A&E Construction Out & About in Pennington

We had a wonderful time at Pennington Day this past Saturday and got to meet so many local Pennington and Hopewell residents as well as fellow vendors at the event.

In addition to Pennington Day, we had an eventful couple of weeks as owner Greg Fontaine lent his talents to Pennington's "Busy Town" parade and gave a presentation to graduating 8th graders for Career Day at Timberlane Middle School.

Pennington's "Busy Town" event is based on Richard Scarry's beloved books that introduce children to the people and shops that make up a community.

A&E Owner Greg Fontaine played the part of Mike Mulligan, a steam shovel operator to a tea! 

Organized by Cindy Persichilli, Pennington Library's Children Program Coordinator, this event was a huge success as local merchants and community members played the role of bankers, firefighters, restaurant owners, and construction workers, reading from Scarry's book for the Tollgate kindergartners and Pennington Presbyterian Nursery School children.

See pictures from Pennington Day below:

Meet A&E this Saturday at Pennington Day!

Come out and enjoy the beautiful weather and the company of the local community this Saturday, May 19th for Pennington Day!  A&E Construction is proud to be a vendor yet again at this year’s event.

We will have a table for our construction company as well as for our energy projects so be sure to stop by!  Sign up for an energy audit or simply find out more information on how you can make your home more energy efficient. 

We will be giving out several prizes this year, (worth over $800 in value!) as well as offering informational packets and advice on any of your home concerns. We'll also have our sample backup generator system on hand for any questions about how to prevent flooding in your home and we'll have some freebies for anyone who stops by!

Pennington Day runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is held along Main Street in downtown Pennington Boro. Check out some directions if you need help finding it. 

Since its inception in 1980, Pennington Day has engendered community spirit and has aimed to create an open forum for local businesses to communicate with the community at large.  We encourage you to come out to Pennington Day and get to know the small business owners and organization leaders who have continued to make Pennington a stronger, thriving community.

A&E Named Chrysalis Winner for Kitchen Remodel

Pennington Kitchen Remodel

We are so excited to announce that A&E Construction has been named a winner of the 2012 Chrysalis Awards! This week we found out that we were named the regional winner for best Kitchen Remodel. You can find pictures of our winning kitchen project throughout this blog and on our YouTube Channel. 

The Chrysalis Awards have honored the best remodeling projects throughout the nation for over 19 years. A&E's Pennington kitchen remodel was designed to create a welcoming, elegant kitchen with plenty of space for frequent family gatherings & holiday occasions. 

For this kitchen remodel, we expanded the floor plan while also adding distinctive, contrasting elements such as the handcrafted center island cherry wood cabinetry with ebony island and white perimeter cabinetry.

Therma Tru Doors: Design Your Door with A&E

If you've ever had trouble picking out a new door for your house or you're in the process of narrowing your choices down, we have an idea for you. Visualize it out loud on paper and not just in your head with Therma Tru's picture perfect virtual designer.  And do it for free with A&E.  

Our designs let you experiment with any Therma Tru door of your choice as well as any finish color you are interested in, enabling you to choose the door that fits the style of your home best.

Chosen Door Design

New doors can dramatically change the interior and exterior design of your home while also helping you save on energy bills with efficient air-sealing.  You can always mix it up by choosing different stains for the inside face of the door and the outside.

Send us images with our contact form or come in with photos of your door choices and we can provide you with a virtual design of each door.  Be sure to check out A&E's door & window installation gallery for a portfolio of our past work.

A&E Construction Featured in House & Home Magazine!

If you're looking to learn more about New Jersey's Clean Energy Program and get some tips on how to go about making home energy efficient improvements, we recommend reading A&E Construction's feature in House & Home Magazine's April Edition!

To read the full feature, you can go to House & Home's digital edition and flip to page 65.  Below are some of the main points from the feature:

What is an Energy Audit?

A physical inspection of the home to identify areas where the home is using and losing energy. A thorough home energy audit (which should take three to four hours) will examine the entire house as a system to be optimized for energy consumption, home comfort, and safety. 

The Auditor

All contractors in the NJ Clean Energy program must be certified by the Building Performance Institute (BPI), the leading national standards development and credentializing organization for residential energy efficiency retrofit work. 

What is the ENERGY STAR Program?

The NJ Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program offers incentives to homeowners who receive a home energy assessment from a participating contractor and make the necessary repairs to improve home comfort and save energy.