California Home Improvement Contract Requirements Under BPC §7159
Every contractor doing residential work in California has to build contracts around Business and Professions Code §7159. Skip…
Checking Preliminary Lien Notices Before Cutting a Check
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8 Hours to 10 Minutes: An Accountant's Paperwork Story
I left my last construction accounting job because of the paperwork. My boss would ask for a subcontractor's…
How I Bid Franchise Projects Accurately With APARBooks
I'm Jeffery, a construction estimator with more than 10 years in the trade. Most of our customers are…
Types of Preliminary Notices and How They Protect Payment
A preliminary notice isn't a lien. It's the step that keeps the right to file one alive. For…
How Lien Waivers With Every Payment Protect an Owner
A construction project is a large investment, and collecting an unconditional lien release with every payment is one…
What a Project Owner Is Responsible For in Construction
At a site meeting, an architect and a general contractor disagreed over the project's challenges. The owner, new…
Managing Subcontracts: A Guide for General Contractors
A general contractor's job is coordination, and subcontract management sits near the center of it. It's not just…
Stop Notices: A Contractor's Tool for Unpaid Invoices
A stop notice is a way to force movement on an unpaid construction invoice. It tells the lender,…
Why You Need an Unconditional Lien Release Every Payment
An unconditional lien release is a small piece of paper that does a lot of work. In exchange…