Oasis Shower Doors has volunteered for Extreme Makeover projects in the past and are always happy to participate. “It’s a great way to give back to the community and give our workers and installers the recognition they deserve. They are a fantastic group of people and I’m very proud of the work that they do.”

In Photo: Frank Cavallo, Mike and Rachel Douglass, Tom Daly, Erica Schlosser, and Rick Devine.

Watch for future announcements as to when the Springfield Home Makeover will be aired. The Emmy award winning reality program “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” now entering its 9th season, is produced by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. It’s executive-produced by Brady Connell and George Verschoor. David Goldberg is Chairman, Endemol North America. The show airs Sundays from 8:00-9:00 p.m., ET on ABC.

By Jim Kinney, Business writer

Springfield – Take 75 framing carpenters, 60 wall board hangers, 30 electricians, 25 plumbers, assorted crane operators, cooks, security guards, and add thousands of volunteers with no particular skill at all and you have the beginnings of what contractor Nicholas J. Riley needs to make the upcoming Extreme Makeover: Home Edition project happen next month.

Oasis Employees working on Extreme Makeover job site in 2009 have volunteered for the new project to be built in Springfield this September.“The organization is going to be the largest part of it,” Riley, owner of N. Riley Construction in Chicopee, said this week. “Its going to be an adventure.”

The concept behind the popular ABC television show is simple: pick a needy family with a television-friendly backstory and mobilize the volunteers including a lead contractor like Riley, to take down that family home and rebuild it inside a week.

‘Door Knock Day” – the day on-air talent surprises the winning family and sends them on a vacation while their home is rebuilt- is September 11, the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks will be commemorated at the site, but any commemoration won’t be taped for the show because it won’t air for months.

A pep rally for the build is set for Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at Springfield College. The show was last in the region a little more than two years ago, when the Hill family from Suffield, Conn., had their home rebuilt by the “Extreme Makeover” crew and a few thousand area volunteers.

Anyone interested in volunteering or donating money or materials is asked to go to www.joinextreme.com/mass.

Riley said he’s about halfway there in terms of recruiting skilled builders and tradespeople, but he could always use more.

It’s a compartmentalized job site, he said. He said the only way to maintain quality is to put a contractor he knows and trusts in charge of a specific area. Unskilled volunteers will fetch and carry, lift and hold, sweep and generally make themselves useful in ways that can’t do much in the way of damage if a mistake is made, Riley said.

“We’ll need a lot of people just to keep the neighborhood clean,” Riley said last week in a meeting with the editorial staff at The Republican.

Riley said project managers from the show have been in town for weeks working out of his offices.

Oasis Shower Doors of Agawam was part of the Hall family project, installing closets in the nearly-completed home.

Employee Rachel R. Douglass said the closet crew was at the family home for an entire day. Even so, she couldn’t wait to volunteer for the Springfield project. This time, her company is building a custom shower stall.

“Installing it is going to be nuts,” Douglass said, “We are happy to give back to the community, it’s a way to say thank you to the community that keeps all these small businesses going.”

Riley said the show itself brings only drywall through promotional deals with manufacturer USG Corp., also also known as United States Gypsum Co. and appliances through Sears.

Diane Dansereau, owner of Hampshire Glass in Holyoke, volunteered to do mirrors for the project. She’ll also be on hand to repair any insulated glass windows that get broken during installation. The tricky part is, she doesn’t know when the bathrooms will be ready for her. “The call might come at 2 in the afternoon, it might come at 2 in the morning,” she said.

Jim Kinney can be reached at jkinney@repub.com

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Now architects and builders can obtain written specifications for their next bathroom project quickly and easily using the automated Spec Generator at OasisShowerDoors.com. This new feature was the brainchild of founding member Tom Daly.

“We’ve always tried to support architects and builders because it makes good business sense. That’s why we decided to add this important feature to our website. Now architects can download our prewritten custom specifications or create their own custom spec using the online spec generator at OasisShowerDoors.com.”

The new online spec tool allows architects to quickly find the spec they need from a selection of custom shower door configurations or create a unique spec to match a given project exactly. By clicking on an icon that closely matches the needed configuration, a specification is instantly displayed for frameless, semi-frameless, or fully framed shower doors. The specs can be copied straight from the site or downloaded as a PDF file to your desktop.

For architects in need of a special configuration, there is a “Create a Spec” button that allows for specific parameters, finishes and glass types to be specified. Once submitted, the written spec is delivered via email.

“This is one of many ways we support architects and builders when designing bathrooms”, said Daly. “We’ve always tried to help designers take the guesswork out of planning by offering free plan reviews, detailed drawings and estimates up front. And if an architect should choose to spec our doors, we can save them time by providing free detailed shop drawings and complete manufacturer’s specification data sheets on all components to expedite the submittal process. The entire focus of our architectural support team is to start a dialogue in the early stages of development, to solve common installation problems before they occur, always focusing on safety, integrity and aesthetics.”

The online spec tool is free and available to all area architects at OasisShowerDoors.com under the ‘info for architects” link. Oasis Shower Doors welcomes comments and questions at 800-876-8420.

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Oasis Shower Doors invites builders and homeowners to the 60th Annual New England Home Show at the Seaport World Trade Center, February 25-28, 2010. Oasis fabrication and installation experts will be on hand to introduce attendees to a wide variety of glass products, including their trademark frameless shower doors, cast glass, and Dreamwall Color Glass. Now operating under their new brand, Oasis Shower Doors is New England’s number one frameless shower door company. Below is a sample of what will be on display:

Oasis Shower Doors offers the largest selection of frameless glass shower enclosures designed to meet any conceivable design configuration. Everything from a simple door to a multi-angled custom install can be executed with flawless precision thanks to their expert installation team. Designed for long-term care-free use, Oasis Shower Doors are fabricated with the highest quality components and workmanship in the industry. Discover the endless possibilities Oasis Shower Doors can achieve and make your next shower the center piece of any bathroom design or remodel.

Dreamwalls full wall covering

DreamWalls
Dreamwalls Color Glass is an ideal solution for commercial and residential spaces. A back-painted glass using ultra clear. low-iron Starphire glass, ensures the color you specify is the color you see. A proprietary, state-of-the-art paint technology is used to manufacture and fabricate Dreamwalls Color Glass in limitless color options using a durable heat-cured, two coat system. Size capabilities ranging from 4″ x 4″ to 96″ x 144″ are possible, with reproducible color consistency from the first piece to the last piece.

Ideal for commercial, institutional, and residential spaces, Dreamwalls Color Glass can contribute towards LEED credits. Color options, color clarity, and extreme durability make Dreamwalls Color Glass the leader in back-painted glass for projects large and small; whether you require annealed, tempered, custom-cut, or laminated options for your projects. Great for back splashes, partition walls, and full wall treatments.

Cast Glass

Frameless cast glass neo angle

Oasis offers many stock patterns from which to choose, but there is no limit to the design opportunities. Supply a drawing of your own design or offer your ideas and have our artists design a custom pattern for you. Now you can create a custom shower that reflects your interests. If you are designing for a hotel or resort, you can now have your logo incorporated into your shower doors and glass partition walls.

Don’t Miss the Show!
60th Annual New England Home Show
Seaport World Trade Center
200 Seaport Boulevard, Boston
Largest and Longest running home show in New England!
Free Wi-Fi

Art Jacobson exhibits the latest in cast glass shower doors at Build Boston

Oasis fabrication and installation experts will be on hand to introduce builders and home owners to their premium enclosure product line of frameless shower doors and custom shower enclosures. Elegant, versatile, stylish and sleek, the Oasis line offers unlimited design flexibility.

Build Boston
Nov 18 – 20, 2009 Booth #903
Seaport World Trade Center • 200 Seaport Blvd • Boston, MA
www.buildboston.com

Build Boston is the largest regional convention and tradeshow for the design and construction industry. In this 25th anniversary year, over 250 exhibits fill the tradeshow floor and more than 200 workshops, tours and other professional development and networking events are offered. More than 10,000 building industry professionals from 43 states and 19 countries attended last year’s event.

There’s something for everyone at Build Boston — building owners/managers, architects, engineers, contractors, interior designers, design and construction firm administrators, landscape architects and all professionals, interns and students with an interest in the built environment.

Tom Daly and Art Jacobson, owners of New England’s largest shower door company, announced today that they will no longer be operating under their previous name. Their three shower door showrooms located in Feeding Hills MA, Weymouth MA, and Avon CT, will now be doing business under their new name, Oasis Shower Doors.

Owner and Manager, Mr. Daly, stated he was excited and energized by the change. “We design the highest quality frameless shower doors available today and feel our new name will communicate that to the public. People spend over one hundred hours a year in the shower, it’s their everyday getaway, their private oasis. Our new branding really speaks to that fact.”

The company has launched a new website at www.oasisshowerdoors.com which features resources for homeowners, contractors, and architects. The site includes hundreds of shower enclosure designs, an online cost estimator, and design tips for builders and architects.

“We’ve always worked to make the job easier for homeowners, contractors and builders” Daly added, “We provide online design tips that highlight common installation problems before they occur. We do free on-site inspections during construction to make sure things go smoothly. And because we design, fabricate and install our custom shower doors ourselves, we maintain quality control from conception to completion. Builders and architects trust us because we always use our own professionally trained installers instead of subcontractors. They know they are getting the best from start to finish.”

The company has also taken the lead by offering free shower design workshops to area builders, contractors, and architects. Tom Daly stated that he created the educational seminars to expose the industry to the endless design possibilities that their products afford. “Almost any design is possible today” explained Daly, “but you can’t take advantage of that fact unless you are educated about the latest construction technologies and building specifications. I’ve seen a lot of bad construction choices that just end up costing everyone time and money, helping others avoid those pitfalls is just good business sense.”

Oasis Shower Doors is still in the process of transitioning to their new name, but business partner Art Jacobson assures that the process will not affect the quality of work in progress. Except for the new company name, the company’s phone numbers, employees, and showrooms will remain unchanged. Jacobson said of the transition, “We will be providing the same excellent service we always have, but we also plan on expanding and growing our operations now that we are totally independent.”

The new company name will be unveiled at the Build Boston home show on November 18-20, 2009, being held at Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, MA. An assortment of frameless glass doors will be on display and experts will be on hand to answer questions.

For more information visit oasisshowerdoors.com or call 1-877-Oasis10.
Contractors and Builders wishing to schedule a free shower enclosure design workshop for their employees should call Tom Daly at 1-800-876-8420.

Contact:
Heather Stevens
Director of Commercial Sales
Oasis Shower Doors/Unique Closets
Tel 413-786-8420 Fax 413-786-7201

There are many stock patterns from which to choose or you can create your own unique design, there is no limit to the design opportunities. Give us a drawing of your own design or have our artists design a custom pattern for you. Your shower enclosure can now reflect your hobby, family, favorite part of the world, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Looking to buy premium shower enclosures for a hotel or spa? Now you can embed their logo in each door. These enclosures are custom fabricated using 3/8″ or 1/2″ thick glass. The glass is fabricated to accommodate heavy glass hardware, i.e. hinges, clips, pulls and towel bars. Now you can truly enjoy the fabrication of your imagination!

Oasis Shower Doors, manufacturer and installers of their signature line of Oasis shower enclosures, will be showing their newest glass products available at trade shows across New England. Oasis Shower Doors’s enclosure fabrication and installation experts will be on hand to introduce builders and homeowners to their premium enclosure product line – Oasis. Elegant, versatile, stylish and sleek, the Oasis line offers unlimited design flexibility.

To help builders understand what these shower enclosures are all about, there will be several full size samples available for a hands-on experience. Built from tempered glass and fitted with the latest in pressure hinge technology, the enclosures feature quality, longevity, and most importantly, marketability.

Oasis Shower Doors was first founded by Art Jacobson and Tom Daly. Its mission – to create quality shower enclosures that are both elegant and built to last. It is this combination of both beauty and quality that has made Oasis Shower Doors Award winning designs the most popular in New England.

If marketability is what makes Oasis the developers’ choice, it is customization that speaks to the architects and building designers. Because of Oasis Shower Doors’ ability to customize to their clients exact needs, there is no limit to the design possibilities. It’s this flexibility that allows architects to think outside the “box” of conventional enclosures and create dynamic configurations of multiple angles and shapes and at the same time, to maintain a leakproof and maintenance free design that buyers crave.

According to Oasis installation expert Steve Castelli, “We’ve worked with builders and architects on a variety of projects from simple enclosure upgrades to multi-million dollar custom remodels, plus we can handle multi-unit developments as well. In the end, it’s always the shower design that leaves the client wowed.”

Oasis Shower Doors invites homeowners, builders, contractors, and architects to visit one of the many trade shows they will be attending across New England this year. See you there!

Residential Design and Construction
April 1 & 2, 2009
Residential Design and Construction is a two-day convention and tradeshow featuring more than 220 product exhibits, 85 workshops, and special events focusing on New England’s residential design and construction industry.

Residential Design and Construction
Booth #448
Seaport World Trade Center, Boston MA
Directions
Register for Free Exhibit Hall Passes

Why Attend?

• Save time and money seeing the latest in residential products and services in one place at one time
• Explore cutting-edge technologies
• Discover new design innovations
• Learn new practice approaches
• Master new project-management techniques and tools
• Increase profitability
• Earn your continuing-education credits
• Network with peers and clients

Exhibit Hours
Wednesday, April 1  4:00 – 8:00 pm
Thursday April 2  4:00 – 7:00 pm

Western Massachusetts Home & Garden Show
Starts March 26, 2009

Visit hundreds of vendors covering everything from home building, remodeling, financing, decorating, gardening, landscaping and so much more…

Come see it all at the largest Home and Garden Show in New England for over 54 years. Over three acres of exhibits.

Eastern States Exposition Grounds
Oasis Shower Doors Booth #440
Unique Closets Booth #436
1305 Memorial Avenue
West Springfield, MA
Directions
Tickets

Exhibit Hours
Thursday March 26 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday March 27 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Saturday March 28 10:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Sunday March 29 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.