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March 15, 2004

Hello Guys I just finished recovering from a bad week.  Last week I had all my power tools stolen out of my jeep.  Whoever did it got into the cab…

March 14, 2004

I wasn't sure of the best place to put this one but here it is. I was at a Home/Garden Show today and stopped at the booth of an old…

March 13, 2004

I know some of you are doing design work. I am doing more and more these days. Use to do desgn /build. Still do construction but have been asked to…

March 13, 2004

I thought there was a thread on this once, but I can't find it. I've always assumed that my policy will be that I won't loan tools to employees. On…

March 12, 2004

As part of a few discussion going on recently over on the JLC site regarding what is variously refereed to as the PROOF/Indexed/Labor Allocated Overhead Markup method I created a…

March 11, 2004

Please tell me your methods and rational for dealing with the purchase of major appliances. 1. Do they fall under the same GC% markup as your materials or Sub Trades…

March 11, 2004

This question is based on actual Posts pulled from the headlines but neither refers to nor depicts any comments previously made on BT ; ) When you have an agreement…

March 11, 2004

Hello folks... As I mentioned in an earlier post, I'm contemplating taking the plunge into doing remodeling/building professionally.  I'm a bit confused about a few things and I hope someone…

March 10, 2004

What should I expect to pay for vinyl 4" clapboard Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing!     Holmes Sr. Oliver Wendell

March 10, 2004

Wondering how you guys present your bids/prices/proposals/quotes/WAGs. Itemize every detail so they can see how much god-awful work is entailed in the project, or just give a bottom line so…