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Injuries and job insecurity seem to be the major culprits
Identifying and developing the right person to take over the helm of your company is a process that should be started 5-10 years in advance.
For company owners who control the process, getting fired means freedom. Here are five tips to think about when preparing for that day.
Holding a tear-down meeting after each job carves out time to reflect on successes, and failures, in order to grow.
... to build up your company. But what’s needed for a successful tear-down meeting?
You bet they are. In fact, you can borrow to pay in time to get the discount and still come out ahead.
Goodbye bull-and-jam demo. Magnets and drills are cleaner—and ultimately faster—than sledgehammers.
Beauty meets performance and fine design in this Arizona home
The Model ReModel projects are all but complete
The 2020 New American Remodel is a masterful example of modern design customized for one particular site
Liysa Callsen, chief communications officer for CJC Carpentry, is also so much more: an improv loving, marketing-minded, sign language interpreter who one day found her way into the trades.
5 trends in smart home technology for remodelers to keep on their radar in 2020 and beyond
"You won’t see the lighting strip, but you will still get the benefits of an illuminated pathway when you have to get up in the middle of the night."
"Normally we’d pay four times the amount for this kind of look..."
Complying with OSHA’s safety rules requires planning, training and (most of all) supervision
Featuring Allison Iantosca, president and owner of the renowned F.H. Perry Builder
Two years into working with Precision, Donalson's been promoted to foreman and has earned the absolute trust of his boss, who's given him his own set of keys to the shop.
Working in the remodeling trades increases the odds that you will abuse opioids—except in the case of Austin Donalson
A soft market means that there are more remodelers than available clients. Don’t let you or your team get caught unprepared.
Some remodelers are having a good year, but there are storm clouds on the horizon
There is no fee to enter, and you may submit multiple candidates from the same organization. Submissions are due Jan. 22, 2020.
An insurance audit is your carrier’s way of determining how much risk they insured over the past year, and often includes a close look at your company’s sales and payroll numbers.
Why taking a second look at your insurance audit is worth the effort
The crew sheathed the walls with ZIP System panels from Huber Engineered Woods. ZIP System panels have an air- and moisture-resistive barrier that, when used with ZIP System Flashing Tape, protects against air and water intrusion. Theflashing tape is very sticky, and technique matters. Tape in a sequence that creates overlaps that promote moisture drainage: lowest horizontal seams first; then vertical seams immediately above, overlapping at the intersections; then the next course of horizontal seams; and so on.
This retirement home packs a lot of quality construction into a small space