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Questions To Ask Before Signing A Remodeling Contract: Always ask for a detailed written contract, even for small projects. It will protect you and help ensure that you and the contractor understand the scope of the job and the price. How long have you been in business? Who will be assigned as project supervisor for…
Image: ralphdean.com My aching back . . . The older I get the more I look for better, faster, easier ways to do things. Oh … and let’s not forget lighter!! The nail gun compressor, shown below, weighs approx. 68 lbs. Unfortunately it is not ergonomically designed and is a total bear to carry around…
Generating Business Leads With a Marketing Plan: As a remodeling contractor who has been fairly busy during the economic recession I can attribute my good fortune to a good work ethic, reputation and pro-active marketing efforts. A huge reason I have been able to stay busy is I have a plan in place to generate…
Taking Professional Remodeling Photos Let me start by saying that I am not a professional photographer, I’m a re-modeler. We all have websites, some have blogs and most of us use email to communicate. Taking Professional Photos of your work will lead to better exposure, a better looking website and more leads for your business. Potential…
7 Lies Contractors Like to Tell: So you want to remodel your home or have something big that needs fixing. Whether it’s installing new gutters, finding and repairing a basement plumbing leak, or adding on a new room, you’ll have to call a contractor to take care of the problem. But how will you know…
Job Site Routers For The Carpenter: As a renovation carpenter that often finds myself dealing with rotted window sills on Monday and installing a built in bookcase on Tuesday I have a myriad of tools and have to be prepared for anything. Part of that tool arsenal is my job site routers. I have routers…
Professional Communication Via Email As a carpenter I do most of my communicating to schedule, price and work out details on projects via email. It’s fast, easy and can be done at anytime of the day or night. A big issue that I often see if that emails lack tone and can be misleading at…
Sending Professional Emails I recently took a course to learn more about the business email etiquette. My reasons for the class were mostly to improve my bad emailing habits by learning the rules for writing professional emails. Yes, there is such a thing as email etiquette….. It is amazing to me that many contractors and…
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