Leland reports:
 >>The competition for work looks very tight for the upcoming year.  <<

18 out of 19 window restoration specialists interviewed since September 
are reporting plenty of work and interest with schedules packed through 
the winter and into the spring, beginning to schedule work for the 
summer and prospects looking good for the summer. See the full report here:

http://historichomeworks.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1271

with recent window specialist news reports coming in from Portland, 
Oregon and Montgomery, Alabama:

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20081123/LIFESTYLE/811210302

Last month I was on an air flight with an independent hospital 
facilities management guy who was very busy helping his clients scale 
back and mothball major capital improvement and building projects. I 
told him my clients were doing the same thing, mothballing and 
stabilization, and how I was busy setting up maintenance programs to 
effectively use limited building funds. I handed him one of my Managing 
Maintenance reports, and this week he called to order a dozen more 
saying he's shifting his consulting toward maintenance programming, take 
care of what you got, less in more, etc.

Looks like I'll be in Omaha in December or January helping the good 
folks at Joslyn Castle:

http://www.joslyncastle.com/

  with a conditions assessment and setting up a formal maintenance program.


Also see my latest Report from the Field video on doorway woodwork repairs:

http://www.historichomeworks.com/hhw/video/rftf.htm

take care, work safe and keep in touch

John
hammer and hand
mind and heart

www.HistoricHomeWorks.com

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