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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>

Construction

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

Construction

6 Must-Knows for Installing Pocket Doors

Save your sanity: Do it right the first time

Construction Practices

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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You Need to Talk About It: Mental Health in Construction

Men in the construction industry die by suicide at a rate nearly four times the national average. What should business leaders do about it?

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I, Remodeler

Robots in construction are no longer a thing of the future, but robots in remodeling are. Here’s what that future could look like.

remodeler made a concrete countertop on his first try

A Carpenter’s First Time Building Concrete Countertops

Guts, grout, and happy accidents make concrete countertops that look like stone—at least to non-geologists

The Big Reveal

Instead of resisting client requests for a cost breakdown, Michael Anschel lays all his cards on the table. It sounds like a nightmare but it works like a dream.