by Dave Yates | Feb 11, 2020 | pmmag.com Articles
Ensure you do the job right the first time. “All I ever do is staple-up.” That was my friend and competitor’s response after he asked me to determine why a recent radiant heating installation was not working satisfactorily because the owners were ticked...
by Dave Yates | Nov 6, 2019 | pmmag.com Articles
The essential foundation for your business. Honesty is such a lonely word (from the song, “Honesty” by Billy Joel). It never ceases to amaze me when folks we deal with are not honest. As a new apprentice in 1972, Paul Strayer and I were doing demolition work...
by Dave Yates | Oct 9, 2019 | pmmag.com Articles
Contractors offer customers peace of mind with solutions to indoor comfort and plumbing problems. How to become a psychologist and therapist in one easy lesson: Open a mechanical contracting firm! With absolutely no disrespect intended towards those who are degreed in...
by Dave Yates | Jul 12, 2019 | pmmag.com Articles
Crunch the numbers and have documented proof, then no one can argue. An architect, insulation installers, door and window salespersons/installers, and a mechanical contractor are in a classroom together, and the instructor asks: “Should you upgrade the building...
by Dave Yates | Jun 12, 2019 | pmmag.com Articles
Ask Dave, he’ll know.” I had just walked into the inside sales area to give our salesman a list to quote. A friendly competitor was looking for answers and one of the salesmen told him to ask me for my thoughts. He had recently installed a new boiler with five zones...