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SELL YOUR CURRENT HOME

Kari Juhl
LEPIC-KROEGER, REALTORS®

Do you have a home that you need to sell before you can trade up to a Coohey Construction custom home? If so, we have just the person for you! We have developed a great relationship with Kari Juhl over the years and feel confident recommending her to our buyers. Kari was born and raised in Iowa City and grew up surrounded by the Real Estate industry. Kari spent 7 years traveling the world before coming back to Iowa City to raise her children and be closer to family. She spent her past 8 years with Verizon Wireless and served as the manager the last 7 years. She focused her career around development of employee’s careers, customer service in her locations, along with marketing the local community. Kari looks forward to bringing her dedicated work ethic, knowledge of the corridor and commitment to her clients in to her new career.

Kari lives in North Liberty with her husband Brandon and two children Kiersten and Keegan. Kari enjoys watching both of her children in various activities along with her family evenings at home grilling out and playing board games! Kari is extremely active in the local community as well as the Iowa City Community School District.

If you are looking to buy or sell a home, Kari would love to work with you as your agent and dedicate herself to listening to your wants and needs as a client. She prides herself in executing at a high level to assist you with your next move!

AREA LENDERS

Coohey Construction has and does work with many of the areas lenders. We have categorized the lenders by the credit union or bank they work for. Please choose who you would like to work with and contact the mortgage consultant via email, phone or their website to start the pre-approval process of purchasing your new home!

University Of Iowa Community Credit Union

Tami McGary

Phone: 319.341.2126
Email: [email protected]
Branch: Mormon Trek

View Tami's Website >>

Hills Bank & Trust

Todd Davenport

Phone: 319.626.8762
Email: [email protected]
Branch: North Liberty

Wells Fargo

Alexia Lampe

Phone: 319.887.3207
Email: [email protected]
Branch: Coralville

View Alexia's Website >>

Collins Community Credit Union

Stephanie Wilson

Phone: 319.626.3195
Email: [email protected]
Branch: North Liberty

Residential Mortgage Network

Jessica Greving

Phone: 319.354.7501
Email: [email protected]
Branch: Coralville

West Bank

Eric Olson

Phone: 319.351.5651
Email: [email protected]
Branch: Iowa City

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BUILDING TERMS GLOSSARY

Baluster

Vertical bars on stairs, more commonly called a “spindle”.

Base Moulding

Decorative trim board that covers the joint between the wall and the floor. Comes in a variety of sizes.

Bottom Plate

Horizontal framing member that supports wall studs on bottom, allowing the studs to be fastened to the foundation.

Single Hung Window

A window in which the sash slides up and down within a track.

Cement Board Siding

Siding made of fiber cement board, very durable and long lasting.

Engineered Wood

Wood products that are manufactured to precise design specifications and are tested to meet national or international standards.

Fascia Board

The trim piece that is nailed horizontally to the ends of rafters around the bottom of the roof (aluminum or wood). Gutters are mounted to the fascia.

Frieze Board

Horizontal trim piece installed at the top of an exterior wall that covers the joint between the soffit and the exterior wall.

Fire Blocking

A process in which penetrations in wall cavities are filled with fire retardant foam in order to prevent the spread of fire within a wall cavity.

Flashing

Thin pieces of metal or other impermeable materials used to shed water away from entry into structure from exterior.

HVAC

Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning.

Header

Horizontal structural framing member that supports the load over a window or door opening.

Jamb

Vertical portion of door frame on which door is secured.

Joist

Horizontal supporting member that runs from wall to wall, wall to beam, or beam-to-beam in which it supports a roof, ceiling, or floor

Oriented Strand Board

An engineered wood product that is used for walls, floor, and roofs. Made of thin chips of wood glued and pressed together.

Pressure Treated Lumber

Wood that has been treated with a preservative to protect it from being destroyed by insects, fungus, and weathering.

Rafter

A type of beam that supports the roof of a building.

Rafter Tail

Portion of rafter that extends beyond the wall plate.

Rebar

Steel bars that are used to reinforce concrete.

R-Value

The thermal resistance to heat loss in a material, the higher the R-value, the better the insulation.

Ridge

Part of roof where roof comes to a point.

Riser

The vertical portion of the stair step

Sheathing

Plywood and DOW 1" foam applied to the outer studs, and rafters to strengthen the structure and serve as a weatherproofing membrane.

Sill

Horizontal board at the bottom of a window or door frame.

Soffit

The underside of an overhang of a roof structure.

Top Plate

Top horizontal framing member of a building frame in which rafters are fastened to.

Casement Window

A window in which the sash swings out via a cranking mechanism.

Tread

The portion of the stair step that you make contact with when stepping.