2011 Bangor Home Show

By David M. FitzpatrickBDN SPECIAL SECTIONS

It’s that time of year again! The HomeShow is coming to the Bangor Auditoriumfor its 41st extravaganza from April 15-17.Perhaps now more than ever, the tougheconomy will bring in the showgoers — it’salready bringing in the exhibitors, with allavailable booth space at the show now soldout.

“I think that’s the enduring quality ofthat show,” said Bass Park Director MikeDyer. “In good times, people are looking tospend a lot of money and maybe even hire acontractor. In tough times, you still have tokeep the roof from leaking and replace thegutters when you have a winter like this andyou’ve lost half of them to ice.”

Everybody’s feeling the economic pinch,but Dyer said that doesn’t stop people fromrealizing the benefits of the Home Show.Even in the worst of economic times, peoplestill have to do things to their houses, Dyersaid. “Either just to maintain them or to try

and do something in-house,” he said, “evenif they don’t hire a contractor to try and getideas for what they can do to enhance thevalue of their homes.”

Dyer said the show’s success is thanks tothe tireless efforts of show promoter DeanAppleman, owner of All Seasons Promo-tions. “He is a crusader, he is a go-getter,”Dyer said.

Lest you think Appleman takes just a fewweeks to get ready for this show, that isn’thow it works. He spends all year planningthe show. And the timing is by design.

“Dean has tried shows at both times ofthe year, and in this market in the spring-time, this show works the best,” Dyer said.“None of the success of that show happensby accident. Some of it’s gut instinct, andsome of it is just learning the hard way.”

Dyer is no stranger to events that drawpeople from all over Maine to the BangorAuditorium, but he says the Home Showremains a stunning draw. “It’s one of thosethings — normally it’s at a good time of theyear where people are actually feeling goodabout getting out and not worried about the

weather,” he said.Despite the recent interruption by a pile

of heavy, wet snow, the crocuses are up, tulipgreens are growing, and the buds areappearing on the trees. After the winterdamage, spring is working to replace mudseason, and Dyer said people are ready tomove beyond being tired of winter.

“The average homeowner has probablyseen a little bit more damage to the exteriorto the house,or seen something that all thisstress from all the snow and the ice every-thing has done, that just says, ‘Boy, I’ve gotto do something … maybe I can do itmyself,’” he said.

Dyer said that these days, with gas pricesskyrocketing, it makes more sense to use theHome Show as a one-stop window-shop-ping venue. Instead of driving all over the

place trying to learn about the home proj-ects you have in mind, you can get a prettygood education under one roof.

“It actually becomes a huge bargain to payseven bucks … and see all of these people inone spot and just have it be a trip to Bangor,”he said. “It becomes a very practical thing todo if you’re just looking at your investmentand your time and gas.”

Dean Appleman and All Seasons Promo-tions has established a strong history put-ting this show on in Bangor for over fourdecades, so Dyer said, if nothing else, show-goers can “kick some tires” and see what’sout there.

“You never know — you could beinspired to realize there is actually some-thing you should do for your home and thatyou can actually afford to do,” he said.

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It’s another year of the wildlysuccessful, thoroughly education-al, and delightfully entertainingBangor Home Show. The thou-sands of people who attend do itbecause of the wide variety ofexhibitors, who jam-pack theauditorium, the Civic Center, andthe corridors and open spaces inbetween. Here are just a few of theparticipants you’ll see this year.

330044 SSttiillllwwaatteerr AAvveennuuee FFuurrnniittuurreein Bangor, the business you’lleasily locate, returns to the HomeShow with its sister store, MillMall Furniture of Ellsworth. AndManager Richard Goodwin has aclear plan to deal with the sag-ging national and global econo-my: Take care of the local econo-my first.

If Goodwin could get 100 per-cent of his furniture from Maine,he’d do it, but as a full-line store hedoes have to leave the state. Butstill, about 40 percent of his prod-ucts are made in Maine, includingthe entire second floor of almost allunfinished furniture of all types.

“We’re just a little, rinky-dinkfurniture store, but when you buya piece of that, do you know youfeed five businesses?” Goodwinsaid, referring to the logger, themill, the retailer, the artisan, andthe store.

Owner and developer ForrestGrant invested $1 million into theStillwater Avenue building andprovided eight jobs when the storeopened. It stocks beds, chairs,shelves, hutches, bureaus, and justabout anything you can think of atimpressive prices.

At the show, Goodwin will bringas much as he can jam into hisspace, and more if extra space isavailable. He’ll highlight his quali-ty Maine-made unfinished furni-ture, along with finished versions.The store takes custom orders, anda full-time employee does customfinishing.

“This is made-in-Maine prod-uct, key to the Maine family,”Goodwin said. “We’re putting themoney right directly back into thecommunity more than any otherfurniture business is in the state.”

Goodwin said he enjoys theHome Show, and has a great rela-tionship with promoter DeanAppleman. “He likes us because wehave lots of stuff and we’re happyto bring it,” he said.

—David M. Fitzpatrick

DDaavvee’’ss WWoorrlldd of Dover-Fox-croft will display “some reallycool products” at the HomeShow, according to RobertJankunas. These “cool products”are the energy-efficient GEHybrid Water Heater and theFujitsu Mini-Split Air Condi-tioner and Heat Pump.

Scott said the GE Hybrid WaterHeater “is the most efficient way toheat water in the home.” Inside thetank, two thermistors heat waterelectrically only when the heateroperates in the high-demand orhybrid modes. A computerized heatpump transfers ambient heat fromsurrounding air to condensers sur-rounding the insulated tank; thecoils then transfer their heat to the


Exhibitors ready for another overwhelming andsuccessful Bangor Home Show

PHOTO BY BRIAN SWARTZ

A shot from above as crowds of showgoers check out some ofthe many varied displays at the 2010 Bangor Home Show. The

2011 show will feature about 160 exhibitors covering just abouteverything you could think of... and then some.

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water inside. GE says the device canreduce household water heateroperating costs up to 62 percent,equating to about $320 in annualsavings for a family of four.

“We will display one and offerawesome pricing on it during theHome Show,” Jankunas said. Dave’sWorld will also have a drawing fora free GE Hybrid Water Heater.

The air-to-air Fujitsu HeatPump air conditions and heats,extracting heat from outdoortemperatures as low as -10degrees Fahrenheit. “Heat alwaysmoves to where it’s cold,” Scottsaid. “The outside unit becomesthe evaporator in winter by trans-ferring outdoor heat to coolantthat disperses the heat inside abuilding.” In summer, the insideunit air-conditions a room, and

the outside unit dissipates interiorheat.

“We set up our store with themlast summer,” Jankunas said. “Theyrun very efficiently and give us allthe heat we need.”

Dave’s World will offer free in-home estimates for both devicesfor Home Show attendees, and willeducate people about the federal

income-tax credits and EfficiencyMaine rebates buyers qualify for ifthey purchase either unit. Dave’sWorld installs and services every-thing it sells, across Maine.

—Brian Swartz

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PHOTOS BY BRIAN SWARTZ

An exhibitor demonstrates ahigh-powered hose nozzle (topleft) while another explains thefiner points of some fine win-dows (left).

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THREE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS CHEERLEADERS!PHOTO BY KEITH NORDSTROM, COURTESY OF NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

The exhibitor list and map is accurate as of April 11, 2011.There may be late changes before the show starts, so be

sure to browse the entire show!

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at the Bangor Home Show to chatwith potential customers andexplain the energy-audit process.Commeau has had a booth at theshow for the past five years, andsaid that there’s just somethingabout the Bangor show that isunique and sets it apart from othershows he has attended.

“The Bangor show is muchmore lively,” Commeau said.“More people come through. It’sjust a better show.”

Commeau has nearly 40 years ofexperience in the sawmill, loghome, and post-and-beam indus-try as an energy engineer, designer,maintenance consultant, andinspector. He is a Maine HousingAuthority-certified ResidentialEnergy Auditor, and also holds BPIcertification and certification withthe International Ground SourceHeat Pump Association. Com-meau is a dealer for many of thegeothermal systems on the markettoday, and also serves as a consult-ant to make existing geothermalsystems more efficient.

Commeau’s booth will feature

information about geothermalheat and energy audits.

“I do a blower door test, whichtells me the rate at which air isinfiltrating a house,” he said. Inconjunction with that, he doesinfrared testing that detects coldair coming in from outside.

“I always do energy audits withthe owner there so they can see mytests and what I’m doing,” he said.“They get a course in Energy Audit

101. I probably take double thetime on an audit that a normalauditor does, but people areextremely happy when I’m doneand they are educated.”

Commeau said people are wel-come to bring house plans in forhim to look over during the homeshow, or to drop by to ask ques-tions or fill out a card requesting


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ExhibitorsContinued from Page 5


Exhibitors offer demonstrations and information on a wide rangeof topics. From top to bottom: demonstrating how well a special

cleaning cloth works on a mirror; a gas- and wood-stove rep edu-cates a showgoer; an exhibitor shows off the capabilities of a

versatile ladder; and visitors engage in food talk, and probablyenjoy a sample or two, at The Jerky Hut.


follow-up contact.—Sheila Grant

TThhee GGrreeeennwwoorrkkss LLaannddssccaappiinnggof Bangor has been in business for32 years. Attendees at the 41stAnnual Bangor Home Show cansee owner Bud Bruns’s handiworknot only at The Greenworks’ boothbut in the landscaping aroundexterior and interior displays at theshow, because Bruns has been theofficial Home Show landscaper fornearly two decades.

The Greenworks, “Where expe-rience and knowledge make thedifference,” offers trees, shrubs,lawn care and pruning, but alsospecializes in hardscapes: stone

walls, walkways, patios, water fea-tures, walls, and fences. Brunsprides himself on his distinctivedesigns, and The Greenworksoffers free estimates.

Bruns said he would have abrick outdoor fireplace on displayat the home show this year, as wellas photographs highlighting someof his landscaping projects. Therewill also be a drawing at TheGreenworks booth for a new gasgrill.

“I’ve been at the home show forabout 18 years,” he said.“You get tosee a lot of friends, acquaintances,and customers as they walk



PHOTO BY BRIAN SWARTZ

What’s a home show without cooking demonstrations?


through the doors.”Bruns said the Home Show is a

great opportunity for consumersto pick up interesting new ideas,learn what various vendors at theshow have to offer, and get expertadvice on problem topics aroundhome care.

“As a consumer, you can pick upsome really valuable ideas,” he said.“I’m usually the best buyer there!”

The Greenworks has beenrated the number-one BangorLandscape Company by MarketSurveys of America. Bruns offersreferences and an unconditionalguarantee on his work.

—Sheila Grant

PPDDQQ DDoooorr sells, installs, andservices garage doors for commer-cial, residential, and industrialproperties, says David Plowman.He and his wife, Debra, and KerryFifer own the company, which theystarted 16 years with six employ-ees. Today PDQ Door employs 49people and has facilities in Bath,Houlton, Presque Isle, Rockport,and Waterville.

According to David Plowman,PDQ stands for “Pretty DarnQuick,” and that’s the company’sgoal: to provide service as soon aspossible for its customers. Manypotential customers will stop byPDQ Door’s exhibit inside theBangor Auditorium during the41st Annual Bangor Home Show.

“We get a lot of traffic in there,”David says. “We’ve been in thesame spot for the last 16 years.”

At the Bangor Home Show,PDQ Door will display the Lift-Master Elite Series 3850, a garagedoor opener equipped with the




Clockwise from top left: Visitors try out and look over handmade wooden furniture and decorations; showgoers learn about hot tubs;visitors check out fireplaces outside the Auditorium and Civic Center; and folks get an education about some John Deere tractors.


EverCharge Battery Backup Sys-tem; the C.H.I. Overhead DoorsSeries 5700 cedar-faced garagedoor, designed to resemble a pairof beautiful carriage-house doors;Raynor’s Arbor Shore Collectionof knotty Western red cedar garagedoors; and the C.H.I. OverheadDoors 5216, a steel carriage-housedoor insulated to R15½.

The International Door Associ-ation recently named PDQ Doorthe 2011 Door Dealer of the Year, afirst for Maine and New England

and a rare honor bestowed by the5,000-member IDA.

“If we have a problem, we takeof it,” David says. “Same-day serv-ice is the norm with us.”

—Brian Swartz

If you’d like to participate as anexhibitor at next year’s BangorHome Show, contact promoterDean Appleman by visitingwww.HomeShows.com. Boothspace filsl quickly, so reserve yourspot today.




Left: A showgoer learns aboutstone fireplaces. Right: An

overhead view of some of themany booths at the show, with

showgoers passing by. Thisyear’s Bangor Home Show willfeature 160 exhibitors, show-ing their wares and services,and educating showgoers onmyriad home-oriented topics.


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