While we often share answers offering good news to contractors in a jam sometimes it’s ‘un- possible’. Common wisdom says most rules have an ‘exception’ but you shouldn’t ever count on getting a second, and sometimes you just can’t fix…
Duplication of effort is always frustrating, especially when your license is at risk as a result, as our first contractor demonstrates. While a college degree is great preparation, if you want a ‘general’ engineering license in California you are going…
When something sounds too good to be true you know the likely results. We ‘strip the cover off’ rules on who can and can’t do electrical work with- or without- the proper license. A ‘swift’ review of an unlicensed contractor’s…
As we have stated for years, ‘knowing where to go for the answers is half the battle’ in getting good information. In most areas of California, one of the best places to start when looking for a contractor is with…
There is a price to pay when a consumer asks the Board to help find a contractor with a particular trade. We take ‘stock’ of the situation confronting a Responsible Managing Officer and help a family chart a course for…
The CA Contractor’s Board is making decisions that will have ramifications for all who ‘qualify’. More than one Registrar is also ‘aiming’ high in defeating some low-down activity… At it’s September meeting in Sacramento the CSLB took action on…
With more than 30 years assisting contractors you might think we have heard it all, but that’s not likely to happen. Our first question is a good example of why we never rest on our reputation but always look for…
Our first contractor is 99% sure he knows the answer. We’re here to give him the assurance he needs in providing our answer as we do 100% of the time! New business poses new problems for an aspiring California entrepreneur……
We polished a couple of seats at the latest Contractors State License Board Committee meeting on behalf of contractors out there getting the real work done. At the latest get together of decision-makers it was recommended that ‘retroactive’ fingerprinting be…
We begin with a ‘suspense’ story offered by a contractor who is becoming ‘unqualified’. You need a license to work, but can you participate in bids without one? We ‘demolish’ a misconception for a contractor who learns that ‘breaking up’…