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2017 | hbagno.org 1 Table of Contents Resources for Buyers + Renters + Building Projects 4 Welcome Letter from the CEO HOW TO Editor Jessica DeBold 6 Building + Buying a Home Art DirectorS 8 Moving In Antoine Passelac 10 Maintaining Your Home Ali Sullivan 12 Hiring a Contractor Contributors 12 Lee Cutrone, Fritz Esker, William Kalec, BUILDING IN THE COMMUNITY FEATURES Kevin O’Sullivan, Marie Simoneaux 14 New Orleans Education League (NOEL) Vice President of Sales 16 New Orleans Home & Garden Show Colleen Monaghan ® 18 Parade of Homes + St. Jude Dream Home Account EXecutive Brooke LeBlanc 20 Operation Finally Home 504.830.7242 | [email protected] 22 Camp Challenge Traffic Coordinator Delgado Student Chapter 24 Terra Durio 24 Production/WEB Manager Staci McCarty Membership Resources Production Designers 26 Defining Excellence, designation descriptions Demi Schaffer Monique DiPietro 27 Corporate Sponsors Chief EXecutive Officer 28 Welcome Letter from President Todd Matherne 29 Senior Officers of the Board & Listing of BOD EXecutive Vice President/ Editor in Chief 30 Staff & Past Presidents Errol Laborde 31 Pics from BOD installation 37 President 32 Mission Statement Alan Campbell 34 Legislative Contacts list 35 Councils Custom Published By MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS 36 Picture Gallery & Members Testimonials 38 Membership Benefits Published by Renaissance Publishing LLC 110 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Suite 123, 43 Membership Application Metairie, LA 70005 504.828.1380 • www.myneworleans.com 45 Business Services DIRECTORY Copyright 2017 Home Builders Association of Greater New Orleans and Renaissance Publishing 47 Categorical listing LLC. 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Members listed are active as of Jan. 31, 2017. by a self addressed stamped envelope. 2 Resource Guide | 2017 2017 | hbagno.org 3 Welcome from the CEO Welcome Home elcome to the first annual together with consumers, making the Home Source: Resource process of building or remodeling a home as Guide and Membership easy as possible. Directory of the Home We invite you to get to know us a little WBuilders Association of Greater New better by reading personal stories about Orleans! Founded in 1941, the HBAGNO our members, affiliated groups, and our has been part of the community for 76 community involvement. We are so proud years, and we pride ourselves on being to laud our members who have given back the preeminent voice of the construction — whether they’ve built homes for veterans industry and a resource for the community. or for a renowned children’s hospital, or We hope this will be a useful guide when it supported local charitable foundations comes to choosing a contractor to build or — and we’ve taken the opportunity to remodel your home. highlight them in the pages within. You may already be familiar with us if In addition to some personal stories you’ve attended the New Orleans Home included in this guide, we’ve included & Garden Show in the Mercedes-Benz a categorical listing of our membership. Superdome. Did you know this is a local Use the back section of this magazine for show, owned and operated here in New help looking for a contractor, flooring Orleans? For 62 incredible years, the supplier, financial institution, or any other HBAGNO has brought exhibitors together residential construction professional. with thousands of local homeowners at one of the largest consumer shows in the Jon Luther, CEO Southeast. Our members also present the Home Builders Association Parade of Homes each spring, which allows of Greater New Orleans the public to visit new custom homes. Having such close ties with our community allows us to bring builders and suppliers 4 Resource Guide | 2017 2017 | hbagno.org 5 HOW TO: HOW TO: Building & Buying a Home | By Fritz Esker The Buying and One other option is to buy from a builder who owns a lot. In this case, the builder is Building Process selling the whole package: the lot and the design of the home. Searching for a lender is another important hen looking to invest in a new be overwhelming, so potential homeowners part of the process. Smith recommends using home, buyers are left with should be prepared to spend a lot of time on it. local lenders. They will need your income the decision to purchase an If you feel you have the time, budget, and information, your work history, and your existing home or build a new a definite idea of what you want, you need an credit card numbers. Regarding credit cards, Wone. The right choice for some people may not architect and a contractor. It’s best to interview you should not make expensive purchases on be the right one for others, according to Lynda several professionals before you sign a contract. them while your lender is investigating your Nugent Smith, CRS, GRI, risk management If possible, get recommendations from previous credit. Smith said a common mistake buyers broker for the Metairie office of Keller Williams customers. If there isn’t good communication make is charging furniture for the new house Realty. If custom building, finding the right beforehand, it can lead to misunderstandings on a credit card. This shows up on their credit builder is key. down the road. history and negatively affects their loan and People who opt to build need a clear idea “Some [homeowners and contractors] are interest rate. Wait until after you’ve closed on of what they want and a definite price range like oil and water,” said Smith. “They don’t find the house before you take on other debt. they can afford. For example, a kitchen can out they’re not on the same page until after the Researching insurance options is another cost a homeowner anywhere from $30,000 contract is signed. It can lead to frustration and important part of owning a home, especially to $130,000 depending on the individual’s potential legal entanglements later.” in an area prone to hurricanes. A good resource tastes. Until a prospective homeowner can say Before signing on the dotted line, it’s also that lets you compare different policy options is precisely what they want, it’s impossible to know important to make sure your contractor is the Louisiana Department of Insurance web- how much the construction will cost. properly insured and licensed in case a worker site. There is a 30-day wait on flood insurance “Costs get out of control quickly,” said is injured during the build. if the sale is all cash. If you are in this situation Smith. “Building allowances may or may not be In the Greater New Orleans Area, space to and it’s hurricane season, you can ask the seller adequate for the desired selections and finishes.” build on is limited. But sometimes, people see to carry a small mortgage written up by the title Aside from knowing what you want and a plan in a magazine or online for a house that company or assume the existing policy. how much you can afford, people looking to they love. However, these plans are often for At the closing process, you’ll finalize the build should ask themselves the following three lots bigger than those available in New Orleans. mortgage, pay the closing costs, and transfer the questions: Do I have time to deal with building a Do your research on lot sizes in the parishes title from the previous owner to you. Typically, house? Do I have the flexibility in my schedule? you want to buy in before you set your heart on the buyer will pay the closing costs, but if you Do I know what I want and how much it will a particular plan. Until you find your lot, you want it included as a part of your loan, you need cost? It’s a time-consuming process, and it can won’t know what your costs will be. to have it written into the contract specifically. n 6 Resource Guide | 2017 2017 | hbagno.org 7 HOW TO: Moving In | By Fritz Esker What to Do When Moving In ou’ve purchased a house. You’ve For example, those in St. Bernard Parish can installation fees, required permits when signed on the dotted line. Or, your call 504-278-4227, or find the permits online applicable and the meter deposit fee. The new build is finally habitable. First, along with more information (SBPG.net). electrical, gas and plumbing permits for you deserve a big congratulations. To get your water turned on in Orleans Plaquemines Parish can be found online as Second,Y you need to make sure you’ve ironed Parish, you will need to contact the well (PlaqueminesParish.com). St. John the out all of the kinks and little details as you Sewerage and Water Board.