Meet the Experts

Here's you'll find background information for our regular magazine columnists and contributors, as well as our expert contributors and columnists for the Web.

 
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The Independent Designer's Liability Dilemma

An independent designer asks about his liability exposure, and a top design/build company provides strategies for minimizing risk.

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Handling Disgruntled Clients

Steps a remodeler can take to appease a disgruntled client during the remodeling project.

 

More Expert Q+A . . .

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    Assigning Payroll Costs to Different Accounts

    Diane Gilson explains how to attribute payroll costs to various accounts in Quickbooks.

     
  • What EPA's Lead Rule Means to Remodelers

    An overview of how EPA's rule on lead abatement will affect the remodeling industry.

     
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    Clean Up Costs

    Including Clean Up Costs in the Project Budget

     
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    Estimating a Project

    Can you explain what costs should be included when estimating a project and what percent I should be using for markup? And should I mark up smaller jobs more than large jobs?

     
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    Sharing Company Stock

    What happens to the shares of stock allocated to an employee in a company with an ESOP (employee stock option plan) when the employee leaves the company?