Yesterday, I met with James Latham, Capital City Construction to discuss new developments in general contracting and how they serve homeowners. We found that a repeated theme was how much up front work, such as planning, estimating and design concepts, are expected to be free. Free because, the homeowner can only commit to the next step of process once it has been 'figured out.' A new concept is the Agreement for Preliminary Work which sets out the preliminary services the contractor will supply with a fee for these services. We agree this is a great way to go because the owner gets valuable information from an expert to make decisions on how to proceed and the contractor gets paid for his assistance which goes a long way to his/her truly looking out for the owner's best interests.
Here is a report about hemlock being sawn in a manner to be waterproof making it able to be used in bathroom shower installs. I believe the author says it all when they say, there is a reason that ceramic tiles are made to look like wood. Article: Would You Choose Wood Tiles over Ceramic […]
Contractors are ubiquitous. As you prepare to embark on that kitchen remodel or create a rental basement suite, the question arises: whom do you call? The construction industry is filled with specialty contractors, including those for concrete, plumbing, and electrical work, among others. The General Contractor is the professional tasked with organizing, coordinating, and overseeing […]
My wife and I did a university semester exchange in Paderborn, Germany. As you may know, Germans seems to love long words. So, when coming up with a name for our firm here in Victoria, BC, Canada, that affection came through in us naming ConstructoGroup as all one word. However, having to explain this hundreds, […]
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