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What’s Inside...._ KENNY BECKER BUILDS DUPLEX FOR SISTERS

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Garden&HOMEuplex built by Lansing contractorenny Becker completes full circle for area native sisters

san Cantine-Maxson

e movie “Field of Dreams”ed the phrase “If you build

y will come.” Local con-r Kenny Becker hopedas the scenario for a newx he wanted to build inng last year.cker, a long-time contrac-m Lansing, has complet-

umerous types of build-rojects but usually thosects were proposed by thers. This time, he decidedeculate by buying a lot inng and building his ownct, in the hopes that he

be able to sell it before.the project was taking

e, Becker was at a social

and began discussinguplex with Ann Delaneyal Lansing, who said she

want the duplex unit lo-on the corner of Beck-

ot. Ann’s husband, Frank,ied and she was ready tointo town from their beef

n the country. Becker hadAnn and Frank’s house onarm 20 years ago. Theyeen very satised with thee and his crew had done,e felt condent that shebe happy with another

built by Becker.ce Clemments, Ann’s sis-

o lived with her husband,in Utah, thought the ideaoving back to Lansing

ded appealing. She spec-d that they should buy thehalf of the duplex. Evenh Alice and Jerry hadn Utah for 44 years, theyready for a change. Beingary family for many years,

had nally settled in Utah,

where Jerry worked as secu-rity police on the base, but hewas ready to retire. Family wasclose by in the Midwest andher mother lives in ThorntonHeights in Lansing.

By December of 2014, Beck-er had rm commitments fromboth sisters that they wantedthe duplex. They liked the con-cept, plus the specic lot wherethe duplex was to be built hadstrong ties for them since itwas where their parents hadlived for so many years. Alice’smother told her that she wasborn in the house next door. Itseemed like completing the fullcircle to come back to that lo-cation.

When Becker started theproject, the 120-foot x 60-footlot had an old garage on it. Heexplained, “I knew there wasalso an old foundation for thehouse buried on the lot as well.This was the rst time I choseto do the entire project frombeginning to end all by myself.I felt I had enough experienceto draw the plans and have an

engineer look at the truss work.I drew up the plans for the du-plex with each side having1,380 square feet, 440 squarefeet for each garage, plus thebasement if they wanted one.The overall length of the build-ing was 100 feet. I designed itwith the garage separating thetwo units since people don’twant the sounds of the oth-

er half of a duplex drifting intotheir living space. I also wantedto put the garage facing south.The only thing that joins the du-plex units besides the garageis a wall to the master closets.We added extra sound barrierinsulation in the closet so thereis virtually no sound that carriesfrom one side to the other. Thatwall and the garage is the only

shared spaits own sewThe bedroo13’ x 12’ onentire desigpeople coulas they wanto do stairs.

This new duplex built in Lansing by contractor Kenny Becker and now shared by sisters Ann Delaney and Alice

Jerry Clemments was constructed on the same lot where the sisters’ parents, Joe and Alberta Troendle, o

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The Troendles originallylived in rural Harpers Ferry, butas their daughters got moreinvolved in school they knewthey wanted to live in Waukon.They considered building, butthen started looking at existinghomes. A real estate agent toldthem to make a list of all thehomes they would consider,even if they were not for sale.The property on East Mainappealed to them because of

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Although they did not changethe overall layout of the houseby much, the Troendles made

their home more “open” byremoving 13 interior doors thatthey did not replace. They alsoadded a ve-foot extension of

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heating rather than usingb foundation. They addeds windows in the base-since the bedrooms woulded regularly. One liked acloset in the front room;her didn’t want one there.wanted a laundry room

e bathroom; one wantedcloset area. Becker had

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stayed the same, mirror-ach other’s living space.

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The kitchen areas of the duplex shared by Lansing native

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s favorite colors and ex-furniture and bedspreads.

cker worked with severalontractors to complete the

Both units have base-oor heating which allowsnt heat to rise throughoutomes. A heat pump worksat and cool the units. Thes are extremely energynt so a constant air ex-

ger runs to keep circulat-e air. Plumbing and heat-ncluding the heat pumpscentral air plumbing wased by Dan Schulte of

ers Ferry and John Troen-Waukon. Dave Cota from

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shing touches were cre-by Daneen Milton of Lan-who did the interior paint-nd Kim and Barb Thies,

ex nued from page 8

Duplex Continued on page 10

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The living room areas of the Lansing duplex units ofAnn Delaney and Alice and Jerry Clemments feature

hardwood oors and a spacious layout that is fully

open to the kitchen area. Though similar in design, theduplex units are each decorated according to each

sisters’ respective taste.


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Garden&HOMEex nued from page 9

completed the cementstaining in the basementch unit. Duane Barth in-d the carpets, and moste kitchen cupboards andertops were purchased atrds.

tside, Kelly Concrete fromon, owned by the sisters’

ew, did the cement work.r Landscaping did some raised ower beds. Ini-the sisters wanted a whitee with brown trim, but fol-g Becker’s advice, optedght brown with white trim.

er had also planned on ag a strip of lawn between

wo driveways but the sis-opted for a continuousway so there would be lessw and more driveway to

on. They joked, “We eacha good neighbor who will

p snow and remove snowboth sides.”nstruction began in Oc-and November of 2014,he pouring of the base-

The owners moved inune of 2015. Each unit,354 square footage on

main oor with kitchen,

two bedrooms, two bathrooms,laundry space and living room,and a full basement under eachliving area which adds anotherbedroom and bathroom plusa family room, utility spaceand storage. The footprint of

the building goes to the limitsallowed by the planning andzoning regulations of Lansing,allowing six feet behind the unitand nine feet on each side witha 16-foot space in front. All thedoorways are wide enough forhandicap accessibility and theentrances into the garages aresloping instead of steps.

Alice and Jerry, along withAnn, commented, “The wholeprocess was really painless forus, except for the pocketbook,plus we have great views forthe high school football games.”

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nd four trucks and they’rel. Of course, as we getwe buy more things like

o that we don’t have to doeavy lifting anymore. Wemachines which make thesier.”

e crew member has beenim for 19 years and otherssimilar longevity. Beck-

d his crew of three workultiple projects at once

at jobs can be staggered.times, one job needsthan one person working.times they need to go toer job so the electrician or

ber can come and do his/ b. He remarked, “I’d love

ve someone younger whod to apprentice with me.ed a lot of my experienceworking with my broth-aw during the summer.

I went to NICC. That re-elped me understand theess end of the construc-ade. I’d love to pass someknowledge on to some-

ounger.”cker elaborated, “This isst time I’ve done a spec

e. I have some more prop-

erty on the west edge of townwhich I may do a similar type ofduplex. It’s great to have thempre-sold so that the owners canpick their nishes and colors.It’s difcult to nd the land tobuild on. There are some very

nice areas to build, but if peo-ple don’t want to sell the landthen the only option is to teara house down and build a newone. There are additional costsof proper disposal of all thedeconstruction with those proj-ects.”

Although Becker contactsall the subcontractors, he likesto give the owners options ofpeople to work with and thenhe gets bids. This was the rsttime he’s been involved as thegeneral contractor from start tonish. He reected that it took alot of coordinating subcontrac-

tors, and a lot of planning andorganizing to keep the projectmoving forward.

Becker is a man who loveshis job and takes a great deal

ex nued from page 10


Delan

Clem

The master bedroom areas within theduplex units of Lansing native sisters,

the former Alice and Ann Troendle,

feature the most distinct differencesin each of the mirror-like dwelling

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pictured in the surrounding photos.


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er’s work is outstanding.ontinued, “We’ve lived inown for a lot of years, sonow most of the people.ardly ever have a writtenact. When I give people ahand deliver it and we goeach item so they knowe their money is being

I’ve never yet had some-ot pay me.”says he likes every as-

of carpentry but wouldsomeone else to do the

ll. He stated, “I’m not af installing drywall. I likeng but I like being able to

h to different phases of act. Every part of a job of-new challenge.”continued, “Where we

ow was my wife’s family. We bought the houseve been working on my

own house for 35 years. Theyalways say a contractor’shouse never gets done. We getstarted on a project and then Istart doing another job. By thetime I get back, we’ve changedour minds as to what we want

to do.”None of the Beckers’ chil-

dren have gone into the con-struction trade. He stated, “Mykids worked with me duringthe summers, but I always toldthem that even if they didn’twant to be a contractor, theskills they learned would behelpful when they were outon their own so they could xthings themselves.”

He concluded with pride, “It’sbeen a good profession. I al-ways thought I’d do this until Ireally found what I liked to doand here I am, 35 years later,

still doing it because I love it.We were able to live in a smallcommunity and raise our fam-ily. I was able to do work thatI loved. It’s rewarding work tosee a project completed and toknow that I’ve made it happen.”

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(pictured in each of the surroundingphotos) for entertaining and other

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and bathroom, as well as additionalutility space and storage possibilities.


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One of the original features of the now remodeled home of Todd and LauriKaeser is the chimney that spans both levels of the home, as evident in

the surrounding photos. The Kaesers wanted to retain the original bricklook and feel of the chimney because they felt it enhanced the overallremodel of the home while maintaining an original feature of the home

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The once family farm home of the Kaeser family in rural Monona looks decidedly different today than when it a Sears & Roebuck kit home in Waterville via the railroad and was constructed in 1929. In addition to the rem

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The Troevery little thedifferently if project oveare happy t

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rking with localactors and subcontractors,ueprints of the house soonme reality. Mike Ferringthe general contractor

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work features in the, including the railingup the staircase to the

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work and cooking can be doneout of sight of guests, as wellas clean-up of any dishes. Thecatering kitchen also boastsplenty of storage.

The main kitchen area

features an island with sinkswith room for seating around it.There is an induction cook-top,as well as a pot-ller. The pot-ller itself is a unique feature inthe kitchen, as the contractorshadn’t worked with many ofthose before. It is essentially aplumbing feature located nextto the cook-top that can makelling a pasta pot or other largepot with water a little easierthan trying to ll it in a sink andcarry it to the cook-top or stove.

The second level of thehome is more of a private,homey space. There are three

bedrooms upstairs, as well astwo baths, a den and a laundryroom/kitchenette. One of thebedrooms has the designationof being the “mother-in-lawapartment,” should they ever

/Kerndt

nued from page 25

White/Kerndt


Whit/Kendt The new home built by Craig White

and Gary Kerndt features multiplekitchen areas with the idea of

entertaining and hosting guests on

every level of the home. Plenty ofstorage space and a unique pot-llerfeature for lling large pasta or other

pots near the cook-top are pictured inthe surrounding photos.


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to stay for an extendedd of time. White explained

also part of the reason fortchenette in the laundryIn case they would have

one who can’t do stairs

, their guest could still beo reheat food or use thewave to do some cookingrs. The bathrooms bothe sinks made from re-sed pieces of furniture,as a gentleman’s chest inaster bathroom.ving outdoors, the homes a large patio where

and Kerndt can alsoain. There is a large

ace that was constructedm Dixon of Dixon Concrete

Masonry. Behind theace is a smaller patiocan accommodate the

Also outdoors is a kitchenn, as well as raised bedns. Landscaping featuresd the home were installedrnes Landscaping.en asked if he had any

advice for someone who islooking into building a newhome or is beginning theprocess, White said that anyonewho is building a new homeshould be prepared to make

changes from their originalplans. He gave the examplethat their plans had initiallyinvolved a at roof for the hometo give it a more modern look,but once construction began,the contractor explained thatthe at roof would require extrasupports and there could beconcerns with snow piling upand the added weight from that.After learning about some of thepotential concerns associatedwith having a at roof in thisarea, they decided to go witha more traditional sloped roof.Other than that, most of the

features in the blueprints wereable to be done.

“The contractors all workedvery hard to accommodateeverything that we wanted todo,” White said.

/Kerndt nued from page 27

Whit/K

Perfect evidence of the desire to includemore traditional design in the modern

features of the new home built by Craig

White and Gary Kerndt can be foundin the bathroom areas of the home.With a bit of creative thinking fueling

their planning, the idea of incorporatingmore traditional items, such as the

gentleman’s chest pictured above, into

the modern sink design in one of thebathrooms allowed White and Kerndt tocreate that perfect combination of past

history in their home for the future.


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mine the most successfuln planting? Anyonehas been involved withng a garden always hasher idea what is best for

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When preparing your gardenseed bed, as the winter snowsmelt off and the spring rainsdecrease, it is important toavoid the wet soils so as notto damage it and to also avoida hard soil condition resultingfrom working it when it is toowet. Each individual gardenerwill have to make the decisionon when to start to till dependingon not only the moisture but thetype of soil, as different soiltypes react differently whenworked while wet.

The garden soils are alive andwill not produce when overlywet just as they will not producewhen they are extremely dry. Agood soil base contains thehealthy ration of 25% water to

25% air, so that pore spacesbetween soil particles are notcompacted from moisture andnot limiting the soil to breathe,plus having just the rightamount of moisture. Properlyprepared gardens will alsohave a healthy contingent of

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If you have a garden plotthat does not drain well, it isrecommended by the Extensionofce to add organic matter, likecompost or peat. If you are notsure if the soil is ready to work,a rule of thumb is to clump upthe soil and if it dissolves orcrumbles after you release it, itis about ready to work.

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If you are planting some cornin part of your garden plot and,say, tomatoes and peppers inanother section of your garden,you may encounter difcultiesto match the soil to the needsof each particular produceyou are planting. Sometimes,adjusting pH to each individualplant or section of garden maycause more problems than justeliminating deciencies.

Besides fertilizer and solvingany pH deciencies, applyingcompost to your garden mayalso provide benets. Whenyour garden soil requires an

additional boost with organicmaterial to stimulate plantgrowth and enhance waterretention, a recommendedone to three inches of compostmixed into the soil will assist

with that boost. If straightcompost is not an option or notdesirable, applying a preparedtop soil, a blend that producesa quality soil product, maybe most helpful. The topsoilmay be mixed in the existingsoil, and one to two inches isrecommended.

Guessing when that lastfrost in April will occur helps inorganizing and planting yourseeds. Seed potatoes aretricky; if you plant too early,such as when some gardenersobserve the tradition to planttheir potatoes every GoodFriday, then you might lose

out as potatoes will rot in cold,wet soil. Iowa State Extensionproposes hardy plants like peaseedlings, radishes, onionsand lettuce that may be planted

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