Book an Appoint­ment with me now!
You might have noticed I have a new button on the right side of the screen that says “Appoint­ment”. Check it out; you can schedule an appoint­ment with me now to discuss how I can help you with your do-it-yourself project. I’m always looking for inno­v­a­tive ways to help the commu­ni­ca­tion process and this removes the back and forth of tying to find a conve­nient time for the both of us.

“Who is this DIY Answer Guy” you ask.

My name is Larry. I’m the guy that’s been in the building trades for over 34 years.

Over that time, I acquired a wealth of knowl­edge and a uncanny knack for knowing what prob­lems to look for, before starting a home improve­ment project, as well as the solu­tions to solve your prob­lems in the mist of a project.

Plus, I’ve already made the mistakes you don’t want to make, and have learned the tips and tricks you need to know. I can tell you about the things you might miss when plan­ning a DIY project, and can advise you whether you should do it your­self, or call in a profes­sional.

Basi­clly, I can offer you all the things you need to “succeed with speed”.

I started in the construc­tion trades, as a laborer, working for a small construc­tion company that built energy effi­cient panel homes. I installed concrete forms, poured concrete, moved mate­rials and most of all, I paid atten­tion. Later I moved on to learning layout and framing.

Soon I went to work as a framer on a new subdi­vi­sion. I learned more about framing, sheathing, stacking (roof building) and doing drops (drop ceil­ings). I finished my tract home expe­ri­ence doing pickup (inspecting the homes, finding the mistakes and correcting them).

I then moved on to the custom housing market as a framer. I picked up knowl­edge in plumbing, elec­trical and HVAC from the pros on the job. After building many custom homes I started working on commer­cial build­ings, and learned more about their engi­neering, plumbing, elec­trical and HVAC systems.

Next I designed, engi­neered, permitted and built my first home. It was a modest 1800 sq ft two story home in the moun­tains of Colorado. Two of my best friends and I built the house, with some assis­tance from a plumber, elec­tri­cian and a drywall/painter. We built the house — start to move in — in 90 days and $1.17 under budget. The bank that loaned me the money said “Great job, quite impressive”.

My next endeavor was to build a log home. I designed and built the log home, once again, with the help of my two friends. This time it took a bit longer due to the log construc­tion learning curve. We erected the house in only 103 days (even with the learning curve, I came in over budget by only $3500 on a $110,000 project).

Later, while designing kitchens, baths and garages for one of the nation’s largest home centers, I was respon­sible for the most sales by any designer, in my first year.

From there I worked for a “house flip­ping” company where we would reno­vate old and worn down homes and then resell them for a profit. This included every­thing from kitchen and bath upgrades, painting, layout redesign, remod­eling and of course bringing the houses up to current health and safety stan­dards. A tough job with lots of travel, but an excel­lent learning experience.

My last posi­tion, outside my current busi­ness, was with a large home building company as a facil­i­ties manager. My good friend/boss and I were respon­sible for close to a million sq. ft. of office, commer­cial, multi-family and merchant prop­er­ties. My duties were to keep all facil­i­ties running in a safe and effi­cient manner including, but not limited to;

• Sched­uling all regular main­te­nance and safety checks for the building systems
• Writing/spec main­te­nance contracts
• Super­vising contractors
• Recom­mending cost saving equip­ment upgrades
• Reviewing designs for new buildings
• Devel­oping new commer­cial building stan­dards and writing the company emer­gency plan

Within the first month, I was able to save the company hundreds of dollars a month by simply adjusting the outside lighting schedule on the build­ings and parking lots. A simple solu­tion with a substan­tial benefit.

I’ve always keep my handyman busi­ness going on the side, as I found that there were many people out there that just needed a little help with their DIY home improve­ment projects.

While some needed help with plan­ning their specific DIY projects, many others were stuck in the middle of a project and needed answers to get their DIY projects back on tract. And still others just wanted me to design and build their projects start to finish. So with all those DIY’ers asking for my help, my busi­ness has been quite successful, but most impor­tantly, I’ve had the oppor­tu­nity to help educate so many do-it-yourselfers.
So for this, I offer my thanks to you all.

Over these past 34 years, I have acquired a wealth of knowl­edge and a uncanny knack for knowing what prob­lems to look for before starting a home improve­ment project,as well as the solu­tions to solve your prob­lems in the mist of a project.

So when you have a ques­tion or problem concerning your DIY home improve­ment projects, just call on me, your personal DIY Consul­tant.
I’m here to help you succeed with speed.

Thanks again for drop­ping by.

Larry
Your DIY Answer Guy
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