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K M. Kerr5d ago • 4 min read
What Your Contractor Counts On You Not Knowing
The call came on a Tuesday morning. Woman named Diane. Voice was shaking. She'd handed a contractor...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#tools
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
One Question Changed Every Renovation I've Done Since 1992
The call came on a Wednesday. She'd paid $19,000 up front to a contractor who finished the living...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#painting
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
Real DIYers Don't Buy Cheap Saws Twice — Here's What They Buy Once
I walked into a kitchen renovation in Nassau last year where the homeowner had already started the.....
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#tools
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
Your Jobsite Is Costing You Jobs Before You Say a Word
The homeowner pulled up 15 minutes early. I was on a bathroom renovation in Nassau — mid-demo, dust...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#tools
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K M. Kerr5d ago • 4 min read
Hardware Stores Profit From You Not Knowing This About Jobsite Lighting
The guy at the big-box store handed him a $19 clamp light and sent him to the register. Three hours....
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 3 min read
The $34 Question That Exposes a Bad Contractor Instantly
The call came on a Tuesday morning. She'd handed $18,000 to a contractor who gutted her kitchen,...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#safety
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
The Supply Discount Most DIYers Never Find — And It's Free
I was standing in the paint aisle at a hardware store in Nassau about six months ago, watching a guy...
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
Smart Homeowners Do This Before Signing Anything. Are You One of Them?
The woman on the phone was crying. Not the kind of crying you see in movies — the quiet kind where.....
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#painting
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 5 min read
The Contractor Deposit Mistake That Cost My Client $18,000
The call came on a Thursday afternoon. She was crying before I finished saying hello. She'd handed....
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
I Was Losing Roofing Jobs to Bigger Crews. One Tool Changed That.
The bid came back at $14,200. Mine was $12,800. I lost it anyway. The homeowner told me straight:.....
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#tools
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K M. Kerr5d ago • 4 min read
Before You Hire Anyone: What 34 Years in the Trade Taught Me About Spotting a Pro
The call came on a Wednesday afternoon. Woman named Sandra. Her voice had that tight, controlled...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#tools
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K M. Kerr5d ago • 4 min read
One Look at Their Tools Tells Me If Your Contractor Is About to Cost You Thousands
The man stood in his own driveway, arms crossed, watching three painters unload their truck. He'd...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#painting
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
Smart Homeowners Do This Before Signing Anything
The call came on a Tuesday. Woman in her fifties, voice shaking. She'd paid a contractor $19,000 up....
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#electrical
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K M. Kerr3d ago • 4 min read
The Plumbing Quote Had $4,700 in Work That Never Happened
The call came on a Tuesday morning. Woman named Sandra, voice shaking. She'd paid a contractor...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#plumbing
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
Every Quote You Send Late Is a Job You Already Lost
Tuesday morning, 2019. I'm sitting in my truck outside a client's house, scribbling numbers on a...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#construction
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K M. Kerr5d ago • 4 min read
I Lost a $14,000 Job Because My Quote Took 3 Days. Here's What I Changed.
The email landed in my inbox at 9:47 AM. A full exterior repaint on a waterfront property — the kind...
#contractor#estimating#smallbusiness#construction
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K M. Kerr5d ago • 5 min read
What Your Contractor Counts On You Not Knowing
The call came on a Tuesday. Woman in Nassau, voice shaking. She'd handed $18,000 to a contractor who...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#tools
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
I Cut My Estimate Time From 20 Minutes to Under 2. Here's Exactly What I Use.
The call came at 7:15 in the morning. A general contractor I know — good guy, runs a tight crew — ha...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#estimating
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
One Question Changed Every Renovation I've Done Since 1992
The call came on a Thursday. She'd paid $22,000 up front to a contractor who finished one wall and.....
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#hiring
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
What Your Contractor Counts On You Not Knowing
The call came on a Tuesday. A woman in Nassau had paid $18,500 up front to a contractor who promised...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#mistakes
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K M. Kerr5d ago • 4 min read
I've Been a Contractor for 34 Years. The Ones Who Grow All Have This One Thing.
The bid went out at 11 PM. Three pages, hand-scrawled notes in the margins, a total at the bottom...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#estimating
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K M. Kerr5d ago • 5 min read
The 5 Questions That Expose a Bad Contractor in Under 10 Minutes
The call came on a Tuesday afternoon. She'd handed $22,000 to a contractor who gutted her kitchen,.....
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K M. Kerr5d ago • 4 min read
Smart Homeowners Do This Before Signing Anything
The man stood in his own living room, staring at a half-painted wall. The contractor had taken his.....
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#tools
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K M. Kerr6d ago • 4 min read
Your Competitor Sent the Quote While You Were Still Measuring. Here's What They Know.
The call came on a Tuesday morning. Mrs. Johnson needed her entire downstairs painted — ceilings,...
#homeimprovement#renovation#contractor#estimating
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