The Journal of Light Construction

In a recent meeting with a contractor, I learned about a wonderful resource for contractors. The Journal of Light Construction offers all kinds of advice in print, and online at
http://www.jlconline.com/cgi-bin/jlconline.storefront. I have only had a glance at this site so far, but it has an enormous amount of useful information for contractors. I hope you will find this helpful.

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