Mistakes: Life’s Opportunities to Grow & Learn (part 5)
"Sometimes it takes getting hit between the eyes with a two by four to realize when we need to learn something!” - Bob Brown, Foundation Repair...
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Mistakes: Life’s Opportunities to Grow & Learn (Part 4)
The next project was very similar the last one and happened in a similar time frame. It only goes to show that sometimes it takes a few pokes in the...
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Mistakes: Life’s Opportunities to Grow & Learn (Part 3)
It would have been easy and cheap to address this problem if identified clearly and done at the time of the other work. We had a job that underscores...
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Mistakes: Life’s Opportunities to Grow & Learn (Part 2)
Iteration leads to improvement if the feedback is utilized! In a previous blog, I discussed how we have learned over the years from mistakes we have...
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Mistakes: Life’s Opportunities to Grow & Learn (Part 1)
"Running a business is hard. Especially as it transitions from a small 'mom and pop' operation where the owner directly oversees everyone work to a...
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In a recent blog post (click HERE to read), I pointed out the problems with common existing stem wall performance as well at the problems with trying to fix them with current technology. I also...
We have previously discussed the problems facing the foundation repair industry and a potential solution to those problems with my MoistureLevel Smart Foundation System. How did The MoistureLevel...
As discussed previously, foundation sales personnel make some pretty outrageous claims and unfortunately, most are made verbally where they cannot be verified, or held accountable for. In addition,...
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