Mission StatementThe North Peninsula Building Association

represents builders and associates of the building industry. We advocate constant improvement of

building and business practices to provide quality construction in our community.

Vol. 6, Issue 6 www.npba.info 360-452-8160 350 West Washington Street, Suite 3, Sequim, WA 98382 June 2013

A Catered AffairAdvanced Door SystemsAJ Webb Construction Air Flo HeatingAll Weather Heating & CoolingAngeles ConcreteAngeles Millwork & Lumber Co.Angeles Overhead DoorsAlpha Builder CorporationB. Middleton ConstructionBerneking Concrete HomesBill’s Plumbing

Blue Mountain Tree ServiceBob’s ElectricBurton’s FlooringChris Duff General ContractingClark County Home Builders AssociationClawson ConstructionClayton Coleman Construction and PaintingCJ ExcavatingCEDConstant PaintingCountry Homes

Cozi Homes ConstructionDave’s Heating & Cooling ServiceDelaBarre ConstructionDuff EnterprisesEagle Home MortgageEstes BuildersEverwarm Hearth & HomeExcel UtilitiesFeeley ConstructionFinish RiteGlass ServicesH2O Plumbing

Hartnagel Building SupplyHoch ConstructionHuttigIn Graphic DetailInnovated Fire SprinklersJarmuth ElectricKandu EnterpriseLaser ConstructionMaple Valley Rotary ClubMeyer ElectricParker StoopsPeninsula Daily News

Pen PrintPeninsula Pride ConstructionPinnacle BuildersPipe Rite PlumbingPlatt Electric SupplyPrimeSource - Grip RiteR J ServicesRainbow SweepersRainshadow Coffee Roasting Co.Ralph’s DrywallRipley ConstructionSecurity Services Northwest

Sequim Association of RealtorsSequim ElectricSequim Redi MixSequim Sunrise Rotary ClubShepherd ElectricSimpson ElectricSound ConstructionThomas Building CenterTherma Tru - Huttig Building ProductsTracy’s InsulationWild River Door ProductsZenovic & Associates

Everwarm Hearth & Home Building Connections event

raises $1,500 for HFOT!A HUGE thank you

to Everwarm Hearth & Home for hosting last week’s Building Con-nections & Fundraiser to support Homes For our Troops! The event was a great success and raised $1,500 to support Homes For our Troops. If you missed it, please visit http://bit.ly/17jVOAB to see a full photo re-cap. Everwarm has an ongoing fundraiser for the project; purchase

a raffle ticket for an opportunity to win a Big Green Egg prize package valued at over $1,300! Tickets are just $5 each or five for $20 and can be purchased at Everwarm Hearth & Home or the NPBA offices.

Work Begins on Homes for Our Troops Project!

Thank you to the following companies for your support!

The foundation has been installed at Corporal Lang's home up O'Brien Road! We are excited to report that this home will be the first in Clallam

County certified with Built Green's updated 2012 Single Family Residential Checklist. Follow progress of the project at www.facebook.com/NorthPeninsulaBuilding

Association and learn all about the features that are cost effectively implemented into the home. The new checklist will be available on BuiltGreenClallam.org in July. For an advance copy, email faleana@builtgreenclallam.org.

Vol. 6, Issue 6 June 2013

Donna L. Knifsend

DearDonna

Dear Donna: I have a landlord that refuses to let me

out of my lease. I have lived in the house for eight months but it costs me over $500 per month to heat the home. There are also other issues including mold. I have four months left on the lease, but the conditions of the house are making my family sick. The house is for sale and I am thinking about putting large yellow tape with hanging lem-ons over the sign. Thoughts?

I have plenty of thoughts with very little detail. If you are looking to get out of the lease, have you discussed potential liability to the landlord if there are “truly” mold and the other issues causing health related concerns to your family or have you simply asked to

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High income earners are defined as:• $250,000 for married taxpayers filing jointly; • $125,000 for married taxpayers filing separately; • and $200,000 for other taxpayers.

1) The Affordable care Act imposes an additional 0.9 percent Medicare tax on FICA wages, or self-employment income that exceeds certain threshold amounts.

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be released from your lease? The validity of your facts and assessment of the premises are beyond the scope of this article; however, if you believe that your home is uninhabitable and causing health issues, you may want to contact applicable agencies and seek legal ad-vice. Keep in mind, however, that “slumlord,” habitability,” and “related health causation” are often subjective and costly to prove.

The interesting fact that you raised is that the house is for sale. If the premises are “actu-ally” uninhabitable or even habitable but in need of substantial repairs, this can affect the marketability of the property. More impor-tantly, once the owner and real estate agent are put on notice of any items that may affect habitability, there may be a duty to disclose to a potential buyer.

Instead of hanging the lemons, make lem-onade and invite your landlord over. Even if your allegations fall short of “legal” liability or justification to terminate the lease, having

you in the home when a potential buyer ar-rives is risky. If your landlord disagrees with your assessment of the property, agree to dis-agree. Negotiate with your landlord in a calm manner. If you cannot remain calm, have your spouse or someone that can communi-cate the issues and negotiate on your behalf. If there is an imbalance of power or either of you are difficult to deal with, consider hav-ing a neutral third party there to facilitate the communication, help to understand the is-sues, evaluate potential risk and reality, and explore all options.

Do your homework before approaching your landlord. Are there code violations? Have there been similar claims or lawsuits regarding this property? If not, consider ne-gotiating the security deposit and other items to get out of the lease. If there is evidence to support your allegations, talk to your attor-ney before hanging the lemons.

Disclaimer: The advice given herein is strict-ly for informational purposes only and does not reflect advice to the readers. If you have a legal issue, see an attorney for full evaluation and advice.

Estes BuildersExcel Utility ConstructionRainbow Sweepers Sound Community Bank

NPBA welcomes new member:

Hughes Homes ConceptsNathan HughesPO Box 1332, Sequim, WA 98382 • 360-461-6294Sponsored by: Andy Hines, Hines Construction, Inc.

Thank you renewing members!

Full contact information can be found at NPBA.info/members.

Clallam and Jefferson County, Port Angeles, Port Townsend, Sequim,

Juan de Fuca Chapter of ICC

CODE CORNER

Self-closing doors are now required be-tween garages and houses. For nine years the code was silent on this requirement but it’s now back in text.

Note also that garages need to be separated from the living area by ½-inch gypsum wall-board on all bearing walls and 5/8-inch gyp-sum wallboard on the ceiling.

June 2013

BE SAFE THIS SPRING - CALL BEFORE YOU DIG!

Practice safety this Spring! If you have landscaping or other outdoor projects in mind, remember to Call Before You Dig to have underground power or other utilities located and marked for safety.

It’s easy! Simply dial “811” a few days prior to digging and tell the operator about your plans and in a few days they’ll send

a locator out!

www.clallampud.net

send

Calendar of EventsMember News!NTI invites you to Bob Leach’s retirement celebration

Robert Leach graduated from the Uni-versity of Washington and earned his PE in 1971. He began his engineering career in Port Angeles in 1976 with Peterson & Associates (later to become NTI) where he worked until 1983. Bob returned to the UW where he earned his MBA in 1989. He came back to Port Angeles and NTI in 1993 after time at the City of Seattle Engineering De-partment and as general manager and engi-neer at Public Utility District No. 1 of Jef-ferson County. In 2003, Bob became NTI’s principal engineer and an owner of the busi-ness.

After many years of service to our com-munity at NTI we are wishing Bob a happy retirement. He has certainly earned it!

During his many years at NTI, Bob has been responsible for major projects includ-ing a downtown beautification project and the LID #215 sanitary sewer retro-fit for the City of Port Angeles, a roadway/utility sys-

tem for an industrial park complex for the Port of Port Angeles, a sanitary sewer retro-fit for the community of Sunland, a resort/hotel development and site grading/utility systems for the Makah Marina at Neah Bay, the Dry Creek Elementary School complex, the Port Angeles Library, Valley Creek Estu-ary, several assisted living facilities, many subdivisions and related utility systems.

We will be honoring Bob for his service Thursday, June 20, at NTI’s office at 717 S. Peabody St. in Port Angeles. Please come by between the hours of 3-6 p.m. to offer con-gratulations and well wishes as he begins the next adventure in his life.

Estes Builders announces expansion/relocation to new office

After nearly 14 years in its downtown Sequim location, Estes Builders has ex-panded and relocated its operations to a new U.S. Highway 101 location. “When Jo Anne and I started Estes Builders 23 years ago,

we worked out of the laundry room of my parents’ house in Sequim,” said Kevin Estes, owner of Estes Builders. “I had to make tele-phone calls between spin cycles.”

“It has been a long time in planning but the time was right to make the move,” said Jo Anne Estes. “Our new location is over 3,000 square feet of welcoming space.”

The interior finishes of the new office were designed to showcase common interior home details which will allow clients to see up close and in-person those elements that go into building their new custom home. The new showroom includes a selection of millwork, ceiling details, countertops and many other interior and exterior finishing details. The reception room includes a cus-tom-made mantle from a 75-year-old Hoh River area maple tree, a gift to the company.

“It is great to see our new office ready for operations and we look forward to our first day there,” said Kevin Estes. “We appreci-ate our trade partners and suppliers who worked with us and particularly our con-struction manager Mike Lyckman.

June 19-21 BIAW Summer Board of Directors

meeting

June 20NPBA at Kiwanis Club Port Angeles

July 10NPBA Board of Directors meeting

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When Mike signed on with us almost 20 years ago, he never knew that he would tack-le a project like this. Mike is responsible for the magnificent transformation of the build-ing.”

The new location is at 259003 Highway 101, Sequim.

Hartnagel Building Supply Annual Decking Event & BBQ

Talk with composite and redwood deck-ing vendors and get all of your questions an-swered so you can get started on your new deck project, June 19 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

Eagle Home Mortgage Facebook Like Campaign

Head on over to www.facebook.com/Eagle-HomeMortgage and "Like" their page to help them reach their goal of 6000 likes and they will give $6000 to Corporal Lang's Homes for our Troops Project! At press time, they had 4650 "likes" which means your "like" is

worth about $4.50. Please help us spread the word by shar-ing a post with your friends and family. Join in and help to

support this great cause!

Big Green Egg Raffle

sponsored by Everwarm Hearth & Home.

Proceeds support Homes for Our Troops.

Tickets $5 each or 5 for $20 and are available at the

store, 257151 Hwy. 101 East, or NPBA offices at 350 West

Washington Street, Suite 3 in Sequim.

Vol. 6, Issue 6 June 2013

Garret DelaBarre, DelaBarre Construction PresidentAnnie O’Rourke, Drafting Solutions Secretary/State DirectorJulie Myers, First Federal TreasurerBill Feeley, Feeley Construction 1st Vice PresidentGreg McCarry, Westerra Homes 2nd Vice PresidentRick Gross, Estes Builders LLC Immediate Past President/State DirectorMark Smith, Mark Smith State DirectorLarry Hanna, LP Hanna Construction Builder DirectorScott Schwagler, J & J Construction Builder Director Dan Donovan, Allform Welding, Inc. Associate DirectorTracy Gudgel, Zenovic & Associates Associate DirectorKelly Raymond, Cherry Creek Mortgage Associate DirectorRoger Wheeler, RJ Services, Inc. Associate DirectorBill Roberds, Excel Utility Construction Inc. Life Director

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“Fortunately business has been steady for us,” says Rick, who has been able to keep his long-term crew busy. “They are all great guys and quality builders, and our reliable subcontractors have been with us for 10 to 15 years too. We all work so well together because we know what to expect from each other.”

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Angeles Millwork and Hartnagel invite you to purchase a 2-foot by 6-foot stud at either of their stores to donate to the framing lum-ber package which will be delivered to the job site for use in building Cpl. Ammon Lang’s home. Follow the progress of this fundraiser on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Angeles-Millwork.Hartnagel! For more information or to donate a stud, call or visit Angeles Mill-work, 1601 S. C St., 457-8581; or Hartnagel, 3111 E. Highway 101, 452-8933.

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