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Calculated Industries 44080 Construction Master Pro Construction Calculator $76.27 Desktop version. Computes feet, inch, and fraction with trigonomeric functions. Essential tool for serious building professionals, contractors, and architects. Used for projecting, ranging from design and engineering to estimating and bidding. Adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides in feet and inch fractions, decimal feet, decimal inches, yards, meters, centimeters, millimeters, board feet, squa… |
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Cost and Estimating Guide Vol. I: Practices & Procedures $160.00 PDCA’s Const and Estimating Guide Volume I: Practices and Procedures presents a step by step method for estimating the cost of painting and decorating work. This manual will present viable methods for those in the industry to accurately perform this important task…. |
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Brittany 24inch Kanekalon Heat Resistant Synthetic LACE FRONT WIG 1B Off Black Zoom Enlarge Sell one like this Brittany 24inch Kanekalon Heat Resistant Synthetic LACE FRONT WIG 1B Off Black $69.99 You are bidding on a brand new, 100% kanekalon Synthetic, 24 inch LACE FRONT Wig, #1B Off Black. Features: Our Synthetic lace front wigs are made from the best fibers. |
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Emily 24inch Kanekalon Heat Resistant Synthetic LACE FRONT WIG #4/27/613 $84.99 You are bidding on a brand new, 100% kanekalon Synthetic, 24 inch LACE FRONT Wig, #4/27/613. Features: Our Synthetic lace front wigs are made from the best fibers. |
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Kylie 16 inch Kanekalon Heat Resistant Synthetic LACE FRONT WIG #2/4 Dark Brown You are bidding on a brand new, 100% kanekalon Synthetic, 16 inch LACE FRONT Wig, #2/4 Dark Brown. Features: Our Synthetic lace front wigs are made from the best fibers. |
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Pantheon $24.80 One civilization declines another awakes! With their God?s blessings each civilization experiences its own great flowering. The surrounding civilizations offer rich booty and the Gods support those who worship them and build great monuments to their glory. In PANTHEON 8 ancient civilizations emerge but not always the Romans after the Persians and the Egyptians before the Greeks. Each civilization … |
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60-LED Microscope Ring Light w/ Adapter $92.90 You are bidding on a 60-LED adjustable ring light with 3″ (75mm) inner diameter, a 120-220V power adapter and a 1-7/8″ (48mm in diameter) ring adapter. With variable intensity control, it provides cool, even, intense and focused shadow-free illumination. It is an ideal durable cool light source for microscopes. This kit comes with one year warranty against manufacturing defects. It is brand new in… |
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Single Gooseneck LED Medical Illuminator $391.02 You are bidding on a single gooseneck LED medical illuminator in mint condition. Its top window design is convenient for changing bulbs. It comes with a solid aluminum base. Its metal-sheathed light cable is 20-inch long and can be bent into various positions. This cool high intensity lighting system is excellent for medical and biological applications. This unit is brand new in original box…. |
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QuickBooks Premier Contractor 2012 $249.99 New to QuickBooks? Find out why QuickBooks is the #1 best selling small business accounting software¹. Organize your finances all in one place with accounting software tailored to your business Document and track change orders Instantly turn estimates into invoices and POs, bill clients by job phase Invoice multiple customer at once with Batch Invoicing Manage your jobs with ease using the Job C… |
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DEWALT Construction Estimating Complete Handbook (Dewalt Professional Reference) $17.00 Book annotation not available for this title. Title: Dewalt Construction Estimating Complete Handbook Author: Ding, Adam Publisher: Cengage Learning Publication Date: 2009/12/09 Number of Pages: 333 Binding Type: PAPERBACK Library of Congress: oc2010073267… |
2009 Construction Outlook
The Bad News
We all felt it or least knew it was coming. Construction industries are slated to grow at half the rate of professional and service industries for the near future, although neither is at a breakneck pace. “Repairing” is the type of work that historically does well in a recession. With no money for “new” or “improved” things like additions, kitchens, carpet, landscaping, etc. people instead only pay for things that break or really need to be fixed.
The Upside
There is more repair work being offered. You may prefer to do new kitchens or fine wood work but in tough times you have to go where the work is and that’s repairs.
People are also spending money to save money. Insulation, pellet stoves, better windows, alternative energy all get taken much more seriously when people are strapped. They see the value in the investment much more clearly when times are tough and will spend the money to try and ease the burden in the long run.
The Future
A lot of experts are predicting that “green” jobs will grow the fastest, as soon as this year. Environmental impact is on everyone mind these days more so than ever before. Not only are people looking to go green to save money long term, but the social and environmental aspects are weighing more heavily.
The availability of newer and more affordable alternatives make it easier for people to see the long term saving they gain for themselves while simultaneously “doing good”.
Suggestions
Get into some side jobs you may not normally do such as repairs and green work.
When you do a repair, do it like it’s your finest work and make sure the homeowner knows that your “real” trade is new or custom work. When that homeowner sees what you can do with a hole in the wall you will have a customer when things get better and they are spending money on additions again.
Competition is going to get fierce! You need to be better than the next guy. Homeowners with tight budgets are going to pay closer attention to what they pay for and will not accept anything less than what they paid for.
Increase the efficiency of you marketing. That means targeting the people who are actually looking for you for as little money as possible. Things like billboards, newspaper ads, and radio are referred to as “mass” marketing.
They are like throwing a bunch of mud on the wall and hoping it will stick. “Target” marketing attempts to spend every dollar marketing to the right person at the right time. Spending less to get more is what the survivors will do till the recession is over.
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About the Author
Ron Roberts is a webmaster of TrueBlueContractors.com allows contractors to spend less money advertising, give fewer estimates, and get more work.
Where can I find a site that allows me to bid on Construction Jobs in my line of work in my area?
I am a sub-contractor that specializes in rough framing in residential construction and light commericial work. I am looking for a site that allows me to view and possibly bid on the jobs that relate to my trade.
Looking at a Construction Project and bidding for it online is a bad way to do business and I would never award you a job that you have never even looked at and to someone that I have never even met.
There are somethings that can’t be done online and this is one of them. If you want to know about new construction in your area go to the city hall building permits office and see who has applied for a permit. THEN go to the site…..
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In by gone days all a contractor had to do was give the customer good quality and good service and he/she would be set. Then set back and let your customers do your selling for you. They would tell a friend and then that friend would tell a friend. Your phone would be ringing off the hook. I remember as an Architectural designer some days I would have up to four people wanting to schedule appointments for designs. Those days are long gone! But Fear Not! Click Here For Help
