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Real stories from contractors and business owners, plus practical tips to help you grow your business and get the most from your workspace.
There’s a lot of attention on new construction right now. But some of the biggest opportunities for contractors are already standing. Half of the commercial buildings in this country went up before 1982. That’s the median year of construction in the most recent federal building survey, which means millions of
A work trailer parked in the driveway looks like storage to you. To somebody rolling past at 2 a.m., it looks like a shopping cart with a padlock on it. Tool and equipment theft has turned into a real operating risk for contractors, plumbers, electricians, HVAC crews, landscapers, and just
Peak season can put a lot of pressure on a space that works perfectly fine the rest of the year. Once seasonal inventory starts coming in, things can get crowded fast. Pallets end up in the wrong places, extra boxes get stacked wherever there’s room, returns get mixed in with
Search Houston home based business zoning and you hit something odd right away: Houston doesn’t have citywide zoning. If you’re a plumber, electrician, HVAC tech, landscaper, or remodeler running a business out of the house, that sounds like a green light. It isn’t quite that simple. The city’s planning department says Houston’s
Say the word warehouse and most people picture forklifts, loading docks, and a few thousand pallets under one roof. That’s one kind of warehouse. It isn’t the kind most small businesses need. What a growing business usually needs is room for inventory, tools, equipment, production, or shipping without signing for
It’s 6:45 in the morning and you’re at the truck, digging through a bin for the impact driver you know you own. It’s not where you put it or it’s back in the garage where you left it after the last job. You’ve been standing here for five minutes searching
You are halfway to the first job of the day when someone realizes the tool you need is still at the shop. The job is in Arlington. Your space is across Fort Worth. You can turn around and lose part of the morning, or stop at a supplier and buy
Most contractors think a home based business is either fully legal or completely off limits. Fort Worth’s rules aren’t that simple. A plumber, electrician, landscaper, or remodeler may be allowed to run a business from home. Whether you actually stay compliant depends on how the property operates day to day:
Game day deserves better than the living room. The thermostat is somehow a committee decision, someone wants to put on a show at halftime, and the couch faces the fireplace instead of the TV because the room had to work for normal life. It holds together until kickoff. Then every
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