You're not great at something.

You might be able to improve a little bit with a lot of focus and attention, but you

can move the needle so much further if you just do more of what you're naturally good

at.

So I wish in the beginning that I spent more time leaning into my strengths and less time worrying

about how to fix my

weaknesses.

Welcome to the Fine Home Building Pro Talk podcast, our regular discussion with industry professionals.

This is Senior Editor Patrick McComb.

Today I'm joined by Rick Skidmore, CEO and founder of Timberlane,

a custom shutter and garage door manufacturer,

and Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania.

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and the original Fine Home Building podcast at finehomebuilding.com slash podcast.

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Rick, thanks so much for being on the program.

It's a pleasure to have you here. Yeah, thanks, Patrick. Love being here. Thank you.

Can you please tell me what made you start your company, Timberlane, to make shutters?

So, like a lot of businesses that get started by accident, mine is no different. I had an old home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. I was a lot of businesses that get started by accident mine is no different I had an

old home in Bucks County Pennsylvania I was a kind of a weekend warrior kind of

renovation guy woodworker cabinet maker I did a whole bunch of things certainly

wasn't a professional but I was a few a few above, I guess, just a normal DIYer.

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