The Spring Home & Garden Show is Thursday, February 22 thru Sunday, February 25 at the America Center in downtown St. Louis. This year, we have two booths!

Above is our Ask The Experts booth (booth #129). It is is across from the Better Living Theater stage where Scott Mosby will be speaking. Scott and his team of Mosby Building Arts experts will be on hand to answer all manner of home improvement questions. If you have a nagging or mysterious problem around your house, talk about it with the people who know - Mosby carpenters and technicians.

Above is our second “home,” the Architecture & Remodeling booth (booth #2840). It’s located at the exit of the King Tut exhibit (you can’t miss the giant Tut sand sculpture!). This booth is where the design excellence of Mosby will be on display, as well as examples of the Woodharbor line of doors and cabinetry. Meet our design staff and get answers for your remodeling questions.

In addition to the 2 booths that represent the multiple facets of Mosby, Scott Mosby will be talking about Conquering the Fear of Remodeling: How to Choose the Right Company, followed by a question & answer session. His show times at the Better Living Theater are:

Thursday, 12:30 & 4:30 pm
Friday, 3:30 & 7:30 pm
Saturday, 1:30, 4:30 & 7:30 pm
Sunday, 11:30 am & 2:30 pm

As if Scott Mosby weren’t busy enough, he will also be broadcasting his KMOX Home Improvement Show live from 11 a.m. - 1p.m. on Saturday, February 24th. Watch radio happen, then watch Scott dash from the DJ booth to the theater stage with only a few minutes to spare! The Home Show is always an action-packed good time, so please do come down and visit us at one or both booths!

Much like a postman delivering through rain, snow, sleet or hail, 5 Mosby employees worked through a snowstorm to become ventilation experts.

Today, Air Vent Inc. gave a ventilation education seminar, teaching the finer points on how to spot attic ventilation problems (wet insulation, rusty nails or blackened plywood in your attic means you’ve got a problem), and how to select the most effective solutions.

Our architectural designer, Eric, one of our project managers, Rich, and 3 of our carpenters (Justin, Walter & Steve) took 2 hours out of their packed schedules to learn the finer points of air intake and exhaustion.

Ventilation is not glamorous, but it’s a crucial function of a healthy home, and Mosby Building Arts now has 5 guys with extra nuggets of knowledge on how to diagnose ventilation problems and fix it right the first time.

February 7, 2007
International Builders’ Show
Orlando, Florida

It was a sunny, 75 degrees outside the auditorium where Scott stepped up to receive an honor from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), who designated him the Certified Aging In-Place Specialist of 2006. The award was presented by Beverly Koehn and CAPS board chairman Bill Owens. Scott spoke for about 2 minutes in front of 250 industry professionals and peers, and his words at that time bear repeating:

“I believe we all share the desire to remain independent and live in our homes for the long term. Living independently throughout all phases of our lives is a universal desire, therefore we need universal design in our homes. I applaud all the CAPS professionals who remodel homes to nurture and support homeowners.

“People of all ages are likely to discover this important need for universal design features in our homes when we experience a mishap, accident or sports injury that alters our physical ability. Imagine being on crutches, a walker or wheelchair as you move from your garage through your home. Everyday things like narrow halls and doorways, bath fixtures and light switches can - over night - become barriers for mobility.

“Often, life events create an immediate need for adapting your home to a new mobility standard. I am part of the national network that will take care of you should that sudden need arise. But what is just as important is educating people on why universal design features should become a standard building and remodeling feature. Preparing our homes for all abilities is important now, before we need them.

“I am committed to the CAPS mission of designing & remodeling our homes to assure an independent lifestyle for as long as possible. Building universal features into our homes provides each of us with self reliance. CAPS professionals have the solutions that allow us to be proactive throughout all phases of our lives, and I thank the CAPS Board of Governors for acknowledging just how important this subject is to me and the industry I represent. I am grateful for the honor.”

Each time I go to a Mosby home remodeling project site, I see the sheets (shown above) posted somewhere on the site, yet I’ve never stopped to take a close look at them.

Today, while taking some “during” photos of a 2nd floor master bedroom renovation, I came upon these lists, and finally took a moment to actually read them.

It seems that each production crew keeps track of daily and weekly goals for their project (which get crossed off as they are accomplished), as well as a constant reminder of the project’s end date. That both the construction crew and the homeowners are kept abreast of goals and deadlines is a nice, honest touch.

And it inspires consideration: Since it works so well with keeping the Mosby production staff organized, would this technique work as a way to organize off-work hours?