Roofing Roofing Products: Asphalt Still Tops, Metal Growing in Popularity 6 new products in the asphalt and metal roofing categories offer fresh takes on these popular materials
Building Materials The Path to Today's Lumber Prices and the Future The path to today’s all-time high lumber prices began back during the Great Recession and prices are unlikely to see relief until 2022, says...
Innovation First 3D-Printed Building Facade Coming to Tennessee A Chattanooga-based credit union will feature the “world’s first” 3D-printed building facade on its newest branch. The facade comes from 3D...
Quality Matters Waterproofing Showers, Part 3: Glass Mat Backer Board Follow these best practices for a reliable installation glass mat gypsum
Building Materials Rising Lumber Prices Limit Ability to Address the Housing Crisis With lumber prices bringing the average price of a single-family home up $24,000, prospective homeowners are being priced out of the market....
Building Materials Majority of Builders Report Major Issues With Getting Appliances When it comes to building materials, home builders are often troubled by delays or price changes with softwood lumber, concrete, and gypsum...
Building Materials Decrease Lumber Use With High-Performance Building Strategies As softwood lumber prices reach new heights, home builders may want to consider high-performance building strategies to use less lumber,...
Building Materials How to Navigate Appraisals Amid Volatile Building Material Prices From softwood lumber to gypsum, builders are facing new highs in building material prices and new delays in shipments. Lumber prices reached...
Building Materials Building Material Prices and Availability Top Builders’ List of Challenges Building material prices, availability, and time it takes to obtain building materials are the biggest problems builders faced last year,...
Building Materials New Homes Cost $24,000 More Due to Lumber Prices, Says NAHB In April 2020, softwood lumber prices rested at $350 per thousand board feet. Ten months later, that price is now $975 per thousand board...
