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01/17/10--23:28: The One Man Solution? (chan 1742379)

Recently, I heard a radio commercial for one of those “one day bath remodel” corporations and part of their pitch was, “We don’t use any subcontractors, so you know the work is done right.” Really? Subs have become the new “Axis of Evil”? Wow. This isn’t new. For several years I’ve heard the argument, “We [...]


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02/01/10--08:43: Advantages of a Fixed Price Design (chan 1742379)

I’m sure some of you are mechanics. My dad was (along with many other things) a desiel mechanic for a time. I know that I need to maintain my car, but I wish it was a closed system that didn’t need maintenance. Since that’s not an option, I have to go to the mechanic from [...]


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03/02/10--09:19: Understanding Remodeling Estimates – Step One in a Fair Deal (chan 1742379)

For a moment, let’s put aside politics and what you think of corporations, and consider Mc Donald’s. Whatever you may think of their policies or products, one thing is sure: when you say “Big Mac”, everyone knows what you mean. Whether you’re in Washington DC or Washington State, the term refers to exactly the same [...]


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03/11/10--13:49: Defining Estimate Terms: Margin vs. Markup (chan 1742379)

Do you remember the story of the Tower of Babel? Without getting into all the details, when God wanted to stop the building project, He didn’t send down fire or a flood – He confused all of the languages. All of a sudden, a carpenter is calling out measurements in Italian to his partner who [...]


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03/16/10--06:52: Overhead & Net Profit or “Bills I gotta pay & why I work Saturdays” (chan 1742379)

Last year I had a very funny client. She was, like most of us, very budget conscious. During the bid presentation she poured over the estimate, examining every line until she got to the bottom of the spread sheet. Her eyes narrowed, her mouth tightened and she announced, “Wait a minute, you get overhead AND [...]


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