What’s the Legislature cooking up to ‘serve’ contractors? Pending legislation and more on the ‘table’ at the latest CSLB Committee meetings held in Sacramento. A couple of “B” questions come first… Q: I had a couple of questions regarding the licenses and was hoping you could point me in the right direction. First, there is a…
‘Getting ahead’ in life is something you often hear. Like life, our work is also about movement. These contractors will all be ‘moved’ by the answers to their inquiries. One will progress from individual to corporate licensing while a second will find a ‘Stop’ sign in his effort to transfer across the border. Unfortunately, my answer…
Some contractors were ‘shocked’ by a recent answer on who can build solar energy systems. Board interpretation of the current rules have ‘electrified’ an entire class of contractors who feel they may be getting ‘shorted’ on some of this work. When are you ‘a consultant’ and when is a contractor’s license going to be necessary? Those…
Keep watching this ‘space’ as a contractor seeks help when his ‘world’ collides with the CSLB ‘universe’. How will the ‘planets align’ for a general contractor who wants to build ‘solar’ systems? Can I show another contactor how to ‘travel back in time’ to solve his problem in the ‘present’ day. These exciting stories of ‘time…
While there is no ‘national’ contractor’s license, you can ‘stretch’ your California one. Did you move offices or otherwise change your business address? If you did, don’t expect CSLB to track you down when it’s time to renew. If you’re a carpenter you know your woods, but every contractor no matter their trade should know this…
While contractors take care of business each day, important discussions about them and their work are taking place. For those who must be ‘on the job’ and are unable to attend these meetings of the California Contractor’s State License Board (CSLB) this will be a ‘good read’ as you learn of improved efforts to keep the…
Was it Mom, or perhaps the bureaucracy that wants, ‘a place for everything and everything in its place?’ Both, right? A contractor’s license application is no exception to that rule. Both a family of contractors and a ‘former’ one will learn that sometimes what looks easy is harder than you might think… Q: My father in-law…
‘Breaking up is NOT hard to do’ when it comes to a ‘shared’ contractor’s license. Another contractor learns you must ‘ink’ a fingerprint card long before any contracts. Finally, an important warning for contractors about a ‘phishing’ scam… Q: Thanks again for your guidance in getting us started with the licensing change for our corporation. As…
No matter how hard I try I just can’t be in two different places at the same time. However, did you know a contractor sometimes can qualify two licenses at the same time? Another contractor wants to work in three places, but found the California application a little ‘weird’ after applying in Arizona and Nevada… Q:…