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Contractor Tips For Relaxing and Living A Healthy Lifestyle We live in a society where multi-tasking has become the norm, many people find it difficult to actually relax. Our bodies react the same to positive or negative stress. Prolonged stress can affect the body negatively. The key is to learn to strengthen our resiliency and…
Image: http: www.ibiblio.org ENDURANCE, Shackelton’s Leadership Lesson! In the residential and construction remodeling world we don’t usually have to kill our dogs and eat seals to survive but that doesn’t mean we can’t learn a thing or two about leadership. This is the true story of Earnest Shackleton’s amazing 1914 voyage to cross the Antarctic. …
Multi Generational Households Increasing Few American adults want to take on roommates, much less shack up with their parents, but many are being forced to as a result of job loss or foreclosure, according to a new survey on mulch-generational housing conducted by AARP there is a marked increase in multi generational households. Job loss…
Photo: 23 Main Street Concord A Concord Carpenter Comments on the Importance of Supporting Concord’s Local Businesses. With all its historical significance, Concord has long had the most beautiful, vibrant and charming retail areas with an interesting array of merchants and businesses. With today’s economy, we need more than ever to make a concerted effort…
Image: da-beer.blogspot.com Things have been pretty tough from an Architect’s perspective lately.A lot of clients are putting their projects on hold and work is getting scarce. If you haven’t yet experienced the downturn from a Carpenter’s perspective, you may in a few months based on what I’ve been seeing.If you were planning a remodeling of…
Image: biblioragazzi.files Checking Contractor’s References To protect yourself, when hiring a contractor you should get into the habit of checking references. This is an essential to finding and qualifying the right person for your project. Here are just a few questions to ask a contractors previous customers: Did they communicate well with the re modeler?…
Protect Plumbing Pipes With a Nail Stopping Nail Protection Plate A nail protection plate helps prevent nails from piercing pipes and electrical lines after the plaster walls are installed and the finish trim is being applied. Nail Protection Plates are typically installed over utilities that pass through framing members. Nail protection plates come in all…
Image: musicforchange.com What YOU really want . . . in customer service is Satisfied Customers Satisfied Customers is something we try to achieve and is important for the professionalism in the remodeling industry. Customer satisfaction is a topic we find fascinating and one that some contractors overlook. Recently I posted a Customer Service Survey on my…
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