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28 January 2009 | 19 replies
I know when I sort through the mail, unless I recognize the business (or they blow me away with a great design), I won't read it.
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26 January 2009 | 4 replies
I will tell you this, don't spend $5,000 having someone design a from the ground management system!
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9 January 2009 | 3 replies
This section is designed to welcome you to the site.
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16 January 2009 | 2 replies
These have proved to be essentially worthless - poorly designed code that does not organize or filter results correctly, and in many cases they have been scammed by the realtors and brokers listed because the page linked to does not correspond to what appeared in the list.
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29 January 2009 | 13 replies
If you want to do a total gut job on a house, you are talking 8 weeks or more maybe plus a much more complicated project with permits and multiple subs etc, plus some design work.
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19 February 2009 | 75 replies
This is usually just a smokescreen designed to con the landlord into thinking that they will take care of the property.
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17 February 2009 | 5 replies
You need to know about flood plains, platting, topography mapping, road design, drainage design, water distribution systems and design, coordinate with utility companies, construction staking and final lot staking.You need to have an environemntal site assessment from a geotechnical firm, find out about any and all impact fees and permit fees, and possibly off site drainage improvements, off-site sanitary sewer extension, & on & off site water pressure measurements from the fire department to the hydrants.
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17 March 2009 | 4 replies
The design of a hip roof severely limits the linear feet of ridge rent available.
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23 February 2009 | 11 replies
We have a property which had been designed for the 'party crowd' in a party area.
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21 February 2009 | 75 replies
Then you had Bill Clinton, George Bush, Barnie Frank, the Congressional Black Caucus, Chris Dodd and numerous other socialist idiots in Washington who promoted the Community Reinvestment Act, which was designed to promote "homeownership" for people who weren't credit worthy!