Heffernan Construction

Hi I’m Craig Heffernan, 50 years old and reside in Erie, Pennsylvania. I have been in the construction field since I ran my paper route at age 13. I had 100-plus customers on my route, and a lot of my ideas popped up while going from house to house. One day I asked to fix a handrail that was loose for $30, and the customer said “Go for it!” I made more money in those two hours than I did delivering papers in one week! I was soon repairing everything I noticed while on my paper route. At age 14, I attended a technical school in the summer and got paid to do so (CETA program by President Ronald Reagan). I took up carpentry and learned the theories and a lot of hands-on — I loved it! I signed up again the following summer at age 15 for the same carpentry class, then went on for the next three years in 10th, 11th and 12th grades, full-time in the Carpentry program at the Erie County Vo-Tech School. I did larger jobs like a 12×16 storage shed with a hip roof and an 8×12 front porch with a roof attached to the home. This was at age 16! I went on co-op as a senior in high school working in a cabinetry shop. For the next two years after graduating Tech and High school I worked for contractors framing and trimming houses in Erie, Pa. and Syracuse, NY. And then started my own business as a general contractor.