John Coveney General Contractor

For anyone who likes to geek out on urban infrastructure, I've found that tickets of the EBMUD wastewater plant disappear in a flush as soon as they become available on Eventbrite.

So here's the arm chair tour for all you interested in our personal water cycle.

From your tap to the San Francisco Bay EBMUD's Main Wastewater Treatment Plant treats wastewater to protect public health and the San Francisco Bay.

I've been busy developing my ADU Consultancy and am so pleased to have found the resource of The Casita Coalition- the non-profit advocacy organization that has been driving so much of the state law changes to make ADU creation easier (still not easy). I am taking a 4 session month long class, but you can take a 90 minute crash course this Friday to get you started.

ADU Accelerator Workshop | ADU Basics of California - March 21 Casita Coalition Academy presents a workshop designed to accelerate your knowledge of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) with this 90 minute presentation and workshop.

Trapezoidal frame door hanging

It's been a while since I've posted, and I have several projects I'm proud of that I will be sharing in the weeks ahead. But I want this page to be more than about me. It should be a useful resource for anyone considering hiring, or in the midst of remodeling.

One aspect of my business is construction consulting- advising homeowners about what they are about to get into, or have found themselves in the midst of.

I have just such a client now that I have started with. Their remodel is only midway to finishing after a year when the contractor said the whole project would take 6 months to complete. I share this article so that you can understand something about what makes for a good tradesperson to do business with, and to not base your decision just on price.

https://www.jlconline.com/business/estimating-job-costing/job-pricing-blunders_o?utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=Article&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=JLC_060720&

Job Pricing Blunders A hard look at how construction business owners often fail in how they price jobs.