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Safety Sunday: Building Safety Month – Disaster Safety & Mitigation

As mentioned in last week’s Safety Sunday article the ICC (International Code Council) which is promoting this year’s International Building Safety month broke it into 4 distinct topics. This week’s topic is focused on Disaster Safety & Mitigation which I highly recommend you check out as it is quite extensive. Below is a copy of their […]

State by State Residential Contractor Licensing Recap & Alabama’s Limited License

It seems like the first thing off everyone’s lip before hiring a contractor to work on a house is “make sure they are licensed”. Well would it surprise you that 15 states do not require one to be licensed, another 6 states require it only if you are doing $10,000 of work or more on […]

RIP: Let’s Blog Off

Let’s Blog Off, June 22nd 2010 – May 8th, 2012, after 48 topics with 800+ posts contributed by a 134 different contributors the Let’s Blog Off will officially be laid to rest tonight at 9PM EST when the proud parents Gerard & Paul pull the plug. While its rise was like a rocket, it unfortunately […]

Safety Sunday: Building Safety Month; Energy & Green Building

May is quiet an interesting month – one of the most notable items is it’s the only month in the year where the first lands on a day not shared by any other month & the same also applies to the last day. So for example, in 2012 no other month starts on a Tuesday […]

Going Off-Grid in the 21st Century – Putting the Pieces Together: Water

For many the most dependable thing in the world is turning the tap on & hearing the water splashing out. Ahhh the confusion & downright panic that sets in when you turn it on & get…. Nothing?!? While I can handle the toilet being unable to flush, not having my coffee or shower… Fortunately, for […]

May is National Deck Safety Month – Infographic

In conjunction with NADRA, Fiberon & many other fine organizations & companies, we at SLS Construction & Building Solutions would like to remind you that May is National Deck Safety Month & encourage you to check your deck. This year Fiberon has created a great looking infographic that we would like to share with you. Additional Info […]

Stairs & the Dreaded Stair Stringer: Codes & Tips

In all my years in the building industry, the two biggest items that I see most people stumble with is math and stairs –generally you either you get it or you don’t. In a way it is funny listening to some custom home contractors compare staircases to black holes as they do nothing but suck […]

Skilled Trades Week & SKILLS USA – Alabama 2012

I got to admit it – I just love my job sometimes. Not only did I have the flexibility to take two days off this week, but I got to do so for a great organization, a great event, & I got to promote another one some more. Yep, you guessed it; it was for […]

Let’s Blog Off: The edge of your world

Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492… Ahh, but his friends said – you must not go as everyone knows the world is flat & surely you will fall off. {Bah, go ahead you fool, just make sure you pay me back before sailing} Thus starts this week’s Let’s Blog Off, what is your […]

Checklist: Preventing slips & falls inside & outside your home

Wow, that picture sure does bring back some memories & even a few chuckles at some of the antics that the commercial garnered. While the jokes or the over the top re-enactments might be funny (to some) the reason that the company was founded & still continues to thrive today isn’t. 121,113 is the total […]