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October 29, 2007

Will the recent California firestorm create remodeling jobs? Is it a good time to plan a move to California? My fiance is from San Diego and wants to move back…

October 27, 2007

I'm sure some of you have been through this before, and I hope many of you are smarter than I am when it comes to contracts and estimating (at least…

October 26, 2007

I'm currently writing some estimates for jobs that wouldn't get underway until next spring -- at least six months from now. they're not particularly large jobs, but every penny seems…

October 26, 2007

I was contacted recently by a woman whose 1922 house recently had some damaged caused by a large tree falling onto a corner of the house. The tree crashed into…

October 24, 2007

Work is real slow here, for most in my area. After 10 or so years as a Carpenter/Remodeler I am wondering if i should shift gears and get into a…

October 23, 2007

Small remodeling jobs $1,000 to $10,000. Variety of jobs, variety of working conditions. If forced to bid, what percentage of error would you expect? What would you add to CYA?

October 23, 2007

 heavy rain today---first chance to post here for some time. tentatively looking to buy/build shop space within the next 6-8 months previously rented a small unit( maybe 10 years ago)--------think…

October 22, 2007

I hate office work. I avoid sitting down and figuring a Bid or estimate. The more complicated, the more I avoid it. I usually don't have large blocks of time…

October 21, 2007

Its a long story but will try and say it simple, years ago bought a house, divided the property for another building site, County made me clear up all the…

October 19, 2007

Rained most of the week here . It was tough to get things done. I spent time estimating and I thought about sharing one of my spreadsheets. I e-mailed it…