The highlight of my career has been the years I’ve spent working in the residential construction market. The new-construction and remodeling industries are filled with hardworking...
I recently listened to an interview with Kevin Systrom, the co-founder of Instagram. The host asked many questions about the company’s history and amazing success. As he was pouring...
Brian Gottlieb likes to innovate. It’s a point of differentiation for Tundraland, the bath remodeling, window replacement, and outdoor home improvement company Gottlieb founded...
Almost two-thirds of contractors are experiencing a shortage of bricklayer/masonry subcontractors; even more (75 percent) believe those types of labor shortages are leading to...
Trim-Tex has two rigid jumbo corner beads, one at 90 degrees, and one at 81 degrees (shown) for warped or twisted framing. They are available in a variety of sizes and are made...
Black stainless steel appliances are très hip right now, with most major manufacturers rolling out the option in 2017. The undeniably sexy look started in Europe and is now grabbing...
Terms such as “vapor barrier” or “vapor retarder” are familiar to most of us, even though we may not be completely clear on their differences. They describe a material’s vapor...
We use production techniques to preassemble exterior trim on the workbench. All but four of the 13 windows on this particular project are the same size, so we’re mainly dealing...
Show homes are over the top by design. They push the limits of what most builders or remodelers will undertake because the home needs to be big and bold enough to offer something...
Since its founding in 1983, Reborn Cabinets, based in Anaheim, Calif., has grown to become an industry standout with nearly $45 million in revenue in 2017 and as many as 400 employees...
Somewhere in the Sierra Nevada, along the celestial blue shores of California’s Lake Tahoe, Dave Baker, general superintendent for Reno, Nev.-based Dianda Construction, is watching...
Decks can last a long time, but after 10 to 20 years, it’s not uncommon for cedar, pine, or redwood to start disintegrating in ways that range from unsightly and inconvenient ...
Jason SmithPresident, Thrive Design GroupArlington Heights, Ill. Mapei changed the industry when it released Ultraflex for large-format tile. Let me explain...
While packing up my tools at the end of one late-winter workday in 1987, I slipped on a patch of ice. I didn’t fall, but it may have been better if I had. Instead, I caught my...
