We all know what we know, think we know more and often have no clue what we don’t know! In the cases of these contractor questions for our expert, the unfortunate answer was no how, no way… Q: I currently have a Sole Proprietor General Building (“B”) license that’s been Inactive for about three years now. …
Unlike Johnny Cash, Nevada contractors can’t ‘walk the line’ outside of an original contract limit. Further ‘study’ is required for an aspiring applicant and I find a ‘concrete’ way another licensed contractor can likely double his business opportunities… Q: We have a NV Contractor’s license and our bid limit is $200,000. We are currently doing a Home Improvement/Remodel…
They don’t just grow legs and walk away so the Contractor’s Board is warning contractors to watch their tools as we report in this issue. Technology has raised the ‘ante’ and the ‘stakes’ are high as thieves know how to ‘cash’ them in. What can you do? Read this first!… The CSLB says construction tools and…
Law can cut a very fine line. That’s why experts discuss interpretation of the rules which can change as written law meets the real world. This distinction in regulation ‘sinks’ in for a Masonry contractor. Some ‘grass roots’ advice for a General before ‘tearing down’ a previous answer after further research with the CSLB. We’ll update…
He is likely a gentleman, but isn’t an ‘Officer’! I ‘break down’ the issues on ‘General’ mold removal, while correcting another contractor that reaches an incorrect conclusion about having your cake and eating it too. I will ‘waive’ off his mistaken notions about reciprocity… Q: My company does mold restoration, we tear out moldy wet drywall, cabinets,…
We ‘leak’ real news! However, this answer also has ‘alternate’ choices for this contractor. Another contractor ‘rocks’ my world. We help an Oregon contractor get ‘out of town’, but it’s not going to be easy to leave California… Q: We are a leak detection contractor and we locate and repair leaking components, including valves, pumps, connectors,…
We all have a ‘definite’ idea of how a rule works, but what really counts is who originally ‘defines’ it, especially contractor regulations. Another question prompts an answer on the ‘bond’ between corporations and LLC’s. While Shakespeare asked about ‘to be or not to be’ I can tell you there is no direct translation of a…
Help for a General with ‘concrete’ plans to win the bids! Coming back from overseas, this contractor may be ‘guilty’ by association unless he acts fast. What could be better in a heat wave than a dip in a ‘pools’ question, and be sure to do more than wave goodbye when your CEO heads out the…
When are the slowest and fastest way to get something done exactly the same? When it’s the only way! I have a ‘preferential’ answer for a contractor with ambitions to ‘gamble’ on public works in Nevada and pass along an answer on another question that is a real cool ‘gas’… Q: I am a California General…