Tag Archives: Consumer Awareness

Let’s Blog Off: Growing up is so hard…

guardian-fiberglass-batt*** UPDATED – I swear, some companies remind me of a bunch of kids – nanny nanny boo boo - that stinks – does not – does to – well you stink so I am going to give you a swirly…  Ahhh, welcome to another “Let’s Blog Off” where this week’s topic is based on the question
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There’s no such thing as a free lunch – Roofing

Ad2Knock, knock – Hello? Hi, I’m Mike & we were just looking at your neighbors’ roof and thought we spotted some damage to yours, would you mind if we performed a free roof inspection? It will only take a few minutes, you see we do lots of insurance repair jobs and most of the time
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Renovations & Insurance – What is covered & what isn’t

Job SecurityThe idea that an article like this was needed was made abundantly clear to me on a recent project I completed. This project required us to completely remove and reframe an existing roof, while leaving the existing walls & floors untouched. During the consultation phase of this project, we covered all the normal items like
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ENERGY STAR: Can it and should it be saved?

As many of our regular readers know, we have long supported and still recommend purchasing ENERGY STAR® rated products. Unfortunately, though there have been some issues that have popped up lately that have caused many groups and individuals to question if the program is more fiction than fact. On the flip side, we have some people
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A match made in heaven?

Happy April 1st AKA April Fool’s Day — You know when someone told me about this program; I thought they were trying to play an early April Fool’s Day joke on me. They then faxed me the letter & I could not help but laugh. TREX and ServiceMagic join forces, oh boy, what a match
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Should your Contractor carry General Liability Insurance?

Back on January 8th, I was surprised to get a phone call from Cullman City Licensing. I can see who is calling, and remember wondering – what did I forget to sign the form or the check? Nope, they were requesting a copy of my General Liability Policy. Did I miss something in the directions?
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Warning; this book may shock you or possibly start a fire

This book may cause a fire or severe shockTo be fully honest, I laughed when I first saw this, but now I am getting more and more upset as I keep looking into this and the more I think about it. Before we go into what has gotten my blood boiling, let me start from the beginning. I have been kicking around the
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What matters the most to you – the Fixture’s or the Foundation?

 As a contractor, it constantly amazes me how people seemingly could care less about items that truly matter or will even pay them dividends down the road.  Unfortunately, some people never listen and / or seemingly forget that conversation later on when they get there first electric bill, or the traffic noises seem just a little bit louder than at
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Preventing or fixing frozen water pipes

who-left-the-fountain-onUpdated: This article was originally posted in early 2010 after the Alabama Department of Health issued the following warning via press release: Prolonged period of cold weather ahead prompts warnings to take winter precautions. While the press release mainly brings up the elderly and methods of preventing hypothermia, I recomend that anyone who will be working
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Another hotel, another city – Why?

DOEclrWell, here I am sitting in another hotel room.  Why? Two words – Continuing Education; this time I am down here in Montgomery to take a three-day class on Weatherization. Back in October, I was in Indianapolis to take a government mandated Lead class and to attend the Remodeling & Deck Expo. Then there were
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