Remodel Tampa Bay Fall/Winter 2015 | Page 6

President’s Message Professionals You Can Trust W elcome to the 2015 second edition of REMODEL TAMPA BAY. This Fall/ Winter edition represents the best of the industry’s contractors, professionals, and suppliers in our area. NARI has been an industry name since 1935 nationally and locally since 1983. One of the primary goals of this organization is to ensure the safety and well-being of the general public by providing a streamlined way of connecting homeowners with licensed individuals for their remodeling needs. In addition to undergoing a rigorous background check, each company/ member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry is pledged to observe high standards of honesty, integrity and responsibility in the conduct of business. Finally, all of NARI’s members adhere to a code of ethics, offering a professional job at a competitive price. NARI gives homeowners the peace of mind knowing that they have hired an educated, licensed professional that will listen to their needs to give them the perfect space they have been looking for. Many of NARI’s members hold specialized certifications in order to keep up with the latest and greatest industry information, product knowledge and construction techniques. Florida is one of the more stringent States in the country when it comes to building codes and permit requirements, especially along our coastal regions which includes Tampa Bay. You can be assured that your NARI team members are up-to-date on local and State-wide building code requirements. Beware of unlicensed activity NARI Tampa Bay has been actively involved in our community for many years now, and even more so over the past few months. The Tampa Bay Chapter of NARI has been working hand-in-hand with the City of St. Petersburg Police department to assist in the crack-down against unlicensed construction activity in our community. Not only can hiring an unlicensed individual be a risky endeavor for the homeowner from an aspect of quality of work but can also mean inviting unwanted criminal individuals into your home. Check your contractors’ background! At NARI, we perform this research for you as our members are licensed individuals which have passed rigorous background checks! Helping those in need As a non-profit organization, we at NARI Tampa Bay feel it is our duty to help those in need. Many of our members have recently assisted one of our country’s Iraq veterans whom was wounded in combat and returned to his home here in St. Petersburg with lasting effects of his injuries. The remodel of his home went tremendously wrong after hiring an unskilled individual for his project. After taking his money and then tearing apart his home, the homeowner was left without a kitchen and working restroom facilities for many weeks. Members of our chapter provided materials and labor to complete this Iraq war veteran’s project in record time. A complete list of our members can be found within this magazine (page 34) as well as on our website at www.nari-tampabay.org. Let NARI assist you with all of your remodeling needs to ensure your next project results in a striking realization of your dreams. Eric Glinsboeckel, ALA, NCARB, ByAK President, Tampa Bay Are Chapter of NARI G2 Design, LLC 2227 49th Street North St. Petersburg, FL 33710 (727) 280-6234 Each member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry is pledged to observe high standards of honesty, integrity and responsibility in the conduct of business by: 2. Making all advertising and sales promotion factually accurate avoiding those practice which tend to mislead or deceive the customer; 3. Writing all contracts and warranties such that they comply with federal, state and local laws; 4. Promptly acknowledging and taking appropriate action on all customer complaints; 6 Remodel Tampa Bay TAMPA BAY O FFIC ERS President Eric Glinsboeckel, NCARB, ALA, ByAK G2 Design, LLC 1st Vice President Doug King, CGC King Contracting, Inc. 2nd Vice President Jim Macholz, CR, CBD Jamco Unlimited, Inc. Secretary Jeffry E. Baughman, Esq. Spartan Law Group Treasurer John Lusk Pella Windows & Doors Past President & Chairman of the Board Arlen Tillis Tibbetts Lumber Company BOAR D OF DIRECT O RS Dan Ebert Premier Outdoor Living & Design, Inc Linda Macholz Jamco Unlimited inc. John Marzulli, CR, CKBR Emerald Contractors NARI Code of Ethics 1. Promoting only those products and services which are functionally and economically sound, and which are consistent with objective standards of health and safety; NARI Jeffery Wolf, GCP Jeffery M Wolf General Contractor, Inc 5. Refraining from any act intended to restrain trade or suppress competition; NARI Mission Statement 6. Obtaining and retaining insurance as required by federal, state and local authorities; The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) is the homeowner’s resource for finding quality contractors, design-build firms, suppliers and other related professionals in the area. NARI’s Core Purpose is to advance and promote the remodeling industry’s professionalism, product & vital public purpose. 7. Obtaining and retaining licensing and/ or registration as require