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What is your trade/profession and how did you first get involved in it? (e.g. How long have you been doing this? Were you ever in a similar trade? Tell us how you started working this job.) Also, what do you enjoy most about your job and what’s the most exciting part of it? My trade [...]

After a visit from OSHA, a design-build contractor learns how to do things by the book and profit from it. Until a few years ago, I — like most builders and remodelers — didn’t give safety on the job a whole lot of thought. But then I got a call from my job-site foreman that [...]

Question I’m planning to apply a prefinished hardwood floor over existing sheet-vinyl flooring. What do I need to know to do the job right?     Answer Start by evaluating the existing floor assembly. The new hardwood flooring must be installed on a wood subfloor of approved thickness that is at or above grade, flat, [...]

Little things have a way of adding up. In the current economy, they could kill your business. Or they could save it. It’s fair to say that home builders are more worried about cash flow and cost efficiencies today than ever before. It’s a necessity. After all, that botched foundation pour, costly callback, or unchecked [...]

Question Is it okay to fish electrical wiring through the wood-framed chases built around hvac ducts and chimneys?     Answer We fish Romex (type NM nonmetallic cable) through hvac duct chases all the time without any objections from our electrical inspector. As long as there are no sharp edges in the chase that might [...]