Happy Birthday Remodel Crazy.
July 25, 2010 – 8:34 pm | No Comment

Remodel Crazy is one year old!
We started RC because the phone wasn’t ringing,  the RRP rule was just being announced and it was something to do.
Since then
Remodel Crazy like all babies got a personality and …

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Online learning from Remodel Crazy University
March 1, 2010 – 9:31 pm | 3 Comments
Online learning from Remodel Crazy University

ONLINE LEARNING
NARI offers it, so does NAHB and a few others. We have offerings to further your education needs coming up.
Topics like:

Quick and easy tech support.
Online lessons from a forward thinking software developer …

Mark-up and Overhead Webinar
February 26, 2010 – 12:04 am | No Comment
Mark-up and Overhead Webinar

Mark-up and Overhead

by Randy Austin (Owner & President)
Field Service Solutions (fieldservicesoft.com)

How to calculate exactly what an employee costs you per hour
What percentage to use to mark up your jobs based on your job costs, overhead …

A designer, a contractor, passion and shoes.
February 21, 2010 – 7:03 pm | No Comment
A designer, a contractor, passion and shoes.

Kitchensync and The Paul let the Happy Feet Meet
By the Paul
Kelly Morisseau and I talk from time to time, both of us seem to have found our place in the big picture of life

Leah Thayer said what?
February 15, 2010 – 7:59 am | 7 Comments
Leah Thayer said what?

Who is Leah Thayer?
By The Paul
Leah Thayer, senior editor at Hanley Wood Business Media
Editors and writers live in relative obscurity, firmly in the big picture. They are the soul of a magazine, and most of …

The Goddess of Cheese!
February 14, 2010 – 4:03 pm | No Comment
The Goddess of Cheese!

Meet Dexa Franks the Goddess of Cheese.
By The Paul
Dexa is the cheese expert at the Kowalski’s store in White Bear Lake, she pairs patrons with cheese, kind of like a Love Connection for foodies. …

What’s a Cherry tree got to do with the economy?
February 13, 2010 – 8:40 am | No Comment
What’s a Cherry tree got to do with the economy?

In November I built a garage and in the process we removed some plants. The homeowner told us to save some and toss the rest. In the process of pulling and tossing I found