Wood Rot in Sacramento is Often More Than Meets the Eye My experience in working to remove rotted wood from homes, apartments and office buildings in Sacramento has proved one thing: Wood Rot is rarely limited to what you can see. It is important that all of the rotted wood be removed befo
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09/13/2012
Job Site Awareness, Be Aware of Your Surroundings It is important that as a General Contractor in Sacramento, I maintain a safe working environment. That starts with being aware of the surrounding; proper ladder placement, no live exposed wires, and safe tools. This would include stinging an
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09/11/2012
Lightweight Concrete Deck Failure The most common form of second story decking in apartment communities in the Sacramento Region is lightweight concrete poured over a plywood base. The concrete surface is a low maintenance surface that will typically last a few decades. Over time the lightwei
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09/10/2012
Thunderbird invasion in Sacramento over the weekend. I had the opportunity to go to the California Capital Airshow today, it was a great show! If you have never been to an airshow, it is pretty exacting for people of all ages. It was a warm day, clear skies, and a slight breeze; perfect for
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09/09/2012
Going paperless in the construction industry, we can make some changes. I did not participate in the original challenge back in February of 2011. I was not yet an active Rainmaker and had only a limited number of days on ActiveRain. I do remember seeing the original challenge and thought, “th
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09/08/2012
Are we having fun blogging yet? The idea of blogging on a regular basis can be time consuming and a lot of work. Who wants to be stuck in front of a computer fighting to get out another post when there are more interesting things to do? Maybe the answer is not to give up on blogging, but to l
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09/07/2012
Has it been 46 years of Star Trek? - Photo I remember the early days of Star Trek, at the time it was “space age”. The graphics, and special effects seemed so high-tech; things have changed a lot sense then. The new Star Treks just don’t do the same thing for me. Star trek Trivia: Kirk n
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09/07/2012
Sometimes you just know that you are on the right path! I want to live my life in such a way that I know I am on the right path. The surrounding circumstances, my expectations, and how I feel things should be does not affect that path. Continue to move, though imperfectly, down that path of
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09/06/2012
Three Reason Why a Contractor Needs to be the First Bidder on a Job. I got up very early yesterday to drive two and a half hours to give an estimate for a small job. While driving, I had to ask myself why am I bidding on this job. It allowed me to think about some things. After being in this
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09/05/2012
Puzzled by what I saw in the sky this morning! I was driving in a different direction early this morning as the sun rose. Looking over my left shoulder toward the rising sun, it was beautiful of course. But something caught my eye, so I took some photos over my shoulder to capture it. Maybe y
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09/05/2012
