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Preventative Home Maintenance – Why?

Home maintenance is one of those things that is so easy to forget because so many tasks only need to be done once in a while or just a few times a year. Some items are easily put off as time can be scarce & shoot everything looks good still, doesn’t it? Well, just like […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness August 11, 2012 By SLS

Evolving Landscapes: State & Federal Labor Laws for Youth

In an article last week we led off with the email from an 8 year old girl’s mother & we are glad to state that she has been getting plenty of support from their local NAWIC chapter. One issue they have run into though is that they aren’t able to visit a job site with […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness July 21, 2012 By SLS

20 Great Resources you may not know about…

How many times have you been stuck wondering; does that really work, just what does that mean, how much load can that handle, I think that’s right, right? Fortunately for many of us we have a huge rolodex of people we can call or shoot an email to, but as we know they are generally […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness Tagged With: Building America May 22, 2012 By SLS

Composite & Vinyl Decking – 10 common enemies to avoid

While we love building wood decks, many customers are opting to go with composites & vinyl decking materials due to the reduced maintenance that is involved. There are a few items that we stress / i.e. bust a few common myths like there is no such thing as a no-maintenance product. The next big item […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness, Deck Maintenance April 1, 2012 By SLS

Alabama Construction Agencies & Regulations Directory

Whether you are a tradesmen or a homeowner it can be challenging in Alabama to figure out who you need to call or even where to start looking about licensing, regulations, or whom to report a problem. With that in mind here is a list of the most common boards, agencies, and departments that impact […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness Tagged With: HTRC Updates March 15, 2012 By SLS

Is it Trash or Hazardous Waste?

Ahhh spring cleaning time… what a wonderful time of the year, when your significant other & the kids scatter like mice… Besides the whole house getting a major clean out (once you find all your helpers), the pantry, under the sinks, medicine cabinets, garages (maybe we can get a car back in there…) & sheds […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness, Regulatory Issues Tagged With: Trash March 9, 2012 By SLS

New Home & Condensed Maintenance Checklist

Based on a few requests & comments, we are proud to provide you with two new checklists. The first one is for those moving into a new house. The second one is a shortened & condensed version of our regular Monthly Maintenance Checklists which we still encourage you to check out and come up with […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness Tagged With: Ceramic Tile January 25, 2012 By SLS

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

*** 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 […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness Tagged With: Blog Off November 8, 2011 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Locks are meant to keep the Honest people Honest

From a safety & security standpoint, this was a pretty quiet but yet an interesting week. My favorite comment this week was – I thought keys were just keys… (Sorry, but we can’t rekey your new Kwikset locks to use your old Schlage key) Then yesterday while I was playing catch up, here comes an […]

Filed Under: Around the home, Consumer Awareness Tagged With: Safety Sunday October 9, 2011 By SLS

To DIY or not to DIY – that is the question

Whom should I believe; I just saw this show on the DIY network (or maybe HGTV) that showed how easy it was to do this great makeover, which included tile floors… On the other hand, the sales person basically was laughing at me & telling me how hard it was and why we should have […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness Tagged With: Guest Article's April 13, 2011 By SLS

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