This job was located in Long Beach California. It was performed for an out of state contractor in a bug hurry. Although I am a general contractor I frequently am hired by other general contractors to do entire jobs. Especially retail from property managers back east. This was one of those jobs. I was called […]
Category Archives: Real Estate
Concrete wall infill
This job was in Torrance California. It was a concrete wall infill on a tilt up warehouse. I wish I had better pictures of this job. Even better I wish I had picture of the larger 10′ x 15′ openings I have closed in the past. When doing a large permanent infill I typically […]
Commercial door and window installation
This job was a commercial door and window installation in Westminster. Having installed these doors and windows countless times I can assure you there is a right and wrong way to do the installation. Firstly on any big job there will be countless pieces of frames and hardware. There is a significant chance that supplier […]
HVAC rooftop platfporms
This was a job in Carson Ca. The warehouse was getting new offices and needed new heat pumps on the roof. These rooftop heat pumps are installed on metal factory curbs that must be level. We need to modify the roof to accept these curbs and hold them strong and level. These installation are done […]
Temporarily Closing A Truck Dock
This job in Torrance California was a warehouse that needed to close 4 truck docks for a new tenant. However they wanted to keep the truck docks for future use after the tenant leaves. This poses a few challenges I have not encountered before. Typically when closing a truck dock permanently we will demo the […]
New concrete footings for stairway
This was a job in Torrance California where a new staircase was being installed and the plans called for new concrete footings. The footings had already been excavated by someone else. This was a small job and only took two days. We drilled our concrete, blew with air and set a number 5 rebar […]
Demoing a gym wall
This job was in Irvine California. After offering a proposal to construct this gyms demising wall the went with another bidder. Unfortunately this didn’t work out as the project ran way over schedule and was un-permitted so the city required them to hire me and remove the wall. I’m never pleased when a […]
Building a Clean Room
This job was the installation of finishes in two clean rooms. The construction of the walls, floors and all the rough mechanical had been done by others. The walls were drywall and ready for finish. The job was located in signal hill California. The room would be used to manufacture food products so the installation […]
Construction Partnership Pitfalls
If your going into business with someone else there are a few thing you should consider that are very important. Often times when starting a business, joining a business or bringing in new people to an existing business there is a great deal of excitement. There can also be a tendency for partners to overlook […]
Construction Profit and Markup
It is your moral responsibility to charge your customers the absolute highest amount possible and to always accept the highest paying work. Your time is valuable. You are a smart and talented individual working to make sure that California’s homes and businesses are up to snuff and meeting the demands of the users. If you don’t […]