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Company Values Should Be Lived, Not Filed With Last Years Receipts
In your last post Chuck, you really hit on one of my pet peeves, defining a company’s values. Not that having values is a bad thing, we ALL have them and we ALL take them into everything that we do. … Continue reading →
A Garage Man Door Knockout & Complete Installation
We were hired last week to create a door opening from the garage to the side of a newly constructed house. This had not been included as an option with the builder – see photo’s below. This project included: layout, … Continue reading →
6 Things To Know About Storm Doors
First and foremost, a storm door will provide an extra layer of security to your home. Secondly, it will also provide an additional barrier to cold/heat infiltration. You can even improve on that by buying one with insulated or lo … Continue reading →
Charles E Hughes, LLC – Company Values
Back in January we were going to talk about values. Then we had record breaking cold, unusual snowstorms, and now unprecendented rainfall and it’s not even the typical monsoon season. Homeowners don’t want their front doors off in any of … Continue reading →
Why Do You Want To Hire A Professional To Measure Your Door?
Last week we arrived at a scheduled storm door install, just to learn that this special size ordered door, originally measured by the homeowner, was not the right size. What a bummer! This means that he has to: return this … Continue reading →
Creating A Company Where We All “enjoy and take pride in the experience”
Like what you said yesterday Linda about quality being more than just a nail in the wall. Most carpenters are such perfectionists when it comes to their craft. It is good to be reminded of all the other things that … Continue reading →
A Quality Install Means More Than The Nail In The Wall…
Chuck, you are right, quality craftsmanship is our core strength. However, as we have always discussed with our employees, subcontractors and vendors, quality means more than the nail in the wall. That nail in the wall, or more specifically, the … Continue reading →
Snow, Sleet, Hail And Rain… No Door Post Today, Be Back Next Wednesday!
Busy working with customers today on door installations in the snow. Be back next week with a look at door measures and their importance.
What Do We Mean By “High Quality” Door Installation?
What Do We Mean By “High Quality” Door Installation? So many things! Whenever I think of this, I think of that saying “Integrity is doing the right thing when no one is watching”. It means always doing each step of … Continue reading →
How Do You Shut Up And Just Listen, Truly Hear The Other Guy?
Hey Chuck, great post on Wednesday about the different types of doors, looking forward to sharing more of this info with our readers. Same with the post on listening. Whew, so important – maybe even more important than talking. I … Continue reading →