When a contractor presents 3-D design images of how the selected lights and fixtures will look within a given environment to a potential customer, he can claim ownership of the design. This gives him value and differentiation against the competition, who likely don’t have 12 pages of 3-D renderings of how the lighting choices are […]
The signing of Illinois legislation by Gov. Bruce Rauner this summer that alters its mechanic’s lien law at the behest of property owners is not going over well with contractors and suppliers who are bracing for dominos to fall and costly problems to arise. One Illinois-based credit veteran called it a win primarily for banks […]
Orbit’s patented adjustable rings are an installers’ top choice as the adjustment screws are found on the outside corners rather than the inside. This allows for the installer to have the wiring device on the ring before or after installation. For more details watch their new video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6jSMLbQ_i4
Watch their video for more details: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CYuTa3hEZ4 The SSB is the 1st Stud Bracket System in the market which allows for the box assembly to be snapped onto the bracket in the field and adjusted before being tek screwed in. There is no other stud bracket system that allows the installer to do so.
With the proliferation of LED lamps, how do you equate your existing incandescent 60W lamp to an appropriate LED screw-in replacement lamp? First look at the language to assist in getting to an “apples-to-apples” comparison. Watts measure the amount of energy required to light products or how much power a bulb uses, whereas lumens measure […]
(from article published Aug 2015 zlien.com) A lot of people think the Illinois mechanics lien statutes are engraved in granite, immovable and inviolate for time. But nothing could be further from the truth. There used to be a provision allowing no-lien contracts – then it was changed so that no-lien contracts were non-enforceable – then […]
With energy efficiency at the forefront today, we thought we would explain a bit about LEDs and the benefits of switching to them, along with some ideas of what you can do with them. Light-emitting diode, or LED, is a type of solid-state lighting that uses a semiconductor to convert electricity into light. This technology […]