The new business of trying to trick your client into buying

Have you ever been called by a telemarketer who offers you the world, only to find out that its another world. When I was in retail sales many years ago we were sent to many training sessions that drove home the concept of “trading up by trading down”....

DOING IT YOURSELF IS CHEAPER – BUT IS IT SAFE

Don’t misunderstand me, I love to find out how to do something myself so I can save money. The problem I often see is with the quality of the work done by the so called do-it-yourselfers. Lets face it, the status one achieves after four years of training and about...

ONE SMALL MISTAKE COSTS THOUSANDS TO MAKE IT RIGHT

I recently  inspected a basement wall in a ten year old home that was leaking. I was disappointed but not surprised to find out that all the effort was a result of the poor workmanship of the builder. In this case the wall was taken apart to find the source of the...

WHAT TYPE OF INSULATION IS BEST?

Typically insulation has been measured in R-VALUE over the years. While this gives us some sense of how well the product works there are other things that we should look at to determine which product is best to use. There are factors to consider such as water...

WELL INSPECTION LLOYDMINSTER: HOW TO SHOCK CHLORINATE YOUR WELL

Shock Chlorination is preformed to kill bacteriological growth to prevent sickness and eliminate unwanted tastes and odors from your well. The process of shock chlorination is not that difficult but if the procedure is not completed properly it may be ineffective....