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Are consumers starting to spend more on their homes? The Home Remodeling & Repair Index shows that consumers are starting to feel good about their homes as investments again and are putting more money towards home improvement projects more than they were this time last year. What signs of recovery are you seeing? Are people…
Small Remodeling Jobs Lead To Bigger Jobs Big jobs are harder to come by in this economy, but they still exist. Many contractors that I am familiar with would ONLY do large scale projects. Our current economy situation has forced many of the smarter contractors to re-think this strategy. What many of these contractor’s…
Programmable Thermostats Learn how to install a programmable thermostat in 7 easy steps: Reduce your home’s heating and cooling costs by about 15 percent by installing a programmable thermostat. This is an easy do-it-yourself project, their cost ranges from $ 30 to $100. Programmable thermostats automatically raise and lower the heat to an when you’re…
Top 10 OSHA Safety Violations for 2009 OSHA recently announced last years top safety violations. Unfortunately these violations are up almost 30 percent since last year . I’m curious why. Is the economy making contractors spend less on safety equipment and take more risks to keep overhead down? Workplace Violations 1. Scaffolding – 9,093 violations…
Risk Reduction and Personal Safety As a police officer and self defense instructor I have learned that there are no guarantees with anything. No one can say that physical defense is always the absolute right option in every situation. And there is no one fighting style or technique that is completely un–defeatable. But having a…
Preventing Identity Theft There are no fool proof measures to prevent identity fraud but there are several common sense steps one can take to protect themselves. Yesterday I posted on identity theft and the many ways it is perpetrated. As a police officer I have advised many a person, often too late, on how to…
Prevent Power cord From UnPlugging Anyone who works with power tools know that there is nothing more frustrating than when your just about to use a tool, pull to far and the cord becomes unplugged. Aaaaarrrgghh! That feeling intensifies further if your high up on a ladder or on your back in a hard to…
Decorative Columns: Orders Of Architecture The classical orders are ancient styles of building design distinguished by their proportions and their characteristic profiles and details, but most quickly recognizable by the type of “column” and “capital” used. With decorative columns, there are five so-called classical orders, which are named Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, Tuscan, and Composite. Each…
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