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Facts on spring 2009 Parade of Homes Remodelers ShowcaseSM
3/25/2009

• This is the second spring edition of the 21-year old Parade of Homes Remodelers ShowcaseSM presented by the Builders Association of the Twin Cities Remodelers Council.

• The event will run April 3-4-5, 2009. This is a unique opportunity to tour 80 actual remodeled homes in 33 communities across the extended Twin Cities metropolitan area.

• Parade of Homes Remodelers ShowcaseSM homes will be open from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April 3rd and from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, April 4th and 5th.

• Admission is free (except for one Dream Remodeled Homes to the general public and remodeling representatives will be on hand to answer questions.

• At one fabulous whole-house remodel in North Oaks by Ispiri, LLC, our Dream Remodeled Home, visitors will be asked for a $5.00 donation to the Builders Outreach?Foundation, the charitable arm of BATC. All proceeds are used to build homes for families who otherwise couldn’t afford to own a home.

• The 66 professional remodeling firms showcased on the tour are members of the Builders Association of the Twin Cities and its Remodelers Council.

• Free copies of the Parade of Homes Remodelers ShowcaseSM Guidebooks will be available at all metropolitan area Holiday StationStores. Copies will also be inserted in home delivered metro copies of the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press newspapers on Thursday, April 2nd.

• Each remodeling project is also showcased online at www.paradeofhomes.org. Start by clicking on the search engine, Remodeled Homes, to sort through all the homes by remodeler, region and/or project type. Information about the participating remodelers is easily cross-referenced, and the handy Tour Planner lets you save favorites and make notes about them.

• Virtually every type of remodeling is included in the tour, including 19 whole-house remodels, 27 kitchen renovations, 25 additions, and eight lower-level finishes. You’ll find baths, owners’ suites, mud rooms and laundries, family rooms, decks and porches, even a garage.

• Homes are open in 33 communities across the Twin Cities area. Minneapolis features 17 homes and there are 13 in Edina. You can tour six homes in St. Paul and four in Orono. Other homes are located all around the region including Bloomington, Golden Valley, Richfield, Roseville and Shoreview. Visitors can also see homes throughout the region from Stillwater to Wayzata, Credit River Township to Blaine.

• Two free kitchen workshop seminars are offered at 9:00 am on Saturdays, April 4th and April 11th at the Builders Association offices in Roseville. Registrations can be made by phone at (651) 697-1954 or online at www.paradeofhomes.org.



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