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In Remembrance – to a great friend and …

Richard Mackney: April 18, 2010 – While your journey here may have run its course, I wish that the wind is always at your back, and that you keep the rubber side down on your future travels. A great friend and cyclist… While I only knew Rich for a couple of years, I feel fortunate […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles Tagged With: Personal April 19, 2010 By SLS

Going Green – While Cleaning

I don’t know about you, but underneath our kitchen sink, my bathroom sink (my wife’s vanity is to full) and in the laundry area we have a ton of cleaning supplies. While these items’ making cleaning up certain area’s easier, they also come at a cost. Most of the kitchen cleaners have warnings on them […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: Ceramic Tile, Cleaning April 15, 2010 By SLS

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? […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness, Miscellaneous Articles March 7, 2010 By SLS

Remodeling Right: A Hedge Against Changing Technology

When having your house remodeled, you as a homeowner you have so many choices to make and so many things to consider. How many nights have you spent worrying about your project, hoping that you and your contractor have thought of everything? As a contractor, I can honestly tell you that many of us go through the same thing. In some […]

Filed Under: Common Sense Building, Miscellaneous Articles Tagged With: Guest Article's January 19, 2010 By SLS

New Year’s Mailbag of FAQ’s

As we are starting a New Year, many bloggers including myself were left pondering on what to write about. Should we look back on the past, look forward to the future, ignore it, or what?  First, I wish to thank all of you that have read the articles, referred your friends to our site, posted […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles Tagged With: HTRC Updates January 1, 2010 By SLS

‘Twas the night before Christmas – DIY Version

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse. The stockings were hung on the mantle with care, covering the missing tiles that hopefully would soon be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, with visions of a finished playroom dancing in […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles Tagged With: Holiday December 23, 2009 By SLS

Another hotel, another city – Why?

Well, 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 […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness, Legal, Miscellaneous Articles, Training, Education, & Confrence Tagged With: Lead Regulations December 7, 2009 By SLS

De-cluttering your home – Getting ready for the Holiday’s

Part 1 – Getting ready for the Holiday’s It’s that time of year, in a few days many of us will be celebrating Veteran’s Day, followed by Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years while others may be celebrating Hanukkah or Kwanzaa. As if travelling to visit family or having family come visit you was not stressful […]

Filed Under: Holiday & Vacations, Miscellaneous Articles November 7, 2009 By SLS

Building and Remodeling is it a Commodity?

Most homeowners and even some builders believe that there is a “going rate” that applies to building houses, remodeling bathrooms, installing flooring, etc… Homeowners, governments and business are encouraged or in some cases required to get three bids – assuming that the workmanship and quality will be the same. Is this the case; are the building and […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles Tagged With: Guest Article's October 17, 2009 By SLS

A week to remember & remembrances

This past week we closed the doors for a week & took off for a mini vacation. My wife & I headed up to Missouri to watch one of our kids graduate from Basic Training at Fort Leonard Wood and I was hoping to catch at least part of the Tour of Missouri which had […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles Tagged With: Personal September 11, 2009 By SLS

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