The owners of an older home in the Hanceville area, Roy and Hazel Wilson said there is always some type of fix-up that needs to be done, so what better place to get some useful tips than during Saturday’s Home and Garden Show at the Cullman Civic Center.

The show, sponsored by the Cullman County Homebuilders Association, continues from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the civic center.

Admission is $3 for adults and free for children 12 and under.

“We’re all the time renovating and we want to come and see what’s new,” Hazel Wilson said. “When you own an older home there is always something that needs renovating, so we stopped by to get some ideas just in case.”

Walking through the civic center, visitors can choose from a number of booths offering lavish displays and PowerPoint presentations from home contractors to real estate agents, bank and mortgage experts to interior designers.

Kim Roberts and her daughter Morgan stopped by the show Saturday to get some interior design ideas for the new home they’re constructing in Trimble.

“I was hoping to see a tile display, but no flooring companies are participating in the show this year,” Kim Roberts said. “I like the idea of having a home and garden show. It can really be helpful for those who are planning renovations and home repairs.”

Michelle Roberts of Cullman said she and her husband Ron decided to stop and browse the show “just out of curiosity.”

“We’re just trying to learn something new and interesting,” Roberts said. “There are a lot of products available I’ve never seen or heard of before. I think a show like this is a good idea, not only for those who are planning projects at home, but it also gives businesses an opportunity to let residents of the community know what services they provide.”

Cullman businessman Don Morgan was helping to man the Reward Walls of Alabama booth at the home show Saturday.

“We’ve had a decent turnout. It seems to come in spurts. When the sleet started this morning things slowed down a bit, but traffic is beginning to pick up again,” Morgan said.

Morgan said the show is definitely worthwhile and he particularly likes this format.

“For a time the home show and food show were combined into one event and now they are separate and I like it better that way,” Morgan said. “This way, you know the folks who come through are interested in remodeling, building a new home, modifying the home they have in some way, landscaping and a number of other things related to the home.”

Morgan’s company specializes in insulated concrete forms, a relatively new innovation in home construction where concrete is poured and let set up between Styrofoam forms which reportedly increase energy efficiency in the home.

“This type of construction is particularly popular on the coast where insulated concrete homes are capable of withstanding hurricane-force winds,” Morgan said.

A few booths down, Julia Paul and Billie Meggs were manning their Rec Room display, complete with pool table and games for the whole family.

“We’re a new business in Cullman located in the Cherokee Crossing Shopping Center and primarily we specialize in everything and anything for the family recreation room,” Meggs said. “We also want folks to know that we’re not a game room, but rather we provide the games people play, from pool tables to pinball machines.”

The proceeds from the show will go to various local community projects sponsored by the Cullman County Homebuilders Association.