Hey Cincinnati, Yup, that is me with a tool belt on ! Change is coming to a Greater Cincinnati High School near you! We are excited to help bring C.A.P (Conduit Apprentice Program) to local High Schools. We have seen a general decline in trade programs over the last...
Happy Monday Cincinnati! So, we are super excited as we have just heard that we are a finalist for the Better Business Bureau Torch Award! The awards ceremony is on Wednesday September 15 and will be filmed by Local 12 News, so please keep your fingers crossed for...
Hey Cincinnati, it's true! I did indeed go back to High School last week and spent time with some really wonderful and curious students. Join me tomorrow to learn all about it!
Hey Cincinnati! So today is the follow up on best practices for running mechanics through floor joists. This is generally considered a best practice, understanding that the code allows for other circumstances. One thing is for sure, this is a-lot of work to run...
Hey Cincinnati! We are glad you're back to join us again! So we are here today with another example of what NOT to do! Creating a notch in the bottom or "tension" side of a joist is just a bad idea, especially mid span. We have seen this numerous times (typically...
Hey Cincinnati, happy Friday to Ya! We have recently begun another project for and amazing client of ours and have made a number of discoveries that we thought we might share with you over the next few blogs at least. We have seen some crazy things happen in the real...
Happy Monday Cincinnati! Even though we are a bit late in getting this information out there (Oh, my how time flies), we thought you might like to know that there are even more benefits to permitting a project. This photo was taken at the Hamilton County Building...
Hey Cincinnati, I'm guessing you are thinking....WOW, that's ton of concrete! (that's a funny concrete joke to us contractor types). We were just getting started! The project required 24 piers and each pier required about 16 bags of concrete. That's a-lot to...
Well Cincinnati, I'm sure you knew this was coming. What do you do once you discover you have a big structure that is in real need of support? Well, you start by digging a bunch of really big holes for your piers!