Tree Service Experts in Placerville – Tree Trimming, Topping, and Removal

The weather has been extreme lately, many trees were damaged or lost in recent storms. Tromler Construction recently had to do some major tree removal from an apartment community in the Cameron Park. At the apartment communitya large oak tree, estimated to be 80 or 90 years old, had fallen. It was a very large oak tree. No other property was harmed but the fallen oak tree needed to be cut up, chipped, hauled, and split. We could handle most of the work ourselves, but the size of the tree made it impossible to complete without an expert tree service.

The guys were knowledgable, and well equiped do handle this oak tree and get the job done for us at a very reasonable cost. Once everything was cut up, they even were equipped to split all the wood. As a general contractor, I can really appreciate this kind of workmanship by these hard-working gentlemen. They were well behaved, thorough, clean and efficient. I would highly recommend them to anyone in need of tree trimming, and removal.

I put together a little video of them at work, keep them in mind for your next tree project – large or small.

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Doing More Than Expected! – The Contractor Survival Guide

How badly do you want to keep your customers today? Are you willing to do more than you are paid to do? You might want to consider this necessary for your survival.

When things get tight economically, there are less jobs available. Contractors no longer have the luxury of picking the cream of the crop, and passing on the less desirable projects. Jobs that we may have snubbed our noses at a few years ago suddenly seem worthwhile today. From a business standpoint, it made sense to do the projects that produced the most profits. It was wise to help out the investor who would follow-up with even more projects in the future. Today I have a new plan for business.

I feel very grateful for all the good future that has come my way from working for others in the past. I still get calls from these same people, even some new ones from time to time. The jobs are not like they were though. Most of these are tight budgeted, hard work, and sometimes just nasty. But they are jobs. My attitude today is this. I want to find a way to do more than I agreed to do. Finding something that I can add to make the job better, at no cost to the client. Why? Because my reputation is on the line.

Now is not a good time for a general contractor to cut corners, or hurry through to produce a product that is less than what I am capable. The clients that are still calling are facing some difficult times themselves, calling me may have been a desperate act! A shotty job is not going to instill confidence in the client sufficient to call me again in the future. It would be shortsighted to do anything less. What will I get out of this than?

Giving more than expected has a profound effect on the client. They may tell someone else, they may post a good review, maybe they have another project that they were planning on waiting to start but they now want you to do it today. Who knows what will come of it. If nothing else, maybe we can just sleep better at night knowing that we did a good deed for someone else. That, in itself, may be the greatest return.

Good Luck in all you do!

I Love Improvement – Adding Value to Property

It seems that the longer that I am a general contractor, the more I like to make improvements to property. Most projects fall into two catagories: things that are broken and need to be fixed, and things that are old and need to be improved.

If something is broken (leaking, sagging, sparking,etc.) a repair brings it back to original this has to be done. My experience is that people are grateful to have a problem solved. The mess has been cleaned up, its not getting worse, things are back to normal. This is not a real fun project for the owner. (My truck need a new fuel pump, it will run better but it’s still the same truck.) Then there’s improvements.

Your home is getting older and outdated, you want a new kitchen (or bathroom, floor, or entertainment center) to add value to your home. Now we’re talkin’. This is something you can see, something you can appreciate, maybe even a greater sense of ownership. These projects make you feel good! I like these because it does more than just maintain the property, it improves it. This project has added VALUE to your home. Personal satisfaction, increase in value – maybe you have a project on your mind.

Before you start, think about this. Some improvements have a higher return on your investment. For example, building a greenhouse in your backyard may not have the same return in value as an updated bathroom. Before getting started, consult with a real estate agent and / or a qualified contractor to get an idea of that return. They may be able to help stear you in the right decision.

Good Luck

Placerville General Contractor – Floor Tiles in San Jose

Improving the value of homes is the key to getting work in this market. If we can add value to a property, then it doesn’t matter what the market is doing. Home owners have an excellent market to get things done to improve their property.

I had the oportunity to get down to SanJose to do some much needed updating of a tiled entry area of a small single family home. The improvements can be enjoyed by the owners today, and to increase in value will be enjoyed later. To get an idea of the cost-to-value ratio (is the cost of improvement worth it?) for your project, contact your real estate agent or knowledgable contractor.

Here is a quick video from last week. Before and after shots of the entry area with new floor tiles.

General Contractor in Placerville, CA 95667

Not your common General Contractor, that’s for sure.

If you are looking for a General Contractor,  but want someone different from the rest. Check out this video.

Tromler Construction will not pressure you into doing a job. If the job doesn’t make good sense right now, I’ll be honest and tell you. Or if the job can be done cheaper by changing how we do something, you will be the first to know. Worried about up-front money, I don’t need it. Just looking for advise, I have all sorts of free opinions.

Give us a call. It won’t kill you and I may even be able to help you improve your property.  :>

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Building Business By Helping Others Market Locally!

This past year has been very hard on a lot of businesses. The construction trades have hit new lows here in El Dorado County, I’ve heard that 18-22% of those in the construction trades are unemployed. I feel for these families.

 Tromler Construction has been very fortunate in keeping busy through these times. Why? Well we believe that we produce a quality product. We will not do a second-rate job, even if it means losing money on that job. Our reputation is one that I take pride in. Every customer that we have had is our calling card for more business. There are other reasons we have stayed busy.

I believe that good things happen to those who help others. Some call it Karma. I think of it as just helping others to succeed. It comes in a lot of different forms, at different times. I may see my neighbor struggling to get the garbage out and help him. It may be that my brother needs some shelves put up before the big party. Seems lately that it is more along the lines of helping local business better market themselves.

I not a professional marketer, I’m a general contractor. Building and repairing has been my occupation for 25+ years; started by working my way through college. My degree in accounting has never been put to use in my career. As a self-employed, small business owner, you have to learn a bunch of things to keep the jobs coming in. One of those things is marketing. Maybe I can help others by showing them how to market their business. Not for money, just to be helpful. Let me show you some of the things that I am talking about.

On Yelp (a review site for local businesses), I came across a local business that I am very familiar with and wrote a review. The business, Bell Roofing, didn’t get a phone call, text, e-mail or anything else from me telling them what a great deed that I did, I just did it with nothing expected in return. If  Tromler Construction does get a review from someone through Yelp, I would hope that it is because I deserve it – not because someone owes me one. I can’t tell you how many times I get the  ” I will link you if you link me” baloney. Link, comment, review, tweet, fan, (or anything else) because you want to.

 Here is another example. I have noticed a trend forward video marketing lately and was hoping to work on some of my own. While on a apartment job site for several weeks, I noticed that the trees were beginning to change colors and thought that this would be the perfect time to make a video for the apartment community. So I did. They loved it, I was impressed with my first attempt. It was used by the community in their online marketing, and even led to families moving in. WOW!

I learned a lot from making that video for them, things that I would not have been able to do without trying to help. There was no pressure to make the perfect video, they didn’t even know I was making one. There was no expectations of getting result from the video, the video is the only one they have. Although I am a general contractor, it is fun getting outside myself and doing something different. And boy was it satisfying.

If you search Google videos for “apartments for rent”  in this city, it ranks #1. The word got out at the property management company and others were asking that I do the same for them. I’ve since done three more. Then came the Karma thing, people were calling with work that needed to be done. Construction work. Dry rot, water damage, decks, siding, bathrooms, kitchens; none of it was the direct result of making videos. But I can’t help think that somehow I was being repaid. I one thing that I am sure of though.

I am extremely grateful for how things turn out when I do the right things for others.

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Tile roof repair completed

Tiles were quickly repaired ahead of the stormy weather.

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The last storm caused a branch to break through the tile roofing at this home. Luckily, there are some original tiles for replacement. Gutters are not damaged.

Placerville General Contractor Builds a Video

Tromler Construction has been doing some work down in Sacramento, CA. Things like dry rot, moisture detection, and deck repairs. We do a lot of this type stuff for apartment communities throughout Sacramento, Placer, and El Dorado Counties.

While on a recent job, I noticed that the trees were turning colors. I thought this was beautiful and wanted to capture it on video. I added this to some other shots within that community and made this video. I’m not a video production guy, I’m a General Contractor, but I like doing fun jobs too. Like video production. Just wanted to share with you the end result.

Woodlake Close is a very nice apartment community and seems like a nice place to live. Let me know what you think about the video.

General Contractor in Cameron Park Has Mind in the Gutter

General contractors usually prefer building fancy things on a hill, or tearing things out, and updating an outdated look. A local contractor is focusing on getting the jobs that aren’t so traditional. One of those jobs are the cleaning of gutters and downspouts on houses and apartments.

 

Gutter cleaning is not a glamourous job. But right now is the prefect time to get those gutters cleaned out. The leaves are falling and settle in the gutters, waiting for clog the downspouts. This, of course, will create a wall of water to cascade over the edge come the first big rain. often times rain running over the top causes other water related problems. This may include: water into the window, under the door, and down the walls and into the building. But this can be avoided by clearing the gutters and downspouts before that first big rain.

Tromler Construction spends most of the year ripping out the old and installing the new. Actually, most of the work involves damaged property. Dry rot, fire damage, and water damage mostly. If this is something that you need help with give us a call. Let us show you how we can help.

Since a bunch of the dry rot and water damage that we see is caused by faulty gutters, we suggest that you have them cleaned soon.

Tromler Construction can be reached by phone at 916-765-5366 or

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