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<h1>Construction Quality</h1><p class="vocab-desc">A compilation of HousingZone's articles, surveys, ideas, trends, and tips on construction quality for residential builders, remodelers, and architects serving the residential construction industry.</p>
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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What high school theology taught me about Spanish.
I attended a Catholic high school. Nuns. Uniforms. Morning prayers. Mass injected into random school days. And theology classes…
Thinking outside the bun (and the punchlist).
Pop quiz! Since we know you didn’t study, we’ll keep it brief. Only two questions, graded on the curve. Ok, ok, ok… Yes. One of them can be…
Why Hispanics on your job don’t speak English… to you.
People like to be recognized for their skills. The holiday season, chock-full of family time, is a great atmosphere for positive recognition…
How stereotypes hinder effective communication… and clean cabinets.
It was the typical Fourth Quarter Push. We all knew the drill. Well, most of us did. It was 2006, back before the meltdown. Back…
In 2013, give the gift of MOPFI.
MOPFI (MOP-fee) Make Other People Feel Important The holiday season is rife with platitudes. Things people say they don’t really…
What “The Elf on the Shelf” can teach you about productivity, leadership.
The Elf on my Shelf isn’t working effectively. Instead of duping my 5 year-old into behaving like a Christmas angel, it’s giving me a guilt…
WaterSense: Making every drop count
Water is perhaps our most valuable natural resource. The U.S. Geological Survey estimates that while approximately 70 percent of earth’s surface is covered by water, only one percent of it is available for human consumption.
Spanish Twins: The fastest way to learn Construction Spanish.
1. Metal 2. Material 3. Plan 4. Base 5. Idea 6. Hospital 7. Doctor 8. Vertical 9. Horizontal 10. Diagonal No $3 Ivy…
What's in your vocab? 2 words for a smarter vocabulary.
1. Twitter 2. Gangnam Style 3. Like 4. Gronkowski 5. Angry Birds 6. Linsanity 7. Kardashian 8. Middleton 9. 50 Shades 10. RG III …
Rented profits + 3.5 steps to reduce your risk.
Do you know what the Spanish term for Profitability is? It’s Rentabilidad. RENTABILIDAD (rayn-tah-bee-lee-DAHD) Profitability I love this…