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Waiting for Your Inspection
There are those who view the time one spends while waiting for an inspection as waisted time; and there those who view this time as valuable time. The difference is the way in which they approach it. I use these opportunities as time to study and make up mock procedures to learn or better preform…
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Preparing for the Combination Inspection.
When you are prepared for the rough electric, rough plumbing and the final waste line plumbing and the sheer inspection it is time to call and request a combo inspection. As things begin to wind down a bit take your time and walk through the project with new eyes. Look for those little adjustments…
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Do Tools Make the Craftsman
No, the tools do not make the craftsman, but in many cases, they do help identify him. Being a craftsman is the result of a constant search for a better method of fulfilling your tasks. Many times, this better system causes your productivity to increase but never at the cost of quality. It is a…
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Working With People
Our industry today has gotten more complicated. The days of walking up to the counter of the building department with four pages of blue prints have passed. There are numerous committees that have to approve and make their demands to your project. What use to take a day or two in some unpopulated areas…
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The Right Way to Build a Shower
Years ago, while in the service I learned there were three ways to do just about anything. When I entered the trades and started to seek employment, I became familiar with the saying, “My way or highway. However, there are tasks which need to be preformed to construct a building which can be built correctly…
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The Needed Vacation
As the owner of small businesses, I also find it hard to take time off. I go to work and preform the various task needed to properly construct the project return to my office to research new methods for preforming tasks. Study the pros and cons of many methods and make mock examples to practice…
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Straight Edging
After the rough electrical and plumbing but before insulation and drywall is the time to check to ensure that the studs are in line from floor to ceiling. We do all we can to help prevent those random studs bowed beyond their fellow members but still we have these issues. Some people use strong backing…
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Laser Levels
I read allot of articles which give you various numbers of projects where a contractor can use their laser-levels. I find it hard to limit my usage to such numbers. Any time I need a straight line I can use my laser-level. But this is not so for everyone. It good for setting plumbing, for…
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Wire Connectors
I was skeptical at first of the new types of wire connectors. I had good cause to be I thought based on the failures of using those back stab connection which are available on the back of many receptacles. Therefore, I stayed hesitant to depart from the old faithful wire nut system. Many of the…
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Torquing the Electrical Panel
My last blog was on wiring the electrical panel. As I said during the writing of it Take your time and do the tasks neatly and correct. But in order to do so you’ll need to install it and its components according to manufactures specifications. This would include torquing the lugs of the panel. Wone…
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