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October 2, 2003

Dear Abby, 2 odd situations. Guy designed a house, but screwed it up bad. Accepted money, took too long, many bad/missing details. I was asked to review plans as favor…

October 1, 2003

All the sudden I'm full of questions!! I have recently had a few bad experiences with building inspectors and local gov't drones.  Strike that, I have always had bad experiences…

October 1, 2003

I posted a while ago about purchasing and using sketchup.  I have found it to be awesome for the purpose I bought it for. I think I have gotten a…

September 30, 2003

Sent out an RFP for a project and got this response from one builder... "Unfortunately in a recent meeting with our insurance agent we were informed that our underwriter will no longer offer general liability coverage…

September 30, 2003

Hi all. I'm writing up a contract for a custom home build and came upon a question concerning who pays the utilities. Builder or homeowner? In the past we have…

September 26, 2003

I heard about this a few months ago on the news and was wondering if anyone has taken advantage of it? Dave Edited 9/25/2003 5:26:27 PM ET by DAVE_MASON

September 23, 2003

I am a retired Industrial Tech teacher.  I taught for 28.5 years and worked my own construction gig during the summers for 27 years.  The construction thing started by accident when…

September 23, 2003

Does anyone network on purpose.  Sure you get business thru Church or Little League etc. but do you join Chamber of Commerce or the like for the purpose of interacting…

September 19, 2003

As a trim sub, I normally work on fixed bids. The GCs I work for usually have pretty detailed plans and specific expectations, so bidding is fairly straight forward. Well,…

September 19, 2003

What is the going rate in your area to have phone and cable outlets installed in new construction?  I am guessing that the installers charge per drop or outlet.  I…