By Peter Roos
Paradise NEWS is excited to bring you our new HOME IMPROVEMENT department. The global supply chain played havoc with the reliability of delivery dates for many home improvement items. Our home improvement section is designed to introduce our readers to service providers who are highly rated and available to help with your home improvements. These professionals, who have provided us services, will tell you about expected delays if you select out of stock or imported items.
Perhaps you are thinking about getting closets organized, expanding free space in a room with a Murphy bed, have a custom piece of fine furniture built, or a custom entertainment center designed, we have people to help. When it comes to shades and shutters, we have four advertisers, each specializing in something different from the rest. If you happen to contact any of them, please let them know you found them in Paradise NEWS.
Our longest continuous home service advertiser does Sliding Door Repair www.sliderrepair.com. (see page 57). Beacon Windows and Doors have been seen every issue in Paradise NEWS for more than a decade. These are the folks that can get your old sliders working like new again for a tiny fraction of the cost of replacement. They can fix or replace rollers, track, handles and locks. They can also repair track and replace many rubber moldings and insulation. Lately their work has included solving water intrusion problems involving brand new or aging sliders. Water intrusion is especially problematic when elevated, especially if others live below. If you have ever lived in an apartment or condo where water leaked from above, you know what I mean. Beacon Windows and Doors is also known as www.sliderrepair.com. You can find short video descriptions of various problems they have encountered and solutions they have engineered. Don’t Replace – Refurbish! Call 727-265-3356 and tell them Paradise NEWS sent you.
CLOSETS
If custom closets are on your to-do list, check in with Tony at New Closets Today online at www.NewClosetsToday.com or call for a free quote 727-641-6448. That is the fastest and most affordable way to a beautiful new reach-in, walk-in, linen closets, or kitchen pantries. Check out their 5-star Google reviews.
KITCHEN DESIGN – SOLID SURFACE COUNTERS AND ISLANDS
Kristin, The Granite Girl has dozens of solid 5-star Google reviews. “What an awesome experience with Kristin and the ‘Granite Girl’ team! My quartz kitchen countertops are beautiful and the installation was so smooth! Kristin was a pleasure to work with during the process and scheduling. We had to cancel due to a family emergency the day before installation, but Kristen was kind, understanding and we got our install re-scheduled. You feel like you are working with friends or family…. excellent products and service! I highly recommend using Granite Girl for your stone countertop projects,” said Linda McDowell. There are so many 5-star Google reviews like that about Kristin that it begins to sound redundant. Google Kristin The Granite Girl and see for yourself. If you are thinking about solid surface for your kitchen and/or bath, check out her ad below and give her a call. Tell her you read about her in Paradise NEWS.
WINDOW TREATMENTS SPECIALISTS
Introducing Service First Installers, better known in the St. Petersburg area as “The Shutter Guy,” has a solid background in construction. Custom blinds, shades, and shutters are simple to them. The Shutter Guy promises to provide creative window covering solutions for your home or business. They will offer you suggestions considering energy savings, privacy, light filtering and your décor. Their products are locally manufactured by the best in the industry all made in the USA. Shutters, blinds and shades will make your home or business look beautiful and will reduce your energy costs while adding value to your home or business! Their plantation shutters are locally manufactured and come with a 25-year warranty. Their shades which can transform a space and complete any room with simplicity, have the ability to partially or completely block out sunlight. You can find them online at www.theshutterguystpete.com or call 813-641-4002. See their ad on page 16. Do not confuse “The Shutter Guy” with “The Shutter Man,” www.TheShuttermanFL.com, who specializes in installation and repair of the kind of shutters that protect your windows and doors from hurricanes. He has been advertising with us for over a year and is thrilled with the calls he gets from Paradise NEWS readers. We also have Sapphire Shades, who loves projects involving automation and motorization on interior or exterior shade projects (see ad on page 27). Our longest-term window covering advertiser is Budget Blinds, who always offers a free consultation and generally has a 30% OFF coupon in their ad (see ad on page 53).
LOCKSMITH SERVICES
Tommy Locksmith has been advertising steadily in Paradise NEWS for the past several years. He is very experienced, but only wants to work weekdays 9am-5pm, so do not call him for after-hours emergencies. We need another advertiser for that. Let us know if you know someone. Lately, he has been installing a lot of convenient combination deadbolts. He said “As soon as someone loses their keys in the sand, I get a call to let them in the car or their condo or home, and I suggest a lock with no key needed. If you can remember four numbers, you are in. Call Tommy weekdays 9am-5pm at 727-755-3975.
CUSTOM-MADE FURNITURE
David Calvin Furniture Studio was one of our first home improvement advertisers. He can make custom-made furniture of any style for the living room, dining room, bedroom, or office. Email dcfurniturestudio@att.net or call 324-605-1313 (see ad on page 16).
DESIGN AND BUILD
Our new largest advertiser is a highly acclaimed local design and construction company named Ambry Design which is looking to help our readers with projects from kitchen design to murphy bed design and installs, closets, garages and more. These folks are professionals at project implementation. 727-513-8707 www.ambrydesign.com
LUMBER
Don’t put your home at the mercy of the Big Box stores when it comes to lumber. If you have an older home needing wood replaced, chances are Anderson Lumber, 666 49th St. S, at the trail, has it in stock. If not, they’ll make it for you out of real wood. Chances are the original wood came from them. Bring a piece of the original if you can. They are “knot usual.” They carry marine plywood, hardwood lumber and make specialty millwork. High quality, full service for over 100 years. 727-321-3111
HAULING AND DELIVERY
If you need a garage or house cleaned out or have junk to be hauled away or you need appliances, furniture, pavers, shell, sand or rock delivered, Hot Momma’s Hauling and Delivery can help. They delivered our pavers and shell in the same trip that they hauled away our deceased hot tub shell and rusted lawn furniture. Call Ashlie for a quote or information at 727-678-3156. Visit them online atwww.LetMommaHelpYou.com
AIR CONDITIONING
We have two Air Conditioning advertisers, Vinnie and Joy with Happy Air, running a yellow Happy Face Logo in our classifieds on page 62. We introduced Vinnie and Joy and hooked them up with the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber. Vinnie worked for a big A/C company and Joy ran restaurants in Las Vegas before coming here to launch their own business. One of our newest full-page advertisers is Air 24/7, a 5-star Google rated air conditioning and heating contractor with a great reputation. Their ad on page 17 tells you what it is going to cost, with several options, including a 10-year parts and labor warranty and financing available for 48 months. Go for the highest SEER rating you can. You will save way more in power use in the first four years, while you are paying for it without interest.