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Want to be a roofer? Doesn’t matter if you went to a four-year college, are fresh out of high school, or are changing careers, you can be a roofer with the right training.  What does a roofer do exactly? And, how do you become a roofer?
To be a roofer, you

Every construction project as stages, regardless of size, complexity, or budget. With improving technologies, stages within projects are running more smoothly. For this article, we wanted to share a little bit about each stage of a construction project with you.

Project conception – The client usually comes to the contractor with

Want to be a plumber? If piping exists, plumbing will be a career. Plumbing, especially if you work for yourself, can bring in a lot of money. You don’t need a college degree, and with the proper training, you can become a plumber at any stage of your life.
What does

Change can be hard, especially if your team has been used to doing projects a certain way for many years. However, new technology is truly making contractors’ jobs easier. Sometimes, getting everyone on board with the new technology can be a challenge, especially with training involved. People can be resistant

 
Construction projects can get pricey, but we wanted to share some tips on how you can save as much money as possible during a project.
 

Plan well and properly. Know what you want from the start. Provide the contractor with all information in the beginning stages – this will avoid any

As a contractor licensing company, we work with contractors daily. We like to share important information with them. Since we help so many people become contractors, we thought that we’d share some statistics about the industry in the last few years.

7% of the total U.S. GDP was in construction.
77% of

If you’re a contractor, you need liability insurance. If you don’t have it, make sure your boss does and that it covers you. For one, liability insurance will give you peace of mind that if something bad happens, you won’t be at fault and you will be covered. Second, you

 
Want to be a contractor? There are a few things you need to do prior to becoming a contractor. You must take a contractor’s license exam. In the state of Florida, a contractor must pass this exam in order to be a licensed general contractor.
 
In Florida, a licensed certified contractor

 
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) continue to grow each year. In fact, the industries are expected to have a total revenue of $150 billion in 2020, which is a big increase from $5.2 billion in 2016.
VR is a computer-generated simulation of a real-life environment. It stimulates the user’s

 
Fraud, unfortunately, occurs in every industry. It may not be entirely avoidable but there are things a contractor or construction company can to help prevent some incidences from occurring. Often, companies do not catch fraud early on because they have too many employees, projects, sites, supplies, and more, going on