Tag: writing
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Be Careful
There is a large online store which I must order products through occasionally. Like many of you know from time to time the product they send is defective. I had this happen to me about 2 and ½ months ago. When I called the supplier, I was told by their representative that they would replace…
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The Shifting Tides
Over the past years I have mentioned that I am a real estate broker and a general contractor. I have also stated that I like to help first time home owner acquire their first property. I haven’t explained that I like finding a dump in the right location and then stirp it to bare framing…
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Know Your Contracts
It seems that every year the government demands that we put more and more into are contracts. Nowadays we can’t say it once we must repeat ourselves three or more times. Many times, we have to say the same thing with different verbiage because the different agencies want it spelled out their way. I…
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Carefully Read the Contracts
As a contractor and real estate broker I have to use a lot of contracts. But I am not always the one initiating these contracts. Therefore, I must carefully read each of these contracts for the term and conditions of them. AS a general contractor sometime, a sub wishes to try and push their…
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Get it in Writing
I was asked by someone who is close to me to review the terms of a small loan she had qualified for was written. I did not like the terminology of the terms and I explained to her why. This construction has a third-party lender who will lend money for the completion of project which…
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Staying In Touch
In this day of instant gratification, it is helpful to your business growth if you stay in touch with your former clients. I understand you finished the project and you had a good repour with the client. You may have gotten a few referrals from them, but now it’s a few months down the road…
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When PVC or ABS Penetrates Concrete
Despite the rebar, anchor bolts and Hold Down anchors and the mesh we add to our pours today I still do not allow any pipe to penetrate the concrete unprotected. Sometimes it is as simple as wrapping the pipe with a Styrofoam wrapping. It may be running a copper or plastic pipe through a steel…
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Setting of Exterior Doors
As mentioned before there is an order to be followed when setting doors, but setting exterior door require or permit an additional step. When ever I set the exterior door, I still use the laser to establish the heads level throughout the unit. This is done in the same manor as the interior doors were…
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Taking The Needed Time
When I was young an uncle had just retired after 34&1/2 years in the army. He served from WWII through Viet Nam. He was Airborne, and had made the 5 major jumps of WWII. To say the man was regimented would be an understatement. But to deny his guidance and influence on my life…
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Paining Doors
After I’ve installed the pre-hung door throughout the unit I go and mark the door and the jams. Once this has been accomplished, I remove all the pins and take the doors to have their bottoms and tops painted. Few people if any look at the tops and bottoms of doors so I use…
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