The last few weeks have been an exciting time for Patrick and Rachel Mahoney from Lousville, Kentucky. They were thrilled to be selected as a finalist in the new hit home improvement series, “Fix It & Finish It.”
The couple was told that host Antonio Sabàto Jr. and his crew may (or may not) knock on their door at 8 a.m. on October 1. At 7:30 a.m., the show's team ambushed the Mahoneys, and by 9 a.m. the crew was hard at work on a complete renovation to the home's front facade and landscape.
Senior show producer Collin Herr said the homeowners featured on the show don't have the ability to do the renovation work on their own. "We want to make a positive contribution to the community. We select projects where financial or physical limitations are a primary consideration,” he said.
Stacye Love of Louisville-based Stacye Love Construction LLC was the general contractor for the Mahoneys’ project. She estimated the total cost of labor and materials for the project at $40,000, but it didn't cost the homeowners a thing.
Kyle Labar, owner of Metro Windows, the local Louisville area Windsor Windows & Doors distributor, was asked to be part of the project team by Love. Metro Windows, based in Buckner, Kentucky, has been a Windsor distributor for over 25 years. Metro not only agreed to provide the windows for the project, they also offered to install them.
Labar and his team were prominent during the early filming since the entire project revolved around remodeling the front façade of the home. His crew was one of the first involved, tearing out 3 old windows and replacing them with new, energy efficient Windsor Pinnacle clad double-hung windows on the first floor. Then, in the second floor dormer, a Pinnacle Select push-out casement became the focal point of the newly remodeled second story.
When the Pinnacle Select window was installed in the dormer, homeowner Rachel Mahoney was ecstatic with the new look. Windsor’s regional sales manager, Jay McCarty, explained to Rachel how the Select push-out window opened and demonstrated the hidden, retractable screen.
Photographs captured the organized chaos at the beginning of the project and the dramatic improvements achieved by the end of the day. The final outcome delighted the homeowners and elevated the appearance of the entire neighborhood.
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