Allrounder Remodeling Inc. is pleased to award a scholarship to Zachary, who plans to be an electrician

Part of our Core Values is giving back to our community where we live and work. In addition, our industry is suffering from a lack of young people joining the rewarding and fun careers that we participate in each day.

In an effort to give back to our community and bolster our own industry, we have developed a yearly scholarship for a Simley High School Graduate who plans to attend a post secondary school or apprenticeship program with the intention of learning a trade related to home building or remodeling. In order to qualify, students must maintain a B grade average, participate in community service, and provide letters of recommendation from teachers or community leaders.

Our scholarship is administered by the hard working folks at the Inver Grove Heights BEST Foundation. They work tirelessly to find a student who meets the requirements that we set forth when developing the scholarship.

This year, it was our privilege to award a scholarship to Zachary, who plans to become an electrician.  He shared with us that he got interested in the trade via a family friend.  We were excited to hear that Zachary already has a job waiting for him once he finishes trade school!  Congratulations to Zachary, we know you will do great!

Allrounder Remodeling Inc. owners Eric and Ruth Bader present a scholarship to a 2024 Simley High School Graduate

If you know a student who will be graduating in the coming years from Simley High School, please encourage him or her to apply for these scholarships.

Allrounder Remodeling Inc. provides residential home design and remodeling services in the southeast Twin Cities metro area, including the cities of Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan, Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, Woodbury, Oakdale, and Maplewood.

For more information, please call 651-497-7715 or 651-497-7714; or visit https://www.AllrounderRemodeling.com

The Best Contractors are Worth Waiting for

Yay!  You’ve decided to remodel your home.  Now that this difficult choice is made, you’re ready for the changes to happen RIGHT NOW!  If this sounds like you, it’s time to slow down.

Many folks believe that their project can be scheduled and built quickly once they’ve decided to move forward.  Reality is that timelines rarely move as fast as you’d like them to.  While some smaller, single trade projects like painting or flooring replacement can happen quickly, larger scale remodeling and renovations take much longer to plan and build.  This article is intended to help you develop a realistic timeline for your project.

HIGH DEMAND

The best contractors are in high demand.  Clients are more eager than ever to renovate their homes, while the industry is facing a labor shortage.  This results in many of the best contractors to have several months of work in their queue.  Typically, a firm that is booked out is in demand because they have a reputation for creating high-quality projects and treating their clients right.

LEAVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME

Get started early!  Here are some typical timelines.  Keep in mind, this is assuming that your contractor has no other projects or clients already lined up.  Timelines for busy contractors may be even longer.

• Set up appointments and interview contractors:  3-6 weeks
• Planning and design work:  3-6 weeks
• Order materials and submit city permit applications:  3-6 weeks

As you can see, it can easily be 2-4 months from when you decide to do something before the project can even begin to be built.  Once construction starts, the actual construction process takes time as well!

• Bathrooms 3-6 weeks
• Kitchens 6-12 weeks
• Basements 6-12 weeks
• Full home remodels can take several months

WORTH WAITING FOR

You may say to yourself, “I’m not going to wait for this contractor to fit me in.  I’m going to hire this other company instead because they can start right away.”  We implore you to ask the other company why they are available so soon and don’t have a lot of work lined up.  Often it is because they have a poor reputation.  Other times, the company may be so large that they have the ability to take on many projects.  This often results in you becoming “just a number” to them, with little or no personal service.

If you are considering a home remodeling project in a few months, give us a call today at 651-497-7715 to get the process started.

Allrounder Remodeling Inc. provides residential home design and remodeling services in the southeast Twin Cities metro area, including the cities of Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan, Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, Woodbury, Oakdale, and Maplewood.

For more information, please call 651-497-7715 or 651-497-7714; or visit http://www.AllrounderRemodeling.com

Part of our Core Values is giving back to our community where we live and work. In addition, our industry is suffering from a lack of young people joining the rewarding and fun careers that we participate in each day.

In an effort to give back to our community and bolster our own industry, we have developed a yearly scholarship for a Simley High School Graduate who plans to attend a post secondary school or apprenticeship program with the intention of learning a trade related to home building or remodeling. In order to qualify, students must maintain a B grade average, participate in community service, and provide letters of recommendation from teachers or community leaders.

Our scholarship is administered by the hard working folks at the Inver Grove Heights BEST Foundation. They work tirelessly to find a student who meets the requirements that we set forth when developing the scholarship.

This year, we were pleased to be able to present our scholarship to a young woman who dreams of being an electrician.

If you know a student who will be graduating in the coming years from Simley High School, please encourage him or her to apply for these scholarships.

3/31/2020

Allrounder Remodeling Inc. will still be operating in some capacity as we fall within the definition of an “Essential Business or Operation” as described by Governor Walz’s order 20-20.

The safety of our clients, our employees, and our trade partners is very important to us. We will continue to take preventative measures such as washing our hands, using hand sanitizer, wiping down work surfaces, scheduling only one trade at a time, and practicing social distancing at all job sites.

If you or anyone you have been in contact with has been out of the country in the last 2 weeks or if anyone in your household is at risk, or feeling sick or been in contact with someone who has been sick, please let us know so we can reschedule your project to a later date.

If any of our employees/trade partners fall ill, or come in contact with anyone who has fallen ill, we will not send them to your location and will reschedule the work to a later time.

Initial Consultations for new projects will be done remotely via video call until further notice.  This is a new process for us so we appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this new (to us) technology.

We want to make sure that we are not putting you or our team at risk and appreciate your efforts to do the same.

Thank you for your understanding.  We will come through this stronger and better than ever.  Please be safe and wash your hands!

— Ruth and Eric Bader

Taps and Apps is a fun event, with all proceeds benefiting the food shelf and other good works of Neighbors Inc. in South St. Paul. The event features cold beer, appetizers, and entertainment.  The event will be held on August 14 at Wabasha Brewing.

As part of our core values, Allrounder Remodeling Inc. is proud to sponsor this event along with other leading community businesses.  We hope that you can join us for this exciting event.

For more information or to purchase tickets to this fun event, please visit https://www.neighborsmn.org/event/taps-apps/

Allrounder Remodeling Inc. provides residential home design and remodeling services in the southeast Twin Cities metro area, including the cities of Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan, Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, Woodbury, Oakdale, and Maplewood.

For more information, please call 651-497-7715 or 651-497-7714; or visit http://www.AllrounderRemodeling.com

Allrounder Remodeling owners Ruth and Eric Bader present a scholarhip to a 2019 graduate.

Part of our Core Values is giving back to our community where we live and work. In addition, our industry is suffering from a lack of young people joining the rewarding and fun careers that we participate in each day.

In an effort to give back to our community and bolster our own industry, we have developed a yearly scholarship for a Simley High School Graduate who plans to attend a post secondary school or apprenticeship program with the intention of learning a trade related to home building or remodeling. In order to qualify, students must maintain a B grade average, participate in community service, and provide letters of recommendation from teachers or community leaders.

Our scholarship is administered by the hard working folks at the Inver Grove Heights BEST Foundation. They work tirelessly to find a student who meets the requirements that we set forth when developing the scholarship.

This year, we were pleased to be able to present our scholarship to a young man who dreams of being a welder or mechanic.

If you know a student who will be graduating in the coming years from Simley High School, please encourage him or her to apply for these scholarships.

Allrounder Remodeling owner Ruth Bader presents a Simley graduate with a scholarhip

Allrounder Remodeling Inc. is honored and humbled to be presented with the Small Business of the Year Award for 2019.  The award was presented by the River Heights Chamber of Commerce during a ceremony on April 25, 2019.  Owners Ruth and Eric Bader were privileged to be joined by 8 key members of their team at the ceremony.

During the ceremony, Owner Ruth Bader said, “Thank you to those who nominated us, voted for us and the committee that selected us for this award.  It is a true honor to be in the same company as Point North and Yours Truly for Small Business of the Year.

Thank you to Shawn and Town Square Television for making the wonderful video showcasing our company.

We owe a lot to our Chamber community for our success. This involvement gives us greater opportunity to give back and be a benefit to our community as is one of our core values.

The Chamber allows us to be involved with local issues and gives us a platform to be introduced to other local business and supporting community members.

We could not do the work we do without our team. Many of whom have joined us here today. Thanks to Kevin, Craig, Jim, Todd and Jenny for taking time out of your busy day.”

Chairman of the Board Jake Sedlacek presents the Small Business of the Year Award to Ruth and Eric Bader of Allrounder Remodeling Inc.

Press Release from the River Heights Chamber of Commerce:

“With all of the outstanding businesses in the community, the River Heights Chamber is excited to honor the following finalists: Allrounder Remodeling, Inc., Point North Networks, Inc., and Yours Truly Marketing Incentives, Inc., each one deserving of the 2019 title! Finalists were nominated their peers, the community participated in an online voting poll and the River Heights Chamber’s Recognition Committee selected the winner.  The Small Business of the Year Award acknowledges an organization that has been in business for five years or more, has 20 or fewer employees, has at least two years of membership in the River Heights Chamber, and encompasses a business that has a commitment to the community through its involvement and assistance to community organizations, to its employees, suppliers and customer relationships, in addition to, a commitment to excellence in service, business ethics, friendliness and business operations.”

Allrounder Remodeling team members Kevin, Ruth, Eric, and Jim

Allrounder Remodeling Inc. provides residential home design and remodeling services in the southeast Twin Cities metro area, including the cities of Apple Valley, Rosemount, Eagan, Mendota Heights, Sunfish Lake, West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Inver Grove Heights, Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, Woodbury, Oakdale, and Maplewood.

For more information, please call 651-497-7715 or 651-497-7714; or visit http://www.AllrounderRemodeling.com