Jim Eimerman This is Me

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1. 1. They Call Him Mister Norm | THIS OLD HOUSE

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   Published on: 6/30/2006   Last Visited: 6/30/2006

   "Our workers are very professional," says Jim Eimerman, project manager for Lake Forest Landmark Development.
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   "There are always lots of different ways to do things in this business," says Eimerman.

2. 2. This Old House | They Call Him Mister Norm

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   Published on: 4/4/2003   Last Visited: 4/4/2003

   "Our workers are very professional," says Jim Eimerman, project manager for Lake Forest Landmark Development. "We work on a lot of high-end projects, and we knew we were the right crew for this job. And we had a lot of respect for This Old House, since we know their work and we know how much experience they have. But they didn't know anything about us. We had to earn their respect, but they were great about it - they stood back and observed us, and we won them over."
   
   But every job has its tensions, right?
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   "There are always lots of different ways to do things in this business," says Eimerman. "But in the end the only thing that matters is the result. Everybody worked really hard together, and when there were different approaches we'd talk it out and the best path would sort of float to the top. And everyone who worked on this project was really at the top of his game."
   
   As Heidi saw it, she and her family were the beneficiaries of all that creative input. "You know, they're all smart people, and they all have their opinions and want to be heard," she says.

3. 3. A Dream Come True | THIS OLD HOUSE

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   Published on: 1/19/2005   Last Visited: 1/19/2005

   And for Landmark project manager Jim Eimerman, it meant taking to heart one simple instruction: "Go!"
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   Eimerman was charged with tearing out the poorly designed kitchen, breaking through an entryway, relocating a powder room, and clearing the way into an empty greenhouse, then turning the cramped space into a spacious family center. Oh, and he had to have it all finished in three months. Key to the highly compressed 12-week undertaking was specifying, ordering, and receiving the full complement of items that went into the Smiths' Dream Kitchen. Even with TOH behind him, Eimerman faced crushing turnaround times for custom items like windows and cabinets. Before anything could be ordered, exact dimensions had to be finalized, practically in the midst of demolition. The pressure on Eimerman was immense. "In retrospect," he says, "it was a little like what I've been told childbirth is like. The outcome is so wonderful, you forget the incredible pain."
   
   This was a full gut job, and Eimerman quickly ran into structural issues. Too much weight from a staircase and wall on the second floor was causing a major dip in the kitchen floor, which the crew corrected by putting a lally-column-and-steel-beam assembly in the basement. Since the walls were open for new rough electrical and plumbing work, it made sense to insulate. This Old House suggested polyurethane foam, which when sprayed on expands 100-fold, to quickly fill the irregular spaces in the old wood-frame-and-brick-veneer wall. It would provide an effective layer of insulation against the cold concrete knee walls of the former greenhouse, now serving as the new breakfast area.
   
   Thereafter, Eimerman tightly choreographed a succession of wallboarders, radiant-heat installers, floor layers, trim carpenters, counter fabricators, and painters.
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   Next, Eimerman worked with his small crew to install new divided-light, insulated-glass windows to complete the period look.