Build It Square LLC

05/08/2026

Men and women dressed proper, and showing that they have some self respect and pride. They're not running around in pajamas like people do nowadays. I might run to Walmart in my sweats if it's late enough, but I typically won't leave the house unless I'm dressed if I know I've gotta get out of the truck. I'll sometimes drop a kid at school, or camp, etc., in sweats, but only if I'm just dropping them. Somewhere along the way people stopped caring, and having any pride in their appearance. I was taught that it wasn't about vanity or impressing others, it was about your self pride, the way you felt about yourself, and was a reflection of how you carried yourself and conducted day to day business. "Dress for success" is the way it was presented to me, and although as a builder I'm wearing ragged, stained clothes, and I myself match what I'm wearing most of the time, in my off time I still "dress for success" as my grandpa who's now 90 always told me to.

Photographing History - Passenger Depot, c. 1910

The Christiansburg Passenger Depot located at Cambria as it appeared c.1910. The baggage wagons are at right.

(D. D. Lester Collection, Montgomery Museum of Art & History)

05/04/2026

So life's happened again, go figure, and it has slowed me down and kept me tied up. I haven't done much, so I don't have much to show. I am however trying to get back in the swing of things, and get back going like I was a few months ago before everything went sideways. I did some odds & ends for my buddy Michael Miller and my old lead from way back when Scott Lynch was/is doing a bathroom in Hollins that I did the tile in the shower for. Other than that things have been slow due to the personal life issues. Spring is here now and I'm looking forward to jumping back into my work head first, so if you've got a home improvement/remodeling project you've been putting off or a spur of the moment project you want to get knocked out I'm happy to provide an estimate. "Tire kickers" are also welcome to set up for an estimate to get an idea of what it'd take to get any particular project taken care of. Despite life's recent struggles and the struggle to keep going sometimes, I'm still Onwards & Upwards with a heart full of gratitude.

04/15/2026

So I made this post the other day, but apparently it didn't finish loading. It's been a very trying couple of weeks, so things have been slow and unproductive. Here's a couple things I've been up to though. First is a closet in a home office for more storage. It was a simple wall, pocket door, and shelf with a rod. Then we swapped out an old beat up exterior door for a new one. Whoever installed this door ( I know the company and it's on par with what they do, but I won't name them) didn't bother installing a header over the door and to make matters worse it's a load bearing wall. The lack of a header was the main culprit for the poor functionality of the door and constant shifting that would at times prevent it from latching. We got a header in and the new door installed correctly. I'll hopefully have some more picture worthy work to post soon. Not pictured is a plumbing repair I also took care of. Another one of my longtime customers had not 1 but 2 Sharkbites fail simultaneously flooding their master bath. So I got those out and replaced as well. Even though life has been fighting back recently, and things have not gone as expected I'm still very grateful for my help and my customers who continue to call on us for all of their home improvement/repair needs. Spring is here and there's no better time to "kick the tires" on that long wanted and overdue home improvement project, so contact us to schedule a free estimate. As always I'm Onwards & Upwards with a heart full of gratitude.

03/26/2026

So I was going to wait and post a several of our small jobs together, but nothing has been "picture worthy" other than these two. I'll have some more pics of another small project coming soon, then we should be back into some bigger stuff. The first project request was from a customer, fantastic guy, who had his dock destroyed by Helene. He asked us to bury 8ft railroad ties 5ft deep against the bank with a logging chain run through them buried 4ft deep and run 6ft back with over 200lbs of combined concrete around the railroad ties and logging chain. We spaced them 6ft apart. He had a custom "gangway" built that he will then tie into these railroad ties. His hope is that this will be stronger than his previous posts, but also give him a way to disassemble his floating dock so he can float it to safety in the event of another storm like Helene. It was a fun little project and my helper Michael, who I've really thrown to the fire with an overload of different trades since he's started with me, was exactly the kind of help you want on a project like this. Even though it was small, nothing about it was really easy due to the weight and size of the ties plus concrete, and some shovel work. The second was a couple wrought iron handrails and a bathroom grab bar for another customer who was referred to me by one of my best customers who as been with us for many years now. I'm truly blessed to be able to do jobs like this for a living. God has been better to me than I deserve. So Onwards & Upwards with a heart full of gratitude we go. Big Or Small We Do It All, so reach out for a free estimate for all your home improvement/repair needs.