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June 1998 Features

The Contractor Who Thinks He's A Kitchen & Bath Dealer
Dream projects can turn very quickly into expensive nightmares.

Avoiding The Byte
Your workers, wholesalers and customers will expect you to be computer savvy.

It Can Happen To You!
In the course of doing business, you come across all kinds of crazy situations.

You Can't Change Home Centers, But You Can Change Your Own Company
Despite what you think, you can survive and thrive despite home centers. But you’ve got to think outside of the box.

Oops. The Yellow Pages Blew My Ad!
If your business relies on Yellow Pages advertising, mistakes in the directory can be costly.

June 1998 Columns

The Plight Of Our Trade
I have received numerous letters more or less along the same lines, but none as eloquent as what you are about to read.

Recent Sightings
I’m always looking for the basic concepts used and perhaps even some new, previously unheard of way of piping a hydronic system.

What's All the Fuss About Faucets
What I’m talking about is the date whereby the federal government mandates compliance with NSF 61, Section 9.

Out Of Time
Let me share some information with you that might get your attention and direct your thinking toward the future of this industry — and your business in particular.

Don't Overlook Your Estimator
We’ve been stressing America’s critical craft shortage, along with some innovative “means and methods” to attract more good help while hanging onto who you already have on your payroll.

Living at Work
The reality of working at home is this: compromise.

Giving Construction Its Due
What drives your local economy?

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