. I had an interesting conversation with a contractor the other day - it centered on job site culture and how to create the right sort. I'm not talking about Fight Club sort of culture or stuff found … [Read more...]
Exterior Ceilings – Here’s an idea for you
. In the picture above, you are looking up at the ceiling of an exterior patio. More specifically, you are looking at 1x1 ipê wood strips attached to medium density overlay board that has been … [Read more...]
Mosaic tile: Modern House Detail
. The house has been dried in for a while and the interior finishes are starting to show up in force. One of the topics I discussed a while back were these custom mosaic wall panels that are … [Read more...]
Zinc Metal Siding – VM Zinc by Umicore
A few years ago a vendor brought in an update to our VM Zinc product binder and in it were some samples of some new colors available for zinc panels - yes, yes, I know instead of focusing on how zinc … [Read more...]
Batts, Blown, or Sprayed – What’s the Best Way to Insulate Your Attic?
Today, I have guest author Allison Bailes from Energy Vanguard sitting in for me. I specifically asked him to cover this topic since the question comes up so often. Since I’ve acknowledged … [Read more...]
The Blame Game – Job Site Conflict Resolution
. I was once told by my father-in-law that I would make a great contractor. Considering that he is a construction manager himself and has run projects as large as $730,000,000 (yes - that's closing … [Read more...]