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  • Wiring the Panel Box

    This is a task it is wise to take your time and do it as neatly as possible.  Before you begin to do anything in the panel box make sure that there is no power running to it. Do not rely on breakers alone check it with your testers. Then take a moment to plan…

  • Pulling The Power Line and Planning Panel’s location

                  Before you can pull your lines into the panel you need to know where the panel will be located. You also need to know the demand the unit’s appliances and usage will place on the panel before you can determine the size of panel, you’ll need to avoid overloading the system.  You must know…

  • Keeping Communication Lines Open

    Today was a cold and rainy day at the project’s location, but it was a day in which the owner had off and he has come out to talk about the progress and ask questions. So, today I took him our to see the little shed (4’ x 8’) I added to the back of…

  • Make Realistic Plans

    One of the steps to making your budget is to be realistic. To set realistic goals. This is because when you work and put your heart into achieving and you miss the mark it is disheartening. It is not realistic for me to think I will be able to finish a project in a year…

  • Nailing Tricks

    My client comes out from time to time to look at the progress or ask so questions. I have to admit I like the man. His little boy pops out from time to time when he sees the progress, and he get excited when he understands a technique I use. To day when he came…

  • Rainy Days 

    It has been raining hard for two days, but these have not been days off. They are days to catch up on paperwork. Days to study new ideas and research them out. Days off planning future builds and days of reconnecting with the mental side off the career I’ve chosen. Yesterday during my running I…

  • Employees / Subcontractor

               The are pros and cons when it come to employees. When you begin to hire employees for your company then expect to lose a lot of your time tending to those employees and the paperwork required to have them. It is true that a good functioning team can out preform a single man. A…

  • How To Attach Brackets to The Roof Stealthily

                Before the attachment of the brackets, it is important that you paint them to coordinate with the other item which will penetrate your roof. Then you simply attach the brackets with lag or Bolts, washers, both flat washer and lock washers as needed and then the nut to tighten them into place. As visible…

  • Hand Nailing Shingles

                Yesterday I was hand nailing the shingle of the triangle, but to be clear, even if I were shingling vertically, I would have been hand nailing. The reason is simple. I do not want to allow my nails to penetrate the wood used on the overhangs. I feel the job and the workmanship is…

  • Giving More

              Every where I go during most day, I am in my company’s shirt, which clearly displays the companies name above the pocket. SO, when I’m out and about I am a walking advertisement or detriment to my cause. If I go into a local hardware store, I am often asked questions. I take the…