Concrete Network to Feature Project Managed by Bill Leys

Coming soon to Concrete Network's California pages will be a pictorial/short story on a major renovation project recently completed in Long Beach.
The job was a 14,000 square foot courtyard over a parking garage that needed extensive renovations and then waterproofed.

Watch for it in the next couple weeks, we'll post the link from here!

CSLB PRESS RELEASE-Contractors State License Board Asks Victims of Elaborate Home Repair Scheme to Come Forward

Wow oh wow, read this sordid tale of rip off artist's who scammed thousands of customers a year for the last 4 years...

Contractors State License Board Asks Victims of Elaborate Home Repair Scheme to Come Forward

Judge sets aside $1.3 million for restitution after settlement of unfair business practices lawsuit

SACRAMENTO — The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) wants California consumers to come forward if they have been defrauded by certain home service and repair companies in the past four years. A multi-million lawsuit filed in San Diego County by Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. has been settled and SRVS Charge Inc. (SRVS), the parent business, has been ordered to pay $3 million in penalties and restitution. This is the largest enforcement judgment in CSLB’s 80-year history.

Companies that were operated by SRVS engaged in a massive scheme to defraud thousands of California consumers out of millions of dollars by charging exorbitant fees for substandard electrical, plumbing and heating/air conditioning repair services that were not performed by qualified, legitimately licensed individuals.

"Anyone who believes they may have been ripped off by these companies should contact CSLB as soon as possible," said CSLB Registrar Steve Sands. "We’re ready to help consumers who have been harmed with the process of getting some of their money back."

An extensive CSLB investigation found that SRVS and its affiliated companies had been cheating some 6,000 customers each year for overpriced and substandard home repair work since 1989.

To stop the companies’ illegal practices and provide restitution to those who were victimized, CSLB and the Attorney General reached a settlement with:

FIND OUT WHO BY CLICKING HERE TO READ THE REST OF THE PRESS RELEASE

Interesting Article by Reporter Chuck Yarborough

Here's an interesting read by on the job reporter Chuck Yarborough...

Chuck Yarborough works as a basement waterproofer: On the Job Training

by Chuck Yarborough/Plain Dealer Reporter

Water is good if you're a boat. Water is not good if you are a basement.

But for more than 30 years, watery basements have been good for Willoughby Hills-based Adelio's Contracting Co., formerly Adelio's Basement Waterproofing.

Sergio DiFranco's dad, Adelio (hence the name) started the company in 1976, 10 years after immigrating to the United States from Italy. According to Sergio, who now runs the business, and Adelio, Italian immigrants at the time had two options for employment: concrete or basement waterproofing.

Me, I'm the kinder, gentler (lazier) type; I'd have gone for something easier, like milking alligators in a monsoon.

I gotta tell y'all, of all the On the Job Training chores I've undertaken in the 2½ years since this gig started, basement waterproofing is the hardest, most physically demanding. That's probably because Adelio's does things the old-fashioned way. Which is to say, the right way.

READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE AND VIEW THE SLIDE SHOW BY CLICKING HERE

Visitor Traffic to Our Blog and Website's WAY UP

With Google analytics, I get real time reports on all sprts of stuff web site related...who visited, from where, how long etc.

So I can tell you we're really happy with the stats that show our sites visits are up 46% over last month here at our Blog page, and over 36% at Deckexpert.com.

Another interesting stat... over 53% of visitors are bookmarking us for future visits, meaning they found us interesting enough to come back...

With average visits exceeding 2 minutes, that means visitors are looking for and finding the information they need to make decisions on waterproof decking.

Thank you to all our visitors for coming by and please make sure to thank our sponsors by visiting their websites and purchasing materials-directly or indirectly...

A home builder is demolishing four different homes to fulfill its end of the bargain.

From 9 News In Colorado, comes this news about Shea Homes, who is demolishing 4 homes under warranty when the foundations/slabs began failing due to soil issues...

HIGHLANDS RANCH - A home builder is demolishing four different homes to fulfill its end of the bargain.

Shea Homes built the Highlands Ranch houses in the Firelight community in 2002, but shifting soil has compromised the integrity of the homes and their foundations cracked.

Fortunately for the homeowners, Shea Homes is honoring their 10-year structural warranties.

To fix the problem, they will demolish the current homes, build new foundations, and then put up new homes.

READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE BY CLICKING HERE

Mer-Ko's Tim Harris Joins Spectra Company of Pomona CA

Got a email press release today from Spectra Company of Pomona; announcing the addition of Tim Harris to their staff as Chief Estimator and Project manager for the company.

Tim has been with Mer-Kote most recently and has also worked for Carlisle and BASF as well.

Good luck to Tim in his new endeavors!

Press Release-

We are very pleased to announce that Tim “Harrison” Harris, Sr. has joined Spectra Company as the Manager of our Waterproofing and Roofing Division. Tim has been in the construction industry for over 25 years, specializing in Waterproofing and Roofing. He has worked as a chief estimator and project manager for large construction projects. His expertise is in Waterproofing, Concrete Coatings, Skylights, Expansion Joints/Seismic Systems, and Roofing. If the name is familiar…..that is because Tim Harris, Jr. heads our scheduling and purchasing department.

Tim “Harrison” Harris, Sr. is at your service at:

HarrisT@spectracompany.com

909-289-7981 (cell)