Finding an easy to install molding to add flair to a home project has been a difficult challenge for me in the past. While most of the molding products available on the market today can add that "custom touch" clients are looking for, the arduous installation process typically takes several days to complete and requires a great deal of manpower.
Installing wall tile, whether ceramic, porcelain or natural stone, can be challenging. Keeping up with the latest in products, while remembering important application fundamentals, will help produce consistently successful-and profitable-wall tile installations.
A veneer plaster system is a thin coat of plaster, usually 3/32 inch, over a gypsum-based panel. The reason for specifying a veneer plaster is typically to achieve a hard, abuse-resistant monolithic surface.
Thousands of damaged buildings were seen as our plane flew over the areas struck by Hurricane Katrina. Most of the news coverage took place in New Orleans and Biloxi; however, from our aerial view, vast areas of widespread damage spread through Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
In part one of this series, we took a look at the mixed results when agricultural fibers were substituted for wood fibers in the manufacture of composite wood panel products, such as particleboard and medium-density fiberboard.
Right after Thanksgiving of last year, I was giving a conference for some business owners in Arizona and this Anglo gentleman approached me with the following statement: "Why are some of my Hispanics so ungrateful?"
We've been there before. The architect has created a great looking interior and has drawn lots of curves into the design. The owner loves it. The subcontractor loves getting the job. But he's a little worried about his crew's ability to handle all of those curves.
Being part of a rapidly growing company has created some unique challenges for me as a financial professional. I am CFO for Building Materials Wholesale, a Charlotte, N.C.,-based company that specializes in selling interior wall systems (i.e., drywall, metal studs, insulation, joint treatment, etc.) to local drywall and general contractors.
The number of inquires to the Gypsum Association about water-damaged gypsum board always increases during the winter and early spring. What is interesting is how answers to many of these questions can be found in the content of one of the first columns we wrote for Walls and Ceilings and in an association document last revised in 2003.
I recently returned from the International Builders' Show and easily walked 10 miles per day. What an event. Each year, it seems to grow exponentially to where its slated four-day exhibit floor just isn't enough time for those that want to take it all in.
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