Moving forward with lead. By The Paul This weekend I worked a local home show, it got slow from time to time so I went around and talked to some of the other exhibitors about the April 22 deadline for the EPA lead rule. A window installer I talked to never heard of it, but [...]

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By The Paul “Do you give free estimates”? If you say yes that’s a big fat lie. If you don’t charge for estimates the truth then is, the people that hire you pay for the free estimates of the people that don’t hire you. Link To This Page1. Click inside the codebox2. Right-Click then Copy3. [...]

By The Paul Tough out there? I love cheesecake and I once built a stairway with 2 angled landings, I was young and starting out and in over my head, the job took forever, I made no money but I got something more valuable, a lesson in business and Jeanne M’s Cheesecake recipe. My customer [...]

The EPA Lead Rule is coming, so whatta ya gonna do? This article is written by Paul Bilodeau, a Grand Rapids remodeler who has been using techniques for safe remodeling for over 15 years. Link To This Page1. Click inside the codebox2. Right-Click then Copy3. Paste the HTML code into your webpage codebox<a href="http://www.remodelcrazy.com/2010/remodel-industry-news/time-saver-tips-for-epa-rule-remodeling.html">Time Saver [...]