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PCS, INC. NEWSLETTER

"March 2010"

(By: Harold Moreland)

Special "Who Dat" gift certificate offer. Good through the end of April 2010. PCS will MATCH any gift certificate up to $1000. (Example: Standard 5'X8' bathroom remodel = $5,500 - $1,000 gift certificate - PCS $1,000 match = $3,500 Total Cost)

GENTILLY FEST:  The "Rebuild Gentilly Day, Phase II" was held at the Greater Gentilly High School @ 6026 Paris Ave. near Robert E. Lee on Saturday January 23rd, 2010 from 12 noon to 3 PM. There was lots of information available concerning the rebuilding efforts and opportunities within the Gentilly area. PCS is sponsored a booth to offer our services as well as to help out with the festival's expenses.  There was a great turn out!!

2010 PONTCHARTRAIN HOME SHOW: The 2010 Pontchartrain Home Show was held February 26th through the 28th at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner. This show was kind of slow this year, but we still received about 10 written contact request forms and handed out hundreds of brochures.

2010 NEW ORLEANS HOME & GARDEN SHOW:  Every year PCS hosts a large booth at the New Orleans Home & Garden Show held in the Superdome, this year is no different. In spite of the economic downfall, thanks to PCS referrals and repeat clients, we have kept busy and survived. This years show will be March 11th through the 14th. As always, all past, present, or future clients of PCS will get free admission. Just call 415-6812 prior to your arrival and we'll take care of the rest. Go ahead, remodel, you deserve it!! See you there!!

CURRENT PROJECT UPDATE:    Our current projects include many bathrooms and kitchens. We are also working on a unique historical restoration in Algiers. We have numerous projects pending and Spring is just around the corner, so we will probably be getting very busy and have been getting prepared for this years workload. 2010 brings a lot of hope and continuous rebuilding efforts to our area. A new Mayor for New Orleans, a new President for Jefferson Parish, and lots of anxious residents ready for change.

BUILDING CODE UPDATE:  "FEMA" keeps updating and changing the codes so fast it's hard to keep up. The "IBC" (International Building Code) is now what every structure and renovation has to abide by. A word or warning for the "DIY" (Do It Yourselfer). The "Home Depot" commercials are quick to say "You can do it, we can help", but they don't tell you that it's the law to get your work inspected and it MUST meet the "IBC". The "IBC" code book is about the size of the New Orleans phone book and has codes that are added and/or revised almost on a monthly basis. Even the Architects, Engineers, and Plan reviewers have a hard time keeping up. PCS makes it our business to know the codes by our continual affiliation and membership with the "Building and Trades Association", the "New Orleans Home Builders Association", the "New Orleans Better Business Bureau", and the "Jefferson Chamber of Commerce". Taking on small jobs like painting is definitely do-able, but if you have a renovation or structure to build, call on PCS to make sure it's done right.

Special Notice to Houma & Lafitte LA Residents:  PCS has expanded our services to cover the Houma & Lafitte areas due to the lack of licensed contractors in those parishes. If you live in these areas, please just fill out one of our "Contact Request Forms" and we will be glad to contact you concerning your rebuilding/repair efforts. There is never a charge for our initial visit, consultation, and verbal estimate.

WEBSITE UPDATE:  We will have a new addition to our website coming very soon, "Videos". We will be placing video shot links of client testimonials, completed projects, and management team introductions within our website very soon. We will also place other videos like our Post-Katrina Video and our PCS Slideshow Video for your viewing. Our new "PCS Floorplanner" program is also now up-and-running. This program is very user friendly and allows our clients to design their own floorplans, save their plan, e-mail the link to us so we can edit it or make additional lay-outs (plan "A", plan "B", etc.), and print their plans. Upon an agreed general floorplan, PCS will provide a professional Auto-CAD drawing to scale for field use to perform the renovation or addition. PCS strives to be #1 by providing the latest technology to our clients to enhance their renovation experience. Most clients want to play a major role in their home renovation or addition, this provides that involvement and interaction. This program is now up and running. Please access from the homepage or click here "PCS Floorplanner".

PCS NOW OFFERS FINANCING

Many of our customers are experiencing great difficulty in getting their Road Home money. PCS, Inc. is offering financing that can help get your project underway while "the check is in the mail". Applying is very simple and funding is sometimes available within days! Allowing your storm-damaged property to sit to long can greatly increase the repair costs. So call our office today for more details and get on the road to recovery sooner.

LAKEVIEW --- SAY "NO" TO MODULAR

Good news!! Lakeview is coming back stronger and better than expected. Many of our clients in the Lakeview area are giving us great news that most of their neighbors have decided to return and restore their properties. Lakeview has always been a landmark of exceptional New Orleans architecture with thousands of historical homes. We are encouraging all homeowners who have less than 50% damage to restore their home vs. tearing it down. There are Modular look-a-likes trying to push their way into this landmark of a community. My opinion? -- To move out of one trailer into a larger one that resembles the real McCoy is almost blasphemy to the historical blood-line of the architecture that makes Lakeview what it is. It costs just about the same to restore most of the older homes as it does to tear them down and have a five or six-wide mobile home placed on your lot that will never be able to compare to what was destroyed. Don't turn Lakeview into a large MOBILE HOME PARK!!! Compare and debate by allowing us to price-out your historical restoration first, then get a quote on a large mobile home look-a-like, you'll be surprised that we can usually restore for less than one of these quadruple-wide's cost and you will have an investment, not a depreciating trailer!! Oh, if you decide to go with a mobile home, make sure you ask the supplier if you can keep the axles and tires off the trailers, their good for making home-made utility or boat trailers!

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Kindest Regards,

Harold Moreland (PCS president/owner)

 

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