remodeling

Slow Down…

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So, I got the contract signed with the homeowner and they are spending big mucho-lottah.  I sold my last job fully prepared and knowledgeable; clients love this kind of stuff!  Photo: tell.fll.purdue.edu I fully tailored their contract to hashed out agreements and ideas with them; they are on-board for a project start date: Monday.  Today [...]

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Getting In Front Of The Right Customers

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I prefer to work for clients that want quality work done to their homes as opposed to clients that are more focused on the prices that others charge.  There will be little red flags that pop-up during the interview that tell me which type of customer I am dealing with. “It’s all about the benjamins…” [...]

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This Is Really For Us, Contractors: The RRP Rule.

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Much has been discussed by fellow contractors about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Renovation, Repair, and Painting for Lead Safety Final Rule (40CFR 745) that requires that renovations conducted for compensation, must be conducted by Certified Firms (your construction company) by Certified Renovators (you).  If a house was built before 1978, you have to apply [...]

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