Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter Winter is on the way, and that means it’s time to get the house ready for the cold days ahead. Winterizing your home is the best way to avoid unexpected maintenance and repair bills during a time when you need…

Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter Homeowners rarely have an accurate sense of how much their project will cost when they first speak with a remodeler. So you can imagine how important it is to get some information about the homeowner’s willingness and ability to spend…

Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter Most contractors would probably like to stand by the statement that “no job is too big or too small”. For the most part, it’s probably true. The last thing you want to do is scare away potential clients or make…

Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter Wood has only a few enemies. An encounter with termites, fire, or a weekend warrior is almost always fatal. But when it comes to a fourth enemy, water, wood is amazingly resilient. Wood can get wet over and over and…

Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter The National Roofing Contractors Association recommends using a self-adhering polymer-modified bitumen sheet underlayment in areas where ice-dam protection is required. An ice-dam protection membrane should extend from an eave’s edge to a point 24” inside the interior face of a…

Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter Project management roles and responsibilities for contractors are both many and varied. The specific roles depend on the size of the construction company. The typical local contractor, with a couple of employees takes on the role of a project manager,…

Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter Job Site Tips: Good Roofing Practices Build roofs and flashing with a slope of at least 1/4” per foot Provide at least a 4” overlap of flashing to prevent wind-driven rain Provide counterflashing at least 8” above the roofing surface…

Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter Many think air pollution is just an outdoor issue.  The truth is, indoor air quality is just as important. Perhaps even more so, when you consider the amount of time spent indoors. Poor inside air quality is due to many…

Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter Labor Day has passed and so have the Dog Days of Summer. Your furnace has been hibernating for many months now and you will soon have to wake it up from its long slumber. The first frost will come with…

Share this: Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Pin on Pinterest Tweet on Twitter Expanding foam is one of those products that fall squarely in the duct tape, bailing twine and WD-40 category. It has a list of uses that’s a mile long and is still growing. In fact, with expanding foam and the…