ASHEVILLE - Every year, hurricanes, tornadoes and other major weather events leave millions of Americans struggling to recover and rebuild their lives. Unfortunately, these events also provide an ...

After a damaging hurricane, there are often weeks of cleanup and recovery. From patching roofs to hauling away debris, the tasks can be overwhelming for many homeowners. Some people use the time after ...

A business may have a strong bench of technicians, but its ability to take on work ultimately depends on the one or two people who hold licensing authority. When those individuals reach their limit, ...

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Four months into a kitchen remodel that was supposed to take three weeks, your contractor stops answering the phone. No one has shown up in days. You’ve already paid almost the full amount of money ...

Did you know you should go check out the contractor's previous work? Licensed contractor Skip Bedell of Spike TV's "Catch a Contractor" offers his tips to avoid hiring someone who will do shoddy work.

When a contractor suggests installing equipment that still uses last year’s refrigerant, you are not just choosing a model year, you are stepping into the middle of a national policy shift on how ...

Discover how much your time is truly worth. Learn how reducing estimating time by 95% can save you thousands per project and boost profitability.

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — Joanne Walsh searched online to find a contractor to build a deck on her home in Warwick. But after she gave the contractor thousands of dollars for the job, he never showed up.

Employees have it relatively easy when it comes to paying taxes. Their employer withholds taxes from each paycheck and sends the money to the federal (and sometimes state) government. Employees pay ...

If you’re a construction contractor, you know that positive cash flow is crucial. If you don’t get paid on time, you lose much of your ability to pay for the supplies, labor and subcontractors ...