11/25/2024
Earlier I posted some pictures of some small yet detailed repair/restoration projects and how important small work can be for different reasons. I couldn’t help but think of the one project that is with out a doubt the highlight of my career. I started my business in 1987 , in 1988 I was given the opportunity to bid on a fire damage job at the courthouse in the small town of Marshal N.C. which probably few people knew about until the destruction from the recent hurricane . In 1988 apparently a gentleman was to appear before the judge , so he thought by breaking in and pouring fuel on the judges bench and trying to burn the courthouse down would take care of things . Well that didn’t work out so well for him and while he was being arrested the courthouse was badly damaged but saved.
I had just started my business thinking I had lost my mind ! I had the chance to do a couple of small insurance jobs, (fire and water damage )which was new to me. Then one day I get a call from a contractor I had recently finished a small job for and he asked me if I would be interested in a much larger job, well of course! I had no idea what he had in mind. But with multiple stories to tell in between , and with the help of many skilled people , six weeks later we accomplished a major project on time and with full satisfaction. I have great memories of the town and the people who welcomed us . My prayers continue to go out to this town and all that have been harmed recently. The pictures are shot from old pictures from the restoration in 1988.
