David Tyson

David Tyson's Posts

• Remodelers learn customer service basics

  by Hayden Alfano

  Two of the six daylong sessions were devoted to discussing the results of a survey ELI conducted specifically for the seminar. The results of the survey are proprietary and must be kept under wraps, but according to participant David Tyson, of David A. Tyson Inc., a local design/build firm, "they threw some guys for a loop."

• Requirements for decking a roof

  by Jim Cory

  North Carolina remodeler David Tyson sees them all the time down at beachfront properties on the coast. "Somebody gets a bright idea: Why not put a deck up there? But with no thought to loads, weight, or waterproofing." He's talking about decks that are built over existing living space.

• Big Box Retailers Shaping the Industry

  by Joseph Schuler Jr.

  For better or for worse, the large home improvement retailers are changing the face of remodeling.

• Concentrating purchases with one supplier vs. spreading amongst many

  by Remodeling Staff

  I spread out my window and door purchases between two suppliers. In terms of materials and supplies, I give about 70% or 75% to a single lumber supplier, because he can serve our account very well.

• Get a Divorce -- From Production

  by David Tyson

  Shortly after dissolving a partnership that did business as a subcontractor building and designing decks for home builders, I got a call from one of the home builder's superintendents asking me to build the decks on the new homes he was building. Today, my production manager, Tom, who once ran his own remodeling company, handles the day-to-day operations of the field management and dealing with clients and subs.