September 27, 2025 • 49 mins
Full show from the Donovan & Jorgenson Heating & Cooling Studio: Saturday, September 27th, 2025
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Creative Construction, Wisconsin home improvement show only
on Fox Sports ninety twenty and your iHeart Radio app
coming live from a very comfortable dinav into Jeorgan's and
Heating Cooling Studios. Bringa you gotta put your shirt back on.
Speaker 2 (00:14):
Well, it's nice in here. Finally, I know what we're wait.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
You know if there's just a bunch of dudes in here,
but we have a very cute.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
I'm a parked on them. We're always huddled over the heater,
so it's hard to get.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Buy a microphone. You gotta you can take you you
don't have to put the park on, but you gotta
put the shirt back on.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
How you been I'm doing fine.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
You're going to Union Growth later today.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (00:35):
You're a golf tour.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Yeah that's it's a golf tournament. Now what do they
call it? It's the Funny Cars and it's a chaos thing.
And I thought I wasn't gonna have to go this year,
but the guy called me up and says, hey, you're
coming right, So I guess I'm gonna watch them race.
You know what it is, and know what it knows?
It's The race is like three seconds long, so it's
great for it'd be great for your attention span.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Yeah, you know what if I our special guest, Randy
Miller is coming with me, and if he can't go,
then I.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Hey, I have sponsored racers in the past.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
I know you have. But can you imagine right now.
We don't have to get into it, but you sitting
four hours to watch a race? You would have to
stand ship?
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Yes, I will. It's a good thing.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
It's a short race, Randy. It's good to see you,
Randy Miller. And normally when you come in we talk
about alright, Homer remindly, but we're talking all right, total
basement finishing. I got it.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
He went on the ground.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Now are you out of your mind? You bought another company, Mike,
you know, hold on, it's good to see you.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
It's not just that he's also he's also engaged.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Yeah, Arthie, I got a feeling Spencer is going to
play some great bumper music when it comes to weddings
and all of that. Cool.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Congratulations, thank you very much. I appreciate that. Of course,
had to bring the fiance here with.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Well two years ago, but we're gonna talk business with her.
Two years ago when we had dinner at North Star Easter,
my wife Terry and I and you and Becky. I said,
you put a ring on that finger. You're like, I know,
just relax, relax, we get it, and I go, don't
let her walk out because you're not the and you
were like, I know, I know. It took you a bet,
but you can take me a bit, man. A lot
of changes going.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
On, a lot and spiritually, yes, sir, yes, sir, get
to the physical part of it. No, let's not.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Let's stay away from you standing up in the studio. Pal,
that's just I'm sure you're going through that. A lot
of changes here in the last six months in your life.
Things are going well.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Huh, yes, really well. I cannot complain. As far as
business wise, you know, we're having a great year. The
home improvement side is doing very well, the insulation side
is staying still very strong. And then an opportunity came
my way, just literally two and a half months ago
(02:56):
of common friend of ours had recommended, have you talked
to Randy Miller, meaning asking Buck Buckley if he had
talked to me at all about possibly buying out his business.
And so he and I had talked, and I've known
Buck for a long time and he was just ready
to retire and looked at the numbers and looked at
(03:17):
the fact that since we are ready do insulation in
the basements with sillboxes and sound resistance, I mean even
in our own house, that sound debtning was so beneficial
to end up having, and that's been a good portion
of it with my business, that it just made sense
to if we have the opportunity to finish it off
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with a very unique simple system to carry out the business,
to end up moving forward.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
You want to know all the cards in the right place.
Next month is the Nary Fall show, right right, and
the theme of that is basement Revival, right good timing.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
And John Niemi and myself are the two co sponsors
of that area.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Well, that's awesome. If you could move the microphone over,
I love talking to you. But guess what, not only
is this is the future Missus Miller, which is awesome.
She is on the Narry board, the foundation board, and
got hoodwinked and she said, look, I raised enough money. Yeah, yeah,
you know what. BNGO fixed that so it doesn't make
a bunch of sound, but it does move, So you're
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gonna have to hold it. Becky, who are you?
Speaker 4 (04:25):
I'm great? How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Congratulations?
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Thank you?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Yeah? Do we do we have a date yet?
Speaker 4 (04:31):
I think we're thinking maybe next August twenty second.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Maybe well maybe August twenty second, two o'clock in afternoon. All, No,
I don't have that right.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah, we're not exactly sure, but yeah, you'll get your invitation. Hey,
so talk to me about getting on the foundation board.
How is that going for you? I know you and Bingo.
Now you're kind of like talking board stuff and foundation stuff.
I have for years yelled at people on the Foundation
board that they don't get up on the mountain to
talk about the great things they do, and we have
(05:01):
had people in that said no, no, I'm going to do that,
and now they're not on the board anymore. So I'm
going to plead with you to get me information so
that we can we can highlight, promote and celebrate the
work the Foundation does, because that servant leadership, heart that
that foundation has to help people, I just love and
I'd love to be able to talk more about it.
(05:22):
So I'm glad you're on it. How is that going
for you?
Speaker 4 (05:25):
It's going great. I've been on there for a year
now and and.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
The the you're gonna be the treasure soon. I am,
I understand, I am.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
I'm stepping up in the rinks and I must say
you're good with money, right, Yes, I must be doing
something right.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
That's kind of been your background a little bit and
you're comfortable in that space. So good for you. Before
you join the foundation, did you you've known what they do, yes,
and the fact that they help people continue and to
be able to get educated and then get into the
trades and to be able to look. We always say, look,
we don't have enough people ask for scholarships. And it
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doesn't have to be seniors in high school. It can
be people that are displaced at worker, have decided in
a different career path and they can't afford to go
to school. Let's fill out this. It's a simple application,
and you guys are going, look, we have money to
be able.
Speaker 4 (06:17):
To help you, and we want to give it out.
We raise money from our members, from ainary members, and
these kids that need these funds, they just need to
ask for it, you know, youth in the trade. It's huge.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Had I said to you five years ago, ten years ago, Hey,
guess what you're going to be the treasurer of the
Nary Milwaukee Foundation. You would have said, first of all,
what is that right?
Speaker 4 (06:39):
Right? But yeah, I was raising money at a Nary
gala for the fifty to fifty raffle. I got roped
into it. Well, actually I got volunteered to do it
because I had said, we need to raise some more money.
I think I can help you with this.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
So keep looking to the guy for your left. He
volunteered you on that, yes he did, But I.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
Did not volunteer her. She volunteered herself. What ended up
happening was that same at the gall of the year before,
they raised like four hundred dollars okay, and Becky goes, wait,
that's all they raised. She goes, that's it.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Next year, challenge accepted.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
I will be more than willing to end up assisting
on that.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
She volunteered herself.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
What happened?
Speaker 4 (07:29):
And then he reminded me of that, and so I said, okay,
I got a phone call and what I think we
raised just under three thousand dollars in an hour.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
Yeah, pull that girl in. Okay, you're not afraid to
ask people. Nope, And that's the key. And I told
you the story about deb On how with the Nary
golf thing. She just said, just give me five dollars.
You don't have to know what it's for. You gotta
beat his shot. He's horrible at golf. And she's pointed
me and I'd say, deb you're on my team. She's like,
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I'm honest and you're bad and going no, I'm back,
and so she just people were just giving her. She
raised more money because she was just like, let's do
it this way. And obviously that's what you did. And
then they rope the end.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
Don't they They did? And then I got asked to
be on the on the board and then now I'm
the treasurer. So just moving up the ranks and just
trying to help wherever I can.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
You know what happens after treasure you become one.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
Well, then she moves up once you get an officer,
and then you keep moving up until but they.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Don't help a year smart you'll be the president. Oh
you'll have your own security, the limo, ever, the plane,
it all comes with that.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
Randy will be so jealous.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
I'll be so jealous. Oh yeah, that I will be
if we can move. Hey, Randy, when when you decided
with Total Basement Finishing, it just made sense and I
understand it. But but again, for a company that's been
around and doing the kind of work that all right
home remindling you guys get comfortable in that space. How
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has it been the last few months with Total Basement
Finishing for you as the owner of the company.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Well, I mean it's a transition, and our products that
we actually use are very very unique. It is a
niche product that is patented. It is a The wall
system is a complete waterproof wall system, moldproof water system.
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It's got two inches of closed cell phone on the outside.
It's PVC wall. It almost looks like it's got wallpaper
to it. Very nice, very easy to hang things on
from as well. The panels themselves can handle hundreds of
pounds of weigh to it when you end up doing it.
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It's got steel studs and the flooring itself is also
a waterproof flooring system.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
I asked you this, so what you bought U Senel Insulation? Yes? Andy,
excuse me, it's sitting right in front of me, and
I just got to hate that's in frontilation. Did that
give you a template on how to you have a
company come underneath the umbrella of all right, I mean
did that help you in this transition? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (10:13):
I mean with the business coaching that I had, it
was basically establish a system that's going to end up
working throughout your business, and then if you're able to
expand out from there, do that. And so that's where
we're at with this system as well, is integrating what
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they've had, what they were doing, and bringing it into
the fold so that it all works in conjunction with
how my system ends up being. And a lot of
it has to do with communication. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
I mean they're in the basements every day to begin with,
because that's what they do to seal up insulation. I
mean they're in I mean all the sales anyhow, it's
it's all there. All the sales need to be redone.
So we're in the basement anyways, might as well just
start putting up walls.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
And were you were able to then where the people
that were working for the company were able to to
keep some of those guys, so they did.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
We did keep some very key great employees on.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
The sales side, or the installation side, or the installation
and inflation did so the sales.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
The production end of things and the overseeing how everything
ends up going. And one of this. I mean there
was one salesman that was with the organization when I
took it over as well.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
So they and and the people that are that sell
for you, did they then they just have now more
AMMO in it, right, they have.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
More exactly how we're doing is.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
To be able to say, listen, not only can we
do this, but.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
Correct So since they already know how to end up selling,
it's just adding one more item for them to end
up learning and becoming a professional at and getting certifications
and making sure and adding one additional salesman on to
our team isn't hurting us either, because you know, we've
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had a pretty good year as far us from our perspective.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
But still, I've I have seen you be a salesperson, right,
You've been in my kitchen and kicked me out of
the kitchen because I wanted everything green, well, because.
Speaker 3 (12:20):
I wanted to end up talking to the person who
was the real decision.
Speaker 1 (12:23):
Michael. Yeah, I know, and you were you were and
that was kicking me out of there. But I'm wondering
because you're you're still out selling. So did it take
you a little bit. Did you bring that sales guy
with you or did you do enough research to be
able to talk about the total basement finishing to be
able to have that conversation with with clients.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
So we first started out by having that one salesperson
his name Machane and have him continue down the path
of selling that. But each one of my sales guys
we're doing ride alongs with him. Then the next step
is he rides along with them, or Jordan rides along
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with them, to end up making sure that everybody's on
the exact same page, that our systems are in place,
that our communication is going to be good, that we're
explaining the products the right way, and then we'll be
able to then have more of our guys to be
able to sell all of the mix of the products
that we end up having.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
The inside Baseball. But I have to ask it, Jordan
one day will run this company.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
Jordan is already a twenty percent owner of the company.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
So did you have to get his okay buy this company?
Speaker 3 (13:38):
So we did have conversations, and the conversation ended up
going Dad, I think this is a great idea.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
Good for him.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
Dad, would you stay on with the company, though, as
the owner a little bit longer to extend it so
that we make sure that we have everything properly in
place before you go into the sunset. And besides, where
the heck am I going to hand up going? With
her being so much younger than I and so much
better looking, but so much better. I know that this
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space is made for radio, and I'm aware.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
Of Becky has brought some really cuteness to the studio
for the first time in a bit. Just so you know,
nothing going nothing against Spencer but and me.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
But we're better engaged because if they were to break up, well,
we're still staying friends with Becky.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
Yeah, yeah, because she's on the foundation board and we
have to be nice to her. I love the fact,
and thank you for allowing me to ask that question, Jordan,
because he is the He's the future, He's the He's
absolutely he is going to be the face of this company.
If he had said that, I don't think this is
a good idea. I just don't. I think we're in
a really good place right now. I don't know if
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we want to extend how would what would you have
said to him?
Speaker 3 (14:48):
Tell me more? What does that mean? We're in a
real good place. You know, where is that for the future?
How do you end up seeing the long game? Because
you can't think of it just for today. If you're
going to end up being a sustainable business, you need
to end up looking at things in the long manner.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Well, yeah, in a couple of years. We might as
well stop in our show dating for two years from now,
because all I got to do is the kitchens and
baths and they get the whole house.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Well, well, here's the thing, okay, I want to make
sure that this is real clear, because one thing that
my business has done a very good job of having
great relationships with other companies that are in our traits, okay,
including companies like Bengo or any of the others, Nemi Construction, Core,
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you know, all of these people, MK Designs, all of
these companies that would end up giving us referrals because
they never saw us as a competitor. And yes, getting
into the basement business kind of does tailor into some
of theirs. But I want to make sure that it's understood.
Our system is a very unique system, and it is
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a very simple system that we're trying to end up
putting together. If somebody wants to end up doing something
customized with you know, full blown basement remodel. We aren't
necessarily the right fit. We'll do, like I said, a
very simple system that is waterproof and mold proof, and
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that is where our niche is.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
Hey, you brought some some things I did and I
kind of made funny and you said no, no, because
we're going to talk about this before we get to
a break. Can you can you talk a little bit
about what you brought in studio today and then we'll
get we'll talk more about these products on our website
on the other side. It is on the website right
and when look, if you if you go to Randy's
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to their website and you can click on it's all
all right remodeling, right all right, remodeling dot com and
you can go Then if you go to the basement
Total Basement, it's there's a click Total Basement Finishing that
you can click on. It really gives you a great idea.
But the products you brought in give me an idea
of what you brought in, and we'll talk more about
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these on the other side of the break.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
So I brought an example of what we have for
the flooring system and how our wall systems actually work
is pretty much in a simple form. There's a little
teaser for us to end up talking more about you know,
do you want me to talk more now?
Speaker 2 (17:23):
You know, talk after because I'm curious, how do you
how do you keep the walls dry? Because you know,
a couple of weeks ago, we had a really nice rain, it.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
Was and people are still dealing with it. Correct, perfect timing.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
For well, here's that company.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
Yeah, your timing was.
Speaker 2 (17:37):
Here's here's the problem we were having. Right, man, we
had a flood. Right, people's basements never had water coming
in them. Now. We just had a little rain a
couple of days ago. And guess what those all those leaks,
those those things made new leaks.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Yeah, they still there.
Speaker 2 (17:50):
Sure, yeah, And this isn't going away.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
That's a nice thing about being in a condo on
the upstairs. Man, that on eighty eighth Street. We got
flooded a lot over there, and we got every thing fixed,
we thought, right, and I'm sure, but I'm sure that
they got some water in the basement. That whole neighborhood
got hit.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
My previous office manager, who was my office wife for many, many, many,
many years and that was when I first took the
ownership of all Right. She got completely flooded, to the
point where the foundation and the first floor separated.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
Oh no, it was that where where does where does
she live?
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Bred in Milwaukee, not far from where our office is.
And it was sad because all they can do is
just demolish the place. I mean, I felt so sorry
for her.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
Two different houses in West Allis there's they're condemned by
the city and they're done. There's nothing you can do,
can't fix some.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Man, man, it's horrible when those things happen.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
Guys, we're gonna get to a break out this side
of the break we're gonna just the rest of the show,
we're just going to talk about Tobacky, about the wedding
coming up. I'm only kiddy, I'm only kiddy. But we're
going to continue to talk some foundation, Narry foundation work.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
The metting excited here, I know, ya Bingo, I know.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
And we're going to get to that though. We are
on radio, so though Randy's gonna be able to show us,
we're gonna have to do radio theater of the mind.
We'll just talk about what he's what he's doing. And
we'll go from that.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
Right, have you not listened to any sporting events, you
know you can end up describing things very well.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
Theater of the mind. I mean, I could say that
this thing is the it's completely it's black, and it's
one piece and it can't.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
Be pulled apart. And I'm a guy, you say your
think my mind.
Speaker 1 (19:37):
He is Randy Miller. He is the owner all right,
Homer Remodeling, all Right, Total Basement Finishing new new uh
new company that is now under that that umbrella. But
you can go to all right, all right remodeling dot
com and you can take a look at at Total
Basement Finishing and what that entails. And his fiance I'm
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trying to do the Seinfeld thing. Becky is in studios. Well,
she is the treasurer going to be the treasure of
the Narry Milwaukee Foundation Board. And we'll continue our conversation
with them on the other side. This is the Creative
Construction Wisconsin Home Improvement Show on Fox Sports nine twenty
and your iHeart Radio app. Great bumping music right there,
perfect Spencer, Welcome back to the Creative Construction Wi Scott's
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in Home improvement show on Fox Sports Night twenty and
your iHeart Radio app coming from a very comfortable Donovan
and Jorganson Heating and cooling studios. How do I know
that because Randy Miller took a sweatshirt off. He's got
a T shirt on. But the last six weeks, nobody
could take their hoodie off or their sweatshirt off in
the studio. So I want to thank Spencer because last
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night's show, he was here till late last night. Somebody's
gonna turn the air on. He said, don't touch that
thermostat mcgiffert's gonna kill me tomorrow. Yeah, it's a perfect right, Yeah,
in studio with Randy Miller, who was very comfortable right now,
which is good right sitting down and no issues having
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to stand up. I appreciate that he's the owner of
all Right Homer Remodeling, an all right total basement finishing,
along with Becky who is the soon to be treasurer
of the Nary Milwaukee Foundation Board and soon to be
maybe a year from now, missus Miller, which I.
Speaker 2 (21:22):
Absolutely should be Randy's treasure.
Speaker 3 (21:25):
Yeah, yeah, there we go.
Speaker 1 (21:27):
Oh yeah, she will be Randy's treasure for sure. Hey
on this the the the basement all right, total basement finishing.
You brought some products in and we kind of teased it,
and I want to start with the flooring part of it.
It looks different than anything I've seen.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Yeah it is. I mean it's a floating floor and
it's made to be interlocked. But it's a PBC one
hundred percent water proof Sits high enough that if you
do end up having water that comes into the basement,
it's going to run below this system and if it
gets really wet, all you really need to end up
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doing is during that timeframe lifted up enough because there
is going to be flexibility to this, allow the water
that's underneath there to go towards the drain and let
it just air out. It will not end up collecting
any you know, mold from it.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
Well, I think that people are having trouble to understanding
because you got vinyl playing floor on a piece. Well,
that's a floating floor that doesn't get No. What happens
is is that'll trap water and it will call it
will problem. And all those people are those vinyl playing
floors that all thought they would be they be avoid
of all this mold and all that stuff was It
turns out that traps water and these and these things
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and this floor what I mean by floating, I mean
you actually have like there's little channels on this floor
just so the water has a way to get out
of there.
Speaker 3 (22:54):
And how can can people That's a much better explanation
than I was getting.
Speaker 1 (22:59):
Big. I want to hire him as a part time guy.
Speaker 2 (23:02):
You know, I've been in it for the last six weeks.
I've been in a lot of basements lately.
Speaker 1 (23:06):
Oh you bet? You bet? Is that? How easy can
people take that apart themselves after you guys install it.
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Well, we'd prefer not to, but yes, it probably could be.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Well some people could couldn't.
Speaker 3 (23:19):
But correct, we know that.
Speaker 1 (23:21):
Becky, maybe I need back to come over and help me,
because you're right, I could not. I would call Zach.
My wife would call that. Of course, it's speed dial.
She's like Zachi's.
Speaker 2 (23:30):
Trying to time. I started when you tried taking a
mirror off the wall once, a.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
Lot of mirrors I had.
Speaker 3 (23:36):
I remember that story too.
Speaker 1 (23:39):
Anyway, let's get back to this floor and the stop
making fun of me. Iy Terry, Hi, Terry. The the
floor itself easy to clean.
Speaker 3 (23:48):
Very easy to clean. There's color choices also, there's a
half dozen different options that are out there currently as well.
There is a carpet option that's like a carpet squares,
but it still it's not something that we're going to
be promoting or pushing. If somebody wants to end up
having regular carpeting, I think we're going to end up
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recommending that we lean towards one of the other trade
allies that we recommend, which you know, like floor Covering
International or some of the guys like that that are
out there that do specifically flooring. We also will do
ceiling tiles too that are also mold and mildew and
resistant so on.
Speaker 1 (24:30):
On the website for Total Basement Finishing and you can
get to that bike going to all right, all right,
remodeling dot com, all Right remodeling dot com, and you
can click it on. But flooring, walls, ceilings, and windows
is what it says. You get, you guys, you've done
windows for a lot.
Speaker 3 (24:46):
I've done windows for exactly right.
Speaker 1 (24:48):
The ceiling part is interesting because that's a little bit different.
The ceiling tiles. Look I would have I did if
you would have bought this company when I was still
in eighty eighth I would just had you come over
and do ours because it was just a nightmare. It
just was. That part of it, I think is such
an advantage for people because look when they when they
(25:10):
when you get mold or they they break to get
one that's the perfect fit, you can't.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
It's not easy.
Speaker 1 (25:16):
It's horrible, right, And I tried for years and I
should have called Zach on it because he could have
done it, but I thought, no, no, I'm I do
a home improvement show on the radio. I know how
to do this stuff I don't, and so to.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
Be that always helps.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
What's that?
Speaker 2 (25:31):
Watch a YouTube video? We got customers? Says, I watch
a YouTube video and I saw this thing with these
big washers and hold the whole ceiling.
Speaker 1 (25:37):
But that's what I did when I took the mirrors
off and ended up having Zach come over and and
and fix it. What part of the total basement finishing
for you is the is the busiest right now? Is
the flooring?
Speaker 3 (25:50):
Well, I mean we put together a whole package, the
whole system that we want to end up putting together.
If somebody is looking specifically just end up having flooring,
we're probably not the right fit. If somebody is just
looking to end up having a few walls repaired because
of the storm. We're not the right fit. But realistically,
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our system is made with steel studs for the walls.
It's not two by fours. So if in scenarios where
they did get flood damage, we can tear out the flooring,
put in our flooring system, even tear out a to
a chair rail height where everything was so saturated, and
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then go and do our system on the lower half
and not disturb all of the rest.
Speaker 2 (26:40):
Of it flood cut. There's a whole neighboroods and all
that flood cuts.
Speaker 1 (26:42):
Oh yeah, exactly. Hey how much research did you did
you do into the products and into the system before
you decided, okay, this is this really is a good
decision for us.
Speaker 3 (26:59):
I did obviously a little bit. He wanted to end
up getting out very quickly bucked it.
Speaker 1 (27:05):
Yeah, yeah, it was timey, it was time.
Speaker 3 (27:06):
He was ready to retire, and so I mean he
wanted to close fast. We basically within four to six
weeks had everything from start to finish completed.
Speaker 1 (27:20):
And and you're soon to be wife. Treasure. She helped
you with the numbers and everything new. She did not
move it move this over you. Hey you didn't. Hey,
you gotta jump in.
Speaker 4 (27:32):
I have to jump in.
Speaker 1 (27:33):
Yeah, you gotta know. No, you got to jump in,
and I bet you could negotiate a better time.
Speaker 4 (27:39):
I listened to a lot of different questions and financials,
being I was a business banker for years, so I
can speak the language.
Speaker 1 (27:48):
So that is your background for sure. Did did you
look at at at the deal before it was done?
Speaker 3 (27:55):
Or No?
Speaker 4 (27:55):
I did not actually look at the paper, but I had.
We had been several conversations about questions here, what's this?
Does this make sense? So that's interesting, you know, and it's.
Speaker 1 (28:05):
Good having a partner like that. Yeah, one hundred percent
one hundred percent did did when you sat with your
employees and said, hey, listen, we're thinking about doing this,
and I'm sure you had that conversation with everybody. Look,
this is going to increase the amount of hours, right,
we're going to have, We're going to have more to offer,
(28:26):
and we're going to add to our team. How what
was the response for that? Because you know this, you've
been an athlete. The culture of the locker room is
really important, and when you're making changes, there are guys
like me that don't like change, right right, hold the
hands of the same girl for one hundred years, and
we bought one house and now we bought one condent,
(28:48):
We're not going anywhere. The idea of the culture in
the locker room, I know is important to you. And
how was the response for the rest of the team.
Speaker 3 (28:57):
Very much so.
Speaker 1 (28:57):
I mean I had.
Speaker 3 (29:01):
One on one meetings with every employee that was coming over,
made it a point to show them our facility, had conversations,
and then yesterday we even had a our all company meeting,
(29:21):
which was great because.
Speaker 1 (29:23):
Okay, I just have to because I don't want to
miss this. Look, I've I've I've been. I was basketball
coach for a long time, right, an assistant coach and
a head coach, and as a head coach, I love
what you just said. I had individual meetings with everybody,
and then we brought to we brought the team together,
(29:44):
and I think that's a really good way of doing
this because now you can individually, people can can any
concerns they have, Let's get them on the table because
when we get the whole team together. I wanted to
be a raw, rob positive and I'll answer any questions.
But now everybody's comfortable. That's a really good way of
continuing the culture that you've created. Yeah, there you go. Yeah, yea,
(30:08):
I stopped you. Now I'm patent ya on the back
pal now on the backside, but just the middle of
the backs, Mike. I appreciate that we come.
Speaker 3 (30:15):
But yesterday's meeting was actually a lot of fun because
we also asked every individual to end up bringing a
point of their life their history to the meeting as well,
so that everyone got to end up knowing each other.
We also made it real clear that look, if you
see somebody that's doing something that you can assist on,
(30:38):
do it. Jump in, jump in, give it a hat
on right, And to hear from some of the new
members to actually say no, truthfully, they have been extremely
helpful to me.
Speaker 1 (30:51):
Again, getting back to the coaching side, for you to say, hey, listen,
if you see somebody that needs some help, just jump in.
What that does is it gets your the team that
has been part of your team for a long time
and the new part of the team all like okay,
so hey let me help you with that. Hey, here's
where the bathroom you need paper, it's over here, Or
(31:12):
if I can go out on a sales call with you. Again,
what that does is it's not two separate teams.
Speaker 3 (31:17):
It's everyone all inclusion.
Speaker 1 (31:20):
I would play for you, Randy, if you were my coach,
I would. That's I'm not kidding, like those steps that
you've taken. And again if it's business coaches or just
you as a former athlete in the locker room going, look,
this is how it worked for this team, and this
is how it's going to work for us. It's a
really smart move, I think because the employees have been
around a long time are like the owner likes them
(31:43):
more than they like you know, that kind of kind
of like immature stuff. But that creeps in and the
culture then gets blown up and I like how you
did it? Hey, before we get to a break, talk
to the other piece that you brought in. That's the
wall side of it.
Speaker 3 (31:59):
That's the wall system. Yeah, it actually sits in a
metal channeling system.
Speaker 1 (32:05):
Again, so can you hand that to me real quick?
Speaker 3 (32:09):
It is very sharp, Okay, It's got a PVC outer
paneling that's got like a wallpaper appearance to it on
the outside. Very strong again, mold waterproof, and then for
the exterior walls, two inches of closed cell foam backing
(32:33):
to it, which can also end up being used if
you want sound resistant into another room, you know, from
one area.
Speaker 1 (32:41):
To the other.
Speaker 3 (32:42):
Like I said before, steel studding system, the only thing
that's really not gonna end up being steel is the
framing around a doorways. Okay, unfortunately that is going to
end up being your traditional wood. And those customers that
have had our system had our system actually have called
(33:03):
us back and said, I just want to congratulate you.
This thing worked perfectly with all the flooding that we
had to deal with. The only thing we needed to
replace is a few doorways and the door framing around it.
Can you work on that for us? And you know,
it just made me feel good to know that the
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system that we're actually using is perfect for.
Speaker 2 (33:28):
Well, I'm I'm looking. I'm looking at the system, and
I am there's nothing there that that what promotes mold,
and there's nothing there for mold to eat. The problem
we have with drywall is within twenty four hours after
getting wet, mold starts to grow. How about paint, I mean, well,
even well, there's some pink, pink, there's a lot of
stuff on the surface, But I'm just saying, I'm looking
at the product here, there's nothing there for the mold
(33:48):
to eat, you know, because lot of times, I know,
I even look at the outside building, right, I look
in a windowsill and I see like green moss by
the window. It was like green moss.
Speaker 1 (33:56):
Right.
Speaker 2 (33:56):
You say, oh, what does that mean? And I said,
that means that it's eating your wind. Okay, I mean
stuff has to eat something.
Speaker 1 (34:03):
Hey does does the backing on that? Does that take
away from having insulation? Does that help? The backing is right?
What a great fit for cloes that So instead of
then hiring you to do insallation, if they do that,
(34:25):
that then you're you're killing two birds.
Speaker 3 (34:27):
We don't do too much in between studs to the
exterior walls. We do some, but that has never been
our main stay is to get called in for that. Well,
this being a closed sell is a perfect fit for that.
You know. The other thing that was brought to my
attention on probably one of the first sales calls I
(34:51):
went with with my salesman, Shane, was the difference between
companies that do the dry wall and our system. Somebody
that's doing traditional drywall, it's very labor intensive. Bengo you
can appreciate that, and you know, because you have to
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end up you know, taping and everything that has to
be done with that. And this is screwed right between
the channeling system that's there, so it's all hidden fasteners
and there is no mutting and there is no painting,
and so this is less labor intensive but more material cost.
Speaker 1 (35:32):
So if somebody has a basement like we did an
eighty A street which was wreck you put that right yep,
right over, there's.
Speaker 3 (35:41):
Your vapor barrier to the outer edge. You know, here
is your paneling system to finish it off, to make
it a beautiful finished basement.
Speaker 1 (35:49):
The piece you brought in is probably also have trim
that's PVC.
Speaker 2 (35:54):
But this also breathes right of course, just breathing around it.
Because biggest mistakes that people make in basements as you
put up steel studs while they put up studs and
then you put up like a six mile vapor barrier
because you think they're doing in a second four bedroom
or something, right, and that just that is a mold
infestation that you never be unbelievable. You can't put plastic
cup in a basement wall.
Speaker 3 (36:14):
But but it is just as important to make sure
you've got a dehumidifier that is working extremely well in
every home.
Speaker 2 (36:23):
In our you recommend settings, do I recommend sething? Do
you like to stay in the summertime it should be
at sixty or fifty, then in winter time should be
at forty I so wind. If you have settings that
you recommend for people with these systems in your basements.
Speaker 3 (36:38):
Well, I actually recommend it to be a little bit
lower than that because of the fact that we know
that you're going to end up putting out more moisture
into the air. We actually have a along with the
total basement finishing, a purifier and dehumidifier system that is
amazing as far as for a whole home. That's also
if you look at our website, is available as well.
Speaker 2 (37:01):
So they call because people don't realize that the humidity.
If you control the media down the basement, you control
a lot of the problems absolutely amidity. If you have
a drywall in your basement, you've got to set the
media as low as you can. That's it, right. If
you have a concrete black wale, you don't have to.
You can put down a fifty percent or something you'll find.
But if you've got a drywall on there. It's got
you gotta put as low as that hemidifier can handle.
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Hemidifier can handle.
Speaker 1 (37:24):
Hey, the piece you brought in is about it's about
a foot right twelve inches or so? How big? How
big are the pieces that? And how four by eight
panels four by eight and you can cut them right
and and and to be able to get around any
corners and stuff like that easy to install for you guys.
Speaker 3 (37:44):
For us that know what we're doing.
Speaker 1 (37:47):
Yes, right, Yeah, you're not going to ask you. You're
not going to hire me time to le that back
you either? Good? You and I can wait, we'll watch.
We'll be trophy wife for a guy.
Speaker 2 (37:58):
It's forty seven to three black mars need.
Speaker 1 (38:02):
Yeah, he is Randy Miller. And and Becky for sure.
She is a foundation treasure soon Narry Foundation board member.
She got well, she's very good at raising money. So
we're gonna talk a little bit about some of the
things coming up for the foundation along with the Narry
Show coming up, and you're gonna have to work that.
You know that you're gonna be walking around raising I'm
(38:23):
bringing my wallet just so you know. And yeah, I'm
sure that I know that I know that you you
will have you ever liked before you fallen asleep at
night going what am I doing with all this?
Speaker 4 (38:38):
Or twice No, I don't have any nightmares about it.
Speaker 1 (38:40):
Good for you, that's it, that's awesome. Let's get your
break on. This side of break will continue, Rady. I'm
gonna ask you about the other parts of all right Home,
remindling how the signing business ruffy business, and if anybody
listened to the show, you know what a big fan
my wife, Terry and I are you. You did a
great job at that house in eighty eighth Street, and
the curb appeal lasted for a long time. People would
(39:04):
still go, man, I remember what your house used to
look like. I go, I know, don't you love the
job I did on the siding And they're like, yeah, yeah,
you did that. Yeah nothing. I sat out there and
clapped for that one day. Your guys good at that too.
I was really good at it. This is the creative
construction of Wisconsin Homie promauld show on Fox Sports nine
twenty and your iHeartRadio app Spencer is so good at
(39:29):
his job. Congratulations to the soon to be newly likes
Beyonce Soon excuse me, yesse a picture, no power, I
asked her, No.
Speaker 4 (39:41):
He didn't get down on a knee, but didn't. I
was impressed with what he did.
Speaker 1 (39:44):
Well, you know I did not, hey before before you
get into that, Becky coming up October seventeenth through on
a rough that is so impressive. Thank goodness, she said yes, right.
Can you imagine if she had said no.
Speaker 4 (40:02):
Right, he climbed a roof, didn't get climbed a rufe.
Speaker 1 (40:06):
He did that for me too, him and Jordan's Oh
my goodness, the drum from so this is radio. So
I got to explain this on top of a roof.
Will you marry me? And who sent the drone out?
Jordan bingo bingo dead? You did that? You were part
of this.
Speaker 2 (40:25):
Well after it was after I already she got to
see the.
Speaker 4 (40:29):
Yes, your starter strips that I used for renting out
the airspace.
Speaker 1 (40:34):
Right now, I can't.
Speaker 2 (40:37):
Say no after that you can see if from an airplane.
Speaker 1 (40:40):
There you go. That's awesome. Hey, the Foundation their next fundraiser. Becky.
Speaker 2 (40:46):
He just let you know he had a safety harnessign
when he was doing it.
Speaker 1 (40:48):
Of course I did. You didn't know better. He better
have October seventeenth through the nineteenth. Wisconsin State Fair is
the twenty twenty five Homer Midling Show for Nary, the
next big fundraiser for the foundation.
Speaker 2 (41:02):
And you will.
Speaker 1 (41:04):
Basements and that's why Randy bought that company, I think.
But certainly when you go there, you you're gonna want
to talk to Randy Miller and talk to Becky and
the whole team over at all Right Home Remodeling and
you've wanted to see. I'm sure you're going to have
the props you brought into the studio you'll have at
your booth right definitely, one hundred percent. Beck you no
(41:25):
hold it. So do you know what your job is
for October seventeenth through the nineteenth.
Speaker 4 (41:30):
It's raising money for the Nairy Foundation.
Speaker 1 (41:33):
And you will not only raise money from people that
are they're.
Speaker 2 (41:37):
Going to do raffles like throughout the day so you
don't have to wait to end their Shouldery're gonna do
like a few of.
Speaker 4 (41:42):
Them, Yeah, fifty to fifty raffles throughout the day, a
couple of different ones. There's going to be some silent
auction items or you know, raffle pieces.
Speaker 1 (41:50):
I tell you this, it's never going to happen again.
But because I go to a lot of high school
basketball games, I always get involved in those fifty to
fifty raffles. And I've won like three of the last four,
but they were like for thirty dollars or fore, and
I just give it to my grandson. But I've been
hot on those things. So when I come to that show,
make sure that I find you. I'm not going to
(42:10):
buy like a million of them, but I'll.
Speaker 2 (42:12):
Make sure to find her. I mean, she's like a
she's a vulture and you can't she's right there. That
was actually just a white.
Speaker 4 (42:23):
Eyed kind of everybody's in a run away from me bingo.
Speaker 1 (42:25):
Yeah, not Randy. You wouldn't you climbed up on a
roof to ask you to marry him?
Speaker 4 (42:30):
Now?
Speaker 1 (42:31):
October seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth.
Speaker 2 (42:33):
They've been funny. If we've been at the neighbor's house.
Speaker 1 (42:35):
Could we give Michelle Brown to come on this show
to highlight this?
Speaker 2 (42:39):
Yeah she said she would. She did, Yeah, yeah, she
said she would. But you have to do a recording.
That's okay, Saturday morning.
Speaker 1 (42:44):
You know what I'm in for that if you're okay
with that, and we'll have to talk to Spencer, and
I'll have to probably give him a little gas money
because he drive from Colder. You get to you got
home last time at like twelve thirty in the morning.
He gets back here at seven am, which I love
and thank you for that plays really good Bump reviews.
Speaker 2 (43:01):
I think this plays why he's sleeping on a keyboard.
Speaker 1 (43:03):
Yeah, he gets a little tired, and he did not
a big coffee guy. But that's all right. He's doing
a great job. Hey, Randy, when when you get a
chance to talk to people about this new company, are
you finding that they're excited about the products? And there
there there are some basements that that this might not
be right.
Speaker 3 (43:21):
For Absolutely, there's quite a few that aren't. I mean,
you know, it's a niche product, a.
Speaker 1 (43:27):
Niche product that that if people give you the opportunity
to show that. Look, the the flooring is really impressive
to me, But the the the wall unit is like
really interesting me because I would have loved to have
that for a number of reasons. In our basement, right,
our basement is always really cold, and really.
Speaker 2 (43:49):
The key to it is built with products that don't mold.
Speaker 1 (43:53):
That's that's that's that's.
Speaker 3 (43:56):
That's the sale on this rightnd percent is exactly that.
I mean, it's a healthier direction to end up going
for your basement because basements are always damp.
Speaker 2 (44:05):
And people like a lot of times I'm renouncous, I
don't have old in my basement. You're looking to see
his wife fuzz on a wall.
Speaker 1 (44:10):
Yes, that's mold. That is mold.
Speaker 2 (44:12):
Just because it's not black, they don't think it's mold.
Speaker 1 (44:14):
Shiding and roofing still the biggest part of your company
right now.
Speaker 3 (44:19):
Siding and roofing is definitely a strong suit of my business.
Speaker 1 (44:23):
I every time you come on, I recommend to people,
if you need a new roof and you think you're
going to need a new siding, do it. At the
same time, you need to save some money doing it.
And look when we had you over and our roof
was leaking like really bad, and then we had creative
and current electric that that morning was a nightmare and
(44:45):
Jordan was on top of our roof at five am
putting up all this and you were like directing him,
by the way, thank you. But when you said, look,
you needing a roof, what do you think about the siding?
And we had our house painted. It was our kids
be in college and making all those payments. We're finally
done with that. And the guy who painted our house
(45:06):
three times said this is it.
Speaker 3 (45:07):
Can't do it.
Speaker 1 (45:08):
You can't do anymore. You need siding. And I said, look,
in six months, we're gonna probably have to have you
come back. And you sat in the kitchen table and said,
you can do that. That's great, but let me explain
to you why if you do it both at the
same time, you're gonna save yourself some money. If you
already know you're going to do the siding, let's do
it all now. And that was the perfect It wasn't
(45:29):
you being a sales guy. It was you, my friend, saying, guys,
you're gonna do it in six months, do it now,
and here's what it's gonna save you. If you're thinking, look,
we need we're gonna need a new rough and we're
thinking about siding, it's it's perfect to do them together.
Speaker 3 (45:42):
It's it is good idea to end up doing it
together nothing else. Even if you can't afford to do
it all at one point in time, make sure that
you're having that communication with the individual you're sitting in
front of so that you can actually end up talking
about what you're going to be planning out for the future.
And that way the color schemes work well, and that
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way you're not also not doing double the work in
some ways.
Speaker 2 (46:09):
So, okay, I want to do my public service announcement
because I see people and I always feel sorry for
when they get ripped off. Watch the storm Chasers. Every
time we have a problem, they show up, thank you,
and they do what they give you. He said, well,
you know you've al right come out there. He said, Well,
this guy's too good of a deal to be because
it is too good of a deal to be too good. Yeah,
they don't warranty that something in.
Speaker 3 (46:31):
The city today, correct, and they're out of town by tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (46:34):
Yep, can you move the microphone over because we only
go ahead, Spencer. We uh, we're gonna start playing that
song again if we can. Congratulations, you got a good man.
You got a good man, I do.
Speaker 4 (46:47):
He's a keeper.
Speaker 1 (46:47):
He is. He's a good dude. And anybody who's willing
to crawl up on a on a rough and put
that sign up. He wasn't going to just do the
normal get out in the sunset on the beach some point.
Speaker 2 (47:00):
It's still on the roof.
Speaker 4 (47:00):
It's still on the roof, so I think we're going
to be getting a new roof soon.
Speaker 1 (47:04):
Yeah, okay, did you ruin the roof?
Speaker 3 (47:07):
No? I actually sealed it up very nicely. It was
starter strips and then of course over every nail I
made it a point to uh tarm and even with
the winds, it's held up very well.
Speaker 1 (47:19):
Hey, I'm proud of you. Thank you closed the deal.
I did closed you close the deal. Now you got
to keep being a good guy till August. How's that?
And then only only to August. Wow, I'm not going
anywhere after that. After she says I do, she's hanging
in there for a vet. I'm just kidding. Congratulations on
all these changes, some good, really good, some not so good.
Speaker 3 (47:42):
But you're getting We're doing good. We're doing good. Hey.
One thing I do want to end up bringing up
because I know we're coming to the end. So you know,
six years ago at the Nary Fall show, you had
me on the show as well. It wasn't supposed to
be me, right, Yes, it was supposed to be Jordan
that was on the show. Oh okay, if you remember, Yes,
(48:05):
and Jordan.
Speaker 1 (48:07):
Was he sick.
Speaker 3 (48:08):
No, Jordan had my grandson. Oh that's right.
Speaker 1 (48:13):
How is he doing, By the way, he's doing fantastic.
He's not a little baby anymore.
Speaker 3 (48:17):
Six years old.
Speaker 1 (48:18):
This Nary show unbelievable. Yeah, and he's six, you're you know,
years ago, fast, days ago, slowly.
Speaker 2 (48:26):
Remember he also brought cakes. He also brought cake to
the show.
Speaker 3 (48:29):
Yeah, well that was because of a different reason.
Speaker 1 (48:33):
Guess who's coming in the last few segments of My
high school show. Name's Colton Greeby from Greenby Bakery. Oh yeah,
Greendale Martin Luther Crawlers. That's what we're talking about the
best because they now they it's the Metro market in
Sherwood has a big event tomorrow with Greenby Bakery. And
we got Colton coming in, who's eight, was a student
(48:55):
athlete at Greendale Martin Luther, and we're going to talk
to him a little bit about about the high school
athletic world and then green By Baker him and his
brother now run it. And I'm looking forward to meeting.
Speaker 2 (49:06):
Him very cosatdi morning they get hot Hammon rolls. Just
I witness that for a fact.
Speaker 1 (49:10):
There it is, and Bengo knows that. Becky is so
good to see you again. Randy Miller, thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (49:16):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (49:17):
Yeah, keep working hard. I'm glad I didn't bring my
wallet into the studio because she'd be asking me to
buy a fifty to fifty raffle. All right, home remodeling.
They have expanded and now a total basement finishing is
something they can offer. It's in their toolkit. Congratulations, Bengo.
It's good to see you. Going to a race Yeah
(49:37):
on Union Grove.
Speaker 2 (49:38):
As soon as I leave here, I gotta go a race.
Speaker 1 (49:39):
Well, the head football coach from Union Grove is coming
in studio, so he may You guys may be walking
past each other, the undefeated Mighty Broncos. We're going to
talk about Union Girl football on the other side of
the break. This is the Creative Construction, Wisconsin Home improvement
show on Fox Sports ninet twenty and your iHeartRadio app.
Welcome to the Creative Construction, Wisconsin home improvement show only
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coming live from a very comfortable dinav into Jeorgan's and
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Speaker 2 (00:14):
Well, it's nice in here. Finally, I know what we're wait.
Speaker 1 (00:18):
You know if there's just a bunch of dudes in here,
but we have a very cute.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
I'm a parked on them. We're always huddled over the heater,
so it's hard to get.
Speaker 1 (00:24):
Buy a microphone. You gotta you can take you you
don't have to put the park on, but you gotta
put the shirt back on.
Speaker 2 (00:30):
How you been I'm doing fine.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
You're going to Union Growth later today.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
Yeah?
Speaker 1 (00:35):
You're a golf tour.
Speaker 2 (00:37):
Yeah that's it's a golf tournament. Now what do they
call it? It's the Funny Cars and it's a chaos thing.
And I thought I wasn't gonna have to go this year,
but the guy called me up and says, hey, you're
coming right, So I guess I'm gonna watch them race.
You know what it is, and know what it knows?
It's The race is like three seconds long, so it's
great for it'd be great for your attention span.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
Yeah, you know what if I our special guest, Randy
Miller is coming with me, and if he can't go,
then I.
Speaker 3 (01:05):
Hey, I have sponsored racers in the past.
Speaker 1 (01:07):
I know you have. But can you imagine right now.
We don't have to get into it, but you sitting
four hours to watch a race? You would have to
stand ship?
Speaker 3 (01:16):
Yes, I will. It's a good thing.
Speaker 1 (01:18):
It's a short race, Randy. It's good to see you,
Randy Miller. And normally when you come in we talk
about alright, Homer remindly, but we're talking all right, total
basement finishing. I got it.
Speaker 2 (01:28):
He went on the ground.
Speaker 1 (01:29):
Now are you out of your mind? You bought another company, Mike,
you know, hold on, it's good to see you.
Speaker 2 (01:37):
It's not just that he's also he's also engaged.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Yeah, Arthie, I got a feeling Spencer is going to
play some great bumper music when it comes to weddings
and all of that. Cool.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Congratulations, thank you very much. I appreciate that. Of course,
had to bring the fiance here with.
Speaker 1 (01:54):
Well two years ago, but we're gonna talk business with her.
Two years ago when we had dinner at North Star Easter,
my wife Terry and I and you and Becky. I said,
you put a ring on that finger. You're like, I know,
just relax, relax, we get it, and I go, don't
let her walk out because you're not the and you
were like, I know, I know. It took you a bet,
but you can take me a bit, man. A lot
of changes going.
Speaker 3 (02:14):
On, a lot and spiritually, yes, sir, yes, sir, get
to the physical part of it. No, let's not.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Let's stay away from you standing up in the studio. Pal,
that's just I'm sure you're going through that. A lot
of changes here in the last six months in your life.
Things are going well.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Huh, yes, really well. I cannot complain. As far as
business wise, you know, we're having a great year. The
home improvement side is doing very well, the insulation side
is staying still very strong. And then an opportunity came
my way, just literally two and a half months ago
(02:56):
of common friend of ours had recommended, have you talked
to Randy Miller, meaning asking Buck Buckley if he had
talked to me at all about possibly buying out his business.
And so he and I had talked, and I've known
Buck for a long time and he was just ready
to retire and looked at the numbers and looked at
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the fact that since we are ready do insulation in
the basements with sillboxes and sound resistance, I mean even
in our own house, that sound debtning was so beneficial
to end up having, and that's been a good portion
of it with my business, that it just made sense
to if we have the opportunity to finish it off
(03:39):
with a very unique simple system to carry out the business,
to end up moving forward.
Speaker 2 (03:46):
You want to know all the cards in the right place.
Next month is the Nary Fall show, right right, and
the theme of that is basement Revival, right good timing.
Speaker 3 (03:55):
And John Niemi and myself are the two co sponsors
of that area.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Well, that's awesome. If you could move the microphone over,
I love talking to you. But guess what, not only
is this is the future Missus Miller, which is awesome.
She is on the Narry board, the foundation board, and
got hoodwinked and she said, look, I raised enough money. Yeah, yeah,
you know what. BNGO fixed that so it doesn't make
a bunch of sound, but it does move, So you're
(04:23):
gonna have to hold it. Becky, who are you?
Speaker 4 (04:25):
I'm great? How are you doing?
Speaker 1 (04:26):
Congratulations?
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Thank you?
Speaker 1 (04:28):
Yeah? Do we do we have a date yet?
Speaker 4 (04:31):
I think we're thinking maybe next August twenty second.
Speaker 2 (04:35):
Maybe well maybe August twenty second, two o'clock in afternoon. All, No,
I don't have that right.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Yeah, we're not exactly sure, but yeah, you'll get your invitation. Hey,
so talk to me about getting on the foundation board.
How is that going for you? I know you and Bingo.
Now you're kind of like talking board stuff and foundation stuff.
I have for years yelled at people on the Foundation
board that they don't get up on the mountain to
talk about the great things they do, and we have
(05:01):
had people in that said no, no, I'm going to do that,
and now they're not on the board anymore. So I'm
going to plead with you to get me information so
that we can we can highlight, promote and celebrate the
work the Foundation does, because that servant leadership, heart that
that foundation has to help people, I just love and
I'd love to be able to talk more about it.
(05:22):
So I'm glad you're on it. How is that going
for you?
Speaker 4 (05:25):
It's going great. I've been on there for a year
now and and.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
The the you're gonna be the treasure soon. I am,
I understand, I am.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
I'm stepping up in the rinks and I must say
you're good with money, right, Yes, I must be doing
something right.
Speaker 1 (05:39):
That's kind of been your background a little bit and
you're comfortable in that space. So good for you. Before
you join the foundation, did you you've known what they do, yes,
and the fact that they help people continue and to
be able to get educated and then get into the
trades and to be able to look. We always say, look,
we don't have enough people ask for scholarships. And it
(06:02):
doesn't have to be seniors in high school. It can
be people that are displaced at worker, have decided in
a different career path and they can't afford to go
to school. Let's fill out this. It's a simple application,
and you guys are going, look, we have money to
be able.
Speaker 4 (06:17):
To help you, and we want to give it out.
We raise money from our members, from ainary members, and
these kids that need these funds, they just need to
ask for it, you know, youth in the trade. It's huge.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
Had I said to you five years ago, ten years ago, Hey,
guess what you're going to be the treasurer of the
Nary Milwaukee Foundation. You would have said, first of all,
what is that right?
Speaker 4 (06:39):
Right? But yeah, I was raising money at a Nary
gala for the fifty to fifty raffle. I got roped
into it. Well, actually I got volunteered to do it
because I had said, we need to raise some more money.
I think I can help you with this.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
So keep looking to the guy for your left. He
volunteered you on that, yes he did, But I.
Speaker 3 (07:01):
Did not volunteer her. She volunteered herself. What ended up
happening was that same at the gall of the year before,
they raised like four hundred dollars okay, and Becky goes, wait,
that's all they raised. She goes, that's it.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Next year, challenge accepted.
Speaker 3 (07:23):
I will be more than willing to end up assisting
on that.
Speaker 1 (07:27):
She volunteered herself.
Speaker 3 (07:29):
What happened?
Speaker 4 (07:29):
And then he reminded me of that, and so I said, okay,
I got a phone call and what I think we
raised just under three thousand dollars in an hour.
Speaker 1 (07:36):
Yeah, pull that girl in. Okay, you're not afraid to
ask people. Nope, And that's the key. And I told
you the story about deb On how with the Nary
golf thing. She just said, just give me five dollars.
You don't have to know what it's for. You gotta
beat his shot. He's horrible at golf. And she's pointed
me and I'd say, deb you're on my team. She's like,
(07:58):
I'm honest and you're bad and going no, I'm back,
and so she just people were just giving her. She
raised more money because she was just like, let's do
it this way. And obviously that's what you did. And
then they rope the end.
Speaker 4 (08:12):
Don't they They did? And then I got asked to
be on the on the board and then now I'm
the treasurer. So just moving up the ranks and just
trying to help wherever I can.
Speaker 1 (08:21):
You know what happens after treasure you become one.
Speaker 2 (08:25):
Well, then she moves up once you get an officer,
and then you keep moving up until but they.
Speaker 1 (08:30):
Don't help a year smart you'll be the president. Oh
you'll have your own security, the limo, ever, the plane,
it all comes with that.
Speaker 4 (08:37):
Randy will be so jealous.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
I'll be so jealous. Oh yeah, that I will be
if we can move. Hey, Randy, when when you decided
with Total Basement Finishing, it just made sense and I
understand it. But but again, for a company that's been
around and doing the kind of work that all right
home remindling you guys get comfortable in that space. How
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has it been the last few months with Total Basement
Finishing for you as the owner of the company.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Well, I mean it's a transition, and our products that
we actually use are very very unique. It is a
niche product that is patented. It is a The wall
system is a complete waterproof wall system, moldproof water system.
(09:25):
It's got two inches of closed cell phone on the outside.
It's PVC wall. It almost looks like it's got wallpaper
to it. Very nice, very easy to hang things on
from as well. The panels themselves can handle hundreds of
pounds of weigh to it when you end up doing it.
(09:45):
It's got steel studs and the flooring itself is also
a waterproof flooring system.
Speaker 1 (09:51):
I asked you this, so what you bought U Senel Insulation? Yes? Andy,
excuse me, it's sitting right in front of me, and
I just got to hate that's in frontilation. Did that
give you a template on how to you have a
company come underneath the umbrella of all right, I mean
did that help you in this transition? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (10:13):
I mean with the business coaching that I had, it
was basically establish a system that's going to end up
working throughout your business, and then if you're able to
expand out from there, do that. And so that's where
we're at with this system as well, is integrating what
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they've had, what they were doing, and bringing it into
the fold so that it all works in conjunction with
how my system ends up being. And a lot of
it has to do with communication. Yeah.
Speaker 2 (10:45):
I mean they're in the basements every day to begin with,
because that's what they do to seal up insulation. I
mean they're in I mean all the sales anyhow, it's
it's all there. All the sales need to be redone.
So we're in the basement anyways, might as well just
start putting up walls.
Speaker 1 (10:59):
And were you were able to then where the people
that were working for the company were able to to
keep some of those guys, so they did.
Speaker 3 (11:07):
We did keep some very key great employees on.
Speaker 1 (11:12):
The sales side, or the installation side, or the installation
and inflation did so the sales.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
The production end of things and the overseeing how everything
ends up going. And one of this. I mean there
was one salesman that was with the organization when I
took it over as well.
Speaker 1 (11:32):
So they and and the people that are that sell
for you, did they then they just have now more
AMMO in it, right, they have.
Speaker 3 (11:40):
More exactly how we're doing is.
Speaker 1 (11:43):
To be able to say, listen, not only can we
do this, but.
Speaker 3 (11:46):
Correct So since they already know how to end up selling,
it's just adding one more item for them to end
up learning and becoming a professional at and getting certifications
and making sure and adding one additional salesman on to
our team isn't hurting us either, because you know, we've
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had a pretty good year as far us from our perspective.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
But still, I've I have seen you be a salesperson, right,
You've been in my kitchen and kicked me out of
the kitchen because I wanted everything green, well, because.
Speaker 3 (12:20):
I wanted to end up talking to the person who
was the real decision.
Speaker 1 (12:23):
Michael. Yeah, I know, and you were you were and
that was kicking me out of there. But I'm wondering
because you're you're still out selling. So did it take
you a little bit. Did you bring that sales guy
with you or did you do enough research to be
able to talk about the total basement finishing to be
able to have that conversation with with clients.
Speaker 3 (12:44):
So we first started out by having that one salesperson
his name Machane and have him continue down the path
of selling that. But each one of my sales guys
we're doing ride alongs with him. Then the next step
is he rides along with them, or Jordan rides along
(13:05):
with them, to end up making sure that everybody's on
the exact same page, that our systems are in place,
that our communication is going to be good, that we're
explaining the products the right way, and then we'll be
able to then have more of our guys to be
able to sell all of the mix of the products
that we end up having.
Speaker 1 (13:25):
The inside Baseball. But I have to ask it, Jordan
one day will run this company.
Speaker 3 (13:30):
Jordan is already a twenty percent owner of the company.
Speaker 1 (13:33):
So did you have to get his okay buy this company?
Speaker 3 (13:38):
So we did have conversations, and the conversation ended up
going Dad, I think this is a great idea.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
Good for him.
Speaker 3 (13:46):
Dad, would you stay on with the company, though, as
the owner a little bit longer to extend it so
that we make sure that we have everything properly in
place before you go into the sunset. And besides, where
the heck am I going to hand up going? With
her being so much younger than I and so much
better looking, but so much better. I know that this
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space is made for radio, and I'm aware.
Speaker 1 (14:12):
Of Becky has brought some really cuteness to the studio
for the first time in a bit. Just so you know,
nothing going nothing against Spencer but and me.
Speaker 2 (14:20):
But we're better engaged because if they were to break up, well,
we're still staying friends with Becky.
Speaker 1 (14:24):
Yeah, yeah, because she's on the foundation board and we
have to be nice to her. I love the fact,
and thank you for allowing me to ask that question, Jordan,
because he is the He's the future, He's the He's
absolutely he is going to be the face of this company.
If he had said that, I don't think this is
a good idea. I just don't. I think we're in
a really good place right now. I don't know if
(14:45):
we want to extend how would what would you have
said to him?
Speaker 3 (14:48):
Tell me more? What does that mean? We're in a
real good place. You know, where is that for the future?
How do you end up seeing the long game? Because
you can't think of it just for today. If you're
going to end up being a sustainable business, you need
to end up looking at things in the long manner.
Speaker 2 (15:06):
Well, yeah, in a couple of years. We might as
well stop in our show dating for two years from now,
because all I got to do is the kitchens and
baths and they get the whole house.
Speaker 3 (15:13):
Well, well, here's the thing, okay, I want to make
sure that this is real clear, because one thing that
my business has done a very good job of having
great relationships with other companies that are in our traits, okay,
including companies like Bengo or any of the others, Nemi Construction, Core,
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you know, all of these people, MK Designs, all of
these companies that would end up giving us referrals because
they never saw us as a competitor. And yes, getting
into the basement business kind of does tailor into some
of theirs. But I want to make sure that it's understood.
Our system is a very unique system, and it is
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a very simple system that we're trying to end up
putting together. If somebody wants to end up doing something
customized with you know, full blown basement remodel. We aren't
necessarily the right fit. We'll do, like I said, a
very simple system that is waterproof and mold proof, and
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that is where our niche is.
Speaker 1 (16:21):
Hey, you brought some some things I did and I
kind of made funny and you said no, no, because
we're going to talk about this before we get to
a break. Can you can you talk a little bit
about what you brought in studio today and then we'll
get we'll talk more about these products on our website
on the other side. It is on the website right
and when look, if you if you go to Randy's
(16:42):
to their website and you can click on it's all
all right remodeling, right all right, remodeling dot com and
you can go Then if you go to the basement
Total Basement, it's there's a click Total Basement Finishing that
you can click on. It really gives you a great idea.
But the products you brought in give me an idea
of what you brought in, and we'll talk more about
(17:03):
these on the other side of the break.
Speaker 3 (17:04):
So I brought an example of what we have for
the flooring system and how our wall systems actually work
is pretty much in a simple form. There's a little
teaser for us to end up talking more about you know,
do you want me to talk more now?
Speaker 2 (17:23):
You know, talk after because I'm curious, how do you
how do you keep the walls dry? Because you know,
a couple of weeks ago, we had a really nice rain, it.
Speaker 1 (17:29):
Was and people are still dealing with it. Correct, perfect timing.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
For well, here's that company.
Speaker 1 (17:35):
Yeah, your timing was.
Speaker 2 (17:37):
Here's here's the problem we were having. Right, man, we
had a flood. Right, people's basements never had water coming
in them. Now. We just had a little rain a
couple of days ago. And guess what those all those leaks,
those those things made new leaks.
Speaker 1 (17:49):
Yeah, they still there.
Speaker 2 (17:50):
Sure, yeah, And this isn't going away.
Speaker 1 (17:52):
That's a nice thing about being in a condo on
the upstairs. Man, that on eighty eighth Street. We got
flooded a lot over there, and we got every thing fixed,
we thought, right, and I'm sure, but I'm sure that
they got some water in the basement. That whole neighborhood
got hit.
Speaker 3 (18:07):
My previous office manager, who was my office wife for many, many, many,
many years and that was when I first took the
ownership of all Right. She got completely flooded, to the
point where the foundation and the first floor separated.
Speaker 1 (18:26):
Oh no, it was that where where does where does
she live?
Speaker 3 (18:28):
Bred in Milwaukee, not far from where our office is.
And it was sad because all they can do is
just demolish the place. I mean, I felt so sorry
for her.
Speaker 2 (18:37):
Two different houses in West Allis there's they're condemned by
the city and they're done. There's nothing you can do,
can't fix some.
Speaker 3 (18:42):
Man, man, it's horrible when those things happen.
Speaker 1 (18:45):
Guys, we're gonna get to a break out this side
of the break we're gonna just the rest of the show,
we're just going to talk about Tobacky, about the wedding
coming up. I'm only kiddy, I'm only kiddy. But we're
going to continue to talk some foundation, Narry foundation work.
Speaker 2 (18:59):
The metting excited here, I know, ya Bingo, I know.
Speaker 1 (19:05):
And we're going to get to that though. We are
on radio, so though Randy's gonna be able to show us,
we're gonna have to do radio theater of the mind.
We'll just talk about what he's what he's doing. And
we'll go from that.
Speaker 3 (19:16):
Right, have you not listened to any sporting events, you
know you can end up describing things very well.
Speaker 1 (19:22):
Theater of the mind. I mean, I could say that
this thing is the it's completely it's black, and it's
one piece and it can't.
Speaker 2 (19:29):
Be pulled apart. And I'm a guy, you say your
think my mind.
Speaker 1 (19:37):
He is Randy Miller. He is the owner all right,
Homer Remodeling, all Right, Total Basement Finishing new new uh
new company that is now under that that umbrella. But
you can go to all right, all right remodeling dot
com and you can take a look at at Total
Basement Finishing and what that entails. And his fiance I'm
(19:58):
trying to do the Seinfeld thing. Becky is in studios. Well,
she is the treasurer going to be the treasure of
the Narry Milwaukee Foundation Board. And we'll continue our conversation
with them on the other side. This is the Creative
Construction Wisconsin Home Improvement Show on Fox Sports nine twenty
and your iHeart Radio app. Great bumping music right there,
perfect Spencer, Welcome back to the Creative Construction Wi Scott's
(20:21):
in Home improvement show on Fox Sports Night twenty and
your iHeart Radio app coming from a very comfortable Donovan
and Jorganson Heating and cooling studios. How do I know
that because Randy Miller took a sweatshirt off. He's got
a T shirt on. But the last six weeks, nobody
could take their hoodie off or their sweatshirt off in
the studio. So I want to thank Spencer because last
(20:45):
night's show, he was here till late last night. Somebody's
gonna turn the air on. He said, don't touch that
thermostat mcgiffert's gonna kill me tomorrow. Yeah, it's a perfect right, Yeah,
in studio with Randy Miller, who was very comfortable right now,
which is good right sitting down and no issues having
(21:05):
to stand up. I appreciate that he's the owner of
all Right Homer Remodeling, an all right total basement finishing,
along with Becky who is the soon to be treasurer
of the Nary Milwaukee Foundation Board and soon to be
maybe a year from now, missus Miller, which I.
Speaker 2 (21:22):
Absolutely should be Randy's treasure.
Speaker 3 (21:25):
Yeah, yeah, there we go.
Speaker 1 (21:27):
Oh yeah, she will be Randy's treasure for sure. Hey
on this the the the basement all right, total basement finishing.
You brought some products in and we kind of teased it,
and I want to start with the flooring part of it.
It looks different than anything I've seen.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Yeah it is. I mean it's a floating floor and
it's made to be interlocked. But it's a PBC one
hundred percent water proof Sits high enough that if you
do end up having water that comes into the basement,
it's going to run below this system and if it
gets really wet, all you really need to end up
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doing is during that timeframe lifted up enough because there
is going to be flexibility to this, allow the water
that's underneath there to go towards the drain and let
it just air out. It will not end up collecting
any you know, mold from it.
Speaker 2 (22:27):
Well, I think that people are having trouble to understanding
because you got vinyl playing floor on a piece. Well,
that's a floating floor that doesn't get No. What happens
is is that'll trap water and it will call it
will problem. And all those people are those vinyl playing
floors that all thought they would be they be avoid
of all this mold and all that stuff was It
turns out that traps water and these and these things
(22:47):
and this floor what I mean by floating, I mean
you actually have like there's little channels on this floor
just so the water has a way to get out
of there.
Speaker 3 (22:54):
And how can can people That's a much better explanation
than I was getting.
Speaker 1 (22:59):
Big. I want to hire him as a part time guy.
Speaker 2 (23:02):
You know, I've been in it for the last six weeks.
I've been in a lot of basements lately.
Speaker 1 (23:06):
Oh you bet? You bet? Is that? How easy can
people take that apart themselves after you guys install it.
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Well, we'd prefer not to, but yes, it probably could be.
Speaker 2 (23:17):
Well some people could couldn't.
Speaker 3 (23:19):
But correct, we know that.
Speaker 1 (23:21):
Becky, maybe I need back to come over and help me,
because you're right, I could not. I would call Zach.
My wife would call that. Of course, it's speed dial.
She's like Zachi's.
Speaker 2 (23:30):
Trying to time. I started when you tried taking a
mirror off the wall once, a.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
Lot of mirrors I had.
Speaker 3 (23:36):
I remember that story too.
Speaker 1 (23:39):
Anyway, let's get back to this floor and the stop
making fun of me. Iy Terry, Hi, Terry. The the
floor itself easy to clean.
Speaker 3 (23:48):
Very easy to clean. There's color choices also, there's a
half dozen different options that are out there currently as well.
There is a carpet option that's like a carpet squares,
but it still it's not something that we're going to
be promoting or pushing. If somebody wants to end up
having regular carpeting, I think we're going to end up
(24:09):
recommending that we lean towards one of the other trade
allies that we recommend, which you know, like floor Covering
International or some of the guys like that that are
out there that do specifically flooring. We also will do
ceiling tiles too that are also mold and mildew and
resistant so on.
Speaker 1 (24:30):
On the website for Total Basement Finishing and you can
get to that bike going to all right, all right,
remodeling dot com, all Right remodeling dot com, and you
can click it on. But flooring, walls, ceilings, and windows
is what it says. You get, you guys, you've done
windows for a lot.
Speaker 3 (24:46):
I've done windows for exactly right.
Speaker 1 (24:48):
The ceiling part is interesting because that's a little bit different.
The ceiling tiles. Look I would have I did if
you would have bought this company when I was still
in eighty eighth I would just had you come over
and do ours because it was just a nightmare. It
just was. That part of it, I think is such
an advantage for people because look when they when they
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when you get mold or they they break to get
one that's the perfect fit, you can't.
Speaker 3 (25:15):
It's not easy.
Speaker 1 (25:16):
It's horrible, right, And I tried for years and I
should have called Zach on it because he could have
done it, but I thought, no, no, I'm I do
a home improvement show on the radio. I know how
to do this stuff I don't, and so to.
Speaker 2 (25:28):
Be that always helps.
Speaker 1 (25:31):
What's that?
Speaker 2 (25:31):
Watch a YouTube video? We got customers? Says, I watch
a YouTube video and I saw this thing with these
big washers and hold the whole ceiling.
Speaker 1 (25:37):
But that's what I did when I took the mirrors
off and ended up having Zach come over and and
and fix it. What part of the total basement finishing
for you is the is the busiest right now? Is
the flooring?
Speaker 3 (25:50):
Well, I mean we put together a whole package, the
whole system that we want to end up putting together.
If somebody is looking specifically just end up having flooring,
we're probably not the right fit. If somebody is just
looking to end up having a few walls repaired because
of the storm. We're not the right fit. But realistically,
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our system is made with steel studs for the walls.
It's not two by fours. So if in scenarios where
they did get flood damage, we can tear out the flooring,
put in our flooring system, even tear out a to
a chair rail height where everything was so saturated, and
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then go and do our system on the lower half
and not disturb all of the rest.
Speaker 2 (26:40):
Of it flood cut. There's a whole neighboroods and all
that flood cuts.
Speaker 1 (26:42):
Oh yeah, exactly. Hey how much research did you did
you do into the products and into the system before
you decided, okay, this is this really is a good
decision for us.
Speaker 3 (26:59):
I did obviously a little bit. He wanted to end
up getting out very quickly bucked it.
Speaker 1 (27:05):
Yeah, yeah, it was timey, it was time.
Speaker 3 (27:06):
He was ready to retire, and so I mean he
wanted to close fast. We basically within four to six
weeks had everything from start to finish completed.
Speaker 1 (27:20):
And and you're soon to be wife. Treasure. She helped
you with the numbers and everything new. She did not
move it move this over you. Hey you didn't. Hey,
you gotta jump in.
Speaker 4 (27:32):
I have to jump in.
Speaker 1 (27:33):
Yeah, you gotta know. No, you got to jump in,
and I bet you could negotiate a better time.
Speaker 4 (27:39):
I listened to a lot of different questions and financials,
being I was a business banker for years, so I
can speak the language.
Speaker 1 (27:48):
So that is your background for sure. Did did you
look at at at the deal before it was done?
Speaker 3 (27:55):
Or No?
Speaker 4 (27:55):
I did not actually look at the paper, but I had.
We had been several conversations about questions here, what's this?
Does this make sense? So that's interesting, you know, and it's.
Speaker 1 (28:05):
Good having a partner like that. Yeah, one hundred percent
one hundred percent did did when you sat with your
employees and said, hey, listen, we're thinking about doing this,
and I'm sure you had that conversation with everybody. Look,
this is going to increase the amount of hours, right,
we're going to have, We're going to have more to offer,
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and we're going to add to our team. How what
was the response for that? Because you know this, you've
been an athlete. The culture of the locker room is
really important, and when you're making changes, there are guys
like me that don't like change, right right, hold the
hands of the same girl for one hundred years, and
we bought one house and now we bought one condent,
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We're not going anywhere. The idea of the culture in
the locker room, I know is important to you. And
how was the response for the rest of the team.
Speaker 3 (28:57):
Very much so.
Speaker 1 (28:57):
I mean I had.
Speaker 3 (29:01):
One on one meetings with every employee that was coming over,
made it a point to show them our facility, had conversations,
and then yesterday we even had a our all company meeting,
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which was great because.
Speaker 1 (29:23):
Okay, I just have to because I don't want to
miss this. Look, I've I've I've been. I was basketball
coach for a long time, right, an assistant coach and
a head coach, and as a head coach, I love
what you just said. I had individual meetings with everybody,
and then we brought to we brought the team together,
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and I think that's a really good way of doing
this because now you can individually, people can can any
concerns they have, Let's get them on the table because
when we get the whole team together. I wanted to
be a raw, rob positive and I'll answer any questions.
But now everybody's comfortable. That's a really good way of
continuing the culture that you've created. Yeah, there you go. Yeah, yea,
(30:08):
I stopped you. Now I'm patent ya on the back
pal now on the backside, but just the middle of
the backs, Mike. I appreciate that we come.
Speaker 3 (30:15):
But yesterday's meeting was actually a lot of fun because
we also asked every individual to end up bringing a
point of their life their history to the meeting as well,
so that everyone got to end up knowing each other.
We also made it real clear that look, if you
see somebody that's doing something that you can assist on,
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do it. Jump in, jump in, give it a hat
on right, And to hear from some of the new
members to actually say no, truthfully, they have been extremely
helpful to me.
Speaker 1 (30:51):
Again, getting back to the coaching side, for you to say, hey, listen,
if you see somebody that needs some help, just jump in.
What that does is it gets your the team that
has been part of your team for a long time
and the new part of the team all like okay,
so hey let me help you with that. Hey, here's
where the bathroom you need paper, it's over here, Or
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if I can go out on a sales call with you. Again,
what that does is it's not two separate teams.
Speaker 3 (31:17):
It's everyone all inclusion.
Speaker 1 (31:20):
I would play for you, Randy, if you were my coach,
I would. That's I'm not kidding, like those steps that
you've taken. And again if it's business coaches or just
you as a former athlete in the locker room going, look,
this is how it worked for this team, and this
is how it's going to work for us. It's a
really smart move, I think because the employees have been
around a long time are like the owner likes them
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more than they like you know, that kind of kind
of like immature stuff. But that creeps in and the
culture then gets blown up and I like how you
did it? Hey, before we get to a break, talk
to the other piece that you brought in. That's the
wall side of it.
Speaker 3 (31:59):
That's the wall system. Yeah, it actually sits in a
metal channeling system.
Speaker 1 (32:05):
Again, so can you hand that to me real quick?
Speaker 3 (32:09):
It is very sharp, Okay, It's got a PVC outer
paneling that's got like a wallpaper appearance to it on
the outside. Very strong again, mold waterproof, and then for
the exterior walls, two inches of closed cell foam backing
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to it, which can also end up being used if
you want sound resistant into another room, you know, from
one area.
Speaker 1 (32:41):
To the other.
Speaker 3 (32:42):
Like I said before, steel studding system, the only thing
that's really not gonna end up being steel is the
framing around a doorways. Okay, unfortunately that is going to
end up being your traditional wood. And those customers that
have had our system had our system actually have called
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us back and said, I just want to congratulate you.
This thing worked perfectly with all the flooding that we
had to deal with. The only thing we needed to
replace is a few doorways and the door framing around it.
Can you work on that for us? And you know,
it just made me feel good to know that the
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system that we're actually using is perfect for.
Speaker 2 (33:28):
Well, I'm I'm looking. I'm looking at the system, and
I am there's nothing there that that what promotes mold,
and there's nothing there for mold to eat. The problem
we have with drywall is within twenty four hours after
getting wet, mold starts to grow. How about paint, I mean, well,
even well, there's some pink, pink, there's a lot of
stuff on the surface, But I'm just saying, I'm looking
at the product here, there's nothing there for the mold
(33:48):
to eat, you know, because lot of times, I know,
I even look at the outside building, right, I look
in a windowsill and I see like green moss by
the window. It was like green moss.
Speaker 1 (33:56):
Right.
Speaker 2 (33:56):
You say, oh, what does that mean? And I said,
that means that it's eating your wind. Okay, I mean
stuff has to eat something.
Speaker 1 (34:03):
Hey does does the backing on that? Does that take
away from having insulation? Does that help? The backing is right?
What a great fit for cloes that So instead of
then hiring you to do insallation, if they do that,
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that then you're you're killing two birds.
Speaker 3 (34:27):
We don't do too much in between studs to the
exterior walls. We do some, but that has never been
our main stay is to get called in for that. Well,
this being a closed sell is a perfect fit for that.
You know. The other thing that was brought to my
attention on probably one of the first sales calls I
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went with with my salesman, Shane, was the difference between
companies that do the dry wall and our system. Somebody
that's doing traditional drywall, it's very labor intensive. Bengo you
can appreciate that, and you know, because you have to
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end up you know, taping and everything that has to
be done with that. And this is screwed right between
the channeling system that's there, so it's all hidden fasteners
and there is no mutting and there is no painting,
and so this is less labor intensive but more material cost.
Speaker 1 (35:32):
So if somebody has a basement like we did an
eighty A street which was wreck you put that right yep,
right over, there's.
Speaker 3 (35:41):
Your vapor barrier to the outer edge. You know, here
is your paneling system to finish it off, to make
it a beautiful finished basement.
Speaker 1 (35:49):
The piece you brought in is probably also have trim
that's PVC.
Speaker 2 (35:54):
But this also breathes right of course, just breathing around it.
Because biggest mistakes that people make in basements as you
put up steel studs while they put up studs and
then you put up like a six mile vapor barrier
because you think they're doing in a second four bedroom
or something, right, and that just that is a mold
infestation that you never be unbelievable. You can't put plastic
cup in a basement wall.
Speaker 3 (36:14):
But but it is just as important to make sure
you've got a dehumidifier that is working extremely well in
every home.
Speaker 2 (36:23):
In our you recommend settings, do I recommend sething? Do
you like to stay in the summertime it should be
at sixty or fifty, then in winter time should be
at forty I so wind. If you have settings that
you recommend for people with these systems in your basements.
Speaker 3 (36:38):
Well, I actually recommend it to be a little bit
lower than that because of the fact that we know
that you're going to end up putting out more moisture
into the air. We actually have a along with the
total basement finishing, a purifier and dehumidifier system that is
amazing as far as for a whole home. That's also
if you look at our website, is available as well.
Speaker 2 (37:01):
So they call because people don't realize that the humidity.
If you control the media down the basement, you control
a lot of the problems absolutely amidity. If you have
a drywall in your basement, you've got to set the
media as low as you can. That's it, right. If
you have a concrete black wale, you don't have to.
You can put down a fifty percent or something you'll find.
But if you've got a drywall on there. It's got
you gotta put as low as that hemidifier can handle.
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Hemidifier can handle.
Speaker 1 (37:24):
Hey, the piece you brought in is about it's about
a foot right twelve inches or so? How big? How
big are the pieces that? And how four by eight
panels four by eight and you can cut them right
and and and to be able to get around any
corners and stuff like that easy to install for you guys.
Speaker 3 (37:44):
For us that know what we're doing.
Speaker 1 (37:47):
Yes, right, Yeah, you're not going to ask you. You're
not going to hire me time to le that back
you either? Good? You and I can wait, we'll watch.
We'll be trophy wife for a guy.
Speaker 2 (37:58):
It's forty seven to three black mars need.
Speaker 1 (38:02):
Yeah, he is Randy Miller. And and Becky for sure.
She is a foundation treasure soon Narry Foundation board member.
She got well, she's very good at raising money. So
we're gonna talk a little bit about some of the
things coming up for the foundation along with the Narry
Show coming up, and you're gonna have to work that.
You know that you're gonna be walking around raising I'm
(38:23):
bringing my wallet just so you know. And yeah, I'm
sure that I know that I know that you you
will have you ever liked before you fallen asleep at
night going what am I doing with all this?
Speaker 4 (38:38):
Or twice No, I don't have any nightmares about it.
Speaker 1 (38:40):
Good for you, that's it, that's awesome. Let's get your
break on. This side of break will continue, Rady. I'm
gonna ask you about the other parts of all right Home,
remindling how the signing business ruffy business, and if anybody
listened to the show, you know what a big fan
my wife, Terry and I are you. You did a
great job at that house in eighty eighth Street, and
the curb appeal lasted for a long time. People would
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still go, man, I remember what your house used to
look like. I go, I know, don't you love the
job I did on the siding And they're like, yeah, yeah,
you did that. Yeah nothing. I sat out there and
clapped for that one day. Your guys good at that too.
I was really good at it. This is the creative
construction of Wisconsin Homie promauld show on Fox Sports nine
twenty and your iHeartRadio app Spencer is so good at
(39:29):
his job. Congratulations to the soon to be newly likes
Beyonce Soon excuse me, yesse a picture, no power, I
asked her, No.
Speaker 4 (39:41):
He didn't get down on a knee, but didn't. I
was impressed with what he did.
Speaker 1 (39:44):
Well, you know I did not, hey before before you
get into that, Becky coming up October seventeenth through on
a rough that is so impressive. Thank goodness, she said yes, right.
Can you imagine if she had said no.
Speaker 4 (40:02):
Right, he climbed a roof, didn't get climbed a rufe.
Speaker 1 (40:06):
He did that for me too, him and Jordan's Oh
my goodness, the drum from so this is radio. So
I got to explain this on top of a roof.
Will you marry me? And who sent the drone out?
Jordan bingo bingo dead? You did that? You were part
of this.
Speaker 2 (40:25):
Well after it was after I already she got to
see the.
Speaker 4 (40:29):
Yes, your starter strips that I used for renting out
the airspace.
Speaker 1 (40:34):
Right now, I can't.
Speaker 2 (40:37):
Say no after that you can see if from an airplane.
Speaker 1 (40:40):
There you go. That's awesome. Hey, the Foundation their next fundraiser. Becky.
Speaker 2 (40:46):
He just let you know he had a safety harnessign
when he was doing it.
Speaker 1 (40:48):
Of course I did. You didn't know better. He better
have October seventeenth through the nineteenth. Wisconsin State Fair is
the twenty twenty five Homer Midling Show for Nary, the
next big fundraiser for the foundation.
Speaker 2 (41:02):
And you will.
Speaker 1 (41:04):
Basements and that's why Randy bought that company, I think.
But certainly when you go there, you you're gonna want
to talk to Randy Miller and talk to Becky and
the whole team over at all Right Home Remodeling and
you've wanted to see. I'm sure you're going to have
the props you brought into the studio you'll have at
your booth right definitely, one hundred percent. Beck you no
(41:25):
hold it. So do you know what your job is
for October seventeenth through the nineteenth.
Speaker 4 (41:30):
It's raising money for the Nairy Foundation.
Speaker 1 (41:33):
And you will not only raise money from people that
are they're.
Speaker 2 (41:37):
Going to do raffles like throughout the day so you
don't have to wait to end their Shouldery're gonna do
like a few of.
Speaker 4 (41:42):
Them, Yeah, fifty to fifty raffles throughout the day, a
couple of different ones. There's going to be some silent
auction items or you know, raffle pieces.
Speaker 1 (41:50):
I tell you this, it's never going to happen again.
But because I go to a lot of high school
basketball games, I always get involved in those fifty to
fifty raffles. And I've won like three of the last four,
but they were like for thirty dollars or fore, and
I just give it to my grandson. But I've been
hot on those things. So when I come to that show,
make sure that I find you. I'm not going to
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buy like a million of them, but I'll.
Speaker 2 (42:12):
Make sure to find her. I mean, she's like a
she's a vulture and you can't she's right there. That
was actually just a white.
Speaker 4 (42:23):
Eyed kind of everybody's in a run away from me bingo.
Speaker 1 (42:25):
Yeah, not Randy. You wouldn't you climbed up on a
roof to ask you to marry him?
Speaker 4 (42:30):
Now?
Speaker 1 (42:31):
October seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth.
Speaker 2 (42:33):
They've been funny. If we've been at the neighbor's house.
Speaker 1 (42:35):
Could we give Michelle Brown to come on this show
to highlight this?
Speaker 2 (42:39):
Yeah she said she would. She did, Yeah, yeah, she
said she would. But you have to do a recording.
That's okay, Saturday morning.
Speaker 1 (42:44):
You know what I'm in for that if you're okay
with that, and we'll have to talk to Spencer, and
I'll have to probably give him a little gas money
because he drive from Colder. You get to you got
home last time at like twelve thirty in the morning.
He gets back here at seven am, which I love
and thank you for that plays really good Bump reviews.
Speaker 2 (43:01):
I think this plays why he's sleeping on a keyboard.
Speaker 1 (43:03):
Yeah, he gets a little tired, and he did not
a big coffee guy. But that's all right. He's doing
a great job. Hey, Randy, when when you get a
chance to talk to people about this new company, are
you finding that they're excited about the products? And there
there there are some basements that that this might not
be right.
Speaker 3 (43:21):
For Absolutely, there's quite a few that aren't. I mean,
you know, it's a niche product, a.
Speaker 1 (43:27):
Niche product that that if people give you the opportunity
to show that. Look, the the flooring is really impressive
to me, But the the the wall unit is like
really interesting me because I would have loved to have
that for a number of reasons. In our basement, right,
our basement is always really cold, and really.
Speaker 2 (43:49):
The key to it is built with products that don't mold.
Speaker 1 (43:53):
That's that's that's that's.
Speaker 3 (43:56):
That's the sale on this rightnd percent is exactly that.
I mean, it's a healthier direction to end up going
for your basement because basements are always damp.
Speaker 2 (44:05):
And people like a lot of times I'm renouncous, I
don't have old in my basement. You're looking to see
his wife fuzz on a wall.
Speaker 1 (44:10):
Yes, that's mold. That is mold.
Speaker 2 (44:12):
Just because it's not black, they don't think it's mold.
Speaker 1 (44:14):
Shiding and roofing still the biggest part of your company
right now.
Speaker 3 (44:19):
Siding and roofing is definitely a strong suit of my business.
Speaker 1 (44:23):
I every time you come on, I recommend to people,
if you need a new roof and you think you're
going to need a new siding, do it. At the
same time, you need to save some money doing it.
And look when we had you over and our roof
was leaking like really bad, and then we had creative
and current electric that that morning was a nightmare and
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Jordan was on top of our roof at five am
putting up all this and you were like directing him,
by the way, thank you. But when you said, look,
you needing a roof, what do you think about the siding?
And we had our house painted. It was our kids
be in college and making all those payments. We're finally
done with that. And the guy who painted our house
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three times said this is it.
Speaker 3 (45:07):
Can't do it.
Speaker 1 (45:08):
You can't do anymore. You need siding. And I said, look,
in six months, we're gonna probably have to have you
come back. And you sat in the kitchen table and said,
you can do that. That's great, but let me explain
to you why if you do it both at the
same time, you're gonna save yourself some money. If you
already know you're going to do the siding, let's do
it all now. And that was the perfect It wasn't
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you being a sales guy. It was you, my friend, saying, guys,
you're gonna do it in six months, do it now,
and here's what it's gonna save you. If you're thinking, look,
we need we're gonna need a new rough and we're
thinking about siding, it's it's perfect to do them together.
Speaker 3 (45:42):
It's it is good idea to end up doing it
together nothing else. Even if you can't afford to do
it all at one point in time, make sure that
you're having that communication with the individual you're sitting in
front of so that you can actually end up talking
about what you're going to be planning out for the future.
And that way the color schemes work well, and that
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way you're not also not doing double the work in
some ways.
Speaker 2 (46:09):
So, okay, I want to do my public service announcement
because I see people and I always feel sorry for
when they get ripped off. Watch the storm Chasers. Every
time we have a problem, they show up, thank you,
and they do what they give you. He said, well,
you know you've al right come out there. He said, Well,
this guy's too good of a deal to be because
it is too good of a deal to be too good. Yeah,
they don't warranty that something in.
Speaker 3 (46:31):
The city today, correct, and they're out of town by tomorrow.
Speaker 1 (46:34):
Yep, can you move the microphone over because we only
go ahead, Spencer. We uh, we're gonna start playing that
song again if we can. Congratulations, you got a good man.
You got a good man, I do.
Speaker 4 (46:47):
He's a keeper.
Speaker 1 (46:47):
He is. He's a good dude. And anybody who's willing
to crawl up on a on a rough and put
that sign up. He wasn't going to just do the
normal get out in the sunset on the beach some point.
Speaker 2 (47:00):
It's still on the roof.
Speaker 4 (47:00):
It's still on the roof, so I think we're going
to be getting a new roof soon.
Speaker 1 (47:04):
Yeah, okay, did you ruin the roof?
Speaker 3 (47:07):
No? I actually sealed it up very nicely. It was
starter strips and then of course over every nail I
made it a point to uh tarm and even with
the winds, it's held up very well.
Speaker 1 (47:19):
Hey, I'm proud of you. Thank you closed the deal.
I did closed you close the deal. Now you got
to keep being a good guy till August. How's that?
And then only only to August. Wow, I'm not going
anywhere after that. After she says I do, she's hanging
in there for a vet. I'm just kidding. Congratulations on
all these changes, some good, really good, some not so good.
Speaker 3 (47:42):
But you're getting We're doing good. We're doing good. Hey.
One thing I do want to end up bringing up
because I know we're coming to the end. So you know,
six years ago at the Nary Fall show, you had
me on the show as well. It wasn't supposed to
be me, right, Yes, it was supposed to be Jordan
that was on the show. Oh okay, if you remember, Yes,
(48:05):
and Jordan.
Speaker 1 (48:07):
Was he sick.
Speaker 3 (48:08):
No, Jordan had my grandson. Oh that's right.
Speaker 1 (48:13):
How is he doing, By the way, he's doing fantastic.
He's not a little baby anymore.
Speaker 3 (48:17):
Six years old.
Speaker 1 (48:18):
This Nary show unbelievable. Yeah, and he's six, you're you know,
years ago, fast, days ago, slowly.
Speaker 2 (48:26):
Remember he also brought cakes. He also brought cake to
the show.
Speaker 3 (48:29):
Yeah, well that was because of a different reason.
Speaker 1 (48:33):
Guess who's coming in the last few segments of My
high school show. Name's Colton Greeby from Greenby Bakery. Oh yeah,
Greendale Martin Luther Crawlers. That's what we're talking about the
best because they now they it's the Metro market in
Sherwood has a big event tomorrow with Greenby Bakery. And
we got Colton coming in, who's eight, was a student
(48:55):
athlete at Greendale Martin Luther, and we're going to talk
to him a little bit about about the high school
athletic world and then green By Baker him and his
brother now run it. And I'm looking forward to meeting.
Speaker 2 (49:06):
Him very cosatdi morning they get hot Hammon rolls. Just
I witness that for a fact.
Speaker 1 (49:10):
There it is, and Bengo knows that. Becky is so
good to see you again. Randy Miller, thank you so much.
Speaker 4 (49:16):
Thank you.
Speaker 1 (49:17):
Yeah, keep working hard. I'm glad I didn't bring my
wallet into the studio because she'd be asking me to
buy a fifty to fifty raffle. All right, home remodeling.
They have expanded and now a total basement finishing is
something they can offer. It's in their toolkit. Congratulations, Bengo.
It's good to see you. Going to a race Yeah
(49:37):
on Union Grove.
Speaker 2 (49:38):
As soon as I leave here, I gotta go a race.
Speaker 1 (49:39):
Well, the head football coach from Union Grove is coming
in studio, so he may You guys may be walking
past each other, the undefeated Mighty Broncos. We're going to
talk about Union Girl football on the other side of
the break. This is the Creative Construction, Wisconsin Home improvement
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