Ron Freyer of Sequim

Ron Freyer of Sequim

WEEKEND: Home improvement experts to gather under one roof for building expo in Sequim today (Saturday) and Sunday

SEQUIM — North Olympic Peninsula residents can get help with planning home improvements “from the ground to the ceiling and everything in between” at the 18th annual Building, Remodeling & Energy Expo this weekend.

The expo, sponsored by the North Peninsula Building Association, will have more than 60 vendors offering home improvement and home building options.

It’s the largest home building show on the North Olympic Peninsula, organizers say.

The expo will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Sequim High School, 601 N. Sequim Ave.

“It is an exclusively residential trade event,” said Diana Johnson, executive director of the building association.

Vendors will offer the latest products and designs in everything from composting to solar power, Johnson said.

Anyone who is considering building a home or who owns a home should consider visiting the expo to keep up on current trends, she said.

Expo activities will include demonstrations and workshops, some with product samples.

Vendors include building and trade professionals, crafters, architects, designers, wholesalers, retailers, landscapers or providers to the building, remodeling and energy trades.

The NPBA membership list of local licensed, insured, bonded and vetted industry professionals also will be available to guests.

Demonstrations scheduled

Demonstrations of skills and techniques by experts in their fields will be ongoing each day, she said.

Demonstrations and workshops planned are:

Saturday

■ 9:15 a.m. — “Ductless Heat Pumps: Everything You Need to Know.”

■ 10:15 a.m. — “Backyard Composting.”

■ 11:15 a.m. — “Spin Your Meter Backwards with Solar.”

■ 12:15 p.m. — “Energy Savings.”

■ 1:15 p.m. — “How to Select a Builder.”

■ 2:15 p.m. — “Transitional Times: Your Money, Your Real Estate and Your Life.”

■ 3:15 p.m. — The Captain Joseph House Foundation.

Sunday

■ 10:15 a.m. — The Captain Joseph House Foundation.

■ 11:15 a.m. — “Put the Project Team Together Early: The Benefits of Design Build.”

■ 12:15 p.m. — “Spin Your Meter Backwards with Solar.”

■ 2:15 p.m. — “Transitional Times: Your Money, Your Real Estate and Your Life.”

Food will be available at the expo.

The Builder Burger, a specialty burger created for the event, will be available from Maggie May’s Espresso & Outfitter.

Maggie May’s food truck was named one of the top 10 food trucks in Washington state by online travel magazine The Culture Trip.

The first 250 visitors to the expo each day can enter to win one of four $250 shopping sprees at Angeles Millwork and Lumber Co. or Hartnagel Building Supply.

Drawings will be held Saturday and Sunday.

For more information on the expo, phone 360-452-8160.

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Reporter Arwyn Rice can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 5070, or at arice@peninsuladailynews.com.

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