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...
I have been going back and forth with Eric Schimelpfenig, AKBD aka @SketchThis for a little more than a year ... tryin,g but failing to get him over on this blog. But...
As Gary puts it, the Katz Roadshow is one of the only hands-on, pier-to-pier construction education platforms in existence to today. I had passed on the opportunity to see the Roadshow in...
Real estate agents have clients that contractors can help, and contractors have clients that are looking to sell. A winning situation for both parties which can maximizes profits and stimulates the housing...
Houzz, as the panel suggested, helps to create an ad hoc visual language, a language of design - if you will ... shared by users of the site. Houzz formally added a...
Something like 700K+ images, most hi-res and professional quality, have been uploaded to Houzz. These images then become "available" on the site. Most are uploaded by home professionals looking to build an...
I wanted to begin this final installment on the Home Depot FIRST for Pro program by stating that this visit to my local store, in which I did invest some time, had...
The Home Depot, First for Pro program was first rolled out about a year ago and as Bill Krum put it: "We keep building on it as we go." FIRST For Pro...
I visited our local Home Depot in Lewes, Delaware and met with Pro Account Representative, Bill Krum to learn about the Home Depot FIRST for Pro Program. Bill is friendly and easy...
I remember lumberyard employees being short tempered and having little capacity to suffer, those they saw as fools lightly and I believe this hostile environment set the stage for the rise of...
In order to realize success in this industry today, you need to become the go-to guy or gal for all of your client's household needs. Every project, big or small, will go...
As a passenger, airline comfort is everything, so why do I feel like my poor carry-on luggage jammed into the overhead compartments?! What is even more frustrating is that airlines have begun...