Tag: life
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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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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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Goodwill is a Value which is Maintained or Lost.
There are times when it is not covenant to stop you tasks to talk to someone about something unrelated to what you are doing. Sometimes people come up and try to make small talk to see if you are approachable. It is important that you take the time and make an effort to be…
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Change
Change seems to be a popular word these days around the real estate industry. People are still talking about the changes which are come our way because of the proposed settlement. The industry itself seems to realize that this settlement will not be the last of its kind. I personally believe that other parts of…
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Lessons Learned
Every project seems to have a lesson to teach us something. It is important that you take notes and document your progress of the progress as you go about the task of building your company. When the day is over, take a moment or two to write what events happened. Tell what went wrong as…
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Honesty
Honesty, again I will give two of dictionary dot coms definition of honesty: E.W. Howe is credited for saying, “The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in”. It has appeared to me that often the wrong or the easy way often appears to be more attractive. When…
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