Homes Plus
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A publication of the Waukesha Freeman and Oconomowoc Enterprise ��� November 2012 Spruce up your home this winter ��� Protect your home from the elements ��� Get your home ready for hosting season ��� Plenty to consider when selecting interior paint ��� Senior Living: Shifting household needs create home design opportunities ��� Timm: Deicing salts and your plants Deck the halls and brighten spirits Company owner says lights spice up home holiday look By Jim Cryns SPECIAL TO HOMES PLUS WAUKESHA ��� The holidays tend to bring out the best in us. Sometimes the decorations and adornments of a home or business are able to extract a little more goodwill. ���We saw this as a great opportunity,��� said Mike Hilborn, owner of Roof to Deck Decoration, a company that has made neighborhoods shine since 2007. He said proper lighting could speak to something inside, something primordial. ���Really getting down to it, that happens with lights. When I bring out a sample with the lights, once you plug them in, the whole presentation changes.��� With offices in Milwaukee, Chicago and Minnesota, Hilborn said the busy season for decks runs through October. That���s when the lighting aspect of his business kicks into in high gear. ���It���s a short season,��� Hilborn said, ���but the two businesses (decks and lighting) work per- fectly in our seasons.��� When some of the deck work quiets down in the fall, the company switches gears for the winter. Hilborn said his company does a lot of roofing work, so he already has employees that are comfortable working high above the ground. There is a safety factor involved, a plus in having someone install your lighting. He said the last thing anybody needs is to take a fall while installing lights. ���If you do something all the time, like being on a roof, you get good at the work, more efficient,��� Hilborn said. Roof to Deck Decoration will provide lights, help with design and oversee the maintenance. Hilborn said customers have the option of purchasing their own lights, but cautions them on the need for storage and keeping them in working condition. Renting lights has its advantages, Hilborn said: ���If you���re renting, I���m responsible for them. If they���re chewed up, a bulb fails, we���ll be out there. We Courtesy of Roof to Deck Decoration As you get ready to celebrate the holidays, change the look of your home���s exterior and landscape with decorative lighting. store them.��� ���Maintenance is a pretty big deal,��� Hilborn added. Lot���s can go wrong. A squirrel can chew through the strand of lights, wear and tear can break down the wiring. Home Equity Line of Credit ���Christmas lights are going to have problems,��� Hilborn said. ���When the strands go out, you can���t figure out what is going on.��� See Lights/Page 3 3.25 % APR Prime* + 0% pricing for the entire term of your line! 223080003 CONTENTS