Introduction I often explain the difference between (non-lienable) maintenance and repair work on the one hand and (lienable) construction work on the other, by using the analogy of the landscaper who may be called to a worksite and, in one scenario, asked to mow the grass and trim the hedges or, in another scenario, to terra-form an entire property, complete with a new deck, sheds, a koi-pond and stone pathway. [read post]