Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shaking hands over a construction contractor's business. You've probably heard the advice to get everything in writing when ...

You have often recommended that people get three bids from licensed contractors. We only got two, but both were experienced, longtime electrical contractors in our area. The first contractor supplied ...

Homeowners don’t shop for contractors the way they did five years ago. They research online, compare options quickly, and increasingly want clarity on pricing before they ever fill out a form or pick ...

To complete a job, general contractors hire skilled and unskilled laborers to complete specific tasks. Crew workers include framers to finishers and everyone in between. Estimating man-hour ...

Estimates are one of the most crucial aspects of planning a construction project. Since it is associated with forecasting the total job costs, a good estimate should contain all the expenses that are ...

Think of what it costs to operate that multi-ton truck the contractor drives. The current cost per mile is somewhere between ...

Q: The books “The House You Build,” by Duo Dickinson, and “The Not So Big House,” by Sarah Susanka, have provided valuable insight into building and designing spaces for the way we live, artistically ...