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August 1999 Features

North Carolina Effort Seeks To Wipe Out Outhouses
Depending on an outhouse seems to belong to a far distant time, but for some Americans, an outhouse is the only way of life they have ever known.

The Pipe Trades Giants: Consolidation Shuffles The Deck
Acquisitions are making it hard to tell who's who among the industry players.

Plumbers' Success International Explained
PSI has an anticipated life of no more than three years and aims to sign up 1 percent of the residential service sector.

45 Seconds In Oklahoma
It took less than a minute for an Oklahoma contractor to lose his home and business to a killer tornado.

NewsMaker Profiles
Blue Dot., which started out as ServiCenter USA, is a roll-up consolidator with a different twist.

August 1999 Columns

Overhead - The Missing Ingredient
You must apply hourly overhead to your labor charges or you're lost.

Sweating The Details
Learn some tips for hydronics improvement.

It's Not The Plumbing
The modern washing machine requires proper installation and understanding

Getting The Most Out of Flat Rate
It takes more than a price book to properly use flat rate pricing.

Is That Pro Union, Pro Open Shop Or Just Pro?
The question is not about your affiliation, but what you do with it.

I've Been Ripped Off!
Tips on how to prevent internal theft.

Environmentalism Gone Berserk
Asbestos abatement has cost an estimated $50 billion and counting, all to remove a threat that doesn't exist.

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