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Keeping
Cleveland Heights
in good repair!

UPCOMING EVENTS

In addition to our Project Repair Workshops, Home Repair Resource Center will offer the following events:

Community Home Remodeling Fair
HouseMender University Series
"Financial Fitness" Classes
Home Buyers' Fair

Community Home Remodeling Fair
Presented by Home Repair Resource Center
Saturday, March 20th   –    10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Cleveland Heights - University Heights Main Library   –    2345 Lee Road

9:30 a.m. Registration
10:00 – 2:15 Advice Tables (individual advice – drop in)
     • Ask an Expert
  Jim Kunselman, Repair Instructor, HRRC  
   (as available when not teaching - see below))
• Talk with a Lender about Financing Your
   Project
   Alison Perry, KeyBank
   Eureka Herd, US Bank
• Historic Preservation/Exterior Paint Color
  Choices
    (bring a picture of your house)
   Jamie Phillips-Bertram, Cleveland Restoration Society
   Kara Hamley O’Donnell, Historic Preservation Planner,
   City of Cleveland Heights
• Ideas for Northeast Ohio Yards
   Bremec on the Heights Garden Center
     • Ask about Lead-Safe Remodeling
  Jeff Hanchar, County Board of Health Lead Prevention
   Program
     • Ask about Deeds, Living Wills, Property Taxes
   and Other Issues
   Representatives from the County Auditor &
    County Recorder Offices
10:00 – 2:00
    		 Ask an Architect” – a free individual 30-minute consultation
with an architect to help you prepare for a home remodeling project. Bring a picture or scale drawing.
 
 
To schedule a consultation, call 381-6100 anytime after March 1st. You may also sign up for a consultation at the Fair, beginning at 9:30, on a space-available basis.
 
 Participating Architects:
Todd Anderson, Anderson Associates;
Michael Benjamin;
Rich Bozic, Bob Blatchford Architects;
Charles Miller, Doty & Miller Architects
10:00 - 11:15 Session 1:  Workshops
     Bathroom Remodeling
Jeff O'Donnell, Architect, Creekside Design & Development
     Roof Replacement
Chris Kamis, Absolute Roofing & Construction
     Retrofitting Old Houses to Lower Energy Use: Conventional Means in Unconventional Ways
Jeffrey Eizember, (ARC)form LLC
11:30 – 12:45 Session 2:  Workshops
   

Kitchen Remodeling
John Wagner, AIA, LEED-AP, and
Alex Pesta, AIA, LEED-AP, City Architecture
     Choosing a New Heating System
Bill Jubell, A New Image Heating & Cooling
     Basement Water Control: Interior vs. Exterior
Steve Allen, Integrity Waterproofing
1:00 – 2:15 Session 3:  Workshops
    Installing a Rain Barrel
Jim Kunselman, Home Repair Resource Center
     Choosing Replacement Windows
Troy Vandervoort, American Building
     Garage Replacement
Bill Knop, Rehab Specialist, City of Cleveland Heights

All day – HRRC’s Resource Library
(books, videos, contract specifications)

 

 

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Free advice
from the experts

Home Repair Resourse Center is pleased to offer the following presentations as part of our HouseMender University series:

Designing & Installing a Deck or Patio
Michael Beghtol, ASLA, LEED-AP
John Wagner, AIA, LEED-AP
Alex Pesta, AIA, LEED-AP
If you are thinking of adding a new deck or patio at your home, elarn from several architects about options in design, materials, and installation.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 7 pm

Lawns on a Budget
Larry Cirillo
Learn how to make a beautiful lawn the easy, inexpensive way. A long-time master gardener will share his knowledge about fertilization, mowing and watering, as well as how to control weeds, insects and fungus in your lawn.
Wednesday, May 65, 2010 - 7 pm

These HouseMender University sessions
will be held at
Cleveland Heights - University Heights
Public Library
2345 Lee Road
Reservations are requested –
call 381-9560.

Financial Fitness Classes

Home Repair Resource Center's interactive workshop series will help you develop your money skills, provide you with strategies for improving your credit, teach you how to protect your home investment, and prepare you for home purchase or refinance.

Classes are open to all Ohio residents. Choose from among the following FREE classes, and reserve your seat by calling (216) 381-6100:

March
6 - 8 pm Cleveland Hts. - University Hts. Main Library
  2345 Lee Road
2  
Tuesday Power of a Personal Budget
9  
Tuesday Creditworthy Equals Choices
16  
Tuesday Understanding Mortgages & Refinancing
23  
Tuesday Avoiding Mortgage Delinquency
30  
Tuesday Home Maintenance for Home Buyers
   
April
6 - 8 pm Cleveland Hts. - University Hts. Main Library
  2345 Lee Road
8  
Thursday Creditworthy Equals Choices
15  
Thursday Power of a Personal Budget
22  
Thursday Avoiding Mortgage Delinquency
29  
Thursday Understanding Mortgages & Refinancing
 
May
6 - 8 pm Cleveland Hts. - University Hts. Main Library
  2345 Lee Road
4  
Tuesday Power of a Personal Budget
11  
Tuesday Creditworthy Equals Choices
18  
Tuesday Understanding Mortgages & Refinancing
25  
Tuesday Avoiding Mortgage Delinquency

Please note: These classes are part of Home Repair Resource Center's Home Buyer Education Program. The program offers classes and individual guidance that prepare residents for buying a home. Information will be provided on various down payment assistance programs that are available, including the City of Cleveland Heights' "Down Payment Assistance Loan Program." The City program is available to eligible applicants interested in purchasing homes renovated through HRRC's Home in the Heights subsidiary.

 

Home Buyers' Fair

Home Repair Resource Center will offer a Home Buyers' Fair on Saturday, April 3rd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Heights Main Library, 2345 Lee Road. Realtors and others involved in the home buying process will provide information about down payment assistance programs, financing options, and what to expect when buying a home.

This free event is open to anyone considering home purchase.