Junction Home Services: November 2009

November 20, 2009

LLC

This week I officially signed the paperwork and paid the state of Delaware to change the name of my business from Strange Renovations, LLC to Junction Home Services, LLC. It is both a milestone and old news as I have been using the JHS name since I registered it with the prothonotary some time ago. It was my understanding that I would have to start a new company for JHS but this transition feels way more comfortable. I like that the work I have done before will be connected to my future with an easy to follow legal through-line.

November 15, 2009

#PRTF

On twitter an activity has evolved called Follow Friday where Tweeple (Twitter Users) will recommend other Tweeps (also people who use twitter) for following (receiving updates of their tweets).

Although I like the idea of #FF (Follow Friday) I find the lumping and listing of great follows a little awkward and often hard to pull off with my present schedule.

Enter the "Personal Recommendation To Follow" or #PRTF.

I like the thought of these because they can be posted anytime and contain as much or as little information as I like.

November 07, 2009

Open Season

November 05, 2009

Does anyone know of additional, alternative or colloquial names for a turned baluster?

No Job Too Odd!

Junction Home Services began in 2003 as Strange Renovations; a name derived from a desire I had to take on unusual projects. In reality, the jobs I embarked upon were not all that out of the ordinary, but each provided insight into the craft, complexity and life cycle of a building project.

I learned that I have different responsibilities when I am the initiator of a project than when I am called in to address another's work. I also learned that doing my best work gives my customers real value that will save them time and money down the road.

My career as a carpenter began in 1989 when I moved into a one-room schoolhouse in Roxana, Delaware. The building was 106 years old at the time and in need of much attention. Slowly I became more and more involved with carpentry until eventually I began to earn my living working with wood. I still live in the house today.

The name Junction was chosen in 2008. I selected it because each home stands upon a junction of its past and future. This is where we live our lives and where the work gets done.