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Estimating Projects Cost
There are many methods used for estimating the project’s cost. When I estimate my projects, I use the R S Means Estimating Cost Costworks CD system. This system is for professionals who understand the building process. If you want to have competitive bids for your projects, I highly recommend their products. Note: Images on this blog…
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Installing Fascia and Flying the Overhangs
(Open Overhangs) The rafters are cut and in place or your trusses set. It is time to put in the blocking. Many times, I need to place double blocks on my rafters because I cut my tails down to 2 x 6 widths. I choose 2 x 6 because that is the width most often…
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Cheap Fixes are Costly
When I first came to southern California there was a thing called short nailing. It was a method used to under-nail a project. Straps would be cut and restarted on the other side of the wall to make it appear that they went through an area. These methods fooled inspectors but when the problems came…
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Cutting And Stacking a Roof
Once the walls have been plumbed and lined you can begin the cut and install the rafters of the roof framing. To begin this process, you need to know the width of the wall in the direction of the pitch. Divide this number by two and mark the spot on the two ends. Look through…
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ASK, and Say Thank You
This may sound a little over simplifies, but it does work. When you’ve been on the project and you’re nearing it completion hopefully you have established a good trusting relationship. So, if you want your client to recommend you to the circle of influence then Ask them if they would be willing to do…
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Keeping Records of Running Project Cost
COVID -19 has changed the way business run. There where things implemented because of this attack which have not and will not return to what was once normal until they are forced by supply and demand to do so. Many industries have not recovered from this and other have disappeared completely or nearly so.…
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Keeping The Ball Rolling
One of the problems of being self employed is keeping work in front of you close so that you do not have the unplanned breaks in your work. It is hard to go from earning a income to waiting for the next project to start, but since COVID has hit nothing appears to be…
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Getting The Right Materials May Take Some Effort
After finishing the grout and polishing the grout on the newly tiled bathroom walls I like to grout the corners in. To do so I went to the local DIY centers. Yes, I went to both of them to look for grey grout for my corners. Not finding the gray kitchen and bath gray…
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Joisting The Unit
(Ceiling joist) Over the years I have witnessed many different styles to joist a unit. Though many of these methods will pass inspection they don’t contribute to the ease of dry-walling the ceiling. The first thing I do is spread out the lumber and then I add the blocking. When this lumber is spread, it…
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Keep Your Head About You
It is hard to keep you head in the project when things aren’t going well or as planned. We all have had days when we felt that it would have been better to have stayed away from the project. However, for many of us we can’t just go home when things aren’t happening the…
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