I guess you’re never too old to brag on your children. Ben, our oldest son, had such a good Ironman race last Sunday, and he was racing for a very worthy cause. I feel like I need to tell everyone.  So here it is:

Ben raced in the Louisville Ironman this past Sunday. It’s a 2.2 mile swim, a 112 mile bike race and a 26.4 mile marathon. There were 2995 racers, approximately 40 pros. Ben finished 6^th overall, he was the #1 amateur and #1 in his age group. He had the second best marathon time of all racers, at 3 hours and 2 minutes. He qualified for the world championship Ironman in Kona, Hawaii in October. He went to Louisville with the idea of winning his age group, and he did!

Ben raced using the bib number of 590, the same number worn by John Glaser in the 2008 Louisville Ironman. John is the Shawnee firefighter that died in the line of duty on May 22^nd of this year.  John left behind a wife and two young children. Ben dedicated the race to John and his family, with the idea to raise money for John’s children’s education.

Ben has raised several thousand dollars in honor of John and to support his family. If you would like to support the Glaser family, follow this link:  www.benschloegel.com.

Way to go Ben!

If you’re thinking about implementing Green materials in your home for your next remodel project, Kirei design materials are a great option. Kirei is a natural, sustainable material that can be used for cabinetry, furniture, paneling and much more.

Indicative of it’s sustainability, Kirei board is manufactured from reclaimed sorghum straw. Kirei products have several environmental benefits including the fact that they’re made from a non-toxic adhesive. Kirei products can also help reduce volatile organic compound (VOCs) emissions.

Here is a picture of our recently renovated showroom with Kirei board as the inserts in a base cabinet.

Feel free to contact us for more information on Kirei design materials.

Recently, our very own Debby Allmon was featured in the Handyman section of the Kansas City Star. Debby is a certified remodeler and Vice President here at Schloegel Design Remodel.

Debby was featured in the article as she answered a question submitted by a reader of the KC Star. The reader needed some tips on how to add privacy to the window panes of their French doors.

Here’s a look at what the reader asked the KC Star.

I have French doors in my house with 15 panes of glass (three panes across and five down, each 6 inches by 12 inches) on each door. I want to adhere mirrors over the panes of glass for privacy so I don’t have to use curtains. Someone told me I can’t glue mirror on top of glass. Is this true?

Debby gave the reader some great solutions to add privacy to her French door window panes. Here are some solutions from Debby.

You certainly can glue mirror on top of glass. Be sure to use an epoxy glue to provide a good bonding agent. Some adhesives will not hold over a long period of time on glass or mirror, but epoxy should.

Something you may want to consider is how this will look on the back side of the door — you may need to apply mirror to both sides of the glass so that you do not see the back of the glued mirror on the other side of the door.

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