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Kurt Dinnes, Not ever Your Ordinary Contractor Kurt Dinnes is not just
another Builder, he creates places that you are proud of call home. The last
home that he built was a high-tech Showcase Home in Oklahoma City. It there are
numerous for just under $500, 000 and all the proceeds went to
charity. Kurt is known as one of the Managing Partners of Sun
Contracting, a construction company that began in the unplanned 90's. Kurt is
also the President of Taco Mayo, which is a chain of contemporary Tex-Mex
restaurants ones own across the south central region of the US. He and Randy
Earhart, the other Managing Person, began Sun Construction to accommodate the
needs of their burgeoning restaurant business. With 88+ restaurants spread
during the south central US since 1978, in-house construction and remodeling of
many of these became a necessity. Which found that they could manage the
construction more economically and efficiently if they acted as the general
contractors. Acquiring successful business model implemented, other people were
soon requesting their services.
A member together with the Oklahoma City
Homebuilders Association, Kurt takes his contribution to the community to heart.
Part of the Dictamen Mayo mission statement reflects this: "Recognizing that
success does not come easily, especially for individuals in less lucki
circumstances, we take very seriously our responsibilities to the communities
that have been so good to us. alone Sun Contracting was honored to participate
in the SW HomeBuilders Association Showcase Home charity program. They donated
their fees in addition to helping to solicit vendors to donate furnishings,
materials and high-tech appliances for the Show Home.
The 2007 Showcase
home set a fundraising record. Over 70 vendors, types, craftspeople and artisans
donated or heavily discounted their materials that went into the three bedroom,
one outdoor home house. "Normally, it would take at least a year to build this
kind of home, instead of a little more than four months, " Dinnes said. "The
subcontractors went way beyond the call to do with duty, " he said. All this in
order to meet the Showcase of Homes deadline. The 3, 500-Square-foot house
includes a 700 square-foot game-theater room. "This is the room of rooms, inches
Dinnes said. The house also has many smaller elements that make a house a home,
together with a pot-filler faucet by the stove and six showerheads in the master
shower. Dinnes said "the more sophisticated vendor will inquire about updated
options for the bathroom, but he also likes educating other buyers about their
shower models. I love building people's dream homes, " he said.
The
profits from the house as soon as sale went to The Southwest Homes charity. This
charity donates money to the local high schools, YMCA, and houses for disabled
children that they support. The Showcase Home was featured in Central FINE Homes
Magazine and drew over 2500 visitors. People from the area came to not only see
the home but you will also to view the latest technology in the home building
industry. The Showcase Home featured chiseled stone, abrasive cedar beams,
scribed wood floors, high-tech appliances, low VOC lighting, house-wide surround
sound, a integrated theater system, and an outdoor living room complete with
fireplace. Steve Spitz, from "Better living with Charlie Spitz", a west coast
design show, assisted with color choices and interior design for
room.
Kurt is a people guy. It is apparent when you meet him. He is
outgoing and warm and at first introduction, makes you feel like you've known
him since grade school. He loves to work with his clients, helping to solve
their marketing and financing problems in the restaurant business or maybe with
home building solutions. His typical day consists of meetings with clients,
employees and the part of his Taco Mayo team, listening to problems and coming
up with solutions.
The most not easy challenges he comes across in the
contracting business are managing expectations with subcontractors. Kurt has
high standards. Maybe a superhero, he likes to turn the ordinary into the
extraordinary. With regards to deadlines and quality equipment, sometimes
subcontractors do not see things the same way. Rather than see the glass as
half-full albeit, Kurt always manages to see the cup as
overflowing.
General Contractors Oklahoma City
Kurt's Four Favorite Tools
one DeWalt Cordless impact
drill
2 . Paslode cartridge nailer
five. Makita 7-1/2" Miter
Saw
4. DeWalt Laser Leveler
Jude Herr might be the editor for
Toologics. com, a Tool Blog which provides information, news and reviews about
power options for the professional tool user and craftsperson.
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