Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Greater Powell Area Chamber of Commerce

President of 3 Pillar Homes, Zenios Michael Zenios, is proud to announce that the Greater Powell Area Chamber of Commerce has selected us as their annual recipient of the Old Village Award. The awards presentation was this past Thursday May 8th at the National City Bank in Powell, Ohio.

BIA of Central Ohio MAME Awards

The Sales and Marketing Council of the Columbus Divisions of the Building Industry Association (BIA) announced the winners of the 21st Annual Marketing and Merchandising Excellence Awards on May 9th, 2008 at the Bridgewater Conference Center in Powell, Ohio. 3 Pillar Homes is excited to announce that they received two MAME Awards.

*Best Logo by a Builder
*Best Newsletter by a Builder

The MAME Awards were created to honor the top achievers in the new home industry. The awards recognize sales and marketing achievements among Realtors, Interior Designers, Architects, Landscapers, Suppliers, Remodelers, Builders and More!

Friday, May 9, 2008

Finishing Touches

Regardless of a home's size or style, all construction follows a consistent pattern and pace. Excavation and foundation work will be followed by the framing phase, which will be followed by rough mechanical, electrical and plumbing work. As soon as those stages are complete, insulation will be installed. These steps follow each other quickly and are easy to see. The progress is exciting!

But when our crews and subcontractors begin to focus on the interior finishes of your new home, the pace seems to slow down and daily progress is more difficult to follow. To the homeowner, it might seem that we are losing focus or paying less attention to the project. In fact, the opposite is true. The apparent pace of work has slowed because finishing work is much more detailed than the previous stages. We must be more focused and pay more attention to the finishing details.
For example, cutting, building, and fastening the pieces of a complex crown molding profile along the ceiling-wall joint of an upscale kitchen requires several hours of painstaking work by a skilled finish carpenter. Likewise, finishing newly built walls to a smooth, uniform surface is a process that takes multiple cycles of application, drying, sanding, and cleaning to accomplish properly.
There also are more products to install. The number of cabinets, faucets, light fixtures, door handles, and outlet and switch covers in a modern new house continues to increase as homes become larger and more luxurious. To get some sense of that task, count the number of outlets and switch covers in your kitchen and family room alone (or in the whole house, if you're more ambitious), each of which must be installed by hand before you can move in.

Finally, finish work signals the last stage of the building process. Both we and our homeowners are anxious to finish the job after several weeks of anticipation and hard work, not counting the time spent planning before construction began. It is hard for homeowners to remain patient when the work appears to be moving slowly.

By the very nature of its exacting, hand-applied work, the finishing phase of homebuilding is necessarily slow. That does not mean that the work is being neglected! During this final part of your home construction, remember that we remain focused on the highest quality installation and application of your home's interior finishes.

Warm regards,
Zenios Michael Zenios
3 Pillar Homes