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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Design/Build Process in a Simple Diagram
Meadowlark Design + Build uses this clear graphic to bring homeowners up to speed on what's involved in a remodeling project
A Look at the 2017 Model ReModel, Part II
The second part of our two-part story focuses on the project’s finishes and strategic solutions to real-world construction challenges
Cersaie 2017: Worth the Trip
Am I recommending you get on a plane and fly to Italy to look at tile? Yes.
Remodeler Fraud: Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
The line between doing business and committing fraud is thinner than you think
The Virgule in the Middle
Turns out punctuation matters in remodeling, too—particularly when it comes to finances and legal matters
How to Use SketchUp Match Photo
Step-by-step instructions on how to display a SketchUp model on top of a photo of the existing space
Tooling Around—Why Early Adopters Have the Upper Hand
As technology innovations proliferate, those who use them first will win
Construction Project Bids: Transparency and the Numbers Game
On home improvement estimates, feeling ripped off, and transparency