Employment in residential construction

Employment in residential construction

“Employment in the overall construction sector declined by 20,000 in May, following a revised decrease of 5,000 jobs in April. This month’s decrease in construction employment reflected a job loss in nonresidential specialty trade contractors (-16,800)....
Cabinets & Countertops

Cabinets & Countertops

I made the laminate counter top look more like a solid surface by having the backsplash made 3/4″ thick and gluing the laminate over it for this new home...
About Rob Waltemate

About Rob Waltemate

Hi all, I am starting what I hope will be a weekly blog involving my experience in construction over the past 30+ years.  Before I do that I suppose I should write a little bit about my background. First the basic stuff… I was born in 1970 but not on the Peninsula as...
From Santa Rob

From Santa Rob

Merry Christmas and/or Festivus and/or whichever holiday you like. I like them all!  

Specialty Shallow Sand Point Wells

Proposal for a new specialty shallow sand point well water license or permit for the Long Beach WA Peninsula. Summary:  Do to the unique structure of the aquifer of the Long Beach Peninsula, and a lack of service from licensed well drillers, it is proposed that there...

Upcoming House Pain: What to expect.

As a builder in the area and living though this mess of an economy I have been watching closely what is going on in the housing market.  Here are my observations and what I expect for 2012. The housing market was set up to fail when The Community Reinvestment Act of...