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What is a Renocation, you might ask?  Well, a Renocation is combining a vacation with a renovation, thought we would give a few tips on taking a Renocation.   •             Wouldn't it be nice to go on vacation and come home to a new Kitchen, Bath or some other home improvement you want? o             You're not there during messy, noisy, potentially dangerous demolition. o             You skip the chaos of workers going in and out of your house all day, drilling, hammering and creating fumes. o             You don't have to deal with the inconvenience of not having a working kitchen, having water shut off periodically or entire rooms not being usable. o             Workers can start work earlier and work later in the day, knowing they're not disturbing homeowners. o             You avoid the urge to micromanage the project and constantly look over the shoulders of contractors. o             Some projects, like a roof replacement, may be so disruptive that it's best to vacate the house anyway. o             You come home to a finished project, and get the “Wow!” moment of seeing your renovated home for the first time. o             •             Reasons why you might not want to take a Renocation.  Here are some potential downsides to being away while the work is done: •             You'll come home to a mess, especially if there's no project manager supervising on your behalf. Your contractor isn't going to dust, sweep and vacuum for you. •             Workers will make themselves at home in the owner's absence. Your bathroom will definitely get used and abused.  Leave plenty of toilet paper behind! •             You're never really “away” from the job site. While out of town, your phone will ring and ping constantly, with calls and messages concerning the work at your house. •             Things can go wrong. Sheetrock went up before a few electrical outlets were in place. They had to add them after the fact and it delayed the completion time. •             You might not get what you asked for. That gorgeous sage green paint you picked out for the guest bathroom might be mis-ordered, and you'll come home to chartreuse walls! •             Vacations are expensive, and so are renovations. Combining the two may stretch your renovation budget beyond its limits. o             •             Tips for a Renocation. o             Not applicable to all projects, o             Good Contractors love when clients go on Renocation! o             Find a Good Contractor o             Be specific and have a strong plan o             Have the ability to be contacted   Watch us on YouTube (click here) Subscribe to our free newsletter, https://handymanprosradioshow.com/newsletter-signup/ Join our Facebook group @handyman pros Send us an email, questions@handymanprosradioshow.com.

You've probably heard of the term “lipstick on a pig.” In house-flipping parlance, it means doing basic cosmetic upgrades that camouflage the underlying issues beneath the paint and Sheetrock.  California house flippers will have to put their makeup away and bring out the heavy machinery because a new law—Assembly Bill 968 (AB-968), effective July 1—mandates a comprehensive disclosure of repairs and renovations from sellers who flip one-to-four-unit properties within 18 months of buying them. The intent is to protect buyers from undisclosed and unseen property conditions.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode highlights how water is the most essential part of mold growth. (1:35) Intro to topic (3:03) Mike's definition of wicking (4:45) Statistic about water wasted (5:45) Rain Gutters (6:28) Porous/ non-porous surfaces   (7:57) Wood   (10:05) Toilets   (11:15) Sheetrock   (12:20) Case study from CDC   (15:33) Wicking on the side of the house story   (17:20) Rain gutters summarization and more   Subscribe to this podcast if you want to be notified for future episode releases.

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On today's episode we answer some of the questions we've gotten from the audience! We also catch up since the last recording, talk about how the liquor & wine industry is trying to cash in on legalization and we each share our 2head/5head clips/articles of the week. Follow us on Instagram @twodabspod for the articles we share, clips we react to, and more! Find out more at https://two-dabs.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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Today we are rewinding and sharing a holiday episode we loved.  We interview Jane Isay. She is the author of the book Walking on Eggshells, Navigating the Delicate Relationships between Adult Children and Parents. She is a New Yorker from birth and gets right to the point.Have you had enough togetherness during the holidays? "Shut the door," she says. How about when the kids come home, how to make them happy? "Give them the keys!"And, wait until you hear what she said about her son who was Chief of Staff for Chuck Schumer's first senatorial campaign.  And just as a hint - it references Al D'Amato!!!! But there is lots more. Jane's bio is extraordinary. She's been an editor for over forty years. She discovered Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia, commissioned Patricia O'Connor's bestselling Woe Is I and Rachel Simmons' s Odd Girl Out, and edited such nonfiction classics as Praying for Sheetrock and Friday Night Lights. And of course she's written several books of her own, including Walking on Eggshells and her latest Unconditional Love. Jane's son is Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps. Here is a link to an interview for TED Talks he did with his mother.We hope you laugh out loud with this episode and love Jane as much as we did.Thanks so much to Connie Gorant Fisher, our audio engineer.Support us  P L E A S E!Buy us a coffee:  LINK HERE (only 5 BUCKS and it means alot!) Buy a mug:  LINK HEREHoliday gift giving?  Think about getting something from Shapermint.  Lots of great items for your or those you are gifting!    Use this link and just put biteyourtongue (one word) in the CODE at checkout.Follow up on our social media platforms Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn And remember - sometimes you might just have to BITE YOUR TONGUE!

Donna Reed and Eric Seemann are both professional real estate agents. Donna lives and works in Tucson Arizona with Keller Williams Southern Arizona while Eric lives and works in San Antonio Texas with Keller Williams Heritage. They are also siblings, and they grew up in a small Northwest Ohio village of Lindsey. Their idyllic small-town childhood laid the foundation for what would become the structure of their lives and careers in real estate. We hope you will join us as we reminisce, reflect, and correlate how our childhood and life in rural Ohio still impacts our dealings with our clients today. Its all about the surface of interior walls today.  Lathe and Plaster, Sheetrock, Drywall, Gypsum Board and more.  Do you texture and paint, wallpaper, or finish with wood.  How about a feature wall?  And yes, more about Lindsey and our remembrances of our small town and homes. To reach out to Donna: Email:  donna@reedtucson.com Phone: (520) 631-4638 Facebook: (2) Donna Seemann Reed | Facebook To Connect with Eric: Email:  eric@victorsgrouptx.com Phone: (210) 389-6324 Facebook: (2) Eric V. Seemann | Facebook Watch Episodes on YouTube at:  REAL Siblings, It Ain't Easy Website:  www.realsiblings.com

Sean 1) Hey fellas. Hope this finds you well. I've come into a work bench that needs some tlc. I'd like to rehab it if I can. It has a solid steel tube base (clearly store bought) with a butcher block style top  that is  2'x4'. It's laminated strips of what I believe to be maple. (Sorry; my janka hardness test machine is on the fritz, but I can't dent it with a fingernail). It's got a significant bow from front to back (across the 24” dimension) of at least a 1/4”.   Whats the best approach to flatten it? I'd like to save the thickness as it's about 1 1/2”.  It doesn't need to be dead flat. It would be a secondary work area (aka a horizontal surface that collects all manners of various and assorted things. ) Thanks for all that you do and keep up the good work! Mark 2) Hey guys. Don't want you run out of questions, so here's another one: When and how often do you sharpen your hand tools? I don't really like sharpening and find myself going through chisels to find a sharp one and using that favorite plane although it's not sharp anymore because I'm telling myself that it's not worth it yet to get those stones wet. What's your balance? Should I just buy new tools when they are not sharp anymore? Just kidding, although I would love to. Jonas   Guy 1) Hello gentlemen, love the podcast and I took your last advice to heart and have been staining some of my projects with polyurethane with great results.  Thank you for the encouragement. My question today is on handling full 3/4" plywood sheets from the store to the shop.  I have not built much carcass based projects as I've been a little too impatient to get everything square then find myself disappointed in the outcome.  As I approach 6 decades on earth I find myself slowing down and enjoying the craft a little more leisurely instead of a to do list and punching a task list as complete approach.  That being said I have built 2 projects now out of plywood starting with full 4 x 8 sheets and they have been fun challenges but I find myself not planning another project because of the challenges of getting a 4 x 8 sheet of 3/4 ply to my shop. It seems like plywood has gotten 1 pound heavier every year that I have aged. I enjoy solo working in the shop so it's not really easy to get somebody to help me go to the big box store and load a single sheet of plywood. I was wondering what are some of the tricks and tips you guys use for handling big heavy sheets. I use the foam board insulation as a backer when breaking it down into panels and I use a cheap cordless circular saw with a homemade fence. It's cheap and slow but that part works fine.  I have one of the handle things that you hook under the plywood to carry it with a handle but that doesn't make the panel any lighter.  I do have a utility trailer so hauling it isn't a problem. Any other other tips, tricks or tools you would recommend for heavy sheet goods? Thanks 2) Hey there, OK so this is a pretty simple question but you did say you need some so… I have a Delta 14” bandsaw, pretty typical and I have had it for about 35 years (holy cow, I just realized how old I am!). Anyway, its pretty basic, and lacks any feature to keep the tires from gumming up as I am cutting. Do you have any advice on devices, brushes etc. that I can add to keep them cleaner as I use the saw? I do connect a shop vac to the dust port, that helps but I still find I have to scrape the wheels. Using you instead of google or Pinterest for this one ;)   Huy 1) Hi guys, I recently had a walnut tree taken down, brought the log to a sawyer and they cut into 4/4, 8/4, and 12/4 boards. I cannot air dry the boards on my property so I am planning on drying them in my basement. My basement is dry, and of course little to no air movement. After about a year, I am considering completing the drying process by putting the boards in the attic above my garage. There is Sheetrock under the rafters in the attic, so there will be very little air movement again. Should I be concerned with the heat in the attic adversely impacting the boards when they are not completely dry. I live in CT so the attic can get well over 100 degrees in the summer. Thanks for any word of wisdom you might have, Mike Gitberg 2) Hey guys I've got a door construction question for you. I've been tasked  with making an extra large sliding barn door for my house. The door will need to be 8' 10" tall by 48" wide by 1.75" thick. The kicker is my shop is in the basement and I can't fit that large of a piece up the stairs. I have an empty room on the 1st floor that I can assemble and possibly use a vacuum press. My thoughts were to make an outer frame(walnut) with a torsion box interior made from 1/2" ply or possibly 1/4 ply and filling the void with rigid foam. I was going to skin each side with 1/4" MDF and then veneer each side with commercial 3/32 walnut veneer. Some of the issues I think I will run into. This would require a 6'x10' vacuum bag (which I would have to make), I'm not sure if my pump can pull a bag that large down and hold. I have a 3 cfm and according to Joe woodworker a max size for that pump is 4'x9'.    After I've pressed the veneer down I have some clean up and and sanding to do, which I'm not fond of doing this on the 1st floor. Also there's finishing which my only option is a hard wax if I finish it inside. Or carry the damn thing outside and spray under a pop up tent.  I've been thinking of instead of one large panel making a series of say 3  horizontal panels pressing and finishing them in the shop, sanding and pre-finishing then and then installing them to the frame with some sort of 1/16" shadow line or maybe a brass inlay between each panel. Or do I just scrap the idea and find a garage to assemble, sand and finish in and bring it to the house for install. Granted this garage will not be climate controlled. I'm concerned about weight, I have a 200# max on the door hardware. I'm open to other ideas for assembly. Also I can't spilt the door into two separate ones, the opening will not allow a door to rest on either side of the opening. Thanks in advance for the advice and keep up the great work with the podcast!! Jesse  

Hello, and welcome back to the Sharing Insights Podcast. My name is Jason Thomas, and the adventure continues. If you've been following the first year of the podcast, you'll have noticed that I disappeared for a while. The last couple of months of 2021 handed me some massive life changes, and these first few months of 2022 have not only been about getting back on my feet, but have invited me into a co-creative collective that's giving my life here new purpose.    The long and short of it is that I just left my farm and home of 12 years. I was pushing to make things happen in a way my land partners just weren't available for, and I wasn't able to go any further without their support.  As difficult a decision as it was, I've packed my things and moved on to a more co-creative environment. In the end, I've welcomed the change and have already begun enjoying the fruits of being able to expand my spheres of influence in the region.   I'm happy to say, although the podcast might have faded, it hasn't gone out!   This episode is all about physical infrastructure. It's an exploration of some of the unique techniques we saw in our first season of interviews. It'll be a shorter episode, given that there's only so much I can tell you in audio format to describe what you'll be much better off watching on our YouTube channel. All the same, I'll go over some highlights to help entice you in that direction.   I'll start off with our visit to Brave Earth. In the farm tour that Aly Kahn gave me, we saw an array of different building techniques they've been working with, from cob to bamboo, to earthen floors to copper-edged fibrolite, aircrete domes, faux-palm-thatched rooves, and more. I enjoyed seeing how each iteration of each construction method they've experimented with, grows with successive adaptations.   An interesting note is that, while they began with using quite a bit of cob & bamboo combinations in their earlier structures, they've been choosing to use cob less as time's gone on.  For those who aren't familiar with the word “cob”, it refers to a construction style that uses a mix of clay and sand, similar to what's used to make adobe bricks.    As beautiful as cob is, and as abundantly available the clay is, in most parts of Costa Rica, the reason they've been more selective about their use of it is that they quickly learned how much time and labor cob construction can take, as compared with most other materials choices. One fascinating material that we got to see was aircrete.   As described on https://diyaircrete.com:  “AirCrete is a lightweight cement-based material that contains stable air cells uniformly distributed throughout the mixture. It utilizes a stable air cell rather than a traditional aggregate. It is a minimum of 20% (per volume) foam entrained. It's also known as cellular concrete, foam concrete, foam-crete, lightweight concrete, aerated concrete.”   Brave Earth had built 5 of these domes by the time of my visit. They connected with an organization called Dome Gaia that came out and organized several workshops. Those who attended the dome-making workshops learned the methods while working with them. Dome Gaia designed their own unique machines for mixing cement with biodegradable soap to create a kind of cement foam.  This lightweight solid material has a surprisingly high compression strength.     The structures are made in layers. Each layer is wrapped in an industrial-grade felt material, called geotextile, which is dipped in cement and wrapped over each aircrete layer to add tensile strength. This combination of techniques makes the structure nearly indestructible.  Once the dome is shaped, a final layer of stucco is applied for aesthetics and water resistance. Aly Kahn recommends that the domes do best when they get a fresh coat of plaster every few years to protect them from leaks.    Another building style they're using is an A-frame, which they call the “Jungle Hut”, made primarily out of bamboo, with some choice inclusions of synthetic materials for aesthetics and longevity.     The first element of this that I noticed was the roofs.  The A-frames, at first glance, look like they're made with palm thatch, which is beautiful but requires a lot of palm leaves to create and can require quite a bit of maintenance.  It's generally advised to regularly burn a fire under thatched roofs so that bugs don't live in and eat them.  Otherwise, you'll be replacing all that thatch every handful of years.  The polycarbonate material looks just like palm leaves; offers the cooling and noise reduction benefits of not using metal, but can last several decades with little to no maintenance!   Over the front porch of these A-frame cabins, they used some high-quality translucent polycarbonate roof panels to bring some light to it.  The contrast of plastic against the natural look of the bamboo and thatch didn't quite look right, though. To modify it, they used a natural material called caña brava, which can be found abundantly down here. They strung them together into simple panels and placed them beneath the polycarbonate to add an organic feel to it. Very well done!   The floors of the A-frames showed another simple innovation that impressed me.  They chose to use sheetrock for the flooring, as the structures are all constructed on stilt-built platforms to avoid having to carve up the land, digging flat foundations. Sheetrock floors are relatively inexpensive to install but are usually pretty unattractive.  The team at Brave Earth fixed this by cutting the sheetrock into angular pieces that formed a mandala shape, adding some thin pieces of wood where they meet, giving it an elegant and intentional look at a relatively low price.     Brave Earth is designing art into its cabin sculptures at every opportunity.  When you check out the video tour we did of their place, you'll see how designing irregularity into your structures can be a great way to enhance their beauty.  Wait ‘till you see their kitchen!   Justin Dolan is another guest who's given a lot of thought, planning, and experimentation to his building approach. St Michael's Permaculture Country Club has an array of different structures built, ranging from a double-decker shipping container home to bamboo framed greenhouses.  Shipping containers are a popular upcycled shell of steel that many people are experimenting with to frame their homes.  Justin mentioned that, while they do offer some cost savings from buying new steel, many of the containers available are in poor condition and need a lot of improvements to create a suitable end product.  He also didn't like the limitations that it places on design. Depending on your needs they still might be a good solution for you, though.    While building with steel can inherently leave you with a structure that can get quite hot, Justin has been using plant-based solutions that have proven to be impressively effective. Two of the adaptations he's applied are the use of living rooftops and growing vines along the walls. By covering these structures with soil, grass, flowers, and other lovely plant matter, the temperature in these structures is significantly reduced.  He even has greywater from the house piped out to feed the vines that he has growing on the outside of the walls. Building structures partially into a hillside is another way to keep the temperature low.   Another cooling feature that Justin's used is the tactic of putting a swimming pool in front of the house!  He says that when the wind passes over the pool and toward the house, the water's surface reduces the wind temperature as it approaches and enters the home, cooling it by several degrees.  It's also pretty epic to have a swimming pool out the front door, if I may say so.     Of course, swimming pools generally need a lot of water.  For that reason, Justin has a storage shed next to the house and pool, whose roof he uses to collect water into a large storage tank below the shed. What a great design! Once the tank is full, Justin has enough water to freshen up the pool.   Like many of our guests, Justin is a big fan of bamboo, as well.  He recommends, to any landowner, to plant several varieties and plant early! Building with bamboo enhances the quality of the environment. It's an ideal tropical building material.   He also encourages us to choose insect-resistant woods to reduce the need to treat them. However, he also acknowledges the importance of treating the wood that needs it, to keep from having to replace it sooner than necessary.   Nico Botefur and Ed Bernhardt are another couple of guests who use a lot of bamboo in their structures.  Nico has a series of old canvas tents that he bought from the Salvation Army and put them over some bamboo frames to make his popular glamping rentals.  Nico, for the most part, chooses not to treat his bamboo. He just makes sure that he has plenty of it planted all around. He prefers to build his structures in ways that make it easy for him to change the poles out when they begin to decay or get eaten by beetles.   At the end of Ed's farm tour video, he mentioned a design for a solar food dryer made out of bamboo in a gothic-arch style.  Well, he's finished it, and it is impressive!  What's most impressive about it is how simple it was to build, and how hot it gets in there. He's invited me over to create a mini-course to show you how you can make one, too!  Subscribe to the YouTube channel to catch the video when it comes out.   Ed showed us another exciting innovation in his farm tour video worth mentioning here.  He created a biosand filter just outside of his house to filter his drinking water, and it's SO simple!  It's made with a 16” concrete culvert (or “canteria” in Costa Rica,) filled with rock dust (polvo piedra) up to about 16” from the top of the cylinder.  He has an output tube that comes up only 12” from the top, so the sand remains covered in water at all times.  Once a day, he fills the culvert with fresh water from his well, and it filters down through the rock dust and up through the exit tube, leaving it clean and fresh.   Ed's neighbor Suzanna Leff also uses bamboo regularly but in very crafty ways, primarily for garden projects.  One example is found in her greenhouse, where she hangs lengths of bamboo culms vertically, strung one under the other, with holes cut in the top to make horizontal growing space!   Another one of her structures that we see in her farm Tour video, that actually caught me by surprise, was her drying house. I was impressed with how hot and dry it got in there, even during the rainy season. It's built with transparent roof panels but only has screen walls.  Even without any humidity control, it seems to be very effective.     (A veteran tip I'll slip in here is that Susanna recommends drying your roots with some dirt still on them.  She says it helps preserve them for storage).   Terry Lillian Newton dropped a clever word of wisdom for anyone who keeps livestock.  She warns us not to use cement floors for horses or other hooved animals, as it can damage their feet. (I wish we knew this when we poured a cement floor for our goats, for easy cleaning.) She recommends using a dirt floor covered with wood chips. You can change them out regularly, and even use the enriched wood chips for garden mulch.   Our last stop on our Season 1 tour was Lynx Guimond, and boy do I like his style!  Lynx has a background in building tree platforms that appear to be minimalistic but are very well made, look fantastic, and are cozy to hang out in.  It brings a lot of fun to the environment;, as well as style and function to the project.   In the video tour of Sailcargo's homestead, we also got a glimpse of the sizable but simple greenhouse they built with a scrap wood frame, a transparent plastic roof, and shade cloth for walls.   That's what I've got for you in this episode.  Our next episode will be the completion of this recap series, where we'll explore some insights gathered around cultivating an impactful belief system.  I'll also be making a long-awaited announcement regarding the future of the podcast.  Be sure to stay tuned.   Until then, Keep it sustainable! We have created a pdf to digest the content of this episode, you can check it out here https://sharinginsights.net/ep19-pdf P.S: Besides leaving a rating and review or sharing the show with someone who'd like it, you can support the show and yourself by visiting our Support the Show page. There, you'll find an array of helpful information, links, and products that I thought you might find useful.  Check it out! Special thanks to Peter Mukuru for editing this episode! Music: Rite of Passage by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4291-rite-of-passage License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What does sheetrock have to do with Lou's mood? Ethan and Lou breakdown the cost of living in CT. Dudleytown is trending on social media which means so is Lou's D-Town research.

Resurrection isn't an anomaly in this world. Rather, resurrection is the wiring behind the sheetrock. It was hidden for ages and generations. However, the entire arc of Old Testament history was anticipating the moment when God would throw the switch to illumine the whole world with the light of His life.

It's honestly pretty hard to get excited about drywall.  Drywall is a  subject that's kinda, well…dry. But drywall is a material that goes in just about every space of the house, so we want to be able to make informed decisions about what type of drywall we should request to make our walls last longer and perform better.  I won't go into too much boring detail, but I'm hoping to give you enough information so you can have an intelligent conversation with your builder or drywall contractor, so you will know the best types of drywall for different areas of your house.  Despite what you might think, all drywall isn't the same.  SHOW NOTES AT BYHYU.com

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**TRIGGER WARNING** Sexual assault is mentioned in this podcast. If you or anyone needs help please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline with open lines 24 hours a day 1-800-656-4673. 

This is part I of our double whammy holiday episodes.  Part 2 will drop on Friday - that's only two days from now.  Today we speak with Jane Isay.   She is the author of the book Walking on Eggshells, Navigating the Delicate Relationships between Adult Children and Parents.  She is a New Yorker from birth and gets right to the point.Have you had enough togetherness during the holidays? "Shut the door," she says. How about when the kids come home, how to make them happy? "Give them the keys!"And, wait until you hear what she said about her son who was Chief of Staff for Chuck Schumer's first senatorial campaign.  And just as a hint - it references Al D'Amato!!!! But there is lots more. Jane's bio is extraordinary. She's been an editor for over forty years. She discovered Mary Pipher's Reviving Ophelia, commissioned Patricia O'Connor's bestselling Woe Is I and Rachel Simmons' s Odd Girl Out, and edited such nonfiction classics as Praying for Sheetrock and Friday Night Lights. And of course she's written several books of her own, including Walking on Eggshells and her latest Unconditional Love. Jane's son is Dave Isay, the founder of StoryCorps. Here is a link to an interview for TED Talks he did with his mother. We hope you laugh out loud with this episode and love Jane as much as we did.Thanks to Connie Gorant Fisher, our audio engineer.Visit our website at www.biteyourtonguepodcast.comSupport us:Buy us a coffee:  LINK HEREBuy a mug:  LINK HERESome deals for listeners:Denise's favorite shape-wear company.  Denise particularly LOVES their best selling Truekind Daily Comfort Wireless Bra.  "It holds you up and is so comfortable.  I am hooked - truly," says Denise.  Use this link and just put biteyourtongue (one word) in the CODE at checkout.Please stay engaged.  Let us know how you like the episodes and also let us know what topics you'd like us to explore.And remember - sometimes you might just have to BITE YOUR TONGUE!

Construction terms:  Alicia's favorite – can you explain what these terms mean? What do stringer, riser and tread have in common? Is there a difference between drywall, Sheetrock and green board? Maintenance:  Give your refrigerator some love. Along with cleaning the coils (check out this video) there are a few other things to check to keep it running efficiently. Door seal, temperature check for the fridge and freezer and keep it full all help for your unit to be more energy efficient. A fridge older than 2001 is costing more in energy than it's saving in bulk food storage. Time to say “goodbye”. New interest:  Amy shares a little about cohousing and what it means as far as housing and community go. Stay tuned for an upcoming episode with guest, Katie McCamant of CoHousing Solutions and cohousing guru, to learn more. If you have any questions or stories you'd like to share please write us at askamy@amyworks.com. We'd love to hear from you. Also leave us a review and let us know what you think. Show Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgHcsDMbMNs (How to clean refrigerator coils) Help with appliance repair and parts – http://www.repairclinic.com/ (http://www.repairclinic.com/)

How to deal with water damaged sheetrock and water soaked insulation. 1st generation American in construction. Where he started. A story of triumph from a successful entreprenuer, the American dream realized.

Jessica Bruder is a journalist and author of the book Nomadland.“I don't do a hard sell. I'll tell people what my MO is, but I don't push people to talk with me. I want to go deep with people. I want to be able to have the time to just sit with them and to say, ‘start at the beginning.' Sometimes going chronologically will just take you to these places that wouldn't have come up if I've just done a very guided interview. So I hung out. I'm not relentless. I don't wear people down. But I stick around. If people just want me to fuck off, I fuck off, and I talk to other people..” Thanks to Mailchimp and The London Review of Books for sponsoring this week's episode. Show notes: jessicabruder.com @jessbruder 01:00 Nomadland (W. W. Norton & Company • 2018) 11:30 Burning Book: A Visual History of Burning Man (Gallery Books • 2007) 13:00 "Snowball's Court Decision Set for Tomorrow" (The Oregonian • October 2007) 13:30 "Faith-healing Deaths " (The Oregonian • June 2009) 16:00 "Has Perky Jerky Lost Its Perk?" (New York Times • August 2011) 19:30 "Slump in construction industry creates a Sheetrock ghost town" (The Christian Science Monitor • June 2011) 21:30 "I Was a Warehouse Wage Slave" (Gabriel Mac • Mother Jones • March/April 2012) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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If drywall gets wet, do you always have to replace it? That's what Janine, a fan, asks. Her toilet and bathtub backed up and flooded three rooms. She said it looks like the water line is just at 6 inches on the drywall...but there's more to the story. Listen to the Today’s Homeowner Podcast for more home improvement tips!

Sarah's Hubby: He's still alive! The hubby of Sarah is back and hanging some sheet rock, living that stimulus life.FaceApp Catfish: 50 Year Old Japanese Biker becomes hot biker chick.Squatter's Rights: Brilliant scam, sell your house right before COVID lockdowns then don't move and live rent free.GO NUTS!, FUCK YOUR ASS!, LETHAL WEAPON 2!, 93 'TIL INFINITY!, SOULS OF MISCHIEF!, COVID IN THE CBD!, FAKE WEED!, GOOCH MANE!, HOME OF THE CUCKS!, PLAY BALL JIM!, SARAH'S HUBBY!, HANGING SHEETROCK!, STIMULUS!, FRENCH MUSIC!, CREEPY!, SUS!, VLOG!, CEILING!, BJORK!, MOSES!, PARAMOUNT PLUS!, REAL WORLD ROAD RULES CHALLENGE!, THEO VON!, PUCK!, REAL WORLD!, REUNION!, JOHN LENNON'S GHOST!, CHILL VIBES!, STUDY VIBES!, CHUPACABRA!, SHOTGUN HOUSE!, HONEY!, NOOSE!, HANGING!, SHITHOLE!, BAD SANTA!, FRENCH COLDPLAY!, WRESTLING THEMES!, AMELIE!, SWAT!, 500 DAYS OF SUMMER!, SHIA LABEOUF!, JGL!, THONG!, DUMPTRUCK ASS!, NIC CAGE!, SQUATTER'S RIGHTS!, SUICIDE!, TEXTURING!, CEILING FAN!, STUDENT LOANS!, ENGINEERS!, INDIAN GUYS!, SIKH!, JAPANESE BIKER!, CATFISH!, FACEAPP!, YOUNG FILTER!, MOTORCYCLE!, SHWING!, TRAP!, DIFFERENT PERSON!, COCKO!, DUDE LOVE!, GAY MANKIND!, COVID!, EVICTIONS!, SQUATTER!, CLOSED!, PURCHASED HOME!, COCKTUS JACK!, 14 MONTHS!, MORTGAGE!, FORECLOSED!, ALBERT FAMILY!, UPDATE!, MOVED IN!, CANDY WRAPPERS!, PATREON!, SNYDER CUT!You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

Susan Osman in conversation with book editor and author Jane Isay whose published books include Unconditional Love: A Guide to Navigating the Joys and Challenges of Being a Grandparent Today and Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents. Links: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/60603/jane-isay/#:~:text=Jane%20Isay%20has%20been%20an,Sheetrock%20and%20Friday%20Night%20Lights. (Isay at Penguin Random House). https://www.foyles.co.uk/all?term=jane+isay (Isay's books available online). https://www.susan-osman.com/ (Susan Osman online.) Please rate, review and subscribe to the podcast. And follow us on https://twitter.com/podbeenthere (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/podbeenthere/ (Instagram).

Two masks?! The N95, at best, keeps our Sheetrock particles. Now the cdc wants TWO masks on you?! Fauxci strikes again - Biden now wants domestic travel restrictions...because *shrug* - thank goodness we got rid of the Fascists in November... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lastcallwithchrismichaels/support

Two masks?! The N95, at best, keeps our Sheetrock particles. Now the cdc wants TWO masks on you?! Fauxci strikes again - Biden now wants domestic travel restrictions...because *shrug* - thank goodness we got rid of the Fascists in November... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lastcallwithchrismichaels/support

53:56 – Spider-Man artists!! Featureman!! ‘The Man and the Snake’ by Ambrose Beirce!! Music from Our Side of the Sheetrock!! PQ Ribber has concocted another presentation for your consideration!! This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License. Attribution by PQ Ribber Released December 2020 on The Overnightscape Underground (onsug.com), an Internet talk […]

In this special Today's Homeowner Podcast, we're discussing drywall with Jay Watt. He's the Director of Marketing for National Gypsum and serves as a member of the Association of Walls and Ceilings Industry and The Gypsum Association. This podcast is sponsored by National Gypsum, a private manufacturing company that produces drywall gypsum boards. Their products include Purple XP, which includes interior finishing products, cement boards and roof boards, as well as a variety of products that protect against mildew, mold and moisture. We'll talk about the origin of National Gypsum, whether plaster is still used today, the Purple XP line of drywall, and how the company gives back to the community. 

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Learn whether wood paneling - and the plaster lath beneath it - should come down before you hang drywall, and how to determine the thickness of the new Sheetrock.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode we are joined by fantasy author JW Webb, chatting about his books set in the world of Anzu. Jim grew up close to London but it wasn't until he moved out to Cornwall when his first book came to life. He believes there is a great sense of the Celtic vibe living in that area of the UK. It was during this time he also reached out to an illustrator who, at the time, had worked with J.R.R. Tolkien as an illustrator. Unfortunately, tragedy hit JW's life when his wife passed away. In a wonderful turn of events, he reconnected with someone he had met in his youth while sailing around Australia. That new relationship led him to relocating to the United States in 2012. He is now putting the finishing touches on his 12th book in the ever-growing list of books set in the world of Anzu. Movies/Streaming: Walt is working his way through Futurama and began watching Lower Decks, the animated series set in the Star Trek universe. JW recommended Picard, Ozark, Yellowstone, Longmire, and The Bodyguard. Alan is wrapping up season 4 of The Next Generation and season 4 of Bosch. Alan also highly recommends the Netflix film, Extraction, starring Chris Hemsworth. Reading: Walt is still working his way through, "Praying for Sheetrock," and just finished reading, "Waiting for the Punch." JW just finished reading, "The Real History of the SAS." Alan recommends, "The Making of Tombstone," for anyone who considers themselves a fan of the movie. Listening to/Podcasts: Walt grabs his fresh supply of gummies and has been listening to The Grateful Dead from 1972. He also has a couple podcasts he really recommends; Holy Crap It's Sports with Pete Davis and Comedy, Bang, Bang. JW listens to the podcast Self Publishing 101 along with a lot of Kate Bush and Souxsie and the Banshees. Alan tried out Literally! The Rob Lowe podcast and has enjoyed the guests. He also recommended The Worst of the Best with Ryan Rebalkin, a show that looks at a "great" album or movie or whatever and then the hosts have to decided what is the worst part, moment or song. Alan also loves the podcast 60 Minutes With now rebranded as 60MW. He reminds the audience to watch for the next Soundcheck Metallica show he is going to be on with host Chris Jellyman. Their next episode with focus on the album, "Ride the Lightning." He also gave a shout out to The Real Queens of Queens podcast and The Bad Cop, Bad Cop Show.

When best buds Tom and Bedford set off to the quarry to pick up sheetrock for a home renovation project, the last thing they expected to find was a blossoming romance between Lola and the Rock Monster. However, the Rock Monster would soon learn that this budding romance wasn't so pure, as Lola's preconceived notions would soon come back to bite them. Hosted by: Margaret Stretch Guest starring: Amalia Aquino Starring: Rasheed, Steve Hanson, Bela Evans, Jeff Miner

In today's episode, we bring the husband and wife podcast team of Pete and Sandra Marchese to our Listeners Lounge. We learn a little bit more about them before diving into their show, breaking down the film Blade Runner, one minute of the movie at a time. We have a blast learning about how their show evolved and how they let more of their relationship filter into the episodes. We then invited them both to hang out and comment on some strange and funny news stories. We close the episode going though a round-up of what we are watching, reading and listening to. Movies and Streaming: Walt recommends the Netflix documentary, Fear City, diving into the history of organized crime. He finished the not-safe-with-kids Netflix show, The Norseman. He also gave two thumbs up to the final season of Star Trek: Voyager. Sandra finished the series, Motherland. She also enjoyed watching, The Cursed, on Netflix. Pete is in the midst of season two of Star Trek: The Next Generation. For laughs, he goes back and watches all three seasons of, Toast of London. Alan reminded everyone he is also going through TNG and is nearly done with season four. He also heartily recommends the movie, The Foreigner, with Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, currently streaming on Netflix. Alan is also streaming the cop show, Bosch, on Amazon Prime, finishing up season three. Books: Walt just completed, "The Game," by Ken Dryden about sports. He is reading another book that was recommended by a Georgia Supreme Court Justice called, "Praying for Sheetrock." Sandra is always reading three or four books at the same time. She is currently reading, "Tom Boy Land," and, "The Electric Air." Pete is midway through reading the Rutger Hauer biography, "All Those Moments." Podcasts and shout-outs: Walt suggested the show, "SmartLess," with Jason Bateman. Pete is listening to, "The Art of Manliness," and Sandra doesn't really listen to many shows. Alan reminded the audience of his work with the podcast "60 Minutes With" and the Soundcheck Metallica shows he is doing with Chris Jellyman. Alan also encouraged the audience to checkout, "The Blade Runner Minute."

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The TRPE Boys are back yet again with another early Sunday episode for your headtops. Today they discuss parenting, community involvement, Killer Mike's breakfast club interview, and Jay Z further cementing himself as the greatest figure to ever come from hip hop. All that is cool and all but please stay tuned for some drug abuse talk so funny it Continue Reading  

In this episode, the Crackman recounts an interesting story about a firefighter with a basement water problem in who wanted to tear down his Sheetrock with a pickax.

We talk regional Gamblers, trivia, Sheetrock and pistols.

Imagine the disdain of a Homeowner who just finished their basement with sheetrock and suddenly they see wetness at the bottom of their new sheetrock wall. Could this be an installation error or something more sinister? Listen in as the Crackman explains.

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This weeks guest is an author, speaker, writer, and (potentially) a mall Santa. B.J. Mendelson joins the show to chat about his writing, technology, social media, and more! Be sure to text SHEETROCK to B.J. and get your FREE digital copy of Social Media Is Bullshit at 646-331-8341. The post Everything is Awesome Episode 114 – Mall Santa (B.J. Mendelson) appeared first on That's Entertainment.

This week's guest is an author, speaker, writer, and (potentially) a mall Santa. B.J. Mendelson joins the show to chat about his writing, technology, social media, and more! Be sure to text SHEETROCK to B.J. and get your FREE digital copy of Social Media Is Bullshit at 646-331-8341. ABOUT B.J. MENDELSON B.J. Mendelson is a keynote speaker and author. His books include Social Media Is Bullshit from St. Martin’s Press and Privacy: And How We Can Get It Back from Curious Reads. Mendelson first received attention in the late 2000s for turning his financial struggles during The Great Recession into media coverage with appearances in The New York Times, Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, and others. After building an unsuccessful national breast cancer outreach tour around the advice given by prominent social media marketers — and subsequent success in doing the same tour again the following year by doing the exact opposite of their advice — B.J. went on to write a book called Social Media Is Bullshit based on his experience. He later earned additional media attention for frequently taking on prominent social media experts and companies. Since 2012, B.J. Mendelson has made presentations at the National Automotive Dealers Association Conference, South By Southwest, Social Media Week: Chicago, The Do Lectures in the U.K., R.O.A.D. in Moscow, the Word of Mouth Marketing Association Summit, Social Media Explorer, and various other events to talk about the many myths peddled by social media marketers and what really works online and off. He appeared at the United Nations to debate the ambassador to Pakistan, Abdullah Hussain Haroon, about the effects of social media on society and its involvement in political revolutions. Mendelson has also appeared on MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, Yahoo! News, the CBC, TechCrunch, The Huffington Post, and numerous other national outlets to talk about these myths and who actually benefits from the hype. B.J. is also one-half of the creative team behind, “Vengeance, Nevada” and “A National Story of Minor Significance.” Both comics will soon be available through Amazon’s popular Comixology platform.

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Seeing cracks in your sheetrock due to flooding? Learn what product to use -- and what not to use to fix cracks in sheetrock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The gang is back and drinking hard to ease te pain. Life Sucks. Girl groups for Dane. Sheetrock is up. Sam takes a growler at work again.Call the comment line at (337) 366-1606. Thanks for listening.

Ansonia Mayor David Cassetti, a Donald Trump delegate from Connecticut, talks Paul Ryan controversy, Sheetrock, and rumors of a coup in Ansonia.

This Podcast Is Episode Number 0090 And It Will Be About Does QuickBooks Frustrate Your Construction Company? Does QuickBooks Frustrate You? If You Answered "Yes" You Are Not Alone! 99.99% of all QuickBooks Issues can be traced back to two root causes: 1.    How QuickBooks setup was done originally2.    How transactions are put into QuickBooks QuickBooks Makes Construction Accounting Look Simple As Microwaving Popcorn How many advertisements have you seen by Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks that makes it appear like accounting is so simple a five year old can do it. The truth is Intuit is a sales and marketing firm that sells and markets software. And QuickBooks is one of the big winners for them because it has removed a lot of the pain associated with accounting; but it is still accounting and certain principles still apply. For example "Debits" are on the left and when they are not we give them "Credit". When you write a check in QuickBooks you can impact up to 27 different tables and hundreds of reports which means in the end there are thousands of things that can go wrong. Even those of us with a deep background in accounting have known for years there are several things QuickBooks allows users to do which can lead them down harmful paths. One of the worst ideas ever in the history of QuickBooks is putting your bank and credit card account numbers inside QuickBooks. I suspect this was done in response to users asking for it. Don’t assume that QuickBooks will keep an uninformed bookkeeper or user for making mistakes and don't assume it will stop your from doing something that will cause financial harm to your construction company because it WON'T! Understand that QuickBooks is just a tool like a hammer is a tool and hammers do not know which nail to drive into which piece of wood. The problem is that bookkeeper not trained in construction accounting don’t know which nails to drive where inside QuickBooks so they just start “hammering” and causing untold damage. What happens too often is they open the box, load the program, and start using it without help or guidance. This works fine for small phone apps, games and programs, like Publisher because if you make a mistake in Publisher the damage is limited to only one file. You can see and immediately correct your mistake and it doesn't impact your taxes, job costing reports, obtaining a loan, or running your construction company! But if you or your contractors bookkeeper makes mistakes in your QuickBooks for Contractors file it might be months or years before anyone finds it and only then if they know what to look for in the financial and job costing reports to know if they are seriously wrong. Did someone setup QuickBooks by trying to follow the built in in template inside QuickBooks and you figured out you cannot get any of the financial and job costing reports you need to operate and grow your construction company? Proper QuickBooks Setup Is Your Treasure Map The Chart of Accounts Is The Foundation Of Your QuickBooks Setup - And if your QuickBooks setup was done by a QuickBooks Expert in construction accounting and maintained correctly you are riding high and living well! If not, we can fix just about any QuickBooks setup by performing a QuickBooks cleanup and importing all of the transactions into a fresh QuickBooks file that we have customized just for your construction company. We Perform QuickBooks Setup - Since we are QuickBooks experts in construction accounting and we work specifically for contractors on whatever year and version of QuickBooks you own. We have worked with QuickBooks since it first arrived in the early 1990's in DOS. Having used a number of accounting programs over the years we believe when your QuickBooks setup is done correctly is the best, hands down, no contest!  For the construction trades the tiny amount of money difference between QuickBooks Pro and QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition is worth the investment for the additional a Contractor Reports alone. Upgrading every year is a “no brainer” because of all the new features and if a contractor’s construction accounting staff only saves only 10 minutes a day the savings will more than pay for the program.Starting in 1991 we invested ten years to develop several customized QuickBooks setup templates and there have been thousands of improvements since then. We have QuickBooks setup templates for all of Construction Contractors shown below and more...  Brand New Construction Companies    Handyman Contractors       Cabinet Installers    Handywoman Contractors       Carpentry Construction Companies    HVAC Contractors       Carpet Installers    Insulation Contractors       Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractors    Interior Designers        Concrete Contractors     Land Development Contractors       Construction Companies    Landscape Contractors        Construction Managers     Masonry Contractors        Contracting Companies    Mold Remediation Companies       Contractors    Moss Removal Companies       Custom Deck Contractors    Painting Contractors        Custom Home Builders    Plumbing Contractors        Demolition Contractors     Pressure Washing Companies       Drywall Contractors     Remodel Contractors       Electrical Contractors     Renovation Contractors        Emerging Contractors    Restoration Contractors        Excavation Contractors     Roofing Contractors        Finish Millwork Contractors    Spec Home Builders       Flipper House Contractors    Specialty Contractors       Flooring Contractors    Subcontractors       Framing Contractors     Sub-Contractors       General Contractors     Trade Contractors       Glass Installation Contractors    Underground Contractors       Gutter Installation Contractors    Utility Contractors      Our QuickBooks Setup For Construction Company Contractors Includes: ·    User Permissions and limits·    Company Information Window with EIN and contact·    Chart of Accounts Direct Construction Costs·    Chart of Accounts Indirect Construction Costs·    Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Land Developers·    Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Land Development Into Lots·    Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Spec Builders·    Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Spec Home Into Rentals·    Chart of Accounts Over Billings For Earned Value Reports·    Chart of Accounts Under Billings For Earned Value Reports·    Chart of Accounts Retention From Your Customers·    Chart of Accounts Retention For Your Subcontractors·    Chart of Accounts Job Deposits From Your Customers·    Chart of Accounts Indirect Construction Costs·    Chart of Accounts Prepaid Expenses·    Chart of Accounts Job Deposits·    Chart of Accounts Fixed Assets·    Chart of Accounts Depreciation·    Chart of Accounts Intercompany Transfers·    Chart of Accounts Payroll·    Chart of Accounts Payroll Taxes·    Chart of Accounts Payroll Tax Liabilities·    Chart of Accounts Customer Discounts·    Chart of Accounts Bad Debts·    Chart of Accounts Customer Checks Returned From Bank·    Chart of Accounts Employee Loans And Repayments·    Chart of Accounts Jobsite Costs·    Chart of Accounts Warranty Work·    Chart of Accounts Sales Tax Errors·    Chart of Accounts Mobilization·    Chart of Accounts De-Mobilization·    Chart of Accounts Leases·    Chart of Accounts Purchases·    Chart of Accounts Marketing·    Chart of Accounts Advertising·    Chart of Accounts Owner Loans And Repayments·    Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For Sole Proprietors·    Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For LLC Corporations·    Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For Sub-S Corporations·    Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For Partnerships·    Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For LLP Limited Partnerships·    Chart of Accounts Special Accounts Flipper Houses·    Chart of Accounts Credit Cards·    Chart of Accounts Lines Of Credit·    Chart of Accounts Short Term Loans·    Chart of Accounts Long Term Loans·    Chart of Accounts Spec House Construction Loans·    Chart of Accounts Land Development Construction Loans·    Chart of Accounts General And Administrative·    Chart of Accounts Occupancy Costs·    Chart of Accounts Triple Net Leasing Costs·    Chart of Accounts Technology·    Chart of Accounts Professional Fees·    Chart of Accounts Taxes·    Chart of Accounts Licenses·    Chart of Accounts Insurance Builders Risk.·    Chart of Accounts Insurance Vehicles·    Chart of Accounts Insurance Liability·    Chart of Accounts Insurance Health And Dental·    Chart of Accounts Financing Costs·    Chart of Accounts Interest Earned·    Chart of Accounts Gain And Loss On Fixed Assets·    Chart of Accounts Estimates·    Chart of Accounts Sales Orders·    Chart of Accounts Purchase Orders·    Item List Direct Construction Costs·    Item List Indirect Construction Costs·    Item List Construction Job Deposit·    Item List Construction Labor Costs·    Item List Construction Material Costs·    Item List Construction Other Costs·    Item List Construction Subcontractors Costs·    Item List CSI Codes For Commercial Construction·    Item List Bid Bond Deposits·    Item List Sales Tax For Cities (Updated When It Changes)·    Item List Sales Tax For Counties (Updated When It Changes)·    Item List Sales Tax For State (Updated When It Changes)·    Item List Land Developers Direct Costs·    Item List Land Developers Indirect Costs·    Item List Spec Home Builders Direct Costs·    Item List Spec Home Builders Indirect Costs·    Item List Retention Held By Customers·    Item List Retention Holding For Subcontractors·    Item List Work-In-Progress Costs For Land Developers·    Item List Work-In-Progress Transfer Costs For Land Developers·    Item List HUD-1 Statement Transfer Costs For Land Developers·    Item List Work-In-Progress Costs For Spec Home Builders·    Item List Work-In-Progress Transfer Costs For Spec Home Builders·    Item List HUD-1 Statement Transfer Costs For Spec Home Builders·    Item List Work-In-Process Transfer Costs For Spec Home Builders·    Retention Tracking For Your Customers And Trade / Subcontractors·    Payroll For Your Employees·    Payroll Sick Days·    Payroll Vacation Days·    Payroll Loans Setup And Tracking·    Payroll Loan Repayment Setup And Tracking·    Payroll Reimbursement Setup And Tracking·    Payroll Garnishment Setup And Tracking·    Payroll Child Support Setup And Tracking·    Payroll Tax Table·    Owners Time To Job For Job Costing Without Affecting Financial Report·    Preferences In 23 Categories Each One With Multiple Decision Points·    Price Level List·    Billing Rate List·    Sales Tax Code List·    Other Names List·    Customer Profile List·    Vendor Profile List·    Templates List·    Memorized Transaction List·    Memorized Reports List·    QuickBooks Automatic Backup On Remote Server·    All Expenses And Costs Recorded In Chart of Accounts, Not Items·    All Work In Process Recorded in Chart of Accounts, Not Items·    Retention Hold By Your Customers·    Retention Hold For Subcontractors·    Job Deposits From Customers·    Employee Type Tracking - Field·    Employee Type Tracking - Admin·    Employee Type Tracking - Sales·    Employee Type Tracking - Operations·    Employee Type Tracking - Officers·    Employee Loans - Field·    Employee Loans - Admin·    Employee Loans - Sales·    Employee Loans - Operations·    Employee Reimbursements - Field·    Employee Reimbursements - Admin·    Employee Reimbursements - Operations·    Employee Reimbursements - Sales·    Employee Reimbursements - Officers·    Payroll Preparation - Field·    Payroll Preparation - Admin·    Payroll Preparation - Sales·    Payroll Preparation - Operations·    Payroll Preparation - Officers·    Payroll Tax Reporting – 941·    Payroll Tax Reporting - 940·    Payroll Tax Reporting - 940·    Payroll Tax Reporting - W-2·    Payroll Tax Reporting - W-3·    Insurance Audit Reporting·    Insurance Audit Support (Business Consulting And Accounting Office)·    Bank Reconciliations·    Credit Card Reconciliations·    Business And Occupation Tax Reporting - Monthly·    Business And Occupation Tax Reporting - Quarterly·    Business And Occupation Tax Reporting - Annually·    Sales Tax Reporting - Monthly·    Sales Tax Reporting - Quarterly·    Sales Tax Reporting - Annually·    Petty Cash Register·    Fixed Asset Tracking·    Monthly Depreciation Transactions·    Intercompany Transfers·    Security Deposits Tracking·    Loan To Shareholders / LLC Members / Partners·    Cost of Goods Sold - Direct Costs·    Cost of Goods Sold - Indirect Costs·    Your company Schedule of Values·    Prevailing Wage Reports·    Work-In-Process Reporting·    Tool Lease Tracking·    Vehicle Lease Tracking·    Equipment Lease Tracking·    Schedule of Values For Job Costing·    QuickBooks Default Schedule of Values·    Fixed List Of Your company Schedule of Values·    Your company Schedule of Values For Each Project·    Construction Specification Institute 16 Basic Cost Codes·    Heavy Equipment Allocation·    Occupancy Expense - Office·    Occupancy Expense - Shop·    Marketing Cost Tracking By Chart of Accounts·    Vehicle Costs – Admin / Sales / Operations / Officer·    Other Income Tracking·    Other Expense Tracking·    Investment Property Tracking·    Upload Documents To Inbox·    Read, Print And E-Mail Documents·    24/7 Access To Web Based Online Financial Reports·    Paperless Server Vault Options·    Web Based Reports·    Excel Based Payment Applications Our QuickBooks setup process for a construction company like yours may require more or less than what I am showing here and for some of you this was too much information. Our construction company clients offer a lot of feedback regarding what they would like their QuickBooks contractor to do and we listen to each and every request and look for ways to add those enhancements and more. On average each QuickBooks setup template will have 50 enhancements a year. We test them on our server and when they are proven to work we manually update each and every client that has their QuickBooks contractor file on our server. And then we test each update on every client QuickBooks contractor file to make certain it will work. Most of the time our clients do not even know when a template update happened, they just know it works a little bit better and something that was a problem no longer is a problem. The one BIG PROBLEM we caution you about is be careful when you tell another contractor about all the reports and how Fast And Easy your QuickBooks contractor works because in most cases they will not believe you. It is the difference between QuickBooks setup the easy way and QuickBooks setup the hard way!QuickBooks Setup - By a QuickBooks expert in construction accounting to work specifically for contractors on whatever year and version of QuickBooks you own because we have worked with QuickBooks since it first arrived in the early 1990's in DOS. Which QuickBooks Edition - Is right for you? It depends on your annual sales volume and what QuickBooks Reports you want to have.QuickBooks Pro - Works well for all contractors with less than $250,000 annual volume because yourQuickBooks Reporting needs are not great.QuickBooks Premier Contractor - Is what we recommend for contractors with more than $250,000 annual volume currently or projected in the next 12 months. The difference in cost is very small compared to the potential value.The Most Important - Part of QuickBooks Setup for contractors is having a QuickBooks expert with a deep background in construction accounting who understands what your particular construction company needs. Among other things you need a fast and easy way to monitor the financial health of your construction company. QuickBooks Premier Contractors Edition provides a running scorecard of Key Performance Reports and when used with Business Process Management Tools like what 10 minutes of waste costs their company. Five Types Of Construction Firms Need QuickBooks Setup On Premier Contractor Edition:New Construction Speculative - Land developers, home builders and light commercial builders. These are the contractors who build something in hopes a buyer will emerge during or shortly after the building is built and they need QuickBooks setup so that it will:1.    Your QuickBooks setup is put together so you can track all your construction and overhead costs and generate Bank Draws and Work-In-Progress (WIP) reports against budgeted estimates to monitor progress.2.    Your QuickBooks setup for your Chart of Accounts needs to be focused WIP Assets with a few Cost of Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate the sale of the building3.    Your QuickBooks expert can setup the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to monitor the financial health of the business4.    You need between 200 and 6,000 Items setup to track all the costs of the construction process from the ground up through the roof and final cleanup5.    This is the most difficult QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition to setup because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, WIP and COGS accounts6.    The day to day input is also the most difficult and needs to be handled by accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting7.    You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs8.    Your income can be sporadic and extremely sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction market which is why you need a strategy with an external focus on the global housing market. 9.    In order for your Spec Builder Company to reach its full potential you will need an overall strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors10.    We believe a lot of speculative builders go bankrupt because they do not have accurate reports to base decisions on and that is as direct result of trying to save money with Cheap Bookkeeping New Construction Custom - Builders of residential and light commercial buildings have special QuickBooks setup needs:1.    You use QuickBooks to track all the costs and generate Complex Payment Applications, Item Estimates vs. Actuals, Job Profitability Summary and Job Profitability Detail Reports to monitor progress2.    Your QuickBooks setup for the Chart of Accounts has a lot of Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate project costs3.    Your QuickBooks expert can setup the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to monitor the financial health of the business4.    You will have between 500 to 2,500 Items setup to track all the costs of the construction process from the ground up through the roof and final cleanup5.    This is the second most difficult QuickBooks setup is Premier Contractor Edition because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, COGS and only a few WIP accounts6.    The day to day accounting and bookkeeping input is the second most difficult and to be done properly requires accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting7.    You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs8.    Our experience has been your group generates a relatively unstable income and is somewhat sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction custom built market9.    In order for your Custom Home Building Company to reach its full potential you need a Construction Business Strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors10.    We believe a lot of custom builders go bankrupt because they do not have accurate reports to base decisions on and that is as direct result of trying to save money with Cheap Bookkeeping Remodel - Residential And Light Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractors QuickBooks Setup:1.    You use QuickBooks to track all the costs and generate Complex Payment Applications Item Estimates vs. Actuals, Job Profitability Summary and Job Profitability Detail Reports to monitor progress2.    Your Chart of Accounts is focused Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate project costs3.    You need the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to monitor the financial health of the business4.    Your QuickBooks setup will need 1,000 to 5,000 Items setup to track all the costs of the construction process from beginning to end in order to get the reports you need5.    This is the third most difficult QuickBooks setup in Premier Contractor Edition because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, COGS and only a few WIP accounts6.    The day to day input is also the second most difficult and to be done properly requires accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting7.    You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs8.    Our experience has been your group generates a stable income and is not as sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction market9.    In order for you to reach their full potential of your business you will need an overall strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors10.    And of course Cheap Bookkeeping is the one area where short term savings is overwhelmed by making bad decisions based upon inaccurate QuickBooks reports Trade contractors - QuickBooks Setup For Plumbers, Electricians, HVAC, Flooring, Sheetrock, Painters, Landscapers and others:1.    You use QuickBooks to track all the costs and generate Simple Invoices which can then be input into QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition2.    Your QuickBooks setup for the Chart of Accounts is usually focused Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate project costs3.    You will need to pay close attention to the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to monitor the financial health of the business because your sales cycle is so short4.    You will need 500 to 2,500 Items in your QuickBooks setup to track all the costs of the construction process from beginning to end5.    This is the fourth most difficult QuickBooks setup is the Premier Contractor Edition because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, COGS accounts6.    You day to day input is also the third most difficult and to be done properly requires accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting7.    You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs8.    Our experience has been your group generates the most stable income and you are not as sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction market9.    In order to reach their full potential of your Trade Construction Business you will need an overall strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors10.    And of course Cheap Bookkeeping is the one area where short term savings is overwhelmed by making bad decisions based upon inaccurate QuickBooks reports Service and Repair - QuickBooks setup for companies like drain cleaners, emergency service electricians and others:1.    You use QuickBooks setup needs to be able to track all the costs and generate Simple Invoices which can then be input into QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition2.    Your QuickBooks setup for the Chart of Accounts is usually focused Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate project costs3.    You will need to closely monitor the daily changes in the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to understand the financial health of your business4.    Your QuickBooks setup will need between 500 to 2,500 Items setup to track all the costs of the construction process from beginning to end5.    This is the fourth most difficult QuickBooks setup for Premier Contractor Edition because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, COGS accounts6.    The day to day input is also the third most difficult and to be done properly requires accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting7.    You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs8.    Our experience has been your generates a very stable income because you are not as sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction market9.    In order to reach your full business potential you need an strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors10.    And of course Cheap Bookkeeping is the one area where short term savings is overwhelmed by making bad decisions based upon inaccurate QuickBooks reports I hope this podcast helps you understand that outsourcing your contractors bookkeeping services to us is about more than just “doing the bookkeeping”; it is about taking holistic approach to your entire construction company and helping support you as a contractor and as a person. We understand the good, bad and the ugly about owning and operating construction companies because we have had several of them and we sincerely care about you and your construction company! That is all I have for now and if you have listened this far please do me the honor of commenting and rating podcast www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast Tell me what you liked, did not like, tell it as you see it because your feedback is crucial and I thank you in advance. We Remove Contractor's Unique Paperwork Frustrations For Construction Company Owners who do not need the full power of QuickBooks for contractors and want 24/7 online access we offer Xero Accounting Online and we have custom setup for construction companies. I hope this podcast helps you understand that outsourcing your contractors bookkeeping services to us is about more than just “doing the bookkeeping”; it is about taking holistic approach to your entire construction company and helping support you as a contractor and as a person. We understand the good, bad and the ugly about owning and operating construction companies because we have had several of them and we sincerely care about you and your construction company! That is all I have for now and if you have listened this far please do me the honor of commenting and rating podcast www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast Tell me what you liked, did not like, tell it as you see it because your feedback is crucial and I thank you in advance. You Deserve To Be Wealthy, Because You Bring Value To Other People's Lives! I trust this will be of value to you and your feedback is always welcome at www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast This is one more example of how Fast Easy Accounting is helping construction company owners across the USA including Alaska and Hawaii put more money in the bank to operate and grow your construction company. Construction accounting is not rocket science; it is a lot harder than that and a lot more valuable to construction contractors like you so stop missing out and call Sharie 206-361-3950 or email sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com Thinking About Outsourcing Your Contractors Bookkeeping Services? Click On The Link Below: www.FastEasyAccounting.com/hs Need Help Now? Call Sharie 206-361-3950 sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com In closing, I want to caution you that we may or may not be a good fit for your contracting company. This guide will help you learn what to look for in outsourced construction accounting. Thank you very much and I hope you understand we really do care about you and all contractors regardless of whether or not you ever hire our services.Bye for now until our next episode here on the Contractors Success MAP Podcast. Warm Regards, Randal DeHart | Contractors Accountant We Remove Contractor's Unique Paperwork Frustrations  

This Podcast Is Episode Number 0077 And It Will About QuickBooks Setup For Contractors We Fix Bad QuickBooks For Contractors Setup Issues. Did someone setup QuickBooks by trying to follow the built in template inside QuickBooks and you figured out you cannot get any of the financial and job costing reports you need to operate and grow your construction company? Let us handle your QuickBooks setup for your contracting company because accurate QuickBooks contractor reports are what profitable contractors use to help them steer their construction company through the ups and downs of the business cycle. We Do QuickBooks Setup For Construction Beginning With Year 2000 And Up Click Here For QuickBooks Setup Templates For Contractors · QuickBooks Pro 2000 And Up · QuickBooks Premier 2000 And Up · QuickBooks Premier Contractor 2000 And Up · QuickBooks Premier Accountant 2000 And Up · QuickBooks Contractors 2000 And Up · QuickBooks For Contractors 2000 And Up · QuickBooks Enterprise Contractors 2000 And Up · QuickBooks Enterprise For Contractors 2000 And Up Contractors, house builders, residential and commercial remodeling company owners let us take care of QuickBooks setup for your contracting company because owning and operating your construction company means you need clear and concise Financial Reports, Job Costing and Job Profitability Reports to survive and thrive. The size of your construction company is not as important as how much money you earn from it. Our internal research shows a properly run construction company with annual sales between $500,000 and  $5,000,000 can generate as much or more cash, profit and equity than most construction companies with annual sales between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. It has to everything to do with strategic planning, understanding and using the right QuickBooks reports the right way. There are thousands of QuickBooks reports and hundreds of add-on software that can generate thousands more; however there are only five Key Performance Reports and a few Job Costing and Job Profitability Reports that will provide what you really need to achieve your goals. The same QuickBooks contractor reports the profitable contractors use are available to every all four types of contractors from the one-person “Dog and Pickup Truck” to the "Enterprise" level contractor. For more on this go to www.FastEasyAccounting.com/4 Which QuickBooks Reports Will Help You Increase Sales And Profits? The reports that stand the test of time are: · The Five Key Performance Reports, (KPI) Reports. Cash Report, Receivables, Parables, Profit and Loss and Balance Sheet. For more on KPI Reports click here · Job Cost Reports, Job Profitability Reports. For more on this go to www.fasteasyaccounting.com/reports What Makes QuickBooks Contractor Reports Valuable? Understanding and using the information they provide to make strategic and tactical decisions to increase sales and profits in your construction company. What if I told you there is buried treasure in your backyard and all you need is a treasure map to find it and dig it up, would you be interested? Of course you are! Proper QuickBooks Setup Is Your Treasure Map If your QuickBooks setup was done by a QuickBooks Expert in construction accounting and maintained correctly you are riding high and living well! If not, we can fix just about any QuickBooks setup by performing a QuickBooks cleanup and importing all of the transactions. The Chart of Accounts is the foundation and if your Chart of Accounts is not setup right you will not have anywhere to put the transactions. The Short List Of Essentials In Our QuickBooks Setup Which You Can Review In Detail At www.FastEasyAccounting.com/setup or www.FastEasyAccounting.com/QBS ·  User Permissions ·  Company Information Window ·  Chart of Accounts Direct Construction Costs ·  Chart of Accounts Indirect Construction Costs ·  Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Land Developers ·  Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Land Development Into Lots ·  Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Spec Builders ·  Chart of Accounts Work-In-Progress For Spec Home Into Rentals ·  Chart of Accounts Over Billings For Earned Value Reports ·  Chart of Accounts Under Billings For Earned Value Reports ·  Chart of Accounts Retention From Your Customers ·  Chart of Accounts Retention For Your Subcontractors ·  Chart of Accounts Job Deposits From Your Customers ·  Chart of Accounts Indirect Construction Costs ·  Chart of Accounts Prepaid Expenses ·  Chart of Accounts Job Deposits ·  Chart of Accounts Fixed Assets ·  Chart of Accounts Depreciation ·  Chart of Accounts Intercompany Transfers ·  Chart of Accounts Payroll ·  Chart of Accounts Payroll Taxes ·  Chart of Accounts Payroll Tax Liabilities ·  Chart of Accounts Customer Discounts ·  Chart of Accounts Bad Debts ·  Chart of Accounts Customer Checks Returned From Bank ·  Chart of Accounts Employee Loans And Repayments ·  Chart of Accounts Jobsite Costs ·  Chart of Accounts Warranty Work ·  Chart of Accounts Sales Tax Errors ·  Chart of Accounts Mobilization ·  Chart of Accounts De-Mobilization ·  Chart of Accounts Leases ·  Chart of Accounts Purchases ·  Chart of Accounts Marketing ·  Chart of Accounts Advertising ·  Chart of Accounts Owner Loans And Repayments ·  Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For Sole Proprietors ·  Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For LLC Corporations ·  Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For Sub-S Corporations ·  Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For Partnerships ·  Chart of Accounts Special Accounts For LLP Limited Partnerships ·  Chart of Accounts Special Accounts Flipper Houses ·  Chart of Accounts Credit Cards ·  Chart of Accounts Lines Of Credit ·  Chart of Accounts Short Term Loans ·  Chart of Accounts Long Term Loans ·  Chart of Accounts Spec House Construction Loans ·  Chart of Accounts Land Development Construction Loans ·  Chart of Accounts General And Administrative ·  Chart of Accounts Occupancy Costs ·  Chart of Accounts Triple Net Leasing Costs ·  Chart of Accounts Technology ·  Chart of Accounts Professional Fees ·  Chart of Accounts Taxes ·  Chart of Accounts Licenses ·  Chart of Accounts Insurance Builders Risk. ·  Chart of Accounts Insurance Vehicles ·  Chart of Accounts Insurance Liability ·  Chart of Accounts Insurance Health And Dental ·  Chart of Accounts Financing Costs ·  Chart of Accounts Interest Earned ·  Chart of Accounts Gain And Loss On Fixed Assets ·  Chart of Accounts Estimates ·  Chart of Accounts Sales Orders ·  Chart of Accounts Purchase Orders ·  Item List Direct Construction Costs ·  Item List Indirect Construction Costs ·  Item List Construction Job Deposit ·  Item List Construction Labor Costs ·  Item List Construction Material Costs ·  Item List Construction Other Costs ·  Item List Construction Subcontractors Costs ·  Item List CSI Codes For Commercial Construction ·  Item List Bid Bond Deposits ·  Item List Sales Tax For Cities (Updated When It Changes) ·  Item List Sales Tax For Counties (Updated When It Changes) ·  Item List Sales Tax For State (Updated When It Changes) ·  Item List Land Developers Direct Costs ·  Item List Land Developers Indirect Costs ·  Item List Spec Home Builders Direct Costs ·  Item List Spec Home Builders Indirect Costs ·  Item List Retention Held By Customers ·  Item List Retention Holding For Subcontractors ·  Item List Work-In-Progress Costs For Land Developers ·  Item List Work-In-Progress Transfer Costs For Land Developers ·  Item List HUD-1 Statement Transfer Costs For Land Developers ·  Item List Work-In-Progress Costs For Spec Home Builders ·  Item List Work-In-Progress Transfer Costs For Spec Home Builders ·  Item List HUD-1 Statement Transfer Costs For Spec Home Builders ·  Item List Work-In-Process Transfer Costs For Spec Home Builders ·  Retention Tracking For Your Customers And Trade / Subcontractors ·  Payroll For Your Employees ·  Payroll Sick Days ·  Payroll Vacation Days ·  Payroll Loans Setup And Tracking ·  Payroll Loan Repayment Setup And Tracking ·  Payroll Reimbursement Setup And Tracking ·  Payroll Garnishment Setup And Tracking ·  Payroll Child Support Setup And Tracking ·  Payroll Tax Table ·  Owners Time To Job For Job Costing Without Affecting Financial Report ·  Preferences In 23 Categories Each One With Multiple Decision Points ·  Price Level List ·  Billing Rate List ·  Sales Tax Code List ·  Other Names List ·  Customer Profile List ·  Vendor Profile List ·  Templates List ·  Memorized Transaction List ·  Memorized Reports List There was quite a lot of information I just covered and you can review it in detail at www.FastEasyAccounting.com/setup or www.FastEasyAccounting.com/QBS We offer the most comprehensive contractors bookkeeping services system in the world. Your Letter of Engagement includes some or all of the options discussed. If there are options, you would be interested in knowing more about please contact Sharie at 206-361-3950 or email sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com and she will be happy to review them with you. QuickBooks Setup For Construction Options ·  QuickBooks Automatic Backup On Remote Server ·  All Expenses And Costs Recorded In Chart of Accounts, Not Items ·  All Work In Process Recorded in Chart of Accounts, Not Items ·  Retention Hold By Your Customers ·  Retention Hold For Subcontractors ·  Job Deposits From Customers ·  Employee Type Tracking - Field ·  Employee Type Tracking - Admin ·  Employee Type Tracking - Sales ·  Employee Type Tracking - Operations ·  Employee Type Tracking - Officers ·  Employee Loans - Field ·  Employee Loans - Admin ·  Employee Loans - Sales ·  Employee Loans - Operations ·  Employee Reimbursements - Field ·  Employee Reimbursements - Admin ·  Employee Reimbursements - Operations ·  Employee Reimbursements - Sales ·  Employee Reimbursements - Officers ·  Payroll Preparation - Field ·  Payroll Preparation - Admin ·  Payroll Preparation - Sales ·  Payroll Preparation - Operations ·  Payroll Preparation - Officers ·  Payroll Tax Reporting – 941 ·  Payroll Tax Reporting - 940 ·  Payroll Tax Reporting - 940 ·  Payroll Tax Reporting - W-2 ·  Payroll Tax Reporting - W-3 ·  Insurance Audit Reporting ·  Insurance Audit Support (Business Consulting And Accounting Office) ·  Bank Reconciliations ·  Credit Card Reconciliations ·  Business And Occupation Tax Reporting - Monthly ·  Business And Occupation Tax Reporting - Quarterly ·  Business And Occupation Tax Reporting - Annually ·  Sales Tax Reporting - Monthly ·  Sales Tax Reporting - Quarterly ·  Sales Tax Reporting - Annually ·  Petty Cash Register ·  Fixed Asset Tracking ·  Monthly Depreciation Transactions ·  Intercompany Transfers ·  Security Deposits Tracking ·  Loan To Shareholders / LLC Members / Partners ·  Cost of Goods Sold - Direct Costs ·  Cost of Goods Sold - Indirect Costs ·  Your company Schedule of Values ·  Prevailing Wage Reports ·  Work-In-Process Reporting ·  Tool Lease Tracking ·  Vehicle Lease Tracking ·  Equipment Lease Tracking ·  Schedule of Values For Job Costing ·  QuickBooks Default Schedule of Values ·  Fixed List Of Your company Schedule of Values ·  Your company Schedule of Values For Each Project ·  Construction Specification Institute 16 Basic Cost Codes ·  Heavy Equipment Allocation ·  Occupancy Expense - Office ·  Occupancy Expense - Shop ·  Marketing Cost Tracking By Chart of Accounts ·  Vehicle Costs – Admin / Sales / Operations / Officer ·  Other Income Tracking ·  Other Expense Tracking ·  Investment Property Tracking ·  Upload Documents To Inbox ·  Read, Print And E-Mail Documents ·  24/7 Access To Web Based Online Financial Reports ·  Paperless Server Vault Options ·  Web Based Reports ·  Excel Based Payment Applications Again I covered quite a lot of information which you can review it in detail at www.FastEasyAccounting.com/setup or www.FastEasyAccounting.com/QBS Our process for QuickBooks setup of a new client is a whole lot longer than what I am showing here and for some of you this was TMI (Too Much Information). Our construction company clients offer a lot of feedback regarding what they would like their QuickBooks contractor to do and we listen to each and every request and look for ways to add those enhancements and more. On average the QuickBooks setup template will have 50 enhancements a year. We test them on our server and when they are proven to work we manually update each and every client that has their QuickBooks contractor file on our server. And then we test each update on every client QuickBooks contractor file to make certain it will work. Most of the time our clients do not even know when a template update happened, they just know it works a little bit better and something that was a problem no longer is a problem. The one BIG PROBLEM we caution you about is be careful when you tell another contractor about all the reports and how Fast And Easy your QuickBooks contractor works because in most cases they will not believe you. It is the difference between QuickBooks setup the easy way andQuickBooks setup the hard way! QuickBooks Setup - By a QuickBooks expert in construction accounting to work specifically for contractors on whatever year and version of QuickBooks you own because we have worked with QuickBooks since it first arrived in the early 1990's in DOS. Which QuickBooks Edition - Is right for you? It depends on your annual sales volume and what QuickBooks Reports you want to have. QuickBooks Pro - Works well for all contractors with less than $250,000 annual volume because your QuickBooks Reporting needs are not great. QuickBooks Premier Contractor - Is what we recommend for contractors with more than $250,000 annual volume currently or projected in the next 12 months. The difference in cost is very small compared to the potential value. The Most Important - Part of QuickBooks Setup for contractors is having a QuickBooks expert with a deep background in construction accounting who understands what your particular construction company needs. Among other things you need a fast and easy way to monitor the financial health of your construction company. QuickBooks Premier Contractors Edition - Provides a running scorecard of Key Performance Reports and when used with Business Process Management Tools like what 10 minutes of waste costs their company. Five Types Of Construction Firms Need QuickBooks Setup On Premier Contractor Edition: New Construction Speculative - Land developers, home builders and light commercial builders. These are the contractors who build something in hopes a buyer will emerge during or shortly after the building is built and they need QuickBooks setup so that it will: 1. Your QuickBooks setup is put together so you can track all your construction and overhead costs and generate Bank Draws and Work-In-Progress (WIP) reports against budgeted estimates to monitor progress. 2. Your QuickBooks setup for your Chart of Accounts needs to be focused WIP Assets with a few Cost of Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate the sale of the building 3. Your QuickBooks expert can setup the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to monitor the financial health of the business 4. You need between 200 and 6,000 Items setup to track all the costs of the construction process from the ground up through the roof and final cleanup 5. This is the most difficult QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition to setup because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, WIP and COGS accounts 6. The day to day input is also the most difficult and needs to be handled by accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting 7. You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs 8. Your income can be sporadic and extremely sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction market which is why you need a strategy with an external focus on the global housing market. 9. In order for your Spec Builder Company to reach its full potential you will need an overall strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors 10. We believe a lot of speculative builders go bankrupt because they do not have accurate reports to base decisions on and that is as direct result of trying to save money with Cheap Bookkeeping New Construction Custom - Builders of residential and light commercial buildings have special QuickBooks setup needs: 1. You use QuickBooks to track all the costs and generate Complex Payment Applications, Item Estimates vs. Actuals, Job Profitability Summary and Job Profitability Detail Reports to monitor progress 2. Your QuickBooks setup for the Chart of Accounts has a lot of Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate project costs 3. Your QuickBooks expert can setup the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to monitor the financial health of the business 4. You will have between 500 to 2,500 Items setup to track all the costs of the construction process from the ground up through the roof and final cleanup 5. This is the second most difficult QuickBooks setup is Premier Contractor Edition because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, COGS and only a few WIP accounts 6. The day to day accounting and bookkeeping input is the second most difficult and to be done properly requires accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting 7. You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs 8. Our experience has been your group generates a relatively unstable income and is somewhat sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction custom built market 9. In order for your Custom Home Building Company to reach its full potential you need a Construction Business Strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors 10. We believe a lot of custom builders go bankrupt because they do not have accurate reports to base decisions on and that is as direct result of trying to save money with Cheap Bookkeeping Remodel - Residential And Light Commercial Tenant Improvement Contractors QuickBooks Setup: 1. You use QuickBooks to track all the costs and generate Complex Payment Applications Item Estimates vs. Actuals, Job Profitability Summary and Job Profitability Detail Reports to monitor progress 2. Your Chart of Accounts is focused Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate project costs 3. You need the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to monitor the financial health of the business 4. Your QuickBooks setup will need 1,000 to 5,000 Items setup to track all the costs of the construction process from beginning to end in order to get the reports you need 5. This is the third most difficult QuickBooks setup in Premier Contractor Edition because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, COGS and only a few WIP accounts 6. The day to day input is also the second most difficult and to be done properly requires accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting 7. You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs 8. Our experience has been your group generates a stable income and is not as sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction market 9. In order for you to reach their full potential of your business you will need an overall strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors 10. And of course Cheap Bookkeeping is the one area where short term savings is overwhelmed by making bad decisions based upon inaccurate QuickBooks reports Trade contractors - QuickBooks Setup For Plumbers, Electricians, HVAC, Flooring, Sheetrock, Painters, Landscapers and others: 1. You use QuickBooks to track all the costs and generate Simple Invoices which can then be input into QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition 2. Your QuickBooks setup for the Chart of Accounts is usually focused Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate project costs 3. You will need to pay close attention to the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to monitor the financial health of the business because your sales cycle is so short 4. You will need 500 to 2,500 Items in your QuickBooks setup to track all the costs of the construction process from beginning to end 5. This is the fourth most difficult QuickBooks setup is the Premier Contractor Edition because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, COGS accounts 6. You day to day input is also the third most difficult and to be done properly requires accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting 7. You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs 8. Our experience has been your group generates the most stable income and you are not as sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction market 9. In order to reach their full potential of your Trade Construction Business you will need an overall strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors 10. And of course Cheap Bookkeeping is the one area where short term savings is overwhelmed by making bad decisions based upon inaccurate QuickBooks reports Service and Repair - QuickBooks setup for companies like drain cleaners, emergency service electricians and others: 1. You use QuickBooks setup needs to be able to track all the costs and generate Simple Invoices which can then be input into QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition 2. Your QuickBooks setup for the Chart of Accounts is usually focused Goods Sold Accounts (COGS) to allocate project costs 3. You will need to closely monitor the daily changes in the Five Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to understand the financial health of your business 4. Your QuickBooks setup will need between 500 to 2,500 Items setup to track all the costs of the construction process from beginning to end 5. This is the fourth most difficult QuickBooks setup for Premier Contractor Edition because there is a mix of Direct, Indirect, COGS accounts 6. The day to day input is also the third most difficult and to be done properly requires accounting staff with specialized training in construction accounting 7. You will need a simple yet effective way to keep track of retention and your QuickBooks expert in construction accounting can set it up to meet your needs 8. Our experience has been your generates a very stable income because you are not as sensitive to the ups and downs of the new construction market 9. In order to reach your full business potential you need an strategy including a Business Plan for Contractors 10. And of course Cheap Bookkeeping is the one area where short term savings is overwhelmed by making bad decisions based upon inaccurate QuickBooks reports QuickBooks Setup - By a QuickBooks expert in construction accounting to work specifically for contractors on whatever year and version of QuickBooks you own because we have worked with QuickBooks since it first arrived in the early 1990's in DOS. Having Used - A number of accounting programs over the years we believe when your QuickBooks setup is done correctly is the best, hands down, no contest! for the construction trades the tiny amount of money difference between QuickBooks Pro and QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition is worth the investment for the additional a Contractor Reports alone. Upgrading every year is a “no brainer” because of all the new features and if a contractor’s construction accounting staff only saves only 10 minutes a day the savings will more than pay for the program. Our mission is to “Help Contractors Achieve Their Definition Of Success”. Which means we work with them and support them no matter what version of QuickBooks they use. We have observed contractors who use QuickBooks Premier Contractor Edition simply make more money. We Contract - With An Intuit Authorized Commercial Host company that allows us to access QuickBooks Desktop Version Online. The good news is they are great at providing 24/7 access to client QuickBooks files and nightly backup. The other news is that we need staff that is skilled in construction bookkeeping and accounting and other staff that is very experienced with Microsoft Windows Explorer File Structure because we have to upload, setup, monitor and maintain the QuickBooks data, paperless documents and internal file folders for each client. The great news is that from our client’s point of view everything just works fast and easy so they love it! It Is Like - Having a red carpet lease for your car. The manufacturer (Intuit) makes and sells the product and the contractor buys it (QuickBooks) parks it in our garage (Hosting Service) where our mechanics keep it tuned up and running smoothly (Microsoft Windows Explorer Specialists) and the chauffeurs (construction bookkeepers and accountants) drive the transactions and paperwork into it so the contractor can enjoy the ride (passenger) and generate useful KPI Reports anytime day or night and we help them understand and use the KPI Reports That is all I have for now and if you have listened this far please do me the honor of commenting and rating podcast www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast Tell me what you liked, did not like, tell it as you see it because your feedback is crucial and I thank you in advance. You Deserve To Be Wealthy, Because You Bring Value To Other People's Lives! I trust this will be of value to you and your feedback is always welcome at www.FastEasyAccounting.com/podcast This is one more example of how Fast Easy Accounting is helping construction company owners across the USA including Alaska and Hawaii put more money in the bank to operate and grow your construction company. Construction accounting is not rocket science; it is a lot harder than that and a lot more valuable to construction contractors like you so stop missing out and call Sharie 206-361-3950 or email sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com Thinking About Outsourcing Your Contractors Bookkeeping Services? Click On The Link Below: www.FastEasyAccounting.com/hs Need Help Now? Call Sharie 206-361-3950 sharie@fasteasyaccounting.com In closing, I want to caution you that we may or may not be a good fit for your contracting company. This guide will help you learn what to look for in outsourced construction accounting. Thank you very much and I hope you understand we really do care about you and all contractors regardless of whether or not you ever hire our services. Bye for now until our next episode here on the Contractors Success MAP Podcast. Warm Regards, Randal DeHart | Contractors Accountant About The Author: Randal DeHart, PMP, QPA is the co-founder of Business Consulting And Accounting in Lynnwood Washington. He is the leading expert in outsourced construction bookkeeping and accounting services for small construction companies across the USA. He is experienced as a Contractor, Project Management Professional, Construction Accountant, Intuit ProAdvisor, QuickBooks For Contractors Expert and Xero Accounting Specialist. This combination of experience and skill sets provides a unique perspective which allows him to see the world through the eyes of a contractor, Project Manager, Accountant, and construction accountant. This quadruple understanding is what sets him apart from other Intuit ProAdvisors and Xero accountants to the benefit of all of the construction contractors he serves across the USA. Visit http://www.fasteasyaccounting.com/randal-dehart/ to learn more. Our Co-Founder Randal DeHart - Is a Certified PMP (Project Management Professional) with several years of construction project management experience. His expertise is construction accounting systems engineering and process development. His exhaustive study of several leading experts including the work of Dr. W. Edward Deming, Michael Gerber, Walter A. Shewhart, James Lewis and dozens of others was the foundation upon which our Construction Bookkeeping System is based and continues to evolve and improve. 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This week's episode of How Was Your Week digs deep, hits rock, then gets out the Sheetrock drill! First, FRANK CONNIFF is here to talk about Turner Classic Movies, Mystery Science Theater 3000, the title of that new movie where Helen Hunt plays a sexual surrogate, and the scariest part of The Wizard of Oz. Then, one of Julie's biggest crushes of all time, ANDREW McCARTHY joins her to discuss his new book, The Longest Way Home: One Man's Quest for The Courage To Settle Down. Enjoy this chat about the Amazon and its elixirs, the curse of being known as a Brat Packer no matter what you accomplish, how to be alone when you're away, and what one does when traveling when one is not a food person. Plus: an overheard remark from a subway putz in regards to what a book is NOT about, how Queen Latifah ruined everything, Tweeting Purina, and what the guy who plays FDR in Annie: The Musical is in store for. Plus: Mannequin fur coat feelings, what a campaign platform in 1964 might include, and having no idea what the hell Homeland is about. A show awash in nostalgia and amorous thrills!

Cubicles have a bad reputation as soul-crushing, gray boxes wallpapered in Post-its. But they were originally designed to promote health and wellness. Cubicle pioneer Joe Schwartz explains what went wrong. Produced by Catherine Epstein.

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Learn how to hang sheetrock in a concrete basement.  Find out how an architect can help you remodel your basement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn the solution to repairing overly plastered and taped sheetrock on basement walls and ceilings. Removing extra plaster and tape may cause an excess amount of dust. Your dust-free alternative is to re-sheetrock the basement walls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn the solution to repairing overly plastered and taped sheetrock on basement walls and ceilings. Removing extra plaster and tape may cause an excess amount of dust. Your dust-free alternative is to re-sheetrock the basement walls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn how to clean mold from sheetrock.  Find out why you should wear a protective mask and consult the Money Pit Mold Resource Guide when cleaning mold from sheetrock or drywall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn how to clean mold from sheetrock.  Find out why you should wear a protective mask and consult the Money Pit Mold Resource Guide when cleaning mold from sheetrock or drywall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn how to hang sheetrock in a concrete basement.  Find out how to use Tapcon fasteners to finish a basement.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Learn how to hang sheetrock in a concrete basement.  Find out how to use Tapcon fasteners to finish a basement.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Find out how to hang a large or heavy heavy picture on drywall or Sheetrock.  Learn which hardware is best to use and find out about a new type of picture hanging hardware called the Monkey Hook that makes it easy to hang a heavy picture on your Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Find out how to hang a large or heavy heavy picture on drywall or Sheetrock.  Learn which hardware is best to use and find out about a new type of picture hanging hardware called the Monkey Hook that makes it easy to hang a heavy picture on your Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get tips on removing paneling from Sheetrock. Learn how to mud and tape broken Sheetrock back together after removing paneling from your walls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Get tips on removing paneling from Sheetrock. Learn how to mud and tape broken Sheetrock back together after removing paneling from your walls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It doesn't exactly make anything beautiful, but without it our surroundings would be a lot uglier. Home renovation guru Duo Dickinson sings the praises of the invisible stuff that's all around us. Literally.