number of explanations. Whatever happened, it's fantastic that they've been found and returned. : )

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Intermountain Healthcare issued a reminder than carbon monoxide poisoning is possible any time of the year.

Earlier this month, two people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. One patient was exposed while running a gasoline-powered concrete saw in his basement without proper ventilation, according to Intermountain Healthcare.

Basically anything that burns, anything that is powered by gas source, can put out enough carbon monoxide to overcome the individual quite rapidly, said Dr. Marc Robbins, Hyperbaric Medicine, Utah Valley Regional Hospital.

Carbon monoxide symptoms are similar to the flu and include headache, nausea, and dizziness

Be sure there is proper ventilation when working with gas-powered tools used in home remodeling projects. Do not use gas-powered generators, stoves or lamps inside a tent when camping. When boating, be sure to stay away from the exhaust and that the system is not blocked.

In 2011, Utah Valley Regionals Hyperbaric Medicine Center saw 11 patients for emergency treatment; five poisoned from emissions from being towed behind a boat on Utah Lake and six poisoned by placing gasoline-powered equipment too close to a living area.

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WATERLOO, Iowa --- The Waterloo City Hall lobby will become a construction zone this summer.

City Council members voted 4-2 Monday to approve a $97,800 contract with Prairie Construction Services Inc. of Waterloo to remodel the City Clerk's Office. Councilmen David Jones and Bob Greenwood voted against the project, citing concerns that Prairie was the only bidder.

City Clerk Suzy Schares said the project is expected to start in the middle of July and run through August. It will force the public counter --- the place people apply for licenses and pay parking tickets, among other business --- to be relocated temporarily to the basement.

Work involves moving the current counter farther into the large lobby area to create more space. The counter will be narrower, and additional walls would be erected for security.

"Human Resources will also have a separate access so people won't have to go through the clerk's office to get there," Schares said.

The City Attorney's Office, formerly located in the City Clerk's Office area, has been relocated already to the Mayor's Office. Most of the Human Resources activity has been moved into the clerk's office from the Carnegie Annex, a separate building across Mulberry and West Fifth streets from City Hall.

Schares was given the responsibility of overseeing Human Resources when Mayor Buck Clark laid off the former director, Bob Stringer, in January.

While the project will meet the needs of the Human Resources duties, it also creates more space for filing cabinets.

"We have kind of hit our maximum capacity for storage as far as files go," Schares said.

In other business Monday, council members unanimously approved:

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Students making music and art will soon have a space to call their own at Saint Michael School.

School administration said the schools basement will be remodeled into a dedicated art and tutoring space called the Fine Art Center as early as next fall.

Upon completion, the space will offer two classrooms for art and music lesions and three smaller conference rooms for tutoring sessions and after-school club meetings. Up to 50 students in total will be downstairs at any one time.

Before the creation of the floor, school Principal Susan Gosselin said art and music classes would take place where the school could find space for them, whether area empty classrooms or cafeterias.

The kids (currently) just use whatever space we have, she said. Turns out were able to build downstairs. Now there will be permanence.

Before repurposing the space, the schools basement was used for storing excess furniture, broken technology and miscellaneous donations.

Elliott Jacobowitz, a music teacher, said hed look forward to setting up a set classroom space and able to keep notes on guitar chords on the board for extended periods.

Not being in a classroom makes it difficult to learn, he said. (The students) really feel a difference.

The new classrooms will feature computer smartboards, expansive corkboards for hanging up art and computers for the teachers.

The project is expected to cost about $500,000 for a full remodeling. The schools parents, alumni and private donors have raised $420,000 since starting a fundraiser last fall.

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Written by Patricia Gay Thursday, 14 June 2012 00:00

Although La Roue Elayne at Cobb's Mill Inn is the town's newest hot spot, things got a little too hot early Monday morning when a small fire started in the basement.

The Weston Volunteer Fire Department responded quickly to an alarm at 2:43 a.m. on Monday, June 11, and found a pile of rags on top of a dryer in the basement had caught on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished and did not spread. Smoke in the basement and lower level of the restaurant was blown away by fans and the restaurant reopened in the afternoon in time for a luncheon.

It appeared the fire was caused from the spontaneous combustion of greasy rags that were lying on top of a clothes dryer. The dryer was not running at the time of the fire.

Weston Fire Chief John Pokorny, who is also the town's fire marshal, said the fire's cause is still under investigation; however, it appears it was accidental.

Mr. Pokorny said he has seen instances of spontaneous combustion, where a material ignites without the application of external heat or flame. He said fires caused by spontaneous combustion are not uncommon at places that use massage oil and towels, or linseed oil and rags.

"A fire can be caused from cloths that have oil on them, are heated, and then left in a clump," he said.

When the call came in from the restaurant's alarm company at 2:43 a.m., Mr. Pokorny was the first on the scene, arriving just six minutes later.

Domenic Cocchia, the general manager of La Roue Elayne, credited the alarm system and fast action by the fire department for preventing the fire from spreading.

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