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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Lay It On Me?
Shingling over an old roof may be faster, cheaper, and a common practice. But some companies refuse to do it.
Things That Have Never Been
Pro Remodeler is taking on an ambitious project this year, with the goal of benefiting the industry
Professional vs. Authority
Why you should become not just another remodeler but an “authority” in the field
Are You Good, or Just Lucky?
It’s important to understand whether your success comes from skill and strategy or a roll of the dice
Deck in a Day
The goal: sell a deck today and install it tomorrow. A year after launch, this remodeler’s sale-to-install cycle is down to seven days and counting.
The Move From Scarcity to Specificity
The most successful remodeling companies today have changed how they look at sales and production