Self help center helps redesign offices

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  • By A1C Melissa Dearstone
  • 75th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --  The 75th Civil Engineering Squadron self help center is available to help everyone here with the repairs and redesigns of the office. They offer a wide variety of tools and supplies to help accomplish all the office projects. 

"The self help center cuts out the middle man of having to put in the request to the facility manager, then hiring the contractors to come out and do the project," said Jeff Zitzelberger, 75th CES self help center manager. "It makes the process a little easier and less time consuming." 

The center offers all the supplies and tool needed to accomplish the projects. They have different types of carpet, tile, paint, and molding. They also have doors and materials to build walls. 

"We have thousands of colors of paint to choose from," said Mr. Zitzelberger. "If we don't have the color you want, we have a machine where you can bring in the sample of the color from a piece of cloth, wall etcetera. and we can make that exact color for you." 

Before the actual redesign or repair begins, there are a few steps that need to be taken. The first step is to submit a request through the facility manager where in turn they will submit it to the Self Help Center. The manager and project manager will come and make an initial inspection of the area to check for any environmental and safety hazards as well as take measurements. Once this inspection is complete, then the supplies can be picked up and the project can begin. During the project, there will be a mid-inspection and also a final inspection when the project has been completed. 

"The projects that units have accomplished have turned out really well," said Daren Bell, project manager of the 75th CES self help center. "There are units that have not just painted, but also have built walls, re-done carpet and did minor repairs that made the office so much better for them." 

Approximately 250 self-help projects are going at any time and Mr. Zitzelberger said the center can help with many more. 

"With the tools and supplies we offer here, there is an infinite list of projects that could be done and it also gives a sense of pride and accomplishment to those units that have completed a project." Said Mr. Zitzelberger. 

For more information call 777-1244 or visit the self help center Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9a.m.to 3p.m. at building 830 bay A.