contractor: How to get a utility pole added or moved. The dirty details. - 05/10/23 01:16 PM
About every other project I'm involved in requires either a new utility pole or the replacement or relocation of an existing one.
Let me say this up front: Getting a utility pole placed or moved can take six months or longer.
What are you trying to accomplish?
I've had situations where a pole was smack dab in the middle of a proposed driveway. Other times a new pole was needed to reach a new home (typically 150' is the maximum distance they will allow line to run without a pole) and I've even had a pole needing replacement because it was too short.
Alternatives
Since the … (8 comments)

contractor: I asked ChatGPT to write a blog post - 05/03/23 06:11 AM
What an amazing tool. I think it did a very thorough job and covered all the important points for when hiring a custom home builder. I love #8 Trust Your Gut - I'm not sure the AI even knows what this means!
How do you think it did?
My prompt was simply: 'Write me a blog post about best practices in hiring a custom home builder'. I didn't specify anything else.
It took about 10 seconds and this is what it wrote:
Building a custom home is a major investment, and hiring the right custom home builder is crucial to ensuring that your vision for … (7 comments)

contractor: Kitchen Remodeling Project - 11/21/16 02:14 AM
Kitchen Remodeling Project
Lately I've been so busy remodeling properties that I forget to get on ActiveRain and post updates.  Here's my most recently completed project. It's a condominium right off the beltline and only a couple minutes drive from Crabtree Valley Mall. It's been pre-sold to an investor who will be retaining it as a rental unit.
The entire unit got the usual treatment: Fresh coats of paint, new light fixtures everywhere, new door handles and hinges, new carpet and laminate flooring. Laminate flooring helped keep the project within budget. The bathrooms got new vanities, tops, faucets, toilets and accessories. Both bathtub … (0 comments)