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A Jack of all Trades and a Master of One - Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklins quote is more famously known for it's miss quote, but history shows that Benjamin Franklin who owned a  printing firm encouraged his readers to become a jack of all trades and a master of one. The families who make up Yakima Roofing & Remodeling, LLC came together after Covid 19 and was born out of the destruction that it caused. We specialize in roofing but some of our team came from other backgrounds that allowed us to expand our services.


Henry Ford sued a Chicago paper after world war 1 after they claimed he was a “ignorant pacifist". During the trial attorneys tried to prove that Henry Ford was ignorant by asking him who was Benedick Arnold and how many soldiers did the British send over to fight in the revolutionary war. Henry didn't know all of the answers and said,


"I know that it was considerably more than returned back to Britain".


As the questions became more outrageous Henry Ford said,


 “If I should really want to answer the foolish question you have just asked, or any of the other questions you have been asking me, let me remind you that I have a row of electric push-buttons on my desk, and by pushing the right button, I can summon to my aid men who can answer ANY question I desire to ask concerning the business to which I am devoting most of my efforts."


No one could argue against this simple answer. 

Instead of a row of buttons we have a collective knowledge through our team. From nearly every aspect of a building from idea on paper to driving in the last nail our team can perform most work in house. Because of Covid we have grabbed people who left their careers  in other fields, such as mechanics and concert workers and began to teach them a new set of skills. Most of our team are Jacks who have mastered one skill only to find themselves learning to master another. 

"Those who fail to plan, prepare to fail"      -Benjamin Franklin-

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