The Capitol Connection is our weekly Q & A column for contractors that focuses on topics pertaining to contractor's licensing.
Now you need it, now you don’t! Moving from one state to another contractor law changes as our first couple questions illustrate. However, our last inquiry offers the ‘exception’ to the rule in CA… Q: I am a registered HIS (Home Improvement Salesperson) in California. I sell Solar products to Homeowners. I am moving to Nevada and was wondering…
Everything. Our homes, communities, State and Nation all come from the labor of hard working men and women. As we celebrate Labor Day to honor those who build America, we honor licensed contractors as the foundation of our world! You can honor them when you check they are licensed with CSLB and refuse to do business…
Our last inquiry is the longest as questions ‘multiply’ when contractors combine their ‘ventures.’ Rejection is always hard to take, especially when they are right. Another contractor must seek an ‘advantage’ and balance ‘risk vs reward’ as more is never less!… Q: I recently applied for a “B” (General Building) Contractor license. My work experience page was rejected…
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,…