Yeah I know! In the back of my truck……Wrong! Brian Javeline says the best place for your toolbox is on the web. Is he crazy? Probably and like a fox. MyOnlineToolbox.com is the company Brian and his partners started with the intention of connecting contractors, sub contractors, suppliers and all the principles of a remodeling [...]

From the Editors from Environmental Building News Written by – Alex Wilson Rethinking Polystyrene Insulation Insulation is a critical component of our buildings, and providing high R-values must be a high priority in creating green buildings of nearly all types and sizes. Toward that end, polystyrene insulation, both extruded (XPS) and expanded (EPS), plays a [...]

Feasibility Analysis is a product that all 203k consultant’s must offer. An excellent tool for investors and others who are wanting to know how much to offer on a property. We were asked to do a Feasibility Analysis on a home in Point Richmond, CA. It was a very old home that hadn’t seen any [...]

Who is Dutch Hempel and why should I care? Henry “Dutch” Hempel is an independent sales & marketing consultant, sought after speaker and educator who has more than 20 years experience in the construction industry – including 13 years as director of sales & marketing for two multi-million dollar construction services firms. His business background [...]

Metrosexual is a neology normally applied to heterosexual males who put a substantial amount of effort into their appearance, and their lifestyle commonly exhibiting attributes stereotypically assigned to gay males. The past eight to ten years has seen mainly city men spend as much time and in many cases more time working on their appearance’s [...]

In today’s economy we all need to do more with less. Automating your estimating process will definitely allow you to estimate more projects in less time. The question is: What is better for estimating? Using a spreadsheet or investing in a proven database driven estimating system? They both cost money and time to setup. Spreadsheets [...]