Mr.
Fix-It Links and Information
10/21/06
Lou talked
with Marty Kooistra, Vice President of Operation Home
Delivery, Habitat for Humanity's Hurricane Relief Program.
(www.habitat.org), 800-HABITAT
10/14/06
Lou talked
with Bob Walker, Founder and CEO of Bixby Energy, about the
Corn-Fueled Maxfire Biomass Stove. (www.bixbyenergy.com),
877-500-2800
10/07/06
Lou talked
with Dan Marvin of Marvin windows. (www.marvin.com),
1-888-537-7828
9/30/06
Today
was Lyle Dean's last day with us on the Mr. Fix It Show. However,
you can always check in on Lyle's latest adventure by visiting
his website at www.mynewspod.com.
9/23/06
Lou talked
with Doug Huntley, head of the Window Film Laboratory at 3M.
(www.3M.com/prestige)
9/09/06
Lou talked
with Michelle Miller, founder Saferbuilding.com. (www.saferbuilding.com)
8/26/06
Lou talked
with Patty Baron, Chief Operating Officer for Safety Quick
Light. (www.safetyquicklight.com),
866-885-4645.
8/12/06
Lou talked
with David Saltman, CEO of Open Energy Corp. (www.openenergycorp.com)
8/20/05
Lou talked
with Mike Trafficanta, co-owner of Midwest Door Conversions.
(www.doorconversion.com,
(708) 371-0055)
8/13/05
Lou talked
with Chris Hankla, ACE Hardware Branch Manager, participant
in, and co-founder of the Tour de Kids Ride. (www.acetourdekids.com)
7/23/05
Lou talked
with Jeff Krall, ownder of American Roof Preservers, about
cedar shaped roofs. (www.cedarcare.com,
(630) 437-5555)
7/16/05
Lou talked
with John Drengenberg, Consumer Affairs Mgr. at UL Labs about
safety in the house during the summer. (www.ul.com)
7/9/05
Lou talked
with Jaime Reap, the VP of residential sprinklers systems
for United States Fire Protection Co. Jaime's phone number
is 847-816-0050 and his e-mail address is jreap@usfpil.com.
6/11/05
Lou talked
with Robert Krughoff, founder and president of Chicago Consumers
Checkbook. (www.checkbook.org)
6/4/05
Lou talked
with Sue Markgraf, Manager of Public Relations for the Chicago
Botanic Garden. (www.chicagobotanic.org)
4/16/05
Lou talked
with Pat Donlea of DuraShield about raising concrete. (1-888-387-2744)
4/9/05
Lou talked
with Bill Klutho, spokesperson for John Deere, about new tractors
and how to properly operate them. (www.deere.com)
3/12/05
Lou talked
with McLeod Stephens Jr., Vice President & General Manager
of TDC Filter Manufacturing, Inc. in Cicero, about that company's
charity event called SHARE-IT. The phone number to call is
800-424-1910, ask for Robin.
3/5/05
Lou talked
with Kenton Morris, director of the Chicago Flower and Garden
show, to get a preview of what's in store at Navy Pier starting
next weekend. (www.chicagoflower.com)
Lou also
talked with Jane Nachbor, marketing and image director of
Tastefully Simple. (www.tastefullysimple.com)
1/29/05
Lou talked
to Lloyd Davidson and Chad Ruckauf, board members of Rebuilding
Together. (www.rebuildingtogether-chi.com)
For more information, to donate, or to volunteer call (312)
201-1188.
1/22/05
Lou talked
with Tom Szmanda, senior vice-president and chief retail officer
of Amcore Bank about refinancing your home and predatory lending.
You can contact Amcore at 1-888-4-AMCORE or log on to www.amcorebank.com.
1/15/05
Lou kicked
off the first of the monthly series called "Lou's Crew"- dedicated
to highlighting Chicagoland contractors. Justin Barr from
Mundelein is the first member of the "Crew." You can get in
touch with Justin by calling (847) 949-4663 or log onto www.thebasementmen.com.
1/8/05
Lou talked
with Mike Myser, VP of Sales and Marketing for SAGE, about
the future of window technology. www.sage-ec.com
12/18/04
Steve
Shaner and Bill Warner of Windy City Habitat for Humanity
joined Lou in studio to discuss this great organization. To
volunteer or get more information call them at 312-245-0042
or click www.windycityhabitat.org.
12/4/04
Lou talked
with Pat Donlea of DuraShield about the SantaCause foundation,
which helps low-income families. Find out more at www.santa-cause.org
or contact Pat at pat@durashieldcompanies.com.
11/27/04
Lou talked
with Roy Spencer, president of PermaSeal, about crawlspace
liners. PermaSeal's website is www.permaseal.net.
You can also check out www.basementsystems.com.
For the study Roy mentioned- www.crawlspaces.org.
11/6/04
Lou talked
with Paul Down, Associate Professor of Industrial Design at
the University of Notre Dame. The University's Department
of Art, Art History and Design has been selected by appliance
giant Electrolux to represent the United States in the company's
Global Design Laboratory 2004.
10/23/04
Lou talked
with Larry Shapiro of W.R. Grace. Check them out online at
www.graceathome.com.
10/16/04
Lou talks
with Tom Zidron of Residential Inspection Specialists, Inc.
about what it takes to be a home inspector and the laws IL
implemented last year dealing with licensing of home inspectors.
(www.inspectionspecialist.com)
9/25/04
Lou talked
with Craig Hanson, Merchandise Buyer for Ace Hardware, who
were on the road (with some other Ace folks) as they ride
their bikes from Chicago to St. Louis to raise money for Children's
Memorial Hospital. (www.acetourdekids.com)
9/18/04
Lou talked
with Roger Cook, landscape contractor for This Old House
(www.thisoldhouse.com),
about the show's 25th anniversary tour. The This Old House
crew comes to Naperville on Thursday, September 23, at The
Home Depot, 2920 Audrey Ave., from noon-8 pm.
Lou mentioned
an upcoming race that benefits the Eric Elias Foundation.
It’s the Pumpkin Dash 5K Run/Walk and Kids Race on Saturday,
October 2, 2004 at the Orchard Place School, 2727 Maple Ave
in Des Plaines. Visit www.pumpkindash.com
or call Mike Jeffers at (847) 322-3564. The mission of the
foundation is to provide funds to enhance and enrich the lives
of people with Muscular Dystrophy.
9/11/04
Lou talked
with Dennis Waller Consumer Division Manager for the Mi-T-M
Corporation (www.mitm.com)
about their new line of fix-it products.
9/4/04
Lou talked
with Kevin Brennan, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for
TimberTech, about their line of alternative decking materials.
www.timbertech.com
(866) 862-7832
8/28/04
Lou talked
with Jim Wilson, president of AllSMART Solutions (www.allsmartsolutions.com),
about new residential technology.
8/21/04
Lou talked
with Rozanne Weissman, Director of Communications and Marketing
for the Alliance to Save Energy. The ASE has developed a website
(www.ase.org/consumers)
that can help you answer your questions about saving money
on your energy bills.
8/7/04
Billy
Henry, President of Microban Americas, joined us to talk about
their line of anti-microbial products. Check out www.microban.com.
7/17/04
Lou chatted
with John Shields, North American Sales Manager for MSA Safety
Works about home improvement safety. Check out www.msasafetyworks.com.
7/10/04
Lou talked
with Renee Cipriano, Director of the IL EPA about the lawnmower
buy-back program. Check out www.epa.state.il.us
for more info or call (217) 524-4343. The next two buy-back
events are on Saturday, July 24 in Des Plaines at 9511 West
Harrison and Saturday, August 14 in Oak Forest at the Oak
Forest Public Works at 15440 South Central Avenue.
7/3/04
Lou talked
with author and HGTV host Joe Ruggiero about patriotic homes.
Check out www.beconstructive.com
for more info.
Want to
go golfing with Lou? You can at the Arthritis Foundation Family
Gold and Fun Day on Monday, August 2, 2004. WGN's Steve Cochran
chairs the event. It takes place at the Westmoreland Country
Club (2601 Old Glenview Road in Wilmette). Check out www.arthritis.org
for more information or call (847) 251-2170.
6/19/04
Lou visited
with Dick Norwood from Chicago’s Outdoor Lighting Perspectives,
800-799-8326, www.outdoorlights.com.
6/12/04
Lou chatted
with Dave Petratis, CEO of Square D. Check out www.squared.com.
6/5/04
Lou talked
with Asst. State's Atty. (Consumer Fraud Division) Joe Hudson
about contractor fraud. If you think you are a victim of this
kind of fraud, call the State's Atty.'s Office at (312) 603-8700.
5/29/04
Lou talked
to Cook County Assessor James Houlihan about the passage of
a bill in the Illinois House of Representatives. This bill
caps tax increases at 7% a year. Check out www.cookcountyassessor.com.
Also,
Lou talked about some great gift ideas for Father's Day. Check
out www.highcountrygifts.com
and www.bumperdumper.com.
5/22/04
Lou talked
to John Dregenberg from Underwriters Laboratories about summer
home-improvement safety tips. Check out www.ul.com
for more info.
5/15/04
The Executive
Director of the Chicago Cares, Laura Eilts, dropped in on
the show to discuss what this great organization is about
and upcoming events. Find out all about them at www.chicagocares.org.
And old
pal Charlie Potter joined us for a few minutes to discuss
John Husar’s book entitled  Voice
in Our Wilderness: John Husar's Timeless Writings on the Outdoors,
Strange Meals, and Life's Simple Moments.
5/8/04
Lou talked
with Joe Pollina, president of Tommy Pollina Landscaping in
Park Ridge, about new landscaping ideas 847.698.6868 - www.tommypollinalandscape.com.
5/1/04
Lou talked
with Madeline Reynolds, Illinois District Manager of Brighter
Concepts/SolaTube (solatube.com),
about skylights.
4/24/04
Lou talked
with Dan Ramsey, author of  If
It's Broke, Fix It!. Check out www.fixitclub.com.
4/17/04
Lou talked
with Chuck Shanabruch, executive director of the Historic
Chicago Bungalow Association. For more info on bungalows,
check out www.chicagobungalow.org
or call (312) 642-9900. Also, this association has an expo
coming up May 1 at the Illinois Institute of Technology with
free admission.
4/10/04
Rick Moskovitz
from A Plus Pest Control joined the show to provide some tips
and discuss the love life of ants. To contact Rick call 888-APLUS99
(888-275-8799) or move your mouse to www.apluspest.com.
4/3/04
Lou talked
with Maureen McGeehan, marketing manager for DuPont Surfaces
about their new line of products. Check out www.corian.com
or www.zodiaq.com for
more info.
3/27/04
Lou talked
with Paul Havlik, project manager for Square D, about surge
protections. www.us.squared.com.
3/20/04
Lou talked
with two guests on this week's show. Paul Thompson, Director
of Marketing for the Fiskars Garden Tools Company, stopped
by to talk about some new products. Check out www.fiskars.com
for more info. The host of the TV series Hometime,
Dean Johnson, checked in with Mr. Fix-It too.
3/13/04
Rebuilding
Together-Event Date: April 24, 312.201.1188. Contact Wanda
or Lisa in the Chicago Office.
3/6/04
Lou talked
with Greg Whittstock, president and CEO of Aquascape Designs
Inc. www.aquascapedesigns.com,
(630) 326-1700.
2/28/04
Lou talked
with Chris Shaxted, Executive Vice-President of Lakewood Homes.
Check them out online at www.lakewoodhomes.com
or call (847) 884-8800.
2/7/04
Lou talked
with Karen Collins from Broan-Nutone about air purifiers.
Check out www.broan.com
or call 1-800-558-1711 for more info.
1/31/04
Lou talks
with Shawn Rippon, VP Marketing Icynene. www.icynene.com,
800-758-7325.
1/24/04
Lou talks
with Patty Johnson, President and CEO of Rebuilding Together,
about that organization's mission and their upcoming pre-Super
Bowl charity event. (www.rebuildingtogether.org
/ 1-800-4-REHAB-9)
1/17/04
Lou's
guest this morning was Debbie Travis, host of Facelift
on HGTV. Check out www.debbietravisfacelift.com
for more info.
1/10/04
Lou welcomed
Dana Lanham, Director of Communications for Newell Rubbermaid,
about their new line of products.(www.rubbermaidtoughtools.com)
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