Why THIS subject for a blog?

  You blog either what you love or what you know. Well this blog is both I guess.
I grew up learning the construction business. My Grandfather was a contractor and he built many houses and apartments in the Dallas , Texas area. My Dad worked for him as a brick mason for a while. Then I married a brick Mason (22 years ago today to be exact).

  Do I love construction? Well we will say yes and no. Most days it's yes but that sometimes is No. The No days are often caused by miscommunication or personality conflicts between the contractor and the home owner, thus the reason for this blog. I want to help keep this from happening by revealing what conflicts could happen and how to resolve them so everyone is happy at the end of the day. Hopefully we keep it as upbeat and fun as possible. I will post pictures and video to try and keep it entertaining as well. As always feel free to comment and  participate.

  What do I love? Well for one the people we work with. They are building a dream and we are helping them achieve that! We meet a variety of people from a variety of places. We love them all! Another reason I enjoy it is because building is an art and when treated as an art more than "a Job" you will be good at what you do and proud of your results.

  Another reason Is often we make people happy. Whether they are happy with our results or because we helped them overcome a problem. Recently a home owner was devastated. They were building a home and wanted stone columns. They had hired a self taught "mason" who was the cheapest on the list. Cheap can be good , but not always( That's why I emphasise doing your homework).
They had hired this contractor with no contract, paid most of it up front and then the contractor walked off the job not only with it half done but with a shoddy job to boot. We fixed the problem, and they were happy. That makes me love my job. I will attach a few before/after photos of this job. So I love this blog because I (usually)love the subject. Hopefully you love this blog too.

                                    These are  the columns before
                                    Notice they are not even backfilled
                                    They will not even be standing for long.

                                          Here they are after the repairs