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Contractors Are Buying Supplies And Then Returning Them

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Here’s the deal: some contractors are buying extra supplies on jobs and returning them for gift cards. But, I have to say that this news reporter is reporting a story with only half the information.  They need to track down the contractor and get his version of the story.  Then these videos can be looked [...]

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A Guide To Covering The Remodeling Industry’s Rebound

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Here’s an interesting article I came across today: As the housing industry continues to weigh the economic recovery, experts anticipate its remodeling sector will buck the trend and takeoff this year as homeowners start spending on upgrades and renovations. Business reporters can gauge how their local remodeling market is recovering by turning to three key [...]

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Bad Contractor Returns Under New Name

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La Reine Callahan of Kent wasn’t even planning a home upgrade until a contractor stopped by last October. “He asked me if I would like my driveway redone for $4,000 because it was all cracked and everything, and I thought, well, that sounds pretty reasonable,” said Callahan. The contractor sketched it out on a piece [...]

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Homeowner Charged $100k For A $10 Patch Job

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PALM CITY, Fla. –  The police arrested a handyman for ripping off a 82 year old lady for $107,000.  This guy took his own family over there to help the lady feel at ease with giving him her money! Between December 2007 and June 2009 an investigation revealed that this contractor, Harry B. Patterson did [...]

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Concerned Citizens Corner: Contractor Got Punched In the Mouth

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So this contractor was contracted to do some patchwork in an area of Baytown.  A citizen got pissed off because the guy was runnin jackhammers at 6 am on a workday.  He was contracted to do cement repair work. [Six AM! C'mon!] The white male punch him in the mouth after telling the contractor, Edward [...]

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Sting House In New York Catches Unlicensed Hacks

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The Hackery continues.. This story ran in November about unlicensed guys showing up at the homeowner’s place looking for work.  Turns out the homeowners are New York inspectors… Sorry for the commercial guys!  New York nabs 12 “contractors” and issues $65,000 in fines!  Not small peanuts. The popos impound their vehicles too.  That sucks… Bookmark [...]

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Man Shoots Guy That Was Stealing His Roofing Shingles

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I ran across this story, today.  Check it out!   Man Shoots Roofing Supplies Burglary Suspect: MyFoxHOUSTON.com Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend

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