Quality Matters How to Prevent Tile Cracks Properly isolating the tile from the subfloor helps builders eliminate cracked tile—a common callback
Quality Matters Getting Deck Ledgers Right It’s a seemingly simple detail, but mistakes made when building deck ledgers can cause multiple headaches
Home Technology The Ultimate Guide To Building Your Own Smart Home Forbes contributor Harold Stark walks readers through the process of building the best infrastructure to support a new home. The root...
Quality Matters Batts Done Right—Insulation Best Practice To boost comfort and efficiency, pay close attention to details when installing fiberglass batts and insist on a Grade 1 job from your crew and subs
Government + Policy Congressional Hearing on Skills Gap Looks at Construction Industry There are about 100,000 fewer people working in the construction industry today than in 2007
Quality Matters What Is the Cost of Quality Construction? A 25-year veteran of the housing industry makes the case for investing in good quality up front instead of paying for poor quality later
Quality Matters Proper Backfilling and Grading for a Dry Foundation Wet basements and crawlspaces rank among the most serious construction defects. These grading and backfilling steps will keep foundations dry
Remodeling Projects Social Media Influences Homebuying And Home Improvement Projects Photo-driven social media platforms such as Pinterest and Instagram make it really easy to envy your neighbors and friends. According to...
Single-Family Homes Single-Family Construction Spending Dips In December Total private residential construction spending grew 0.5 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $466.9 billion, but...
Quality Matters Framing in a Time of Shortage By facilitating and requiring collaboration among all construction trades, builders can mitigate the expense of framing rework and better avoid the consequences of the skilled labor shortage
