A wise painter, Wayne Mayo once told me, ” My job, as a painter, is to make YOUR work look great!” This “Mayo Credo” is so true that I can’t emphasize it enough. Any painter that thinks otherwise is in the wrong business. I refuse to let...
At a recent client visit, I was sharing a glass of wine and rehashing the project when I was asked a direct question that had my clients wondering: why I do like to remodel? The implication was that it is extremely difficult and challenging. They figured that there...
As I get more completed projects under my belt, there are still powerful lessons to be learned. Some are expensive, some are painful. As I say in my Selecting a Remodeler Booklet, it is wise to select a seasoned remodeler. The problem is, “if you always do what...
During a recent visit with a potential client they were clearly interviewing me when they asked this excellent question. They appreciated my attitude and eagerness to get the work. “How do you pass your enthusiasm on to your staff?” Wow, I had to stop and...
As promised in an earlier BLOG about building a cathedral, I am sharing another insight into who I am, and what I am all about. As a glass is half full kind of guy, I often blurt, “There has got to be a pony in here somewhere” Here I lose people, because...
I was doing a free plumbing repair for a friend who happened to be a Tennis Pro. I had always been impressed with his athletic prowess and chiseled body. Not having grown up in a competitive sport, I was never coached or had to develop a killer instinct to always win....
