Construction Practices
Construction Practices
Articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips on best practices for residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.
How to Insulate a Heated, Structural Slab with XPS
ProTradeCraft's Building Resilience season three starts with making a basement more comfortable
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How to Retrofit Foundation Footings
To make a low-height basement a more comfortable living space, this remodeler digs deeper but needs to add support to do so
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6 Must-Knows for Installing Pocket Doors
Save your sanity: Do it right the first time
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Crawl Spaces to Basements: Proceed with Caution
Converting a crawl space to other uses can upgrade a home and add significant value, but when done incorrectly, it can also be disastrous
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Mark Richardson's Think Business: The 80/20 Rule
The 80/20 rule is a way to recognize that there are those out there today dealing with the same environment and making it happen, and those that are not.
The rule of 8, 9, 12 but never 16
Todd Hallett and I are running a LeanPlan Workout session this week in Tennessee with one of my favorite builders. In the years I have known them…
Watch out for this extreme common framing error that causes warranty nightmares
Whether you call them crickets or saddles, the little patch of roof that is bridging water past a chimney or other element obstructing water flow is…
10 steps to mastering field quality – A positive indicator for a recovering industry
The 5th article in my series on Quality Management was just published by Professional Builder Magazine and appears concurrently on www.HousingZone.…
Craig Durosko: Are your company?s problems internal or external?
The economy has presented many challenges, but it also has presented opportunities for people who are up for it.
Mark Richardson?s Think Business: Stars and planets
The remodeling industry numbers are very strong: remodeling in the U.S. generates about $300 billion annually, which is more than commercial construction, public works projects and retail clothing sales combined.
Loose shingles indicate use of short roofing nails, inspector says
Shingles that protrude from a roof often mean that roofing nails used during installation were too short, according to a Minnesota home inspector.
Mark Richardson on the future of the remodeling market
Cultivating strategic alliances and having a strong business acumen are among the keys to success for remodelers in the recovering market.
Are you listening to your remodeling clients?
A recent experience got me thinking about how companies all-too-often fall back on financial incentives when dealing with an unhappy customer, yet…
Lean Building Blog: What Lean isn’t
During an orientation recently with a room full of suppliers and trades for one of our “LeanPlan Workout” implementations, I was interrupted by a…