In the early days, cleaning p-gravel concrete back in 1964 was my first job in construction. I worked for my uncle and dad. My Uncle and I were both named Bruce Robbins. His was Bruce Jackson and mine was Bruce Wayne. That’s why they called me BW and him BJ. So when you try to find out about Bruce Robbins you have to be sure you have the right one. Together, my dad and uncle owned and operated B J Robbins Building Company. At that time my uncle, besides being a prominent builder, was the president of the Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA). He taught me the importance of maintaining a high standard of building practice. Since then, I became entwined in an evolutionary process in which I personally performed all aspects of residential construction. I’ve done everything from designing and drawing the plans and building the house from the ground up. 

My wife Jo Ann and I opened and ran our own remodeling and custom home-building companies. I am proud of the homes, apartments and small commercial products we produced and renovated. I continued building and remodeling until 2000 when the big building corporations began to move into Houston. They were eradicating their competition by buying up all the smaller companies. Soon those corporations forced most of the local contractors out by hiring a cheaper and cheaper labor force. That’s when I decided to switch hats. If I could no longer compete against those sub-standard builders, I could at least point out their deficiencies to their potential customers. After completing the required classroom hours, I took the state test and passed it the first try. (I have heard of many who haven’t passed it after 3 attempts.)