Jack Philbin

Jack Philbin's Posts

• Q&A: How Large Is Your Cash Reserve?

  by Nina Patel

  We ask several remodelers across the nation about the amount of ready cash they have available and how that's helping them in this turbulent economy.

• NuHeat radiant floors: Ambiance LX: Bellacor.com

  by Remodeling Staff

  Remodeler: AJ Paron-Wildes Company: DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen, St. Louis Park, Minn. Product: Bellacor.com, www.bellacor.com. Remodeler: Jack Philbin, CR Company: Philbin Construction & Remodeling Co., Crestwood, Ill. Product: Ambiance LX linear lighting systems from Sea Gull Lighting, www.seagulllighting.com.

• Accounting for Replacement Costs

  by Sal Alfano

  Repair and replacement costs can take a bite out of your operating budget. Philbin's crews also pay to repair their tools, unless the damage was due to negligence of a co-worker, but Philbin pays to sharpen or replace bits and blades.

• Face Off: Should you finish a job started by another contractor?

  by Remodeling Staff

  You hear a client's tale of woe about a bad contractor and think, "I'm a good guy, I won't treat them like this." In the past, I have taken over several jobs with mixed results.

• Tool allowances for employees

  Remodelers answer the question: Do you offer a tool allowance to your employees?