The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division (OROSHA) is inspecting projects and cracking down on employers that are not adequately protecting their workers. The result of these inspections has been incredibly high fines, and referral of the matters to the...
Business Construction Law
Filing a CCB Complaint
If you anticipate a dispute with your contractors, whether it's over work they've done or work they should have done better, you don't have to worry about a long, drawn out litigation process to voice those concerns. By filing a complaint with the Construction...
Avoiding Construction Liens
The construction business inherently involves a lot of uncertainty and trust. Just to get a job done you have to trust you've hired the right contractor, trust that contractor to hire the right subcontractors, and also trust that those subcontractors are doing...
Construction Spending Uptick in 2013
Whether it's a ranch-style house in Camas or a colonial home in Irvington, we all envision building or buying our dream home one day. In 2013, it seems more and more people made those dreams a reality. Recent residential construction rates indicate new home...
Waterproof Roof Decks & Construction Defects, by guest blogger Randy Dorsing
The For many years, conventional plank decks were the decks of choice, crafted from woods such as cedar and redwood. However, there are drawbacks with wood plank decks. In addition to the laborious maintenance that these decks require, they also can accumulate debris...