{"id":1283,"date":"2019-05-28T18:19:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T02:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbapierce.tacomawebsite.net\/?p=1283"},"modified":"2025-09-12T18:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T02:35:14","slug":"masters-builders-pierce-2019-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/masters-builders-pierce-2019-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Master Builders Association of Pierce County Announces 2019 Remodeling Excellence Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Master Builders Association Pierce County (Master Builders Association of Pierce County) is proud to announce its 2019 Remodeling Excellence (REX) Award winners. The REX awards program recognizes outstanding remodeling projects throughout Pierce County. Categories included residential exterior remodels, kitchen and bath updates, additions, and entire home transformations, among others. This year, winners received awards in 17 categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/rex_group.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/rex_group.jpg 400w, https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/rex_group-300x180.jpg 300w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1284 lazyload\" title=\"\"  sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/rex_group.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1284\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/rex_group.jpg 400w, https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/rex_group-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A judging panel meticulously reviewed each project before making their selections, making sure they met a set list of high criteria. Some winners were recognized in multiple categories. For the first time, the People&#8217;s Choice Award was opened up to the general public for voting this year. With over 300 votes tallied leading up to the event, the winning project from the Kitchen $75,000- $140,000 category by Kingdom Builders Construction&nbsp;won the People&#8217;s Choice Award.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awards were handed out during REX\u2019s annual reception on May 21 at Tin Can Alley in Tacoma, Wash. Master Builders Association of Pierce County\u2019s REX awards are an <a href=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/master-builders-scholarships-and-bolt\/\">annual opportunity<\/a> for members to gain professional recognition for their outstanding work for clients during the year. The awards are open to all <a href=\"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/nahb-winners-butcher-and-gamble\/\">Master Builders Association of Pierce County<\/a> members who have completed a project that meets the requirements of an award category. See below for a list of REX categories and 2019 winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2019 Remodeling Excellence Award Winners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Exterior<\/strong><br>R4 Construction<br>Steven Rork &amp; Dawn Fast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kitchen $45,000 \u2013 $75,000<\/strong><br>American Dream Design Build<br>Jim Burbridge &amp; Scott Overby<br><em>Trade Partners: Bellmont Cabinet Co., Puyallup Design Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kitchen $75,000-$140,000<\/strong><br>Kingdom Builders Construction<br>Ken Jewell &amp; Ryan Jewell<br><em>Trade Partners: Advanced Electric, Innovative Hardwood Flooring Inc.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kitchen Over $140,000&nbsp;<\/strong><br>York Enterprises<br>Duke York<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bath under $35,000<\/strong><br>R4 Construction&nbsp;<br>Steven Rork &amp; Dawn Fast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bath $35,000 \u2013 $60,000&nbsp;<\/strong><br>American Dream Design Build<br>Jim Burbridge &amp; Scott Overby<br><em>Trade Partner: Puyallup Design Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bath $60,000 \u2013 $80,000<\/strong><br>Choice Carpentry<br>Dan Nixon &amp; Teresa Lewis<br><em>Trade Partners: Contract Furnishings Mart, Crescent Lighting<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bath over $80,000<\/strong><br>MRF Construction, Inc.&nbsp;<br>Michael Fast<br><em>Trade Partner: Hyland Cabinetworks, Inc.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Addition under $250,000<\/strong><br>American Dream Design Build<br>Jim Burbridge &amp; Scott Overby<br><em>Trade Partners: Bellmont Cabinet Co., Puyallup Design Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Addition over $250,000<\/strong><br>Reier Construction<br>Tom Reier<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Entire House under $200,000<\/strong><br>American Dream Design Build<br>Jim Burbridge &amp; Scott Overby<br><em>Trade Partners: Bellmont Cabinet Co., Puyallup Design Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Entire House $200,000 &#8211; $400,000<\/strong><br>York Enterprises<br>Duke York<br><em>Trade Partners: Contract Furnishings Mart, Old Town Tile<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Entire House over $600,000<\/strong><br>Phase II General Contractor&nbsp;<br>Rick Hjelm<br><em>Trade Partners: Crescent Lighting, Modern Electric<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Basement \/ ADUs<\/strong><br>York Enterprises<br>Duke York<br><em>Trade Partner: Gray Lumber Company<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Historic Renovation \/ Restoration<\/strong><br>R4 Construction&nbsp;<br>Steven Rork &amp; Dawn Fast<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Residential Interior Design<\/strong><br>DeMane Design&nbsp;<br>Nancy Finneson<br><em>Trade Partners: Crescent Lighting, Keller Supply Company<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Open Category<\/strong><br>American Dream Design Build<br>Jim Burbridge &amp; Scott Overby<br><em>Trade Partner: Puyallup Design Center<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>People&#8217;s Choice Award<\/strong><br>Kingdom Builders Construction<br>Ken Jewell &amp; Ryan Jewell<br>&#8220;Bright Beauty&#8221; from Kitchen $75,000-$140,000 category<br><em>Trade Partners: Advanced Electric, Innovative Hardwood Flooring Inc.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master Builders Association Pierce County (Master Builders Association of Pierce County) is proud to announce its 2019 Remodeling Excellence (REX) Awards. The REX awards program recognizes outstanding remodeling projects throughout Pierce County. Categories included residential exterior remodels, kitchen and bath updates, additions, and entire home transformations, among others. This year, a total of 17 winners received awards. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1674],"tags":[19,18,21,17,20],"class_list":["post-1283","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-membership","tag-mba-pierce","tag-remodeling-excellence-awards","tag-remodeling-in-tacoma","tag-rex-awards","tag-tacoma-remodelers"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1283"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8315,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1283\/revisions\/8315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1283"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1283"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/masterbuilderspierce.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1283"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}