Two $950 Invoices on a $2,400 Bathroom
The bathroom job came to $2,400. He knew that number because he had added it up himself on the back of a lumber receipt. New...
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The Certification Signed for Years the Certifier Never Saw
The envelope came back thicker than it left. Inside was his application for a California contractor license. The Certification of Work Experience was flagged. A...
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He had the California Plumbing Code in a canvas bag on the passenger seat, tabs in three colors, the index pages dog-eared, a pencil in...
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A California C-60 Welding license authorizes you to cause metals to become permanently attached, joined, and fabricated using gases and electrical energy that create temperatures...
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A California C-57 Well Drilling license authorizes you to install and repair water wells and pumps by boring, drilling, excavating, casing, cementing, and cleaning to...
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A California C-55 Water Conditioning license authorizes you to install water conditioning equipment — using only the pipe and fittings necessary to connect that equipment...
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A California C-47 General Manufactured Housing license authorizes you to install, alter, repair, or prepare for moving manufactured homes, mobilehomes, and multifamily manufactured homes —...
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A California C-45 Sign license authorizes you to fabricate, install, and erect both electrical signs — including their wiring — and non-electrical signs, from post-...
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A California C-38 Refrigeration license authorizes you to construct, fabricate, erect, install, maintain, service, and repair refrigeration systems that control air, liquid, or gas temperatures...
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