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Pack Racks Gillison Construction

For Pros Only. The Organized Truck Is the Organized Professional

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It’s 6:00 pm Friday night, the crew is picking up trash and cleaning the site as the last piece of aluminum is bent and installed on the 15 replacement windows we installed today. As we began to clean up, I walk to the cardboard box holding the white caulk we ordered for the job. I pick it up. Empty. What?! ... All that stands between me and a nice pay day, my weekend and my good profit margin is one lousy tube of caulk. [...]
Mrs Hines Class New Construction

Old House vs New Construction :: a Google Hangout. Plus a Contest, an Auction and a Lot of Questions

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While Google Hangouts aren't always the easiest thing for me, given my schedule, Sharon was nice enough to dial me up in Providence during down time at JLC Live. We worked through a couple of minor glitches, including crashing the hotel’s wifi connection … twice, and with a little editing magic later (on Sharon’s side) - it appears now that we had a good, balanced conversation. We talked House Hunting (this Spring), Fixer Uppers and in general, Old Houses vs New Construction. [...]

People Together Make Things :: Responsibility & Reason in the Pro Blogging Arena

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The reluctance, I believe is a residue of the type of thinking that had me separating residential and commercial construction. In my mind, there is a little voice that asks "Who are you to hob nob with this level of professional?" The answer to this is quite simple really. [...]
Mondrian Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow via Wikipedia

The New Retro :: Thoughts on a Changing Sense of Home Styling

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The traditional is being exploded into an array of options that try to capture the multi-faceted answer to the question, “Who are we now?” [...]
Tammy J Dalton's friend Susan

Mother’s Day Wishes :: Cattle Barons Ball, Cancer, and my friend Susan

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Susan passed away two weeks before the Cattle Baron’s Ball, and my participation in that event took on a whole new meaning for me. ... So for this Mother’s Day, I count my blessings, and encourage all of us to collect and savor all the beautiful memories our lives are truly made of. [...]
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