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MILWAUKEE/NARI OFFERS BASEMENT WATER PREVENTION PANEL DISCUSSION
March 3, 2010

WAUWATOSA, WIS. - The Milwaukee chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (Milwaukee/NARI), the area’s leading home improvement and remodeling industry resource for more than 48 years, will sponsor a free “Basement Water Prevention/What to Do When Water Gets in the Basement ” consumer panel discussion.

The event will be held Wed., March 24, in the Ron Ziglinski, CR Education Center in the Milwaukee/NARI office, 11815 W. Dearbourn Ave., Wauwatosa, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  It will include a question and answer session.  Representatives of the following Milwaukee/NARI member companies will participate:

• Ralph Bayer – Bayer & Bayer, Inc., Muskego
• Bob Zidar – CRC Concrete Raising Corporation, New Berlin
• Mike Stefan – Everdry Waterproofing, Waukesha
• Dick Drew – Kelmann Corporation, Wauwatosa
• Ryan Eigenfeld – Carl Krueger Construction, Inc., Milwaukee

The panel discussion will address various ways in which homeowners can prevent water from entering their basement.  In the event that water does enter the basement, the panelists will also discuss done to remove the water and what steps should be followed regarding clean up.

In addition to a variety of Milwaukee/NARI resource materials, including the association’s annual Membership Directory, Resource Guide, and Remodeling Guide, all attendees will be signed up to receive a pair of tickets for the 11th annual Milwaukee/NARI Spring Home Improvement Showcase...A Tour of Remodeled Homes, to be held Sat., May 1 – Sun., May 2.  Light refreshments will be served.

Space is limited, and reservations are required.  Call the Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council office at 414-771-4071 to reserve your space or send an e-mail to info@milwaukeenari.org.

The Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Council was chartered in July 1961, as a Chapter of the National Home Improvement Council.  In May of 1982, the National Home Improvement Council merged with the National Remodelers Association to form NARI – the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.  With over 900 members, the Milwaukee Chapter is the largest in the nation.

The Council’s goals of encouraging ethical conduct, sound business practices, and professionalism in the remodeling industry have led to the growth of the remodeling industry nationwide and made NARI a recognized authority in that industry.

For more information or to receive a free copy of an annual membership roster listing all members alphabetically and by category, and the booklet, “Milwaukee/NARI’s Remodeling Guide,” call 414-771-4071 or visit the Council’s Web site at www.milwaukeenari.org.