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August 9, 2007

Trying to estimate a remote job.  Will be putting about 150 miles per day on truck, hauling maxed out loads one way (3/4 ton or so) all highway miles.  Not…

August 9, 2007

If you build or buy your cabinets, and know your numbers, take a look here and comment, please. The pic shows a straightforward bath vanity, which is built using frameless…

August 9, 2007

I'm looking into cheap ghetto foreclosures where the crackheads have stolen the copper. Banks won't lend against properties that don't have working plumbing, SO, what's wrong with taking title, replacing…

August 9, 2007

Hi everyone, I've got a question I hope you can help me with. I'm not a professional. But I'm one of those guys who grew up loving to do carpentry…

August 8, 2007

 Just a ballpark price? I have a customer that sent me this picture of a set of bookcases someone built for her a ways back and she wants me to…

August 8, 2007

I have a client who is asking to be named as an "Additional Insured" on my G/L policy. Perhaps I am casual or too trusting in my business when it…

August 7, 2007

Source: Design Cost Data Publication date: July 1, 2007 Source: US Department of Labor, Producer Price Index Contributed By: BNI(R) Building News Housing is still in a slide. Public works…

August 6, 2007

This is the belated final installment of Gerald W. Ittig's situations. Situation 6: The essence of time The CPM schedule shows plumbing work and electrical work as co-critical. The mechanical…

August 4, 2007

Time for your daily intellectual/legal/moral/business challenge: Situation 5: Safe or sorry Your contract requires you to install cable tray* in an existing warehouse. You decide to connect the tray to…

August 3, 2007

We were approched today with an intriguing proposition. A client (retired Marketing exec.) wants to market our company. Or more specifically, a certain branch of it. My question is... what…