Remodeling for others is one of the most difficult things I have ever done. It is an amazingly complicated vocation that has come with a tremendous amount of responsibility. It requires great communication skills and a sharp mind to turn client's dreams into reality,...
Remodeling & Music Just Go Together
From transistor radios to boom boxes with 8 track tapes, to cassette players, to electronic devices that will play your music through Bluetooth (thin air) and charge your battery-operated tools, electronic devices have come a long way in my lifetime. Music has always...
How Many Bids Should You Get?
If all contractors were the same, (I assure you, they are not) and what you were asking for was exactly the same then in theory, getting 3 bids would work. Bids (AKA the "B" word) are used by the government to find the cheapest provider. Remember that saying, "You get...
A visit with the big boys
I am fortunate enough to have friends in high places. As a gesture of kindness, a new friend I made at my Sunrise Rotary Club, Dennis Robinson invited me (at my insistence) to lunch and a guided tour of his business CM Construction. I wanted to see what commercial...
It’s a busy time of year
As most of you are aware, we are experiencing a boom in the remodeling business. After a wicked winter and a slow start to the year, we were hit with a myriad of requests to repair Ice Dam damage, and then it was off to the races. Requests for projects out stripped...
Happy Wife, Happy Life
What wise person came up with this amazingly simple saying? Scientifically proven or not, I can tell you that anecdotally it is a real phenomenon. To that end, what can be done to make wives happier? Sure, there are chocolate and flowers, but they are not a daily...