Ahhh Baltimore, home of the 19th Annual Remodeling & Deck Expo. Compared to last year’s, the attendance is up & I see a lot more upbeat remodelers and companies which bodes well for the future. As many long time readers know, I firmly believe that one’s education never stops, especially in this industry.
The changes seen just in the last few years involving Better Best Practices, Energy Efficiency, Controlling Moisture, etc… have been amazing. I was remarking to a friend a few days ago about this & how even different shows like Holmes on Homes have changed over time. It is amazing watching some of his older episodes & comparing them to the newer ones – what was once acceptable to him, is basically a no-no now. Fiberglass in the basement, plastic vapor barriers inside home, etc… are just a few quick examples.
While I would have loved to have done 2 different articles (by now), covered all the classes – time & circumstances have worked against me. In that vein, let me leave you with a quick photo recap, and an overview of future blog articles that will be coming up. Today’s article should have mostly been on new & upcoming materials in the deck arena, but alas, I barely made it to that section today. Yesterday was filled up with classes, meeting numerous friends, leaders in different fields, which was topped off by a great dinner hosted by AZEK. Michael Anschel had a great class on Assessment & Strategies, which I will definitely be doing a full recap of later.
A few pics from the floor:
The ribbon cutting ceremony (courtesy of Lauren Hunter of Hanley Wood):
New work truck prototype by DeWalt:
Ahhh, the new Kerdi Board – this looks like a great product for Countertops, Shower Walls and numerous other locations:
Carl Seville aka the Green Curmudgeon teaching class on the show floor – got to love that bottom ad:
Michael Anschel hanging upside down, Carl Seville & me having a little fun (courtesy of JB @ BuildingMoxie):
Simpson Deck Collapse:
Misc Pictures:
Camden Yards:
The Constellation:
Some of the great guys from Remodel Crazy from last night:
From Left to Right – Ken, Owen, Tim (misbehaving of course), Ned, Rory, Chris & his watch
Hopefully, I don’t miss anyone: Great friends from Twitter met at the show @
I wanna see that upside down pic too! Great to see ya Sean and I hope you enjoy Baltimore.
Nice! Glad you are having a good time. I’m suddenly very envious…and interested to see @michaelanschel hanging upside down. That work truck is pretty sweet too!
Nice! Glad you are having a good time. I’m suddenly very envious…and interested to see @michaelanschel hanging upside down. That work truck is pretty sweet too!
Nice! Glad you are having a good time. I’m suddenly very envious…and interested to see @michaelanschel hanging upside down. That work truck is pretty sweet too!
Thanks for the update, can’t wait to see more!
Great recap Sean (and thanks for the props for BMore) and you now it was lovely hearing your take on things (you made for a great tour guide). . . I hopefully will get something up on Tuesday next week. . . g’one and I won’t say that you forgot me >> I guess the feature will be up next week! Right?
It’s in my camera. believe this or not at one point I look over during Carl’s presentation and there is a woman kneeling at anschel’s feet. (I loved this & Sean will back me up on it.) hopefully he can see fit to posting something with me soon he certainly has a well thought out point of view.
Sean,
Enjoyed the overview…really missed out on meeting some great folks by not attending. Looking forward to your updates.
Cheers,
Mike
Let’s not call it blackmail, lets call it reality – the longer that pic sits in your camera, the longer it takes for me to write an article (insert whistling smillee here)
It was great meeting you by the way
It was a great show Amy – good thing they used carpet runners to help prevent any slipping from all the drooling that was going on
Next year’s it will be located in Chicago – with everything picking up, it looks like it will be a lot larger
Let’s not call it blackmail, lets call it reality – the longer that pic sits in your camera, the longer it takes for me to write an article (insert whistling smillee here)
It was great meeting you by the way
It was a great show Amy – good thing they used carpet runners to help prevent any slipping from all the drooling that was going on
Next year’s it will be located in Chicago – with everything picking up, it looks like it will be a lot larger
Sean,
It was great meeting you in Baltimore. Hope to see you again at the next show.
Sean,
It was great meeting you in Baltimore. Hope to see you again at the next show.
Let’s not call it blackmail, lets call it reality – the longer that pic sits in your camera, the longer it takes for me to write an article (insert whistling smillee here)
It was great meeting you by the way
Sean,
Enjoyed the overview…really missed out on meeting some great folks by not attending. Looking forward to your updates.
Cheers,
Mike
It’s in my camera. believe this or not at one point I look over during Carl’s presentation and there is a woman kneeling at anschel’s feet. (I loved this & Sean will back me up on it.) hopefully he can see fit to posting something with me soon he certainly has a well thought out point of view.
It was a great show Amy – good thing they used carpet runners to help prevent any slipping from all the drooling that was going on
Next year’s it will be located in Chicago – with everything picking up, it looks like it will be a lot larger
It was a great show Amy – good thing they used carpet runners to help prevent any slipping from all the drooling that was going on
Next year’s it will be located in Chicago – with everything picking up, it looks like it will be a lot larger
Let’s not call it blackmail, lets call it reality – the longer that pic sits in your camera, the longer it takes for me to write an article (insert whistling smillee here)
It was great meeting you by the way
Great recap Sean (and thanks for the props for BMore) and you now it was lovely hearing your take on things (you made for a great tour guide). . . I hopefully will get something up on Tuesday next week. . . g’one and I won’t say that you forgot me >> I guess the feature will be up next week! Right?
Thanks for the update, can’t wait to see more!
I wanna see that upside down pic too! Great to see ya Sean and I hope you enjoy Baltimore.