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It's been just over a year since a crew, led by Jason McDaniel, rebuilt Amber Trucke's bathroom which was famously destroyed by the sledgehammer-wielding contractor that built it. The …
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Under the category of "This makes no sense unless you're an overly-educated government official", the Federal Reserve wants the unemployment rate to go up. The reason is that people losing their …
There are two accepted methods in the TCNA Handbook for building curbless showers, CTEF's Scott Carothers covers the finer points of each one. Really, there's only one acceptable method and it has two …
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Do general contractors deserve a discount? This question comes up from time to time. Many would reason that you're performing the same work either way so why would you offer a discount to one party …
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When recessions hit, the blue-collar and service workers typically suffer the brunt of the damage. Things are different this time. The trades have more job openings that can be filled and Wall …
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By many accounts, it appears Total Solutions Plus in Indian Wells, CA was a smashing success. The venue was nice, the weather was wonderful, and the only hiccup was the flights getting in and …
What do an old church, a tile mosaic, and an actual apparition corroborated by the Catholic Church have in common? This article by Chris Resti in TileLetter is fascinating. Another month; …
"Hi. We're going to start a project and we were hoping you could come over and give us a quote." Everyone gets this call. You probably have two of these voicemails on your phone right now. What …
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Poker players don't work on their game when they are on a winning streak. I mean, why screw up your good fortune? No, it takes a losing streak to get them to go back to the drawing board and to …
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In the last week, I've become aware of two disturbing incidents that involve invoicing software and credit card systems. PayPal Firstly, PayPal has updated their terms of service so they can …
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