While it’s not written in stone a contractor’s business is ‘history’ as we discover! I will put on my ‘thinking cap’ to just say ‘no’ to a question, and we also offer sympathy and assistance to a contractor’s family in…
If you are a longtime reader thanks! You may know, but others new to this resource may not, that all our column history is online at cutredtape.com. However, we still get new questions, new situations, new interpretations and new rules…
Speaking ‘fluent’ regulations is one part of it and keeping an ear to the ground is another when you are providing expert ‘guidance’ to contractors. Listening closely to what is said is always important… I hear that CSLB would like…
We help a Vice President ‘waive’ goodbye to the former owner and ‘qualify’ to grab a higher rung in his rise to better things! However, it’s a yes and no answer, like our second question from a contractor ‘moving’ on…
It’s not ‘smoke and mirrors’ but a General needs to ‘reflect’ on my answer before taking action! While not a ‘marriage’ breaking up is still hard to do when you’ve got a shared license between you. First, we ‘engineer’ a…
While it sometimes feels like a disaster movie living here, people in the Golden State aren’t shaken easily, and are often rebuilding after fire, flood or earthquake. This opens the door for scammers and they have been warned! First, we…
Starting, stopping and starting again is part of many projects so the ‘suspense’ of being a licensed contractor is always intense. You can’t get a license ‘wholesale’, especially if you don’t need one. Unfortunately, another contractor learns what he thought…
Why the ‘buddy’ system doesn’t work for contractor’s licensing! Another ‘unlicensed’ inquiry that includes a ‘kickback’ in the answer… Q: For many years I have been doing unlicensed construction, most of the work under $500. I have a corporation already…
Let’s play ‘match game’! We’ll take ‘multiple choice’ in answering this contractor. Worker’s compensation insurance is just the first step for those previously ‘exempt’ from the need. Taking work outside CA often requires a little ‘two step’ to cross the…
First, if you’re going to be an ‘operator’ you have to have ‘agreement’ on licensing. While we have had this question before it’s a new area for CA contracting that likely needs reinforcing with stronger ‘bonds’ and wrap up with…