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Our faith and moral compass does not sway. We truly believe that good comes to those who do good, so we are thrilled to be able to help in any way we can.
How Did We Get Started?
From the owner, J. Andrew Salinas
After many years of part-time general construction and full-time high-level corporate work, I began to realize that my true calling lay in general construction. I loathed my corporate job, but couldn’t make the leap into full commission work. After many years of praying for God to make it happen for me, it finally happened. Finally, I jumped full force into roofing and construction and blew my expectations out of the water. As the top project manager of another company for years, I had been told I was “too picky” and “gave away too much,” but I knew that happy clients meant happy referrals, so I simply did it my way. I loved helping people and found myself truly enjoying my new career. I knew I’d never go back to corporate life.
One day, I was on a roof with an adjuster who needed some help propelling off onto a steep-sloped roof. I obliged and allowed him to tie off to my mid-section while he inspected the roof, which was not fun. He bought the roof, but a few hours later, I found myself in the most excruciating pain I’d never felt before. While I’d never in my life had diverticulitis, somehow this adjusters pulling on me had caused a singular attack which sent me to the hospital.
During the scan, the doctors gave me the bad news, I had a tumor on my kidney. Yep…Cancer.
Tenacity runs deep in my family, on both sides. Our family worked hard, without excuses, for the American Dream. We are ALL extremely strong-willed, tenacious, and independent, so it’s no wonder that the words “you can’t” are nothing more than a challenge! So you can imagine, I wasn’t quitting either.
I’ve never prayed so hard in my life as I had during these stressful months. However, when I woke up after surgery, it was as if a lightbulb had turned on, and all my prayers were answered right in front of me.
I woke up knowing I wanted to start a company, name it Ark, and try to give as much as I could to charity and to my homeowners. Great…another test!
A year or so later, during a follow-up appointment, our doctor gave us the good news, “There’s no sign of cancer. You beat it, and it’s not coming back.”
I turned to my wife, with tears in our eyes, and said, “…I’m starting Ark.”