Learn to repair leaks around skylights

With a skylight installed on your roof you allow a lot of light to enter the room. But besides light, you can also find that water can enter the room too, because of leaks. To prevent such situations, the skylights are surrounded with a metal frame called flashing. In time, this flashing gets damaged and needs replacement. To do so, follow these steps: 1. Get access to the flashing by remov ...

Learn to tarp a leak in the skylight

The causes of the leaks in skylights are usually an object falling on them or hard weather conditions. If you don’t have the time to repair the skylight and you need to stop the leaking fast, you can use the temporary solution, to tarp it. 1. Grab a piece of tarp onto the roof with you. Go near the skylight and unwrap the tarp at a size equal with the width of the skylight plus another 4 fe ...

How can you manage cash in construction companies

A very important thing to consider these days about a company’s life is the cash management. Because of the actual situation of the banks and credits, companies should know in time about their needs. So, every company should have some cash available for payroll and other things that need to be purchased or paid. It is very important not to confuse cash with income. They are two different th ...

Learn to improve the lifespan of your air conditioner

In case of considering some changes for your house, make sure that you are well informed about prices and make sure that you know well your needs. A new central heating and a new air conditioner will cost you a several dollars but you can delay these needs if you know who to maintain your old systems well. In this article you will find some advice for a longer lifespan of your systems. Firs ...

How to manage a construction workplace successfully

It is very important that in a new organization the executives and the middle managers are aware that you are a sustainer of truth telling and facing. Why is this? Because trust is what build a team’s confidence and commitment. Without these two a team would lose its trust and there will be very unsatisfying results. When people see respect in someone they are forced to tell the truth there ...

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