Wilder is an NKBA-trained kitchen designer, an EPA-certified energy auditor, and a longtime writer on construction issues.
To preserve profit, contributor John Wilder suggests to purchase a medium-duty flatbed stake-side truck instead of the usual half-ton pickup.
According to OSHA, ladders are the No. 1 cause of construction accidents. Having had my own accidents, injuring myself and marring the surfaces of homes, I have put away the ladders in favor of trailer-mounted portable “man lifts” for any work higher than a step ladder.